BeComm Announces Creation of Embedded Products Group; New Division to Focus on Embedded Products Based on Strings for OEMs and ISVs.Business Editors, Technology Writers REDMOND, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2001 BeComm Corporation, developer of the Strings(TM) software platform for intelligent computing devices, announced the addition of an Embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. Products Group to serve the needs of its growing base of customers developing intelligent computing devices and platforms. The Embedded Products Group, led by Tim Elliott, director of sales and business development for BeComm, will deliver embeddable solutions to OEMs and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) focused on developing intelligent devices such as web pads See Webpad. , PDAs, smart phones, set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. and media gateways. Based on Version 1.0 of its flagship platform, Strings(TM), BeComm's embedded solutions allow OEMs and ISVs to add advanced media processing See media control. capability directly into their existing products, applications and platforms without sacrificing functionality or requiring costly changes in their underlying platforms. The flexibility of BeComm's technology allows OEMs to reduce development costs, decrease a product's time to market and increase overall functionality of their products. Strings is compatible with most existing software platforms including Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. , 9x, NT, 2000, VxWorks, QNX A multiuser, multitasking, real time operating system for PCs from QNX Software Systems, Ltd., Ottawa, Ontario (www.qnx.com), that is noted for its low-memory requirement and rapid response. Similar to Unix, it has been in use since the early 1980s. , Linux and FreeBSD and is available on x86, Power PC, StrongARM and compatible chips. "The Embedded Products Group is focused on delivering solutions that OEMs and ISVs can use to quickly and unobtrusively un·ob·tru·sive adj. Not undesirably noticeable or blatant; inconspicuous. un  ob·tru add the advanced media and networking capabilities of Strings to their existing applications and platforms," said Elliott. "Our goal is to make it as easy as possible for our customers to go to market with winning solutions. We offer both packaged products that provide turn-key solutions as well as customized products built to customer specifications by our acclaimed platform integration teams." About BeComm's Embedded Products Group The Embedded Products Group provides resource efficient and small footprint solutions that allow OEMs and ISVs to embed Strings' advanced media processing and networking capabilities into their existing products. Embeddable products include consumer audio solutions, streaming audio A one-way audio transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play audio clips and Internet radio. Computers in home networks stream audio (mostly music) to digital media hubs connected to home theaters. and video systems, media servers, media gateways, telephony servers A computer in a network that provides telephone integration. The term may refer to the entire system or to just the plug-in boards and software. An Internet telephony server links phone lines to the Internet. and home networking applications. Supported platforms include Windows CE, 9x, NT, 2000, VxWorks, QNX, Linux and FreeBSD. Supported chips include x86, Power PC, StrongARM and compatible chips. In addition to packaged solutions, the Embedded Products Group can help OEMs customize solutions for their specific needs. Strings is the most advanced technology available today to enable rich media processing on lightweight and resource constrained devices and is the basis of many innovative products in the multimedia space including consumer audio systems, web tablets and other media rich appliances. About BeComm Based in Redmond, Wash., BeComm has developed cutting-edge communication technology since 1996. BeComm is focused on the development of software platforms, products and services to enable highly connected computing systems. With innovative embedded products, server solutions and its flagship platform Strings, BeComm is leading the way to a world of devices that are All Ways Connected(TM). More information on BeComm and Strings is available at http://www.becomm.com. |
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