Alliant Networks to Use Wavecom Technology for Wireless Machine-to-Machine and Mobile LAN Solutions.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003 Wavecom Inc., the US subsidiary of Wavecom SA (Nasdaq:WVCM WVCM Workspace Versioning and Configuration Management )(Euronext:AVM AVM 1 Acute viral meningitis, see there 2 Arteriovenous malformation, see there ) (ISIN Isin (ĭs`ĭn), capital of an ancient Semitic kingdom of N Babylonia. The city became important after the third dynasty of Ur fell to the Elamites and the Amorites (c.2025 B.C.). The phase from c.2025–c.1763 B.C. :FR0000073066) and Alliant Networks, Inc., a developer of wireless network access equipment, announced today that the two companies have joined efforts to bring machine-to-machine solutions for the remote and mobile LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. access markets. Under the terms of this collaboration, Wavecom will provide Alliant with GSM and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) A method for transmitting simultaneous signals over a shared portion of the spectrum. The foremost application of CDMA is the digital cellular phone technology from QUALCOMM that operates in the 800 MHz band and 1.9 GHz PCS band. wireless technology for integration in its cellular gateway offerings. Based on Wavecom's WISMO WISMO Where Is My Order? WISMO Wireless Standard Module Quik Q2426 module for GSM/GPRS communications and the WISMO Quik Q2438 module for CDMA connectivity, Alliant will develop and launch products for the mobile LAN and machine-to-machine (M2M M2M Machine-to-Machine (communication, mainly mobile) M2M Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) M2M Mobile to Mobile (cellular phone) M2M Member-to-Member M2M Month to Month ) markets. Wavecom will assist Alliant in marketing the WISMO-based offerings. Alliant's cellular gateway offerings bring network connectivity to man and machine using standard Ethernet (802.3) and WI-FI (802.11G) networking interfaces, combined with high-speed serial and discrete I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output for machine-specific interfaces. The cellular gateway's high level of integration combines the convenience of standard networking interfaces with the flexibility and coverage of today's cellular networks in a single device. "Wavecom is delighted to team up with Alliant to bring innovative new solutions to the M2M market," said David McCartney, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Wavecom Inc. "Alliant's wireless WAN and control point solutions target growing markets worldwide and combine the best in proprietary network access technology with Wavecom's market-leading WISMO-based wireless offerings." "We are very excited about our partnership with Wavecom. They have excellent technology; it allows us to support both GSM and CDMA with minimal effort. Alliant and Wavecom also share a common vision with regard to the potential of the emerging M2M market," said James C. Slater, President and 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 Alliant Networks, Inc. About Alliant Networks, Inc. Alliant Networks is an early stage company dedicated to improving network access for the mobile and M2M markets. Alliant's Artisan software architecture allows the integration of several diverse networking technologies. This combined with Alliant's highly integrated hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. enables Alliant to develop highly optimized multi-technology networking solutions. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA About Wavecom Wavecom a leading provider of integrated technology solutions for wireless voice and data applications. Wavecom's Wireless Open Workshop offering includes all the software and hardware elements that are necessary to develop truly innovative wireless devices, as well as the development tools and services needed to bring them to market quickly and easily. Founded in 1993 and headquartered near Paris in Issy-les-Moulineaux, Wavecom has subsidiaries in Hong Kong (PRC), Seoul (South Korea), San Diego (USA), Darmstadt (Germany) and Guildford (UK). Company revenues totaled EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 551.1 million in 2002 and EUR157.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2003. Wavecom is publicly traded on Euronext Paris in France and on the NASDAQ exchange in the U.S. www.wavecom.com This press release may contain forward-looking statements that relate to the Company's plans objectives, estimates and goals. Words such as "expects," "anticipates," "intends," "plans," "believes" and "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions identify such forward-looking statements. The Company's business is subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, including probable variability in the Company's quarterly operating results, manufacturing capacity constraints, dependence on a limited number of customers, variability in production yields, dependence on third parties, currency rate changes and risks associated with managing growth. These and other risks and uncertainties, which are described in more detail in the Company's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, could cause the Company's actual results and developments to be materially different from those expressed or implied by any of these forward-looking statements. |
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