Alereon Signs Distribution Agreement with RTI; Alereon Further Expands UWB Solutions into China Market Through Value-Added Reseller.AUSTIN, Texas & HONG KONG Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. -- Alereon, Inc., the ultrawideband (UWB (Ultra-WideBand) A wireless technology that uses less power and provides higher speed than 802.11 Wi-Fi networks or first-generation Bluetooth products. UWB is expected to provide wireless video transmission for home theater systems, cable TV, auto safety and ) technology leader for mobile WiMedia and Certified Wireless USB The wireless version of the universal serial bus (USB). Using ultra-wideband (UWB) technology, wireless USB is designed to provide the same 480 Mbits/sec data rate as USB 2.0 within two meters (6.6 ft.) or 110 Mbps within 10 meters (33 ft.). solutions today announced RTI RTI - Return from interrupt Industries Company Ltd. (RTI), a leading VAR serving the communications, consumer and computer industries in Hong Kong and the People's Republic People's Republic n. A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party. of China (PRC), as its new distributor to meet Alereon's growing need for sales and support of its complete solutions for UWB applications in China. RTI acts both as a direct sell-through representative and as a true VAR, delivering engineering services across a wide spectrum from basic circuit design to full service total solution. RTI has seven offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen, Chengdu, Xian and Shenzhen, which provide application engineering services and technical support through its experienced Field Application Engineers (FAE) to high tech manufacturing firms. "With the upsurge in Alereon's design activity in China, we decided to augment our distribution and service center to support our continuous growth in the territory," stated Yung Han, vice president of Asia sales. "We are excited about our new partnership with RTI, who is perfectly positioned with the expertise and the presence throughout China, providing first class support to its business partners and well-suited to provide the support needed for our expansion." "We are very pleased to be appointed as Alereon's distributor in China. Our experience in this region and industry puts us in a very strategic position to help us realize our partner's business objectives," stated Arthur Chau, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of RTI. "At RTI innovation and quality are of utmost importance and we are glad to be able to bring these together with Alereon to the Chinese semiconductor industry." About RTI Industries Company Ltd. Established in March 1989, RTI Industries Company Ltd. is a leading Value-Added Reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. ("VAR") serving the Communications, Consumer and Computer industries in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China ("PRC"). We sell a broad range of components and board level semiconductor products through our six facilities in Hong Kong and the PRC. RTI, an acronym for Reliability, Technology and Intelligence, adopts these fundamental concepts as our core business philosophy. For more information, please visit http://www.rti.com/hk. About Alereon, Inc. Alereon, Inc. is a fabless semiconductor company A fabless semiconductor company specializes in the design and sale of hardware devices implemented on semiconductor chips. It achieves an advantage by outsourcing the fabrication of the devices to a specialized semiconductor manufacturer called a semiconductor foundry or "fab. using revolutionary ultrawideband (UWB) radio technology to develop high-bandwidth, low-power, low-cost Wireless USB and WiMedia UWB chipsets that are ideal for today's portable products, like digital cameras, mp3 players and cell phones. Our mission is to replace the complex tangle of wires that interconnect today's electronic devices with wireless links. For more information, visit http://www.alereon.com. |
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