CSR's Bluetooth Solution Brings Telephony Functionality to Microsoft's 'Athens' Prototype PC.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2003 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 BlueCore single-chip solution has been chosen by Microsoft Corp. to bring Bluetooth wireless technology to its 'Athens' prototype PC. The 'Athens' PC is currently on a world tour that has recently included Bluetooth Congress in Amsterdam and Microsoft aims to use it to demonstrate how multiple forms of communication can be merged into a consistent and streamlined design. CSR's BlueCore has been used to enable integrated wireless telephony telephony without wires, usually employing electric waves of high frequency emitted from an oscillator or generator, as in wireless telegraphy. A telephone transmitter causes fluctuations in these waves, it being the fluctuations only which affect the receiver. See also: Wireless functionality that would allow a user to utilize a central communications unit via a wireless handset and headset Headphones combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many people use headsets at the computer so they can converse and type comfortably. . Mike Foley Mike Foley (b. 1954) is Nebraska state auditor from Lincoln, Nebraska and formerly in the Nebraska Legislature. He is a registered appraiser. Personal life He was born on April 5, 1954, in Rochester, New York and graduated from Bishop Kearney High School in 1972, the , Wireless Architect, Microsoft & Former Chairman of the Board, Bluetooth SIG commented, "In developing this prototype, we have paid particular attention to ensuring that both 'Athens' hardware and software are meshed as tightly as is possible. CSR's BlueCore solution is technology that we have already integrated into our Bluetooth wireless keyboard and mouse. Our experience tells us that BlueCore is a sturdy sturdy neurological disease in sheep caused by the pressure of a Taenia multiceps metacestode. Called also gid. , robust product and that the CSR's designers are fully capable of bringing their expertise to such a demanding project as 'Athens'." The 'Athens' prototype PC is intended for business use and aims to provide a vision of future business desktop PC technology that will provide a seamless and natural experience for both communications and collaboration. An integrated communications unit is wirelessly connected to a Bluetooth-enabled handset and headset, the silicon for which is provided by CSR. Kristine Overlaur, Technical Marketing Manager, CSR, added, "Bluetooth is ideal for wirelessly channelling real-time data Real-time data denotes information that is delivered immediately after collection. There is no delay in the timeliness of the information provided. Some uses of this term confuse it with the term dynamic data. between devices. Our market leading BlueCore silicon is designed for easy integration into any kind of electronic device, and therefore we are pleased Microsoft have identified this when designing the 'Athens' prototype PC." About CSR CSR (Cambridge Silicon Radio) is the world-leading provider of single-chip radio devices for Bluetooth wireless communication. CSR offers developed hardware/software packages for each of the fastest growing Bluetooth applications markets which are all based around BlueCore, a fully integrated 2.4 GHz radio, baseband and microcontroller A single chip that contains the processor (the CPU), non-volatile memory for the program (ROM or flash), volatile memory for input and output (RAM), a clock and an I/O control unit. . BlueCore features in 60 percent of all qualified Bluetooth v 1.1 enabled end product designs with international names such as Microsoft Corp, Panasonic, Audi, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , Toshiba, Samsung and Sony already using BlueCore in their range of Bluetooth products. In June 2003, CSR launched the third generation BlueCore devices, the first silicon with full support for v1.2 of the Bluetooth specification. CSR is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with offices in Richardson, Texas Richardson is a suburb in Dallas County and Collin County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 91,803, while according to a 2006 estimate, the population had grown to 99,200. ; Tokyo, Japan; Singapore and Aalborg, Denmark. More information can be found at www.csr.com and the partner web site www.btdesigner.com More information about Bluetooth can be found on the SIG web site at www.bluetooth.com |
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