2/23/2005 9:36:00 AM
BOTHELL, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 23, 2005–Microvision Inc.
(Nasdaq:MVIS), announced today that its application development
partner, Infinite Peripherals, Irvine, CA., has created an application
interface that integrates the Flic(R) Cordless Laser Bar Code Scanner
with Research in Motion’s BlackBerry(TM) Wireless Handhelds. The new
capability developed by Infinite Peripherals offers out-of-the-box
solutions that enable barcode scanning from any Bluetooth-enabled RIM
BlackBerry Wireless Handheld.
Introduced under private label from Infinite Peripherals, the
Microvision Bluetooth Flic bar code scanner has the ability to
integrate with a variety of data collection software applications
residing on the BlackBerry platform. The data can then be seamlessly
transferred in real time to a corporate database using the wireless
capabilities of the BlackBerry device.
Available immediately, the Flic Bluetooth bar code scanner and
application interface from Infinite Peripherals is expected to enable
powerful field force solutions using BlackBerry Handhelds. Application
areas are wide ranging including sales force automation, route
accounting and inventory for packaged goods companies, mobile
technician record keeping and job invoicing, and building and
construction site security.
“The Microvision Bluetooth Flic bar code product provides us with
a simple and extremely affordable scanning solution for our
customers,” said Jeff Scott, Director of Sales and Marketing for
Infinite Peripherals. “As we are committed to giving our customers
access to the peripherals they need for their BlackBerry Wireless
Handhelds, our customers now can have many choices for barcode
scanning ranging from the Microvision Bluetooth Scanner to our
combined printer, scanner and mag-stripe reader.”
Tom Sanko, Microvision vice president of marketing stated, “We are
extremely pleased with Infinite Peripherals application interface
design to seamlessly integrate the Bluetooth Flic scanner with the
BlackBerry Handheld Platform. With approximately 2 million BlackBerry
devices currently in use, we anticipate the Bluetooth Flic Scanner may
become a very popular peripheral component in bundled solutions for
this growing market. Compared to bar code scanning engines that are
embedded into mobile devices, our Flic Bluetooth Scanner is an
inexpensive, simple and battery-saving alternative for third party
developers, application providers, mobile device hardware providers,
and companies with mobile field forces. The Flic Scanner combined with
a BlackBerry Wireless Handheld provides an attractive business
opportunity for developers and integrators that are looking to expand
and service the rapidly growing mobile workforce marketplace.”
About Microvision: www.microvision.com
Headquartered in Bothell, Wash., Microvision Inc. is the world
leader in the development of high-resolution displays and imaging
systems based on the company’s proprietary silicon micro-mirror
technology. The company’s technology has applications in a broad range
of military, medical, industrial, professional and consumer products.
About Infinite Peripherals
Infinite Peripherals was founded in 1993 as a supplier of receipt
printers for the Point of Sale market. By leveraging their expertise
in printing technology, Infinite Peripherals has positioned themselves
as a market leader in thermal printers, print mechanisms, and other
receipt printer-related components. Infinite Peripherals supplies
these products to customers in the many markets, including: banking,
gaming medical, hospitality, ATM, retail, amusement, security, time
and attendance, and industrial measurement. Information about Infinite
Peripherals can be found at www.ipcprint.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this release, including those
relating to market opportunity, future sales and applications and
those which use “anticipate,” “expect,” “believe,” and other similar
words, are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks
and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected in the company’s forward-looking
statements include the following: market acceptance of our
technologies and products; our ability to obtain financing; our
financial and technical resources relative to those of our
competitors; our ability to successfully develop our technology for
use in the medical applications in the timeframes contemplated by the
Agreement with Ethicon Endo-Surgery; our ability to keep up with rapid
technological change; government regulation of our technologies; our
ability to enforce our intellectual property rights and protect our
proprietary technologies; the ability to obtain additional contract
awards and to develop partnership opportunities; the timing of
commercial product launches; the ability to achieve key technical
milestones in key products; and other risk factors identified from
time to time in the company’s SEC reports, including in its Annual
Report on 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and its Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q.
CONTACT: Microvision Inc.
Matt Nichols, 425-415-6657 (media)
Brian Heagler, 425-415-6794 (investors)
SOURCE: Microvision Inc.