Smart Link Debuts SmartRISER56 V.90 Host Modem Chipset in Support of Intel's CNR Specification; Latest Offering Enhances Smart Link's Market-Leading Riser Chipset Portfolio.Business/Technology Editors IDF 2000 Booth 405 WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 9, 2000 Smart Link Technologies Inc., a world leader in soft communication solutions for the PC industry, today announced SmartRISER56(TM), a new v.90 Host Modem Chipset which supports Intel's Communication Network Riser (CNR) specification. CNR is an open industry specification that defines a hardware scalable OEM motherboard riser card and interface, supporting the audio, modem, 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. and HPNA interfaces of next generation core logic chip sets. You can view Intel's CNR press release at http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/cn020700.htm Motherboard integration of communication functions has been problematic due to telecom certification processes, electrical noise interference performance issues, space availability and other manufacturing issues. CNR is an expansion of Intel's existing Audio Modem Riser See riser card. (AMR) specification. Smart Link provided early support for AMR validation and is acknowledged by modem card manufacturers as the market leader in AMR enabled chipsets. With this riser card solution, the OEM is now free to implement multiple communication features on a single card. &uot;We are pleased that Smart Link Technologies has chosen to work with Intel to support CNR validation efforts,&uot; said Tom Matson, director of marketing for Intel's OEM Platform Solutions Division. &uot;The new CNR Specification offers design flexibility that easily accommodates the advanced capability found in communication solutions like those from Smart Link.&uot; Smart Link will be demonstrating SmartRISER56-based products at Intel Developer's Forum (IDF), Booth #405. IDF is being held on February 14-17, 2000 at the Palm Springs Convention Center The Palm Springs Convention Center is a 160,000 square foot facility located in downtown Palm Springs, California. It can accommodate groups from 12 to 9,000 in size, depending on the configuration. , Palm Springs, California Palm Springs is a famed Riverside County, California desert resort city, approximately 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and 140 miles (225 km) northeast of San Diego. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 42,807. . For more details on IDF, please visit IDF's web site at http://developer.intel.com/design/idf In addition to supporting CNR specification requirements, SmartRISER56 also supports AMR and Mobile Daughter Card See riser card. (MDC (1) (Mobile Daughter Card) See riser card. (2) See Meta Data Coalition. ). AMR and MDC were the first riser card and interface standards introduced by Intel in 1998. &uot;Smart Link is the recognized leader in the riser chipset market with over 2 million units shipped to date. SmartRISER5600 will insure that our customers can continue to depend on Smart Link for leading edge solutions in support of the industry's latest soft modem standard,&uot; said Moty Mebel, Smart Link's co-founder 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. . ABOUT SMART LINK Smart Link, with offices in Israel, USA and Taiwan, is a world leader in soft communication solutions for the PC industry. The company's unique MODIO technology, porting hardware DSP implementations to host-PC based architectures, enables modem, fax, telephony, and audio solutions at a fraction of today's solution costs. Smart Link's host based technologies have been deployed in cutting edge products for emerging standards such as AMR, MDC and 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. , as well as legacy PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). interfaces. For more information, visit Smart Link's website at www.smlink.com. |
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