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National Semiconductor Expands Bluetooth Stack Partners Program with the Addition of Three New Members
Impulsesoft, IVT and Mezoe Provide National?s Customers Broader Software Offerings
Bluetooth Congress, Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? June 11, 2002 - National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM) today announced the addition of three new members to its Bluetooth? Stack Partners Program: Impulsesoft, a Bangalore, India-based short-range wireless solutions company; IVT, a Beijing-based provider of Bluetooth solutions; and Mezoe, a Cambridge, UK-based provider of development tools for wireless technologies.
The Stack Partners Program, launched in 2001, enables National to pair its Bluetooth silicon with partners? software and provide its customers with complete, validated Bluetooth solutions that include software, firmware and hardware platforms. The term "Bluetooth stack" refers to layers of software used to implement various parts of the Bluetooth communications protocol. National is currently demonstrating its Bluetooth product offerings at the Bluetooth Congress in Amsterdam (hall 2, stand 200).
?National?s Bluetooth Stack Partners Program provides our customers access to host stacks and application software optimized for use with National?s Bluetooth hardware, enabling them to more quickly design in and qualify their Bluetooth-enabled PDAs, cellular phones and PC products,? said Ajay Padgaonkar, marketing manager for National?s wireless division. ?The addition of Impulsesoft, IVT and Mezoe to National?s Bluetooth Stack Partners Program provides National with best-in-class wireless software that will allow our customers to continue to drive the adoption of Bluetooth wireless technology.?
Impulsesoft offers a Bluetooth stack for telematics and multimedia applications for Windows, PocketPC and multiple embedded real time operating systems, as well as reference designs for products such as Bluetooth serial adapters and wireless network access devices. IVT provides a Bluetooth protocol stack, conformance and interoperability test tools, profiles, embedded solutions and a complete range of Bluetooth engineering services. Mezoe provides a qualified protocol stack, rapid prototyping tools, a full suite of profile software and a range of engineering services. National will bundle Impulsesoft?s BluePC? software stack, IVT?s Bluelet? software stack and Mezoe?s Proto Developer? tool with National?s Bluetooth development platforms.
About National?s Stack Partners Program
Bluetooth Stack partnerships allow National to provide a unique set of technologies for each of its target market segments: PCs, PC peripherals, cellular phones, headsets and PDAs. These stacks are validated on National's Bluetooth ICs and modules, and across major operating systems. By providing validated software and hardware solutions, the Stack Partners Program enables customers to reduce their system design costs with shorter time-to-market cycles. More information about the program National is available at http://www.national.com/appinfo/wireless/0,1822,986,00.html.
About National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor is the premier analog company driving the information age. Combining real-world analog and state-of-the-art digital technology, the company is focused on the fast growing markets for wireless handsets; displays; information infrastructure, and information appliances. With headquarters in Santa Clara, California, National reported sales of $1.5 billion for its most recent fiscal year and has about 10,000 employees worldwide. Additional company and product information is available on the World Wide Web at www.national.com.
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