BenQ Licenses HelloSoft's Award Winning VoIP for Dual-Mode Handsets
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BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 12 // -- HelloSoft, Inc. a leading provider of VoIP Technologies for mobile devices today announced BenQ, a technology leader in mobile phones, licensed HelloSoft's VoIP technologies (HelloDual-Mode(TM)) for use in BenQ's dual-mode handsets. HelloSoft products can enable mobile device manufacturers to design and architect products that are power-efficient and provide substantial cost benefits.
HelloSoft provides the most optimized and comprehensive software solution for enabling VoIP on mobile handsets without having to make changes to the existing hardware designs. Using HelloDual-Mode(TM), OEMs and ODMs can deliver VoIP enabled multi-media mobile handsets with a shorter time to market.
"With HelloSoft's highly optimized and power-efficient VoIP software integrated into BenQ's multi-mode handsets, users can enjoy the benefits of high quality voice coupled with reduced power consumption at lower costs," said Dr. Irwin Chen, General Manager of BenQ Mobile Communications Group. "We are excited about integrating HelloDual-Mode(TM) into our handset products."
BenQ's mobile devices are designed to integrate the convenience of mobile phone functionality to enrich the mobile working environment, in an easy-to-use and familiar interface.
"By providing BenQ with our highly optimized HelloDual-Mode(TM) VoIP product for their mobile devices, we have demonstrated the benefits of HelloSoft's RISC-based VoIP solution," said Rama Sreeramaneni, HelloSoft's Vice President and General Manager for VoIP. "HelloSoft is changing the mobile handset industry by providing the most optimized VoIP technologies for multi-mode handsets."
HelloSoft's products can enable mobile device manufacturers to design and architect products that are power efficient and provide substantial cost benefits. HelloSoft has a range of VoIP and wireless products to meet the price and performance needs of multiple high-volume markets, including multi-mode devices which enable OEMs, ODMs and semiconductor manufacturers to deliver VoIP enabled products with a shorter time to market.
About BenQ Corporation
BenQ Corporation consists of three main business groups -- Digital Media Business Group, Integrated Manufacturing Service Business Group and Mobile Communications Business Group. These three business groups encompass a broad range of products and each possesses a focus on providing consumer-oriented solutions designed for the digital lifestyle. 2005 revenues for BenQ Corporation exceeded US$5.07 billion dollars. For more information, please visit our website at BenQ.com
About HelloSoft
HelloSoft is the world's leading provider of VoIP Technologies for wireline and wireless devices. The company enables mass deployment of low-cost, power-efficient, fully-featured multi-mode wireline and wireless devices by providing highly optimized RISC-based VoIP software products with superior voice quality, QoS, and efficient call switching specifically designed for next generation end-points. HelloSoft's IMS/VCC stack enables seamless hand-off between cellular and Wi-Fi networks for multi-mode handsets. This comprehensive portfolio of award winning VoIP products enables OEMs, ODMs and semiconductor manufacturers to deliver VoIP enabled products with a short time to market schedule.
HelloSoft is headquartered in San Jose, California with an R&D facility in Hyderabad. HelloSoft's customers include leading technology firms such as Toshiba, Wistron NeWeb Corp (WNC), Accton, Panasonic, NeoMagic, Skype and 5V Technologies along with top semiconductor manufacturers Original Device Manufacturers (ODMs) and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) globally. HelloSoft's partners include Texas Instruments, Intel, Microsoft and Symbian. www.hellosoft.com
CONTACT: Rina McCord of HelloSoft, Inc., +1-408-441-7110, ext. 104, or rina@hellosoft.com
Web site: http://benq.com/
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