DALLAS (October 4, 2001) -- As part of its strategy to provide open and
easy-to-use technology for 2.5 and 3G mobile devices, Texas Instruments
Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) (TI) announced today that its standard OMAP wireless
processing products will support the Microsoft Windows-Powered Pocket PC
2002 software platform, the next-generation software for personal digital
assistants (PDAs). Pocket PC 2002, also announced today (see
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delivers new functionality targeted at users interested in deploying secure,
reliable and robust mobile solutions.
"Pocket PC 2002's rich application set delivers unique capabilities and
value to customers," said Rogers Weed, general manager for the Mobility
Division at Microsoft Corp. "Texas Instruments wireless OMAP processor
solutions are well suited to power Pocket PC 2002-based devices. We are
excited that Texas Instruments is taking advantage of this to deliver unique
enterprise capabilities and provide exceptional value to customers."
TI's OMAP platform is an advanced processing architecture optimized to
support wireless devices supporting any 2.5 and 3G wireless air interface
standards and applications that make the Internet truly portable and
convenient. Today, TI offers two applications processors based on the OMAP
architecture that support a range of services from simple games to
full-streaming video. TI's OMAP710 processor is the first to combine a
dedicated applications processor and a complete GPRS modem on a single piece
of silicon, bringing optimal system cost, power and performance for
mid-range applications. TI's DSP-based OMAP1510 application processor
enables enhanced application performance without compromising memory or
battery life since DSPs provide an unsurpassed combination of performance
and low power consumption, particularly for higher end, multimedia-rich
applications. The code compatible OMAP products offer developers
significant development reuse and the ability to easily upgrade to future
generation OMAP processors.
"We are pleased to announce TI's industry proven standard products, OMAP710
and OMAP1510, support Microsoft's enhanced Pocket PC 2002 platform," said
Bob Weedon, general manager of TI's wireless computing business unit. "The
combination of TI's high-performance, low-power OMAP processors and
Microsoft's Windows-Powered Pocket PC 2002 software will enable a range of
cool, new applications such as multimedia messaging, Internet audio, gaming,
location based services and more."
About Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments Incorporated is the world leader in digital signal
processing and analog technologies, the semiconductor engines of the
Internet age. The company's businesses also include sensors and controls,
and educational and productivity solutions. TI is headquartered in Dallas,
Texas, and has manufacturing or sales operations in more than 25 countries.
Texas Instruments is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
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