CSR's BlueCore Integrated Into Blue2space Access Point for Portable Devices.Business/High-Tech Editors RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 31, 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 its BlueCore01 single-chip Bluetooth solution has been integrated into a new 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 from Blue2space. The blue2access enables wireless networking See wireless network. for portable devices such as PCs, PDAs and mobile phones, over a LAN or the Internet. It is a plug-and-play device with a built-in web server for simple configuration and will act as a key element in establishing a Bluetooth network. It is compatible with all major operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. as well as devices without operating systems. "CSR is at the forefront of the Bluetooth market and we have benefited greatly from working with CSR, drawing from its vast Bluetooth experience. The BlueCore solution has enabled us to realize cost, size and time to market benefits, and to develop an access point flexible enough to be used in almost any scenario," commented Mats Carlson, chief technical officer of Blue2space. "blue2access can be used in public hotspots, throughout the office, in temporary networks, and has even been incorporated as part of Speedwave, the world's first urban wireless network in Manchester, England." Flash memory on the BlueCore chip allows for easy firmware and software upgrades. No extra software is needed in the terminal or connected devices. The access point weighs just 90g and measures 106x70x26mm. It has 3 LEDs, one (blue) indicating mode of operation, and two LAN LEDs indicating status of LAN connection and transmission of data. The access point can be connected to a LAN using a standard Ethernet RJ-45 connection for easy integration into existing networks. In addition to LAN access profile, blue2access supports the Generic Access Profile
The Generic Access Profile (GAP) (ETSI standard EN 300 444) describes a set of mandatory requirements to allow any conforming DECT Fixed Part (base) to inter operate with and Serial Port Profile to ensure maximum connectability. 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 Q3 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. |
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