Accelent Welcomes ART Advanced Recognition Technologies as Accelent Alliance Member

ATLANTA, GA and AKRON, OH - Forging a new connection in the embedded device market between Accelent Systems Inc. and ART Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc., Accelent Systems Inc. announced that ART Advanced Recognition Technologies is an Accelent Alliance member. Accelent Systems established the Accelent Alliance, a community of companies offering products and services to the embedded device market that support the Microsoft Windows CE.NET operating system and Pocket PC. The alliance currently has over 20 members consisting of hardware companies, application developers and service firms. Assisting manufacturers and designers in bringing innovations to market through joint sales, marketing and development initiatives is the alliance's mission.

Albert McCabe, EVP of sales and marketing for Accelent Systems, stated, "ART is a great addition to the Accelent Alliance. More and more of our customers are looking for embedded speech and handwriting recognition solutions. ART is one of the industry leaders in this market and has a wealth of expertise in wireless and mobile devices. By presenting solutions, such as ART's cutting edge technology, we are able to meet our customers needs which is our primary objective."

"By becoming an Accelent Alliance member, we are able to present our solution to potential customers and support Accelent Systems effort," stated Efrat Ramati, ART's director, business development and sales. "Accelent Systems provides customers with a means, through their system software, development platforms and professional services, to bring devices to the market at less cost and risk than traditional development methods. By teaming up with Accelent Systems, we gain additional exposure in the embedded mobile device market."