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Amorphous Media Design, LLC, Releases "PPC Tablet 2.0" Beta for Free Trial

PPC Tablet uses a Pocket PC device to remotely control a host computer,
create signatures or speed up data entry with user-customizable profiles.



October 10, 2004 - Amorphous Media Design, LLC, today announced the beta
version of its ¡§PPC Tablet 2.0¡¨ software, which uses a Pocket PC screen to
emulate one or more "virtual" input devices, such as keyboard, keypad, macro
keys, touchpad and tablet, in order to remotely control a desktop or laptop
PC, or to complement the PC¡¦s existing input hardware.

PPC Tablet ships with three applications: Server, Client and Designer. The
Client, deployed on the Pocket PC device, sends pre-defined input signals to
the Server on a host PC through an ActiveSync connection or any TCP/IP
network, wired or wireless. Saved in special ¡§layout profiles¡¨, the input
signals can include key strokes, key combinations, key sequences, and mouse
behaviors. The Designer can be used to create a new layout profile, or
modify or delete existing profiles.

PPC Tablet is designed with the following user needs in mind:

* Remotely controlling media playback on a PC.
* Remotely controlling a slideshow in a presentation room.
* Using the Pocket PC screen to create and send handwritten signatures or
annotations to a PC application.
* Speeding up repetitive data entry with special user-defined macro keys.
* Speeding up computer operation with customizable application-specific
macro keys or shortcut keys.
* Using a Pocket PC to complement existing input hardware with ¡§virtual¡¨
input devices, such as a virtual numeric keypad.

Upon initial connection from a Pocket PC device, the Server will prompt the
PC user to accept or reject the connection. Optionally, the Server can
authenticate the Windows user name and password supplied by the Client. If
the authentication is successful, the Server will accept the connection
silently. To further enhance security over TCP/IP networks, all
communication between the Server and Client is encrypted with 512-bit RSA
cryptography after a connection is established. This provides reasonable
protection strength for the communication, while maintaining good
application performance.

The software comes with five pre-defined profiles: Default Devices, Tablet
Only, Personal Data, PowerPoint Presentation and Windows Media Player. The
¡§Default Devices¡¨ profile includes a touchpad, a tablet and a numeric
keypad. The ¡§Tablet Only¡¨ profile includes a single tablet. The ¡§Personal
Data¡¨ provides a set of buttons which users can customize with their own
personal information to speed up repetitive data entry in electronic forms.
The ¡§PowerPoint Presentation¡¨ profile includes a set of pre-defined
buttons to start, stop and navigate through a slide show, as well as a
touchpad that can navigate the pointer or draw on a PowerPoint presentation.
The ¡§Windows Media Player¡¨ profile provides a set of buttons to control
media playback and sound volume in Windows Media Player. All these profiles
can be further extended by the users based on their individual needs.

In addition to using pre-defined profiles, users can create their own
profiles with the Designer. The Designer supports the creation, modification
and deletion of software-emulated input components, such as key buttons,
mouse buttons, and navigation areas that can emulate a touchpad or tablet.
The size, location, label and corresponding action of each input component
are all customizable and saved into a specified profile.

PPC Tablet is compatible with all Pocket PC 2003 devices, as well as Pocket
PC 2002 devices with .NET Compact Framework installed. For more information
on the system requirements and installation procedure, please refer to the
Installation Guide
(http://www.amorphous-media.com/ppctablet/installationguide.asp). For
detailed instructions on using the software, please refer to the User Manual
(http://www.amorphous-media.com/ppctablet/usermanual.asp).

A beta version of PPC Tablet is now available free of charge to all users
interested in trying out the software. This beta version will expire on
November 15, 2004. An official release will be made available on Handango
and PocketGear at the beginning of November. Pricing will be announced at
the time of release. Beta version users are welcome to report problems or
suggest enhancements to PPC Tablet technical support
(http://www.amorphous-media.com/ppctablet/support.asp). They are also
encouraged to share the new profiles they created for specific applications
or purposes by submitting them to the technical support. New submissions
will be screened, and selected profiles will be published on Amorphous Media
Design website.

Beta version users who wish to be notified of the availability of the
official release can register their e-mail address on the download page
(http://www.amorphous-media.com/ppctablet/download.asp).