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Press Release 2001
June 6, 2001 - Extended Systems
and Infineon Technologies to Provide Turnkey Bluetooth V1.1 Solution
MONACO-(June 6, 2001)-Extended Systems (Nasdaq: XTND), a leading
provider of mobile data management and wireless connectivity
solutions, today announced at Bluetooth Congress 2001 in Monaco that
its Bluetooth software development kit-XTNDAccess Blue SDK-now
supports Infineon's Bluetooth qualified chipset family, BlueMoonTM
I. Under an alliance agreement, the companies will co-market
their respective solutions, which together form a complete Bluetooth
development platform fully qualified for version 1.1 of the
Bluetooth specification. The combined solution provides
manufacturers with an efficient way to build robust, cost-effective
Bluetooth products. "By integrating Infineon's hardware
design with our protocol software, we help manufacturers reduce
development costs, shorten time-to-market, and maintain strict
compliance to Bluetooth's interoperability standards," said Don
Baumgartner, business unit manager for Universal Mobile Connectivity
at
Extended Systems. "Infineon's BlueMoon hardware combined
with Extended Systems' software provides our customers with a
development platform based on proven and qualified components,"
explained Ivar Johansson, technical marketing director for Cordless
Systems at Infineon Technologies. "The combined solution
enables developers to bring up production designs in record
time."
About XTNDAccess Blue SDK
Extended System's embedded protocol stack, XTNDAccess Blue SDK,
is designed for use in embedded devices such as cellular phones,
PDAs, digital cameras, portable office equipment, industrial
automation products and more. The product has been qualified
by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) for
more user profiles than any other competing product on the
market. Profiles include: General Access, Serial Port, Object
Push, Dial-up Networking, LAN Access, FAX, Cordless Telephony,
Headset, and Intercom.
Version 1.2.1 of XTNDAccess Blue SDK for embedded devices
includes full support for Infineon hardware including compatibility
with the latest production version of BlueMoon 1. Transport
driver support includes UART Serial.
About BlueMoonTM
The Infineon BlueMoonÔ family of products include the Bluetooth
V1.1 qualified BlueMoonÔ I solution supporting 920kBaud over UART
targeted at Bluetooth modules and adapters, as well as the
BlueMoonÔ Multimedia with integrated USB interface and software API
(Application Programmers Interface) ideally suited for PC oriented
multimedia applications and host based one controller systems.
More information is available at
www.Infineon.com/Bluetooth.
About Infineon
Infineon Technologies AG, Munich, Germany, offers semiconductor
and system solutions for applications in the wired and wireless
communications markets, for security systems and smartcards, for the
automotive and industrial sectors, as well as memory products. With
a global presence, Infineon operates in the US from San Jose, CA, in
the Asia-Pacific region from Singapore and in Japan from Tokyo. In
the fiscal year 2000 (ending
September), the company achieved sales of Euro 7.28 billion with
about 29,000 employees worldwide. Infineon is listed on the DAX
index of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and on the New York Stock
Exchange (ticker symbol: IFX). Further information is available at www.infineon.com.
About Extended Systems
Extended Systems is a leading provider of mobile information
management solutions that enable users to access, collect,
synchronize, and print information on demand. The company's products
include data synchronization and management software, short-range
wireless connectivity products (Bluetooth and IrDA-compliant), and
client/server database management systems with remote access
capabilities. Extended Systems' customers and key relationships
include Palm, 3Com, IBM, Microsoft, Compaq, Motorola,
Ericsson, Hewlett-Packard, Agilent, Sharp, NEC, and Toshiba.
Founded in 1984, Extended Systems has offices and subsidiaries in
the United States and worldwide. For more information, visit the
company Web site at
www.extendedsystems.com.
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Except for historical information contained herein, the matters
set forth in this press release, including the market acceptance and
success of Extended Systems' XTNDAccess Blue SDK, the ability of
XTNDAccess Blue SDK to reduce customers' development costs, shorten
time-to-market, and comply to Bluetooth's interoperability
standards, the success of Extended Systems' alliances, the success
of the relationship with Infineon and the adoption of Bluetooth
technology in the personal communications market, are
forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties. These include the success of key relationships, the
acceptance of specific
industry-wide standards and protocols, the timely development and
acceptance of new products and technologies, the impact of
competitive products and pricing, international markets and other
risks as detailed from time-to-time in Extended Systems' SEC
filings, including its 2000 Annual Report on Form 10-K and Quarterly
Reports on Form 10-Q to be filed in fiscal 2001.
Extended Systems is a registered trademark and XTNDAccess and
XTNDConnect are trademarks of Extended Systems, Inc. All other
product, service and company names are trademarks, registered
trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. The
BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by Telefonaktiebolaget L M Ericsson,
Sweden, and used by Extended Systems under license
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