GEOS Developer Conference, SDK
"John D. Mitchell" <starnet!apple!cory.EECS.Berkeley.EDU!johnm>
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 1993 16:54:23 -0700
From: "John D. Mitchell" <starnet!apple!cory.EECS.Berkeley.EDU!johnm>
Message-id: <199309072354.QAA04984@cory.EECS.Berkeley.EDU>
To: zoomer-list-1993@grot.starconn.com
Subject: GEOS Developer Conference, SDK
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GEOWORKS ANNOUNCES FIRST
SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS CONFERENCE:
"GEOS: THE NEW PROFIT PLATFORM"
BERKELEY, Calif. -- GeoWorks, creator of the GEOS*
operating system, will host its first software developers
conference Monday - Tuesday, Oct. 25 - 26, at the Hyatt
Regency, Burlingame, Calif. The two-day conference, "GEOS:
The New Profit Platform," will highlight the opportunities
available to independent software vendors (ISVs) in the
emerging market for low-cost, high-volume consumer
computing devices (CCDs).
GeoWorks provides the underlying system software for
the Zoomer* Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), a handheld,
pen-based device developed jointly with Tandy, Casio, Palm
Computing, Intuit and America Online. GEOS is also the
system software for several soon-to-be-announced CCDs that
will be low-cost and have long battery life. The market for
these types of mobile devices is poised for explosive growth and
will eventually exceed that of the personal computer industry,
according to industry analysts.
During the conference, attendees will receive, free,
GeoWorks' new Software Development Kit (SDK) and senior
executives from hardware manufacturers will be discussing
their marketing plans for new devices utilizing GEOS system
software. GeoWorks OEM partners participating in the
conference include Tandy, Casio and other major, worldwide
consumer electronics companies.
Other speakers include Brian Dougherty, chairman and
CEO, GeoWorks, who will provide his vision of the long-range
opportunity for mass-market consumer computing devices.
Jeff Hawkins, chairman of Palm Computing, will address the
benefits of GEOS' rapid product development cycle. Analysts
Bruce Stephen, director of PC hardware research,
International Data Corp.; William Ablondie, vice president,
BIS Strategic Decisions; and Kenneth Dulaney, vice president
Mobile Business Strategies, Gartner Group; will discuss their
perspectives on the opportunities this new market will create.
"Companies looking to develop for PDAs and other
GEOS-based mobile devices will hear firsthand which markets
have the most potential and learn about specific opportunities
for developing vertical market applications," said Dougherty.
"Attendees will have access to fellow developers, our hardware
partners and key industry analysts who will provide technical
comparisons of existing operating systems, overviews of
support that's available in the market today and feedback on
'killer applications.'"
Marketing track sessions will include an analysis of
how selecting the right operating systems could impact the
profit potential for ISVs and a review of why this market holds
tremendous opportunity for high-volume horizontal or vertical
applications that meet users' needs.
The technical track lineup includes a GEOS system
software overview, a detailed session on GeoWorks' new toolkit
for developers, an engineering overview of Zoomer and a look
at how to work with PIM Data.
The Hyatt Regency is located at 1333 Bayshore Hwy.,
Burlingame, Calif. To register, call GeoWorks at 1 (800) 524-
1857, ext. 1214. The cost for attending is $445 for early-bird
registrants and $595 after Oct. 6.
GEOS and GeoWorks are registered trademarks of GeoWorks in the U.S. and
other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
holders.