“Xybernaut Corporation (Nasdaq: XYBR), the leader in wearable
computing, today announced that it has established a partnership
with the Software Zentrum Boblingen/Sindelfingen e.V. (“SBS”), a
consortium of over fifty software development companies, to
establish a center of excellence for Linux application development
and support. Dr. Edwin Vogt, Xybernaut’s executive vice president,
European Operations, has been named to lead these worldwide Linux
development activities.”
“Dr. Vogt commented that, “So far, the Linux operating system
has been more widely accepted in Europe by large corporate
enterprises than in the United States. Several Xybernaut customers
are currently running the Mobile Assistant(R) IV (MA IV(TM)) with
Linux operating systems with excellent results. We have validated
several versions of Linux on the MA IV, including Suse and Red Hat,
and we offer the MA IV with StarOffice under Linux as well. As more
businesses recognize the productivity advantage of the MA IV, we
expect that we will see more interest in Linux applications,
especially in networked environments. With the establishment of
this Linux development group, Xybernaut can harness the creativity
and software experience of the SBS as the springboard to worldwide
development of Linux applications. These efforts will ensure that
we can provide our customers with expanded solutions and service
regardless of the operating system choice they have made.“
“Edward Newman, Xybernaut’s president and CEO added, “Now that
we have successfully integrated both voice and video drivers onto
Mobile Assistants running under Linux, we are moving rapidly to
provide the specific applications required by Linux corporate
customers. We see the MA IV as the mobile platform of choice for
Linux users worldwide, and we intend to maintain our leadership
position in wearable solutions for all operating systems and
enterprises.”