The decision to make the switch is apparently related to a lawsuit brought by Xerox, accusing Palm of deriving Graffiti from Xerox's own Unistrokes technology. Although Palm had originally won a battle in court when a judge dismissed the case, an appeals court has since reinstated the case. So, Palmsource has decided to switch it's input software and license CIC's Jot.
"Jot has established the kind of broad based consumer acceptance in the Palm community that made it a natural choice for us," said David Nagel, president and chief executive officer of PalmSource. "Graffiti 2 is a superior handwriting recognition system that will enhance the ease of use that Palm OS is known for. We expect this technology to appeal to a wide range of users who will be able to easily take notes and write memos on their Palm Powered(TM) devices."
Jot is a character-based recognizer that was developed by CIC after years of research in the field of pattern recognition. The product is ideally suited for portable computing because it offers a fast and highly accurate means of entering text on small devices. Jot recognizes both English and Roman-based European characters in a very natural way supporting broader market appeal for these products.
