WESTTEK's JETCET™ PRINT to Become the First Bundled Printing Solution to Ship with a Windows CE Handheld PC

FOR RELEASE 10:30 AM PDT

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, COMDEX, Booth H35 – October 16, 1998 – WESTTEK, L.L.C. today confirmed that JETCET™ PRINT will become the first printing solution to be bundled with a Windows CE Handheld PC or Handheld PC Professional Edition. The company has reached agreements with NEC Computer Systems Division (NEC CSD) and Hewlett-Packard Company to provide JETCET PRINT on the Bonus Software CD for the NEC MobilePro 800 and the HP Jornada 820.

"The JETCET PRINT bundle agreements are a direct result of WESTTEK's effort to bring desktop quality printing into the Windows CE mainstream.", said Tim Wells, President of WESTTEK, L.L.C. JETCET PRINT was the industry’s first and remains the only color printing solutions for the Windows CE operating system.

JETCET PRINT FEATURES

  • Color printing solution
  • Print from popular applications such as Pocket Word & Pocket Excel
  • Print over Infrared and serial ports
  • Print over network or parallel connections (Handheld PC Professional)
  • Preview jobs before printing using "Print Preview"

    JETCET PRINT SUPPORTED PRINTERS

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

    OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT
    Optional equipment such as H/PC serial to parallel converters, or infrared receivers may be required for printing. Hewlett-Packard will also market the HP serial-to-parallel printer cable, HP part number F1274A with WESTTEK's JETCET PRINT.

    PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
    The suggested retail price for JETCET PRINT version 2.1 is $24.95. Users of JETCET PRINT version 2.0 can download a free upgrade from WESTTEK's web-site after December 15, 1998. Contact sales@westtek.com for information on corporate pricing and availability.

    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