Smart Link Licenses PC-Tel's Modem Patents.WATERTOWN, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999-- Smart Link and PC-Tel, the two soft modem leaders, recently announced an IP licensing agreement with respect to essential modem patents. Under the terms of the agreement, PC-Tel will allow Smart Link the use of PC-Tel's patents required for compliance with the ITU (International Telecommunication Union, Geneva, Switzerland, www.itu.ch) A telecommunications standards body that is under the auspices of the United Nations. Comprising more than 185 member countries, the ITU sets standards for global telecom networks. V.34 standard. Smart Link is currently shipping a number of advanced soft modem devices and software. These include modem chip sets for the rapidly expanding AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. and MDC (1) (Mobile Daughter Card) See riser card. (2) See Meta Data Coalition. standards, as well as industry leading 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. soft modem solutions. Chipsets for legacy technologies such as PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). and ISA (1) (Instruction Set Architecture) See instruction set. (2) (Interactive Services Association) See Internet Alliance. (3) (Internet Security and Acceleration) See .NET. are also offered. "We compete fiercely with PC-Tel in the market," said Benjamin Maytal, President and CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. of Smart Link Ltd. "However, we are pleased that PC-Tel has shown its commitment to fair and open competition, by licensing these essential modem patents to us according to the ITU guidelines, based on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms." "It is our belief that the communication market needs to be open," said Frank Reo, VP of Business Development of PC-Tel,. "We request fair compensation for our investment, and maintain an open licensing policy consistent with our obligations to the ITU." Privately held PC-Tel, founded in March 1994, is driving the evolution of innovative, cost-effective personal connectivity solutions including analog soft modems, digital broadband, home networking, high-density carrier-side and embedded Internet access technology. The company's market leadership has led to a wide ranging and comprehensive portfolio of more than 30 broadband and analog communications patents, including the key and essential patents for HSP (Hosting Service Provider) An organization that specializes in hosting Web sites. There are various levels of offerings from sharing a Web server with several other companies to having a dedicated Web server or to providing co-location services. See co-location. modem technology. PC-Tel continues to lead the world in bringing to market the most innovative and reliable Internet connectivity solutions. In November 1998, PC-Tel was named the fastest-growing private company in Silicon Valley by the San Jose Business Journal. Smart Link, with offices in Israel, USA and Taiwan, is a world leader in host-based communications 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 existing costs. Smart Link's host based technologies have been deployed in cutting edge products for the emerging AMR and USB platforms, as well as legacy PCI and ISA interfaces. For more information, visit Smart Link's website at www.smlink.com. |
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