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Xybernaut Corporation is a provider of wearable / mobile computing hardware, software, and services. Its products included the Atigo tablet PC, Poma wearable computer, and the MA-V wearable computer.〔Rich Smith, ("Xybernaut's Hatchet Job: A Ghoulish Trick for Halloween ), ''Motley Fool'', October 27, 2004〕 The company was headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia, until 2006, when it moved to Chantilly, Virginia. == Early history == The company was originally founded in 1990 as Computer Products & Services Incorporated (CPSI) by Edward G. Newman. In 1994, Newman's brother, Steven A. Newman became the president of the company. The company had is Initial public offering in 1996 under the new name, Xybernaut, .〔("Xybernaut Corporation: New Name, New Web Site" ), May 28, 1996, press release〕 It subsequently posted 33 consecutive quarterly losses, despite repeated promises by the Newmans that profitability was right around the corner.〔Ellen McCarthy, ("Xybernaut Hid Gathering Storm In Bright Forecasts" ), ''Washington Post'', April 21, 2005〕 In mid-1998, former Virginia governor George Allen joined the company's board of directors.〔(Xybernaut October 1, 1999 SB-2 SEC filing )〕 He remained on the board until December 2000, resigning after he was elected a U.S. Senator the month before. In 1998 and 1999, McGuire Woods LLP, the law firm that Allen was a partner of, billed $315,925 to Xybernaut for legal work. Allen remained on the Xybernaut board until December 2000. He was granted 110,000 options of company stock that, at their peak, were worth $1.5 million, but he never exercised those options, which expired 90 days after he left the board.〔Garance Franke-Ruta,("Just a Gigolo: In the go-go ’90s, George Allen sat on the board of a Virginia tech company. Now, the company faces several class-action suits and an SEC insiders probe" ), ''American Prospect'' magazine, issue date of September 12, 2006〕 In September 1999, the company's board dismissed its accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers, which had issued a report with a "going concern" paragraph that questioned the company’s financial health.〔(Xybernaut SEC filing, Form 8-K, September 19, 1999 )〕 This was just one of many signs that the Newman brothers discouraged transparency in company accounting practices. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Xybernaut」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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