WESTTEK™ Announces JETCET™ PRINT Professional - Advanced Printing Features for Windows CE-based PC Companions

FOR RELEASE 10:30 AM PDT

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, COMDEX, Booth H35 – October 16, 1998 – WESTTEK, L.L.C. today announced JETCET™ PRINT Professional for Windows CE-based PC Companions, the newest addition to the JETCET PRINT family. JETCET PRINT Professional is the most comprehensive printing package available for the Windows CE operating system, and the first printing package to provide desktop printing functionality to Windows CE users.

"WESTTEK has continued the pursuit of delivering desktop functionality and usability to the Windows CE environment", said Tim Wells, President of WESTTEK, L.L.C. "With JETCET PRINT Professional, WESTTEK will introduce a number of Windows CE industry exclusives, distancing JETCET PRINT from its competition." Among the exclusives, JETCET PRINT and JETCET PRINT Professional are still the industry’s only color printing solutions for the Windows CE operating system. The JETCET PRINT Professional software will include support for the Windows CE, Handheld PC and Handheld PC Professional Edition based on the MIPS, Hitachi SHx, or StrongARM processor families.

JETCET PRINT PROFESSIONAL INDUSTRY EXCLUSIVES

  • Color printing solution
  • Color image viewer (.BMP, .2BP, .GIF, .PPV and .TIF)
  • Enhanced color & monochrome dithering process for better image quality
  • Image settings to control brightness and color saturation
  • Color & monochrome toner saver mode
  • Side-by-side (2-Up) printing
  • The ability to print Pocket PowerPoint™ presentations

    JETCET PRINT PROFESSIONAL ENHANCED FEATURES

  • Spool print jobs to batch printing or to work off-line
  • Print from popular applications such as Pocket Word & Pocket Excel
  • Print faxes from bSQUARE’s® bFAX™
  • Print over Infrared and serial ports
  • Print over network or parallel connections (Handheld PC Professional)
  • Preview jobs before printing using "Print Preview"

    JETCET PRINT PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTED PRINTERS

  • Hewlett-Packard PCL or compatible Laser or Inkjet
  • Epson Stylus Color or compatible (ESC/P2)
  • Canon Bubble Jet
  • Pentax PocketJet & PocketJet II
  • Citizen PN60i
  • PostScript Level II

    OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
    Optional equipment for printing including H/PC serial to parallel converters, or infrared receivers can be purchased separately or as a part of a JETCET PRINT hardware bundle available through many resellers. Visit WESTTEK's web-site at http://www.westtek.com for more information or a complete set of supported printers.

    PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
    The suggested retail price for JETCET PRINT Professional is $39.95. A "competitive" upgrade price of $24.95 will be available to users of JETCET PRINT version 2.0, JETCET PRINT version 2.1, bSQUARE's bPRINT version 1.6 or bPRINT version 2.0. Contact sales@westtek.com for information on corporate pricing and availability. JETCET PRINT Professional can be ordered from Mobilescape at 1-800-852-7877. Visit Mobilescape online at http://www.mobilescape.com.

    ABOUT WESTTEK
    WESTTEK, based in Redmond, Wash., is a leader in hard copy imaging software for all of the Microsoft Windows operating systems. The company specializes in custom drivers, applications and embedded solutions for multi-function peripherals, printers, scanners, facsimile devices and handheld PCs.

    For more information please contact:

    Casey Axe
    Sales & Marketing Manager
    WESTTEK L.L.C.
    E-Mail info@westtek.com
    Ph. 425-861-8271
    Fax 425-861-7926