Bluetooth Meets Java: Zucotto Announces Bluetooth SIG Involvement; Zucotto's Xpresso System-on-a-Chip, Based On Sun's J2ME KVM Technology, to be Integrated With Bluetooth.Business Editors/High Tech Writers CTIA's Wireless 2000 SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 28, 2000 Adding to the excitement of the recently announced Xpresso(TM) system-on-a-chip (SOC), Zucotto announces their involvement in 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). Xpresso offers an enhanced implementation of Sun Microsystem's (Nasdaq:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ) Java 2 MicroEdition (J2ME (Java 2 Platform, Micro Edition) A version of Java 2 for cellphones, PDAs and consumer appliances. J2ME uses the K Virtual Machine (KVM), a specialized Java interpreter for devices with limited memory. ) KVM (K Virtual Machine) A version of the Java Virtual Machine for small devices with limited memory. See J2ME. See also KVM switch. KVM - Keyboard Video Mouse (TM) environment, enabling millions of Java programmers to develop applications for new Java-enabled consumer devices. Zucotto is forming alliances with Bluetooth SIG members to integrate Bluetooth RF and baseband solutions into the Xpresso chip-sets. Bluetooth Chips are estimated to exceed 250M Units by 2003, 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. Cahners In-Stat Group report sited on the bluetooth Web site (www.bluetooth.com). The Bluetooth SIG, founded by Ericsson, 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) , Intel, Nokia and Toshiba, has over 1300 members. Bluetooth components are small and low-cost, providing short range radio links between mobile devices and are the ideal extension of the Xpresso family, already bound for integration into cellular phones and PDAs. The Xpresso family of products will deliver 20 - 40 times the performance, with less power consumption than comparable devices running on existing virtual machines, making it ideal for pervasive computing Refers to the use of computers in everyday life, including PDAs, smartphones and other mobile devices. It also refers to computers contained in commonplace objects such as cars and appliances and implies that people are unaware of their presence. , wireless Internet and multimedia applications. Integral to Zucotto's 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. is SLICE(TM) which combines the Support Layer(TM) bolted to Sun's KVM. Zucotto has already filed multiple patents on elements of their solutions, and plan to demonstrate prototypes of their technology, integrated with bluetooth, at the CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. show in February. First samples of Xpresso are expected later this year. About Zucotto Systems Inc. Zucotto is dedicated to providing Java and Jini solutions, enabling companies to quickly develop products for mobile multimedia and wireless Internet. Zucotto provides developers with a one-stop solution through the combination of embedded Java See PersonalJava. , supported by a powerful development environment. Zucotto is based in San Diego, and Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. For more information see www.zucotto.com or www.xpressotogo.com. About Sun Microsystems Inc. Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision -- The Network Is The Computer(TM) -- has propelled Sun Microsystems Inc. (Nasdaq:SUNW), to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that power the Internet and allow companies worldwide to &uot;.com&uot; their businesses. With $12.4 billion in annual revenues, Sun can be found in more than 170 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://www.sun.com. (c) 2000 Zucotto Systems Inc. All rights reserved. This news release contains certain forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements about new product features, market opportunity for new products, and the demand for services that may be offered by Zucotto Systems Inc. Such statements are only predictions and the company's actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Zucotto Xpresso, &uot;To Go!&uot;, and SLICE, are trademarks or registered trademarks of Zucotto Systems Inc. Sun Microsystems, Java, KVM and Jini are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc. in the United States and other countries. |
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