According to a Reuters news item published by the Times of India, the low-cost, open-licensed handheld computer known as the Simputer is being readied for a November roll-out by its first manufacturer, Encore Software Ltd. Quoting from the Reuters story . . .

“The Simputer, a $200 hand-held Indian computer aimed at taking the Internet to rural areas, will hit the market in November, the firm spearheading the manufacture of the device designed by a non-profit trust said.”

“The Simputer, short for Simple, Inexpensive and Multilingual, is a brainchild of the Simputer Trust, one of whose key trustees is the chief executive officer of Encore Software Ltd.”

“The trust sells the design and license to make the Simputer and Encore is expected to be the first to make and sell it . . .”

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