“Casio has clearly listened to customers who have said they want more than a simple organizer,” said Ben Waldman, vice president, Mobile Devices Division, Microsoft. “By offering multiple options for expandability and wireless connectivity, the CASSIOPEIA E-200 is giving customers the freedom they need in their mobile lifestyle.”

The CASSIOPEIA E-200 is powered by Intel Corporation’s Intel® StrongARM™ SA-1110 processor and uses Intel StrataFlash® memory. The combination of Intel StrongARM processors and the innovative Intel StrataFlash memory enables CASSIOPEIA E-200 users to take advantage of the full benefits of Microsoft’s Pocket PC 2002 OS and other multimedia applications.

“The Intel SA-1110 processor typically dissipates less than one-half watt, greatly extending battery life for handheld devices while providing powerful performance,” said Peter Green, general manager of Intel’s Handheld Computing Division. “The balance of power and performance is well suited for the CASSIOPEIA E-200 and enables image viewing, video and audio record and playback, speech and handwriting recognition, and for business applications such as personal information management, word processing and spreadsheets.”

The CASSIOPEIA E-200 is fitted with two slots for both CF (Type II) and MMC/SD cards, and an optional PC card unit for wireless communications to provide wide area network connectivity (through CDPD, GSM and CDMA), local area network connectivity (through IEEE 802.11b) and personal area network connectivity (through Bluetooth). Users can access any of these networks while they are on the move to refer to or update databases in their office, receive and send e-mail, and browse the Internet (optional modem and ISP subscription required).