Cloud9™, the revolutionary Java-based smart operating environment, is the software hub of groundbreaking Consumer Automotive applications
2002-01-07

8D Technologies will present Cloud9 at the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show

Las Vegas, Nevada, January 7, 2002 – 8D Technologies Inc. today announced that Cloud9™, the totally proven Java-based smart operating environment it recently introduced, will be presented as the core application platform for the Automotive Industry during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), held in Las Vegas, January 8 to 11 (Booth 6773).

Cloud9 dramatically simplifies and accelerates the production of distributed online applications while providing unique, market leading functionalities for the consumer automotive and other key sectors including e-commerce, wireless (cellular, PDA) and infotainment.

Cloud9 for the Automotive environment is being used to pioneer new applications in the field of consumer electronics, in association with leading suppliers of real-time communications solutions including Mindeady Solutions Inc., who is introducing the MARP (Mindready Automotive Reference Platform) Starter Kit, an integrated 1394 development tool for the automotive and telematics industry.

Cloud9 provides the Automotive Industry with a unique connectivity platform that complies with automotive standard 1394. Cloud9 pre-packages the IEEE/IDB1394 standard bus interface with audio, video, and GPS capabilities as well as docking for wireless devices.

The main purpose of this powerful platform is to allow car manufacturers, integrators and third party software developers to rapidly and efficiently design, develop, and prototype software applications needed in next-generation electronically equipped cars, in accordance with internationally recognized standards. These applications include those in telematics and
infotainment.

A few examples of applications demonstrated at CES and already available through 8D:
- Global positioning system (GPS)
- Audio/video services
- Control center for car components (heat, fan, seats, etc.)
- Internal camera system

Cloud9™

Cloud9-built applications run very efficiently on the smallest of devices or the largest IT platforms and can operate on any standard platform or operating system, embracing the client’s preferred technology. That universality allows developers to reuse existing components from previous applications. Cloud9 is also totally compliant to relevant industry standards. Thanks to the system’s unique open architecture, new functions, new device profiles and new connections can be added at any time during operation without disruption, a major advantage in a market that thrives on fast response and constant innovation. Cloud9 also dramatically reduces time to market cycles, allowing for the implementation of wholly functional versions of the application very early in the development cycle – an invaluable advantage in such competitive environments.

Founded in 1996, 8D Technologies Inc. is a developer of state of the art software, with internationally recognized expertise in the design and implementation of distributed online applications for the e-commerce, wireless (cellular, PDA), consumer automotive and other emerging markets. Its client list includes some of the most innovative players in the fast-evolving field of personalized mobile and infotainment applications. 8D also commercializes Cloud9, its unique smart operating environment, which helps corporations dramatically reduce time to market and increase the quality of features of the systems they create. More information about 8D Technologies and its products and services can be found at www.8D.com.

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For information please contact:

Isabelle Bettez
President & CEO
8D Technologies Inc.
514 906.1212
ibettez@8D.com

Yves Roberge
Public Relations
514 273.3793
yroberge@8D.com