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NEC Versa LitePad Tablet PC Wins 2003 World Class Award from PC World

Posted on: Monday, 16 June 2003, 06:00 CDT

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 16, 2003--NEC Solutions (America), Inc., a leading provider of business solutions and services for commercial and professional markets in North America, announced the NEC Versa LitePad(TM) was honored by PC World with the World Class Award for best Tablet PC. The 2003 World Class Award winners are announced in the July 2003 issue of PC World (online now and on newsstands June 17) and will be presented at the ShowStoppers reception on June 18 during CeBIT America in New York.

"The ultimate buyers guide, the World Class Awards set the standard for excellence in the high-tech industry," stated Harry McCracken, editor of PC World. "From PDAs to privacy software, PCs to Web-based applications, the editors reward the finest products and most outstanding performers in this annual award program. Congratulations to the NEC Versa LitePad Tablet PC."

Thinnest, Lightest Tablet PC

Both sleek and lightweight, the NEC Versa LitePad is perfect for executives or healthcare professionals who require a functional yet sleek device in board meetings or point of care services. It has an ultra slim profile of 11.7-inches long by .6-inches thick and is a feather-light 2.2 pounds(1) -- lighter than any other slate Tablet PC on the market today and designed for extreme mobility. The Versa LitePad features 10.4-inch wide-angle display, which creates a "digital paper" environment, electronically capturing handwritten notes. Its innovative form factor allows professionals to use the system in places where traditional desktops and notebooks are not practical.

Engineered to combine the natural convenience of pen-based computing with the productivity advantages of Microsoft's new Windows XP Tablet PC Edition operating system, the NEC Versa LitePad offers mobile users a new "digital paper" platform for the enterprise market. The product represents a new generation of "pure" Tablet-based computing solutions for mobile professionals in vertical markets such as healthcare, field sales and professional services.

"The Versa LitePad is tremendous success in the Tablet PC market and we're excited at its strong interest with customers within mainstream and vertical markets," said Larry Miller, vice president and general manager, Mobile Solutions Division of NEC Solutions America. "NEC is proud to have won the World Class Award and we thank the editors at PC World for this honor."

Engineered for the Extended Enterprise

Ideally suited for organizations looking to replace their traditional paper-based clipboard systems, the Versa LitePad is a mobile solution that can drastically simplify business collaborations, field data collection and improve communications for remote employees.

An Ideal Blend of Hardware and Software

The Versa LitePad ships with an Intel(R) Mobile Pentium(R) III Processor at 933MHz-M. NEC has engineered the Versa LitePad with integrated Wi-Fi networking capabilities (Wireless LAN 802.11a/b) to provide ultimate connectivity, as well as a traditional built-in Mini PCI LAN for fast connections to both wired and wireless networks.

The Versa LitePad ships with several third-party productivity applications pre-bundled, including:

-- Adobe(R) Acrobat(R) Reader(R) Version 5.0 (PDF document

reader)

-- Alias/Wavefront(TM) SketchBook Pro(TM) (sketchbook software)

-- Colligo(TM) Networks Personal Edition (Peer-to Peer WLAN

connection utility)

-- Corel(R) Grafigo(TM) (annotation and design software)

-- FranklinCovey(R) TabletPlanner(TM) (personal organizer and

time management)

-- Microsoft Office XP Service Pack for Tablet PC

-- Zinio Reader (eBook software)

The Versa LitePad is available now direct through NEC or through select resellers, including Amazon, CDW and PC Connection with standard configurations starting at $2,399 (U.S.).(2)

About PC World's World Class Awards

Celebrating its 21st year, the respected World Class Awards honor the best in computers, hardware, software, and the Internet. To select the best of the best, PC World's editors examined the entire spectrum of products that have appeared in the magazine over the past year. Hundreds of products in 59 categories were judged on performance, value, consistency, and innovation.

About NEC Solutions America, Mobile Solutions Division

Mobile Solutions is a division of NEC Solutions (America), Inc., a leading provider of business solutions and services for the high-end commercial and professional markets in North America. Mobile Solutions offers unique mobile computing hardware and solutions to the enterprise market and combines best-in-breed software and services with world-class hardware to deliver complete solutions to targeted commercial market segments. For more information about Mobile Solutions, please go to www.necsolutions-am.com/mobilesolutions or contact 888/632-8701.

Editor's Note: Information contained here is subject to change without notice. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. Versa LitePad is a trademark of NEC Solutions (America), Inc. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

(1) Weight without external drives.

(2) Prices are subject to change without notice. Prices do not include tax or shipping. Reseller prices may vary.

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