FingerGear(TM) Announces First Computer-On-a-Stick(TM); USB Flash Drive Features Onboard Operating System Plus Office Suite
The Office Suite, developed by OpenOffice.org, is compatible with the most common Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. The Computer-On-a-Stick also includes the increasingly popular Mozilla FireFox browser, which some estimate at a 25% market share(a). Also included are PDF Viewer and Creator, a data compression utility, and an Instant Messenger that is compatible with Yahoo IM, MSN Messenger, AIM, and Napster, among others.
With 2005 unit projections as high as 100 Million or greater and average storage capacities exceeding 256MB(b), the trend towards USB storage devices with value-added software is only beginning to accelerate. Users are also increasingly demanding greater security as network hackers become more sophisticated. To maintain both security and ease-of-use, the Computer-On-a-Stick features both a public and a private partition. The public partition is accessible on Windows, Linux, and Macintosh PCs, making it easy to share non-sensitive files. The private directory can only be accessed by booting from the device and after the user enters a login password.
The Computer-On-a-Stick's Operating System plus Office Suite fits well within the device's initial 256MB capacity. Greater capacities will be available later this quarter. "Our goal was to combine a trusted operating system with the most commonly used software applications, all within a single secure USB Flash Drive," says Bionopoly CEO Jon Louis. "The Computer-On-a-Stick USB Flash Drive offers the perfect combination of security and portability."
(a) W3Schools.com
(b) Semico Research, Web-Feet Research
About FingerGear
FingerGear is the newly launched consumer products division of Bionopoly LLC. Bionopoly is an innovator and leader in the field of low cost biometrics and data security. Bionopoly is a privately held company located in Silicon Valley, CA. To learn more about Bionopoly's technology, please visit the Bionopoly website at http://www.bionopoly.com. To purchase FingerGear products, please visit http://www.fingergear.com.
