Be Inc. heeft aangekondigd dat het een licentie overeenkomst heeft afgesloten met Compaq, dat nu de mogelijkheid heeft om Be's Stinger OS op z'n internet appliances te installeren. Klinkt positief voor Be, hoewel er geen definitieve voorwaarden afgesproken lijken te zijn:
Be Incorporated (Nasdaq: BEOS) today announced that it has entered into a licensing agreement with Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) that allows Compaq to pre-install and distribute Stinger, Be's software platform for Internet appliances, on Compaq's Internet appliance computing devices. The parties are currently working together on joint development and sales initiatives in connection with this license agreement. The agreement is not exclusive for either party and it does not contain any minimum purchase commitments on the part of Compaq.Stinger is Be's software solution designed for the creation of appliances that deliver information and entertainment over the web. Based on BeOS, Stinger is fully customizable, offers a complete browser and supports popular streaming audio and video standards.
