軟體商誤發新聞稿　戴爾Android小筆電計畫曝光

軟體技術服務公司美商碧方（Bsquare）周三（5/6）發出一篇新聞稿指出，該公司將協助戴爾（Dell）把Adobe Flash Lite 3.17移植到最新的Dell Android小筆電。不過Bsquare旋即將該篇新聞稿刪除。

　先前的新聞稿原文

不過，Bsquare接著又發出聲明稿表示，建議編輯和讀者不用理會先前誤發的「Bsquare將為戴爾把Adobe Flash Lite移植到最新的Google Android小筆電」新聞稿。同時兩家公司的發言人也都出面對媒體表示，該新聞稿為誤發。

然而， 華爾街日報引述內線消息指出，戴爾正在研究在未來產品上採用Android的可能。

據Bsquare原先的新聞稿指出：「把Adobe Flash技術整合到全功能的Google Android平台的各種小筆電裝置上，將可讓我們的OEM客戶滿足他們客戶在這塊新的市場區隔的高度期望。」「隨著小筆電及小桌電（Nettop）市場區隔的擴展，移植到Android的Flash Lite只是我們為OEM及ODM客戶所提供的眾多軟體產品之一。」

去年Bsquare買下了美國NEC的Adobe Flash技術顧問與配銷事業，全球有包括手機、機上盒、數位看板、消費裝置，以及小筆電等40餘家客戶。該公司並在新聞稿中強調，Bsquare的專業工程服務團隊擁有Android商機的競爭優勢。

今年三月Baquare宣布將Adobe Flash技術搭載到Google Android平台，提供全球Tier 1等級的電信業者使用。該公司並表示，Adobe的技術已經成功搭載到全球8億台的裝置內。

由Google所主導的Android作業系統原本是專為智慧型手機所設計的Linux版。然而，隨著小筆電及MID等產品的逐漸崛起，讓手機及PC的界限逐漸糢糊，再加上有Google的加持，也讓外界期待，這款原本較適於ARM平台的作業系統，將來能夠用到諸如Intel Atom平台的小筆電。

2007年華碩與英特爾發表原本鎖定199美元價格帶的Eee PC之後，這兩年來小筆電商機也扶搖直上。據資策會MIC日前發布的研究指出，預估2009年迷你筆記型電腦的全年出貨量將呈現倍數成長，可望達到2400萬台。

而最先發表的Eee PC就是搭載Linux作業系統，這也讓外界認為小筆電對Linux作業系統來說將會是一塊潛力無窮的新市場。日前桌面Linux大廠Canonical就釋出了Ubuntu 9.04版，該版並有專為小筆電而設計的Ubuntu 9.04 Netbook Remix。此外，Canonical也在今年開始在台北設點，聘有12名研發人員就近支援台灣的硬體製造商。

另外據華爾街日報報導，Novell也將在週四發表專為小筆電而設計的Linux作業系統，以及聯合推動Moblin的計畫。以下為Bsquare公司先前誤發的新聞稿全文：

Bsquare to Port Adobe Flash Lite on New Google Android Netbook for Dell Leverages Bsquare's Android Competency to Improve the Adobe(R) Flash(R) Lite Experience on Dell's Mini Inspiron 910


BELLEVUE, WA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/06/09 -- Bsquare Corporation (NASDAQ: BSQR), the leading software solutions provider to the global embedded device community, today announced it is porting Adobe's Flash Lite 3.17 technology onto Dell Netbooks running Google's Android platform.

Adobe is a leader in rich internet and user interface technology for mobile devices. Flash technology ships on over 800 million devices worldwide with more than one million designers and developers using Adobe Flash to build video and rich media applications.

Netbook and Nettop computers offer the functionality and efficiency of traditional laptops, but with lighter weight and better portability.

Research firm Gartner estimates that worldwide shipments of netbooks will increase by 50 percent to 7.8 million units in 2009, while overall computer sales are expected to decline. Industry analysts also predict that Android will gain traction on smart devices, such as the ultra-portable Dell Mini Inspiron 910, which are used in a range of industries.

"Integrating Adobe Flash technology with the functionality of Google's Android platform on the full range of Netbook devices will allow our OEM customers to meet the high expectations their customers have of this new industry segment," said Bsquare's CEO Brian Crowley. "As the Netbook and Nettop market segments expand, our Adobe Flash Lite port to Android is just one of the software products we will offer our OEM and ODM customers."

In the last 12 months since its acquisition of NEC America's Adobe Flash Technology Consulting and Distribution business, Bsquare has worked on over 40 different customer devices including handsets, set top boxes, digital signage, consumer devices and netbooks. Bsquare has built an Android competency in its professional engineering services group through customer engagements and by hiring top talent in the field.

About Bsquare

Bsquare is an industry leader with a proven track record in providing engineering services and production-ready software products for the smart device market. Since 1994, Bsquare has provided device manufacturers with software solutions for personal navigation devices, point-of-sale terminals, handheld data terminals, smart phones and many other device categories allowing them to get to market more quickly and cost effectively. Bsquare acquired the TestQuest testing automation tools in November 2008. The combination of TestQuest's testing automation products and Bsquare's industry leading software and hardware products and services offer the best of class device development solutions to the embedded and mobile device development community. Now device developers building consumer mobile or vertically targeted embedded devices can rely on the highest quality development expertise from Bsquare, plus the most feature rich testing automation tools from TestQuest, to accelerate their devices to market while minimizing development costs and errors. For more information, visit www.bsquare.com.