Design Solution shortens time-to-market for EDGE handsets.
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Solution is based on IXI-Connect OS 1.2 and TI's OMAP850 EDGE Chipset. IXI-Connect OS is complete, customizable, and upgradeable mobile Operating System for feature phones and data-centric devices. IXI's participation in OMTP ensures that handsets will be fully compliant with leading carriers' specifications. It also features PMG allowing mobile phone to wirelessly enable application-specific PMG companion devices such as messaging terminals, watches, cameras, and MP3 players.
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IXI Mobile and Texas Instruments Provide Advanced Multimedia Handset Solution
Solution, Based on IXI-Connect OS 1.2 and TI's OMAP850 EDGE Chipset, Shortens Time to Market for Carrier-Compliant Multimedia Phones
3GSM WORLD CONGRESS, CANNES, France, Feb. 15 -- IXI Mobile, developer of mobile operating system software and the inventor of PMG® technology, today announced a combined solution for multimedia mobile handsets using Texas Instruments Incorporated's (TI's) OMAP(TM) platform and EDGE chipset with the IXI OS.
Designed to shorten manufacturers' time-to-market for advanced EDGE mobile handsets, the new design will offer a combination of IXI's complete multimedia feature phone operating system, IXI-Connect OS(TM), and TI's OMAP850 EDGE chipset, designed for wireless smart phones and PDAs.
Amit Haller, CEO of IXI Mobile, commented "TI's OMAP850 solution is a complete EDGE reference design, enabling OEMs and ODMs to deliver multimedia feature phones for the 2005 holiday season. With the combination of the OMAP850 hardware reference design and IXI-Connect OS software, manufacturers have an easier path toward fulfilling the strong market demand for advanced, carrier compliant handsets."
Richard Kerslake, OMAP Worldwide General Manager for Cellular Systems at Texas Instruments, added "IXI-Connect OS has built-in support for the OMAP platform's multimedia capabilities and offers a fast solution as all the software components are pre-integrated. The combined solution allows manufacturers to accelerate the handset development process."
IXI-Connect OS is a complete, customizable and upgradeable mobile Operating System designed specifically for feature phones and data-centric devices. IXI-Connect OS is tailored to meet advanced mobile operator requirements and drives adoption of new revenue generating services. IXI's participation in OMTP (Open Mobile Terminal Platform) ensures that IXI-Connect OS-based handsets will be fully compliant with leading carriers' specifications. IXI-Connect OS also features PMG (Personal Mobile Gateway) technology, which allows a mobile phone to wirelessly Internet-enable a variety of application-specific PMG companion devices such as messaging terminals, watches, cameras and MP3 players.
The TI OMAP850 EDGE chipset is a high-performance applications processor integrated with a quad-band EDGE modem. The industry's most flexible EDGE-capable processor, the OMAP850 processor allows scalability of a single platform to address all handset segments targeting high-revenue data services -- from multimedia feature phones, through high-end smartphones, up to multimedia-rich wireless PDAs.
About IXI Mobile
IXI Mobile, Inc. develops a feature phone operating system as well as messaging devices for the mass market. IXI's Operating System, IXI-Connect OS(TM), is a robust, customizable, and upgradeable solution, and includes PMG® technology. PMG (Personal Mobile Gateway) technology allows a mobile phone or data-centric device to wirelessly Internet-enable a variety of companion devices such as messaging devices, watches, cameras, and MP3 players. IXI's customers include mobile operators and service providers, as well as device manufacturers. IXI is a member of OMTP, the Open Mobile Terminal Platform group. IXI was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. More information can be found at: www.ixi.com.
About PMG
Personal Mobile Gateway technology (PMG®) combines cellular (e.g. GSM/GPRS, CDMA, etc.) and short distance wireless (e.g. Bluetooth or other technologies like WiFi), with micro-router and micro-server functionalities. It is the point of connection between the wireless network and a new category of affordable and best-of-breed mobile devices for consumers (PMG Companions).
The PMG enables a new set of innovative, optimized PMG Companion devices (e.g. messaging terminals, watches, cameras and MP3 players) that deliver a superior user experience, while still focused on fashion and budget. These devices cost less to manufacture, can be brought to market much faster than ordinary mobile phones or smartphones, and generate greater data usage. The PMG also seamlessly connects existing legacy terminals (e.g. PDAs, laptops) with no additional client software needed.
NOTE: OMAP is a trademark of Texas Instruments. IXI and PMG are registered trademarks, and IXI-Connect OS is a trademark of IXI Mobile, Inc. All registered trademarks and other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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Sonus PR
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