BlueLine Access Point From Roving Networks Powered by CSR BlueCore.Business Editors RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 2002 CSR (1) (Customer Service Representative) A person who handles a customer's request regarding a bill, account changes or service or merchandise ordered. Agents in call centers are known as CSRs. See call center. (Cambridge Silicon Radio) today announced that Roving Networks, the intelligent network appliance (1) A specialized device for use on a network. For example, Web servers, cache servers and file servers can be implemented as general-purpose computers with the appropriate software or as network appliances, which are computers dedicated to a single function and cannot do anything company, has selected CSR's BlueCore chipset for its BlueLine blue·line or blue line n. Either of two blue lines running across an ice-hockey rink, usually 60 feet from each goal, and dividing the rink into defensive, neutral, and offensive zones. 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 point which delivers secure Bluetooth wireless connectivity for, enterprise networking, industrial automation, retail commerce, as well as home networking applications with its support for X10 technology. Roving Networks' BlueLine access point provides enhanced security for enterprise applications and includes support for virtual private networks, PIN code initialized security, firewall and a variety of authentication and authorization features. BlueLine access points are very compact (76 x 127mm) and are plug and play, which allows the unit to be set up within two minutes. The compact design of BlueLine is made possible by the small footprint of CSR's BlueCore technology. The access points provide a variety of connectivity options including the built-in LAN router and WAN gateway, and support for LAN access, serial port and generic profiles is provided via the Bluetooth v1.1 qualified stack. Later this year, the BlueLine access point will be available with support for both Bluetooth and 802.11b wireless LAN. Eric Janson, vice president North America, CSR commented, "CSR is very happy to be working with Roving Networks and to have been chosen for its BlueLine access points." Janson continued, "CSR is keen to partner with leading companies from around the world who are actively developing Bluetooth applications." "BlueLine provides mobile professionals with a secured wireless connectivity solution to access real-time information from corporate networks and the internet," said Michael Conrad, 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 Roving Networks. "Using CSR's BlueCore chipset, we were able to produce a compact and low cost access point which we expect will meet the needs of a wide variety of enterprise, retail, industrial and home control applications." About CSR CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) specializes in providing single-chip radio devices to the global market for short-range wireless communications, including Bluetooth(TM). The company's mission is to create the most highly integrated radio devices available, fabricated using standard CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Pronounced "c-moss." The most widely used integrated circuit design. It is found in almost every electronic product from handheld devices to mainframes. technology, to provide its customers with the lowest cost of ownership of high quality digital radio. CSR was the first company in the world to offer a true single-chip Bluetooth solution with BlueCore, a fully integrated 2.4 GHz radio, baseband and microcontroller. In Q4 2001 CSR released BlueCore2, its second generation family, and offer developed hardware/software bundles for each of the fastest growing Bluetooth applications markets. Users can combine the chips with the CSR Bluetooth software stack to provide a fully compliant solution for data and voice communications or, used with an upper layer host software stack, CSR is able to offer a complete Bluetooth end-to-end solution. CSR has a growing list of major international companies including Sony, Compaq, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , Fujitsu, LG, ALPS Alps, great mountain system of S central Europe, c.500 mi (800 km) long and c.100 mi (160 km) wide, curving in a great arc from the Riviera coast on the Mediterranean Sea, along the borders of N Italy and adjacent regions of SE France, Switzerland, SW Germany, and , TDK TDK Türk Dil Kurumu (Turkish Language Council) TDK The Dark Knights (gaming clan) TDK Tokyo Denkikagaku Kogyo KK (TDK Electronics Co. Ltd. , 3Com, Mitsumi, Siemens and Motorola, who have already used CSR's BlueCore in the development of a range of Bluetooth products. In fact, up to the end of 2001, 70% of available pre-qualified modules, as listed on the qualified products page of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) is the body that oversees the development of Bluetooth standards and the licensing of the Bluetooth technologies and trademarks to manufacturers. (SIG) web site, feature BlueCore01 and it is in 60% of all qualified Bluetooth v 1.1 enabled end product designs. CSR is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with offices in Richardson, Texas; Tokyo, Japan; Singapore and Aalborg, Denmark. More information about CSR can be found on the web site at www.csr.com About Roving Networks Founded in September of 2000 with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California, USA Roving Networks Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. developing intelligent network appliances. More information about Roving Networks Inc. can be found at www.rovingnetworks.com. BlueLine is a trademark of Roving Networks. |
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