Extreme Copper Selects Rim Semiconductor for Three Year Supply Agreement.Companies Anticipate First Customer Win For Rim Semi's Cupria[TM] Broadband Technology broadband technology Telecommunications devices, lines, or technologies that allow communication over a wide band of frequencies, and especially over a range of frequencies divided into multiple independent channels for the simultaneous transmission of different signals. to Result in $3 Million in Sales PORTLAND, Ore. -- Rim Semiconductor Company (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). : RSMI), an innovator in video-over-copper technology, and Extreme Copper, Inc., a supplier of DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary equipment solutions, jointly announced Rim Semi's Cupria[TM] family of semiconductors will power new transport equipment from Extreme Copper to support advanced video, data and voice applications. The contract establishes Rim Semiconductor's technology as the new standard for Extreme Copper's next generation digital subscriber line access multiplexers (DSLAM (DSL Access Multiplexor) A central office (CO) device for ADSL service that intermixes voice traffic and DSL traffic onto a customer's DSL line. It also separates incoming phone and data signals and directs them onto the appropriate carrier's network. See DSL. ) and customer premises equipment See CPE. (CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment ). Extreme sells to telecommunications and municipality markets and has successfully deployed equipment in Intelligent Traffic/Transportation Systems management, Hospitality and Telco terminal node terminal node - leaf network applications. Extreme has demonstrated innovative leadership by developing the world's first Wireless Integrated Switch/Router and an innovative product suite consisting of: the NE-300, RP-300 and SLT-1000 Hardened, Wireline and DSL/LAN Extension Products. Extreme selected Rim Semiconductor's technology for the superior data rate and reach for video applications. Cupria(TM) will be used in Extreme Copper's new SRi3000 series of 4, 8 and 24 port DSLAM products, network line extenders and CPE products. "With its focus on innovating copper-based broadband solutions, Rim Semiconductor has advanced the DSL market," says Robert V. Nino, president and 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 Extreme Copper. "The new products will be the highest performing xDSL solution available. By incorporating Rim Semi's new technology, we will have a better performing solution than equipment currently on the market Co and we can better meet the performance requirements of our customers." "Our technology opens up tremendous opportunities for market differentiation for equipment suppliers," adds Brad Ketch ketch, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel with a mainmast forward carrying a mainsail and jibs. It has a mizzenmast aft, stepped forward of the rudder post. In the United States, ketch-rigged vessels are widely used today as yachts. , CEO of Rim Semiconductor Company. "Extreme Copper is known for its quality equipment and early adoption of new technologies and we're pleased they are the first company to bring Cupria[TM] to market. Their new line of Cupria[TM]-based products validates our vision for better quality of service in video-over-copper technology." The Cupria[TM] family of copper transport processors is based on Rim Semiconductor's innovative new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. Protocol Subscriber Line The line from the customer site to the local telephone company. See subscriber network. (IPSL IPSL International Partnership for Service Learning IPSL Internet Protocol Subscriber Line IPSL Idle Property Screening List (NASA) ) technology. Cupria[TM] delivers significantly more bandwidth over longer distances, increasing the total available market for triple play services while lowering network costs. The IP-based technology offers a better end-user experience than other video-over-copper technologies to deliver superior image quality. Cupria[TM] is currently in development and both companies will be performing testing later this year. Extreme Copper plans to ship its new Cupria[TM]-based product line next year. Based on Extreme Copper's growth estimates, Rim Semi and Extreme believe the contract could result in $3 million dollars in sales of Rim Semi's Cupria[TM] family of semiconductors. About Extreme Copper Extreme Copper, Inc. has a mission to leverage the existing copper plant to provide high-speed communications options to the networking community. Extreme offers innovative products that move multi-megabit communications to the network edge and into the enterprise or residential premises. Extreme has successfully deployed equipment in intelligent traffic/transportation systems management, hospitality and telco terminal node network applications. Extreme also developed the world's first wireless integrated switch/router and other innovative product suites. About Rim Semiconductor Rim Semiconductor Company (OTCBB: RSMI) develops technology for telecommunications companies to deliver demanding new video and data services with lower network costs. The company's products allow data to be transmitted at greater speed and across extended distances over existing copper wire Co all with the highest quality of service Co for a better end-user experience. For more information, visit www.rimsemi.com. With the exception of historical information contained in this press release, this press release may include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements, including but not limited to the following: product development difficulties; market demand and acceptance of products; the impact of changing economic conditions; business conditions in the Internet and telecommunications industries; reliance on third parties, including potential suppliers, licensors, and licensees; the impact of competitors and their products; risks concerning future technology; and other factors detailed in this press release and in the company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Rim Semiconductor is under no obligation to revise or update any forward looking statement in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise in the future. |
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