| WHAT'S NEW−ARCHIVE 1999/October |
ITRON International Meeting Held in the U.S. |
| The TRON Association displayed an ITRON exhibit at the Embedded Systems Conference
(ESC) that was held in San Jose, California, from September 26 through 30. Also,
on September 29, it held an ITRON International Meeting in a hotel next to the convention
center where the ESC took place. At the meeting there were special lectures by EE Times on embedded systems in the U.S., and by Toyota Motor Corporation on its selection of μITRON for use in automotive electronics systems. In addition, five vendors gave presentations on products. Since 1997, the TRON Association has held an ITRON International Meeting annually to promote the use of the ITRON architecture in the U.S. This year's meeting was the third held to date. |
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TRON Association to Exhibit at COM Japan 1999, MST '99 |
| The TRON Association will display exhibits at Com Japan 1999, which will be held
from November 2 through 5, and MST '99, which will be held from November 10 through
12. Both Com Japan 1999 and MST '99 will be held at Tokyo Big Sight, a convention
center located to the north of Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Com Japan is an important event of the information and telecommunications industries in Japan. MST, which stands for "Microcomputer System and Tool Fair," is an event centered around embedded systems. During MST '99, on November 11 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the TRON Association will also hold an ITRON special seminar titled, "Standardization Study Trends in the ITRON Project." Participation is free, but a reservation is required. COM Japan :http://www.comjapan.gr.jp/ MST'99 :http://www.jasa.or.jp/mst/ |
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Matsushita Merges One-Chip FAX Engine and μITRON |
| Matsushita Graphic Communication Systems Inc. has merged its own one-chip facsimile
engine with a μTRON-specifciation kernel, thus realizing facsimile, telephone, and
e-mail functions with high-speed, real-time processing. The resulting technology is used in Matsushita's "Panafax A5CL," a personal facsimile machine for home use that can display up to three lines of characters from a Japanese language e-mail message on a small liquid crystal display screen. http://www.panafax.co.jp/ http://www.panafax.co.jp/products/content4.html |
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