BSQUARE Expands SDIO Solutions to Include Quality Assurance Testing; Adds New Members to SDIO Now! Program.Business/High-Tech Editors BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2002 Introduces CEValidator SDIO See SDIO card. Edition For Automated QA Testing; NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Samsung, SyChip, MediaQ, Hanvit IT and Others Join SDIO Now! Program BSQUARE Corporation (Nasdaq:BSQR) today introduced CEValidator (TM) SDIO Edition Version 1.0, a fully automated design verification environment for developers of SDIO (Secure Digital 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 ) devices and peripherals. CEValidator SDIO Edition software provides out-of-the-box testing of SDIO devices with dozens of pre-configured tests. Testing helps developers save both time and expense, validates high product quality, and identifies potential problems before a product release. BSQUARE also announced that key hardware and software companies have recently joined its SDIO Now! program, demonstrating growing enthusiasm for early access to BSQUARE's SDIO development solutions. BSQUARE designed the program to help manufacturers of chipsets, portable devices, card host controllers, and peripherals support the popular SDIO standard on Microsoft(R) Windows Embedded-based devices. Industry leaders embracing the program include smart device manufacturer NEC AccessTechnica, Samsung, and chipset A group of chips designed to work as a unit to perform a function. For example, a modem chipset contains all the primary circuits for transmitting and receiving. A PC chipset provides the electronic interfaces between all subsystems (see PC chipset for illustration). maker MediaQ. Several leading peripheral vendors have recently joined the SDIO Now! program, including Hanvit IT, MicroTune, and SyChip. SDIO Now! provides all of these companies with a common development platform, eliminating the need for vendors to write individual drivers for each Embedded Windows See Windows XP Embedded. device. "BSQUARE's SDIO Now! program allows us to reduce development time while seamlessly integrating full SD and SDIO functionality into our devices," said Satoshi Banno, Senior Manager, NEC AccessTechnica. "The program provides not only a complete development solution, but also brings together silicon and peripheral vendors to provide a complete interoperable solution for our customers. Our customers can feel confident that all SDIO peripherals using the BSQUARE SDIO Now! driver model will run seamlessly on our SDIO Now! enabled devices." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Len Ott, Chief Technical Officer for Socket Communications: "The broad range of industry support for SDIO Now! technology really validates our decision to ship Socket Communications' SDIO Bluetooth card with SDIO Now! drivers." "Membership in the SDIO Now! program has reached a critical mass, and we believe that the program is rapidly becoming the de-facto industry standard for SDIO support," said Bill Baxter
William Robert Baxter (born November 3, 1946) is a former Australian politician and the current Victorian State President of The Nationals. , 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 BSQUARE. "Companies join the program because BSQUARE has demonstrated real expertise in SDIO technology, as manifested by products like CEValidator SDIO Edition, which reduces the complexity of testing, allowing developers to get their products to market faster." "BSQUARE's SDIO Now! program has been a key asset in our ability to provide a plug and play solution for our customers. It allowed us to offer what we believe to be the world's first SDIO 802.11b NIC (1) (Network Interface Card) See network adapter. See also InterNIC. (2) (New Internet Computer) An earlier Linux-based computer from The New Internet Computer Company (NICC), Palo Alto, CA. card that can be used with PDAs and Smartphones for high speed Internet Access See how to access the Internet. ," said Navi Miglani, Product Marketing Manager for SyChip. CEValidator Solution Suite Based on BSQUARE's proven CEValidator technology, the SDIO Edition is one of the only fully automated SDIO testing solution currently available in the marketplace. With CEValidator SDIO Edition, developers can verify the embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. Microsoft(R) Windows port to the targeted SDIO device by performing stress and performance testing Performance Testing covers a broad range of engineering or functional evaluations where a material, product, or system is not specified by detailed material or component specifications: Rather, emphasis is on the final measurable performance characteristics. in both manual and automated modes. Pre-configured SDIO-specific tests allow developers to get started on testing immediately, with the aim to lower development costs, and to provide higher product quality and consistency. The CEValidator Solution Suite is an end-to-end solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. , providing quality assurance for every stage of device development; from device design through manufacturing to application verification. CEValidator operates on a common user interface and is a fully automated design verification environment for embedded Windows platforms and applications. In addition to CEValidator SDIO Edition, the solution suite includes CEValidator PassCODE (TM) application tester and CEValidator PassPORT (TM) platform tester. BSQUARE SDIO Now! Program SDIO Now! provides a coordinated approach to delivering SDIO system software among portable device OEMs, chipset and semiconductor vendors, and peripheral manufacturers. With a standard driver architecture and APIs, peripheral vendors can feel confident that their products will be compatible with various devices regardless of the choice of SD host controller or platform architecture. The standard architectures for adding SD and SDIO card (Secure Digital I/O Card) A version of the SD Memory Card that adds wireless transmission to a handheld device. Introduced in 2001, the first SDIO card on the market was a Bluetooth card. Wi-Fi and ZigBee cards followed. See SD Card. bus functionality allow device OEMs to choose from a variety of host controller solutions, and rapidly add SDIO card support without having to develop the complex infrastructure for supporting commercially available peripherals. Furthermore, a semiconductor vendor can provide the necessary software module to enable the SD card host functionality with little or no development from the OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and . About BSQUARE BSQUARE accelerates the development, deployment, and management of next generation smart devices and applications. The company's product and service suite includes Device Development Solutions, Wireless Solutions and Consulting Services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" . For nearly a decade, BSQUARE has provided more than 150 world-class manufacturers, integrators and service providers the necessary building blocks to design, develop and test innovative products quickly and cost effectively. BSQUARE offers its customers deep expertise in the latest hardware and software platforms and systems, providing critical engineering services that have resulted in the successful launch of hundreds of new products and applications. BSQUARE's new wireless product and service solutions help companies expand into new data-oriented mobile markets, increasing client revenue and reducing risk and support costs associated with product development. For more information, visit BSQUARE at www.BSQUARE.com or call 888/820-4500. BSQUARE, CEValidator, PassCODE and PassPORT are either a trademark or a registered trademark of BSQUARE Corporation. All other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. Any statements, expectations and assumptions contained in this press release that do not describe historical facts, such as statements about the performance, functionality or use of BSQUARE products, solutions and programs, and the corresponding results constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect BSQUARE's actual results to differ materially from current expectations include a decline in the market for Windows Embedded smart devices or the failure of such market to develop as anticipated, rapid technological change in smart devices and peripherals, risks associated with the technical complexity associated with software and hardware devices and peripherals, risks associated with international business delays or announcements of delays by Microsoft of Windows Embedded product releases, competition and intellectual property risks. A more detailed description of certain factors that could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed in BSQUARE's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , in the section entitled "Certain Factors That May Affect Future Results." Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release. BSQUARE undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. |
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