From: S_Page@GO.COM
Newsgroups: comp.sys.pen
Subject: Press Release: OEM & ISV Support for Japanese PenPoint
Date: 5 Sep 92 04:24:55 GMT

NEWS RELEASE


Contact:    Dayna Deaton            Kim Tarter
            GO Corporation          Regis McKenna, Inc.
            415-358-2075            415-354-4486


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Japanese Version of PenPoint Gains Broad Industry Support
from OEMs, ISVs and SOFTBANK Technologies


Tokyo, Japan -- September 2, 1992 -- Six leading computer manufacturers today
announced their intention to build products that will run the upcoming
Japanese version of GO Corporation's PenPoint(TM) operating system.  The six
companies -- Canon, Inc; Fujitsu Ltd.; Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,
Ltd.; IBM Japan, Ltd.; OKI Electric Industry Co., Ltd; and Toshiba
Corporation -- were joined by five U.S.-based software vendors who announced
their intention to sell Japanese applications software for PenPoint.  In
addition, SOFTBANK Technologies, Inc. expressed its plan to offer Japanese
language instruction in PenPoint programming.

"Japan is a key market in our global strategy for pen-based, mobile,
communications-intensive computing," stated William V. Campbell, president and
CEO of GO Corporation.  "We are very pleased to publicly welcome these
partners.  The combination of their hardware, applications software and
technical instruction provides a strong foundation for PenPoint-based general-
purpose and industry-specific mobile computing in Japan ."

Mr. Harutake Inoue, general manager of OKI's Open System Division stated, "OKI
licensed PenPoint because of its sophisticated user interface and advanced
design for mobile computing.  OKI intends to sell PenPoint to its customers in
the banking, financial, insurance, and other industries for use as mobile
terminals and dedicated systems."


Mr. Tetsuya Mizoguchi, general manager of Toshiba's PC and Workstation
Division, said, "Toshiba has been promoting the development of pen-based PCs,
and greatly welcomes the release of the Japanese version of PenPoint."

Recognizing the large opportunity for PenPoint-based mobile computing in Japan,
five PenPoint software developers -- Ink Development Corporation; Notable
Technologies, Inc.; PenMagic Software, Inc.; PenSoft Corporation; and Slate
Corporation -- announced their intention to release Japanese versions of their
PenPoint applications.  Toshiba's Mr. Mizoguchi said, "We are looking forward
to the introduction of U.S. developed pen-based application software along with
PenPoint, as this will contribute to widening the Japanese PC Market."

Mr. Yasunori Kanda, general manager of Fujitsu's personal business division,
said, "Fujitsu has been developing pen-based PCs for vertical markets, and
plans to promote the use of PenPoint Japanese version."

To facilitate the development of Japanese software for PenPoint, SOFTBANK
Technologies, Inc. announced that it will offer instruction in PenPoint
programing by Japanese instructors using Japanese course materials.  Said
Masayoshi Son, president of softbank Corporation, "SOFTBANK is excited to see
PenPoint coming to Japan by the end of this year.  At this stage, SOFTBANK
believes training is the most important requirement for developing the Japanese
market for pen computing.  For this reason, we are opening a GO Authorized
Education Center in Japan.  In the near future, we will introduce U.S.-
developed applications and development tools to the Japanese market."

GO Corporation, a privately held company headquartered in Foster City,
California, develops, markets, and supports a pen-based operating system and
applications designed for mobile users, worldwide.
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