COMMIT Chooses SKY MobileMedia Application Software for TD-SCDMA Chipset Platforms.SKY-MAP Software Solutions to Power New 3G Wireless Handsets for Chinese Mobile Market SHANGHAI, China & SAN DIEGO San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. -- COMMIT Incorporated, a leading supplier of TD-SCDMA TD-SCDMA Time Division Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access chipsets and SKY MobileMedia, Inc., a leading provider of application software solutions for the wireless industry, today announced that COMMIT has licensed the SKY-MAP(TM) Mobile Applications Software Platform for use with COMMIT's dual-mode TD-SCDMA/GPRS chipset solutions. Under this agreement, COMMIT's TD-SCDMA chipsets and hardware reference boards will be pre-integrated with the SKY-MAP(TM) Mobile Applications Software Platform. The resulting complete 3G multimedia handset reference solutions will reduce time and R&D costs for manufacturers as they design and launch devices using China's TD-SCDMA wireless standard. "With the rapidly accelerating deployment of TD-SCDMA networks in China, our customers require pre-integrated hardware plus software solutions that reduce time-to-market for TD-SCDMA wireless multimedia handsets," stated Evan Yu, 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 COMMIT. "The integration of SKY-MAP with COMMIT's advanced chipset technology creates the industry-leading TD-SCDMA reference solution, enabling handset manufacturers to quickly develop and launch feature-rich 3G handsets." The SKY-MAP software solution for 3G multimedia phones based on COMMIT's TD-SCDMA chipsets includes the market-tested SKY-MMI providing call management and PIM (1) (Protocol Independent Multicast) A multicast routing protocol endorsed by the IETF. Used in conjunction with an existing unicast routing protocol, it comes in two flavors: Dense Mode (PIM-DM) is used when recipients in the target group are in a concentrated functions, SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. , support for multiple Asian and European languages, as well as market-proven SKY-MAP applications and middleware engines for Browsing and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service) An enhanced transmission service that enables graphics, video clips and sound files to be transmitted via cellphones. Developed as part of the 3GPP project, MMS phones are generally backward compatible with SMS and EMS. . The SKY-MAP solution also includes music, camera, video support and multimedia streaming which will take advantage of the high data rates enabled by COMMIT's TD-SCDMA technology. Modular SKY-MAP applications and engines for EMAIL See e-mail. , DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M , data synchronization Keeping data in two or more computers up-to-date so that each repository contains the identical information. Data in handheld devices and laptops often require synchronization with the data in a desktop machine or server. , Java, and 2D graphics such as Flash-lite and SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) A vector graphics format from the W3C for the Web that is expressed in XML. Introduced in 2001, SVG was designed to become the standard vector format just as GIFs and JPEGs have become the standard bitmaps for the Web. are also available. In addition, the solution is supported by SKY's powerful RapidPLUS development and customization tools, enabling handset OEMs and ODMs to rapidly design and test highly-differentiated and uniquely branded TD-SCDMA 3G handsets. "We are very pleased that COMMIT has chosen SKY-MAP as their applications software platform," stated Naser Partovi, CEO of SKY MobileMedia. "TD-SCDMA is poised for rapid growth, and COMMIT is at the forefront of this wireless technology. Partnering together, SKY and COMMIT are taking a leadership position in this exciting new 3G market." Availability The 3G multimedia phone reference design including the COMMIT dual-mode TD-SCDMA/GPRS chipset and the SKY-MAP applications platform is currently available for new handset development, with first production devices expected in 1H2008. About COMMIT Inc. - The Growing Power for TD-SCDMA Industry COMMIT Incorporated was established in February 2002 consisting of 17 industrial famous and respected enterprises including China PUTIAN Corporation, China Academy of Telecommunications Technology (CATT), Texas Instruments (China), Nokia (China) Investment Co. Limited, LG Electronics, Inc., Hyper Market International Limited, etc. COMMIT provides TD-SCDMA/GPRS dual mode chipset: * Dual mode baseband * Dual mode protocol stack software * Dual mode handset reference design and development tools With the goal to create Chinese home grown intellectual properties, develop market competitive products, satisfy customers' requirements and promote TD-SCDMA industry, COMMIT endeavors to be the worldwide leader in the wireless communication industry. For more information about COMMIT, please visit www.commit.cn. About SKY MobileMedia, Inc. - Enabling Innovation in Multimedia Communications.[TM] SKY MobileMedia is a leading provider of complete pre-integrated turnkey software solutions for wireless handsets. SKY's market-tested application software platform, SKY-MAP[TM], has been commercially deployed in over 20 million phones worldwide. SKY-MAP brings together all of the applications software elements required for mass-market handsets, including a complete reference MMI (Man Machine Interface) See HMI. 1. MMI - Man-Machine Interface. 2. (company) MMI - The company which developed the first Programmable Array Logic devices. MMI was bought by AMD. and applications suite, SKY-MMI, standards-compliant middleware engines, and the PC-based RapidPLUS[TM] set of MMI and applications software development and customization tools. Headquartered in San Diego, California “San Diego” redirects here. For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation). San Diego is a coastal Southern California city located in the southwestern corner of the continental United States. As of 2006, the city has a population of 1,256,951. , SKY has additional development centers in Europe, Israel, and India, as well as customer support centers in Europe and China. For more information visit www.skymobilemedia.com. |
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