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Execs not yet sure of corporate uses for Vulcan device
Vulcan Portals Inc. last week introduced a supercompact PC that weighs 1.5 lb. Known as the FlipStart, the full-function PC has a 5.6-in. screen, can run both the Microsoft XP Pro or Windows Vista Business operating systems, and has a 30GB hard drive, according to company officials.
Seattle-based Vulcan, founded by Microsoft Corp. cofounder Paul Alien, previewed the tool for about a dozen IT managers at the Mobile & Wireless Enterprise conference here last Tuesday, a day before its formal unveiling.
Keith Amodt, senior product manager at FlipStart Labs, a technology incubator that is a division of Vulcan, said the PC is slated to start shipping on March 27 and will retail for $1,999.
IT managers interviewed at the conference, sponsored...