ZiLOG Wave Communicator First to Combine PDA, Cordless, and Home Automation; Wave Communicator Designed as Expansion Platform for Handspring Handheld Computer.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMPBELL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 6, 2000 ZiLOG Inc.(R) (formerly ZLG ZLG Zentralstelle der Länder für Gesundheitsschutz bei Arzneimitteln Und Medizinprodukten (Federal Republic of Germany) ZLG Zero-Lock Gyro on the NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange ), the Extreme Connectivity(c) Company, today announced a solution that will deliver cordless telephone A cordless telephone or portable telephone is a telephone with a wireless handset which communicates via radio waves with a base station connected to a fixed telephone line (POTS) and can only be operated near (typically within 100 meters or 328 ft from) its base station and remote control capabilities to a line of Handspring Visor An electronic PDA originally from Handspring, Mountain View, CA (www.handspring.com) that was introduced in 1999 by the people who invented and marketed the PalmPilot. Based on the Palm OS, it was the first handheld to use the USB interface. (TM) handheld computers (Handhelds). ZiLOG is working closely with Handspring to develop the Wave(TM) Communicator wireless platform that combines voice and data communication technology enabling Handheld-to-Handheld and Handheld-to-PC communication without wireless communication charges. By simply plugging ZiLOG's Wave Communicator wireless module technology into a Visor handheld computer, users will be able to easily activate and manipulate "connectivity-enabled" appliances and electronics from virtually anywhere in their home or office. For example, with the Wave Communicator module in their Visor handheld, a user may turn on the coffee pot A coffee pot is a kitchen implement; a cooking pot in the kettle family. A coffee pot is also a container to hold freshly brewed coffee. There are many types and styles. in the kitchen from their bedroom, turn on the CD player, dim the lights, and a myriad of other potential interactions. With the cordless phone A wireless telephone that transmits to and receives signals from a base station within a range of a few hundred feet. Cordless phones are for local use and cannot travel long distances as can cellphones and satellite phones. See DECT and multihandset cordless. capability of the Wave Communicator, users can also operate their home automation networks while talking on the phone. ZiLOG is currently working with other companies to refine the technology that will make embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. connectivity for everyday appliances a reality. Wave Communicator brings together, ZiLOG, one of the leading semiconductor suppliers to the consumer electronics industry and, Handspring, principals of which were the creators of the PalmPilot(TM), one of the fastest selling computer products in history. The Handspring relationship is the most recent in ZiLOG's Extreme Connectivity(c) strategy designed to connect anything to everything and anyone. ZiLOG intends to license this wireless platform using Wave technology and broaden its reach into the home and office automation marketplace. "ZiLOG has a rich foundation of technology innovation and is committed to working with progressive, new companies, such as Handspring, to bring Extreme Connectivity solutions to the marketplace," said Steve Zmina, vice president of ZiLOG's Digital Home Business Line. Ed Colligan Ed Colligan (born March 4, 1961) is president and CEO of Palm, Inc. Colligan was president and CEO of Handspring prior to the Palm/Handspring merger in 2003. Before Handspring, he led the marketing campaign at Palm, Inc. that launched the Palm family of PDAs and smartphones. , vice president of marketing and sales for Handspring, said, "ZiLOG's solution for enabling cordless phone makers to easily integrate with our Springboard expansion platform will be a catalyst for some compelling modules for Visor customers. The solution is a natural fit for the Springboard platform, and should result in a great range of communications products that benefit people both at work and at home." The Wave Communicator platform enables companies to combine cordless phone, handheld and smart remote control capabilities. It provides remote synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. for handhelds, allowing users to update their handhelds from almost anywhere in a building. A powerful and flexible platform, the Wave Communicator allows system developers to create multiple new applications for communications and control. Unlike solutions that provide cellular connectivity for a fee, Wave Communicator provides local connectivity between the handheld and a PC or another handheld in the same building or nearby location, without wireless communication charges. Since Wave Communicator uses the non-restricted cordless phone communications band, ZiLOG is able to deliver this capability for free. ZiLOG will begin licensing the Wave Communicator wireless platform in Q1 2000. For more information, please contact Kelly Chiao chiao n. pl. chiao Variant of jiao. at kchiao@zilog.com. Note to Editors: ZiLOG is a registered trademark and Wave is a trademark of ZiLOG, Inc "Extreme Connectivity Copyright ZiLOG 1999". Handspring, the Handspring logo, Visor and Springboard are trademarks or registered trademarks of Handspring, Inc. in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and in other countries. All other product and or service names mentioned herein may be trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. |
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