[Random-bits] Stinger

[James Love]

Thanks to Tony Olsen for pointing out this interesting trademark issue. 
Last year Be announced an Internet applicance platform, that it code
named "Stinger."  In August of this year, Microsoft announced an
Internet cell phone technology, named "Stinger."  

http://www.be.com/press/pressreleases/99-11-16_semi.html
National Semiconductor and Be Incorporated Team to Grow Internet
Appliance Market 

November 16, 1999 
Companies Jointly Developing Information Appliance Reference Platforms
Based on Be's Stinger Technology and National's Geode(TM) WebPAD(TM)
Design 

  [snip]

Be's Stinger Internet Appliance Platform 

Be has developed a system foundation and architecture for the emerging
Internet appliance segment.  At the basis of Internet appliances lies a
critical need for exceptional media handling, unfaltering stability, and
broad application flexibility. BeOS has won critical acclaim in these
areas and the company is extending this core technology for this
emerging class of devices. Building on the strength of BeOS, and teaming
with key companies such as National, Be's new application system
foundation is intended to offer a complete development and application
platform for a wide range of Internet appliances. Be plans to formally
introduce this new platform, code-named Stinger, in the first quarter of
2000. 

http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1006-200-2479539.html

Microsoft abuzz over Web-enabled cell phone 
   By Stephanie Miles
   Staff Writer, CNET News.com
   August 9, 2000, 10:55 a.m. PT 

   MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--Microsoft yesterday demonstrated the first
working prototype of Stinger, its next-generation Web-enabled cell
phone. 
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