CSR's Single-Chip Bluetooth Solution Chosen for New Panasonic X700 Smartphone.CAMBRIDGE, England -- CSR PLC (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :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. ), a leading provider of single-chip radio devices, today announced that the latest GSM smartphone from Panasonic Mobile Communications is to be Bluetooth-enabled by BlueCore, CSR's solution which already features in 60 percent of all qualified Bluetooth end product and module designs. The Panasonic X700 GSM smartphone, using CSR's latest BlueCore3 Bluetooth technology, was launched at 3GSM World Congress in February and is the company's flagship model for 2004. The X700 is due to be available in Europe, Asia and the US later this year. The compact clamshell phone operates on the Symbian operating system (OS) for mobile devices. Support for CSR's BlueCore is designed into the Symbian OS Bluetooth software stack. This makes it much easier for designers to integrate BlueCore into any Symbian mobile device. Inclusion of Bluetooth connectivity in the handset allows images, multimedia messages (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. ) and video clips to be sent wirelessly to a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). or a PC. Since the X700 also supports the viewing and editing of Microsoft Word, Excel or Powerpoint documents, these can be easily uploaded to a computer via Bluetooth. Connection to a hands-free kit for safer driving, or a Bluetooth headset for the convenience of the user, are additional benefits of a Bluetooth-enabled phone. Panasonic's feature-rich tri-band smartphone also includes Java support, a VGA (Video Graphics Array) The display standard for the PC. All PC display adapters support VGA, and Windows machines boot up in "VGA mode" before switching to higher resolutions. camera facility, high-quality TFT (Thin Film Transistor) The term typically refers to active matrix screens on laptop computers. Active matrix LCD provides a sharper screen display and broader viewing angle than does passive matrix. See LCD and thin film. TFT - Thin Film transistor screen, and support for miniSD(TM) cards for storing images, documents and phone data. Morgan Gillis, Executive Vice President of Sales for Panasonic commented, "Panasonic's expertise in the miniaturisation n. 1. miniaturization. Noun 1. miniaturisation - act of making on a greatly reduced scale miniaturization shrinking - the act of becoming less of consumer electronics has resulted in driving down the size and weight of the Symbian OS smartphone - one of the most technically advanced products in the market". Gillis continued, "CSR's BlueCore3 Bluetooth technology complements the X700's advanced feature set by enabling wireless connectivity to other devices. Support for BlueCore in the Symbian OS also made it very easy for us to continue using the same reliable Bluetooth silicon we have been using for our popular X70 model." Eric Janson, vice president of worldwide marketing, CSR, added, "In the X700 smartphone, Panasonic has put together one of the most technologically advanced GSM mobile handsets on the market. A VGA camera, high-quality screen and PDA-like functionality, all in a compact clamshell design". Janson continued, "Panasonic has selected CSR's BlueCore3-ROM to provide Bluetooth wireless connectivity which will allow the user to make full use of some of the functions on the phone. BlueCore is reliable and robust solution for Bluetooth at a size and price particularly suited to mobile applications." About CSR CSR PLC (LSE:CSR.L) is a leading provider of single-chip radio devices for Bluetooth wireless communication. CSR offers developed hardware/software packages based around BlueCore, a fully integrated 2.4 GHz radio, baseband and microcontroller. BlueCore features in 60 percent of all Bluetooth qualified end products and modules with international names such as Microsoft Corp, Nokia, Dell, 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 with full support for v1.2 of the Bluetooth specification. In February 2004, CSR floated on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. in the largest UK technology floatation in three years. CSR is headquartered in Cambridge, UK, with offices in Richardson, Texas, USA; Tokyo, Japan; Seoul, Korea; Taipei, Taiwan 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 About Panasonic Mobile Communications Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. (PMC (1) See Portable Media Center. (2) (PCI Mezzanine Card) A PCI-based mezzanine card that is widely adapted to VMEbus, CompactPCI and PCI cards. ), based in Yokohama, Japan, is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of mobile communications products. As one of the main business domains for Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand digital electronics, PMC has been developing cutting edge technologies since its establishment in 1958, including the world's first 3G video handset for the Japanese market in 2001. PMC is committed to providing added-value solutions to end-users through its mobile communication products. For more information, please visit www.panasonic.co.jp/pmc or www.panasonicmobile.com Ref: EME n. 1. An uncle. 9588 Photo ref: PEM (Privacy Enhanced Mail) A standard for secure e-mail on the Internet. It supports encryption, digital signatures and digital certificates as well as both private and public key methods. Not widely used, work on PEM later evolved into S/MIME. See MIME. 4001 http://www.csr.com/images/hires/pem4001 |
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