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Improv and HelloSoft Provide 802.11 Solution for Embedded Systems
Combining Hardware and Software Expertise to Target WLAN Clients and Infrastructure
Beverly, Mass - August 19, 2002 - Improv Systems(tm), a pioneer in application-optimized DSPs, and HelloSoft Inc., a leading communication software IP company, today announced a joint technology and marketing partnership. Under this partnership, HelloSoft will optimize its HelloWLAN(tm) Wireless LAN 802.11b and 802.11a Physical Layer (PHY) software for Improv's configurable Jazz DSP(tm) core. The two companies will work together to provide a family of high-performance, cost-effective WLAN products that will be ready for production later this year.
"By working in close cooperation with HelloSoft, Improv is able to realize the high system performance and efficient low-power operation required for successful consumer products," said Victor Berman, Director of Marketing at Improv and head of its Ensemble Partner program. "As the industry moves towards application-specific platforms, DSP functionality plays an increasingly key role. Improv and HelloSoft's hardware-software collaboration is an industry-leading partnership model to enable configurable DSP architectures to target multiple market segments with custom solutions."
"The Improv-HelloSoft WLAN solution will get customers to market quickly with new SoC products that enable innovative wireless devices and equipment. The WLAN market is exploding, with potential application in virtually every consumer and business device," said Ashok Setty, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, HelloSoft.
HelloSoft's HelloWLAN solutions are optimized implementations of the 802.11a, b and g standards. They are complete embedded software systems implementing both the Physical Layer and MAC Layer, including WEP, making the software ideal for multi-function wireless devices.
Improv has a proven track record in the development of application-optimized platforms starting with Acappella(tm) for VoIP (Voice-over-IP) in 2001 and the recent release of the Crescendo(tm) family for broadcast applications. These solution kits demonstrate how customers can get high performance, efficient, low-power solutions by using a configurable DSP as the heart of the platform.
About HelloSoft HelloSoft, Inc.
HelloSoft is a leading provider of high-performance communications IP for next generation VoIP, WiLAN, VoWLAN and Cellular devices and equipment. Established in 1999, HelloSoft licenses customizable Physical and MAC Layer, Networking Protocol IP and complete VoIP building blocks including Echo Cancellers, SIP, and codecs to semiconductor companies and OEMs for Voice-Over-Packet, Wireless LAN, and 2.5G/3G Wireless. HelloSoft’s solutions are provided as a suite of integrated products that include DSP software, Networking software, RTL, a complete reference design and design services to customize these solutions to customer needs. Products that utilize HelloSoft solutions include next-generation mobile phones, personal digital assistants, IP phones, set-top boxes, game consoles, residential gateways, enterprise and SOHO gateways, WLAN access points, carrier-class media gateways, softswitches, and mobile base stations. HelloSoft's total solution approach and strategy of offering Software and Hardware IP coupled with customized engineering services, allows companies to acquire "off-the-shelf" technology that can accelerate new product development in an industry that is driven by complexity, change and innovation. HelloSoft’s development team has in-depth technical knowledge and expertise in communications applications, CPU and DSP platforms.
HelloSoft technology partners include Texas Instruments, Intel, ARM, MIPS and Analog Devices.
About Improv Systems, Inc.
Improv Systems, Inc. develops and licenses the Jazz PSATM platforms featuring the Jazz DSP and application solution kits for Voice-over-IP, Networking and Emerging Media. Improv's Jazz DSP is a configurable DSP that allows designers to create optimized DSP cores targeted to consumer electronics and telecommunications markets. Through the company's EnsembleTM Partners program, formed to help accelerate the use and integration of designer-defined DSPs in System-on-Chip (SoC) solutions, Improv customers have access to complementary products and services from companies such as ARM (ARMHY), MIPS Technologies (MIPS, MIPSB), Synopsys (SNPS), Cadence Design Systems (CDN); and Wind River Systems (WIND) among others. Improv Systems has development centers in Beverly, MA, San Jose, CA, and Rochester, NY, and direct sales offices in the United Kingdom and Japan.
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