Silicom Announces Full Windows CE Support.KFAR-SAVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 1998--Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : SILCF) today announced that the Company completed the development of the industry's most comprehensive family of Windows CE (Windows Consumer Electronics) Microsoft's version of Windows for handheld devices and embedded systems that use x86, ARM, MIPS and SHx CPUs. Windows CE .NET superseded Windows CE 3.0. data communication adapters. The Silicom family of Windows CE data communication adapters includes modem, serial and Ethernet PC Card products. Windows CE is an operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. developed by Microsoft especially for the Handheld PC market. By using the Silicom Windows CE compatible modem PC Card A modem for use in a laptop or other computer with a PC Card (PCMCIA) slot. Modem PC Cards come in landline and wireless varieties, the latter enabling you to connect to a specific cellular or data service. See wireless modem. the user can surf the Internet or communicate via e-mail using a small form factor Handheld PC. A vast range of serial devices, such as bar code scanners, measurement equipment, label printers and others, can be connected easily to a Handheld PC using the Silicom Windows CE compatible serial PC Card. Windows CE offers the possibility to connect your Handheld PC to a desktop PC using Serial or Ethernet connection. The Silicom high-speed Windows CE Ethernet PC Card allows fast synchronization, system backup, Internet browsing and e-mail connection. Also, it allows a Handheld PC user to access a host PC, or a server, from any available 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. port on the company network. Silicom developed two special Windows CE software drivers for its Ethernet PC Card. Thus, the Company offers full support to all types of Windows CE machines based on the SH- 3 and the MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second) The execution speed of a computer. For example, .5 MIPS is 500,000 instructions per second; 100 MIPS is a hundred million instructions per second. RISC processors. All Silicom's family of Windows CE data communication PC Cards feature very low power consumption. This can be a very important advantage in a mobile computing environment, where less power means longer battery life, better efficiency and higher productivity. By introducing the first family of Windows CE data communication PC Cards, Silicom takes a leading position among the vendors offering data communication peripherals for the Handheld PC Window CE environment. Silicom Ltd. is a leading provider of high performance connectivity solutions for portable computers. The Company offers a broad line of single and multi-function PC Card and CardBus products with support for Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, Token Ring, 56Kbps modem, USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. and RS-232. More information about Silicom and its products may be found at www.silicom.co.il All registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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