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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Extended Systems Licenses Suite of Wireless Software Development Kits to QUALCOMM
BOISE, Idaho--March 28, 2005--Extended Systems (Nasdaq:XTND), a leading provider of mobile software solutions, announced today that QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq:QCOM) has licensed embedded wireless software development kits (SDKs) from the company. Extended Systems' Data Synchronization, Device Management and Infrared SDKs have been licensed under the agreement for use in select QUALCOMM Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) Mobile Station Modem(TM) (MSM(TM)) chipsets.
Extended Systems has more than nine years experience in inventing and supplying wireless protocol solutions and currently participates within the standards organizations for the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA), Infrared Data Association (IrDA) and Bluetooth(R) Special Interest Group (SIG). The company's SDKs for short-range wireless protocol implementation -- utilized in hundreds of design wins -- are well known throughout the industry for their small code size and ease of portability.
Extended Systems' SDKs can be used to provide the following capabilities:
-- XTNDAccess Data Sync Client SDK enables the quick implementation of the OMA Data Sync (SyncML) client protocol, which allows files to be synchronized between a handset and a server.
-- XTNDAccess Device Management SDK provides OMA-based device management client protocols, enabling carriers to perform firmware patch upgrades by taking remote control of a device as part of an overall device management strategy.
-- XTNDAccess IrDA SDK is used to implement short-range wireless infrared communications capabilities.
"Extended Systems' wireless protocol technologies provide hardware manufacturers and chipset vendors such as QUALCOMM with a fully integrated solution that is easy to implement," said Charles Jepson, president and CEO for Extended Systems. "We are a single resource that can supply the numerous features in demand by wireless carriers and handset users in today's market."
About Extended Systems' Mobile Device Solutions
Extended Systems' software development kits (SDKs) for OMA Data Synchronization, OMA Device Management, Bluetooth wireless technology, IrDA (including infrared financial messaging), test tools, and mobile device to PC synchronization software help manufacturers integrate wireless connectivity and synchronization into devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, printers and medical devices. With over nine years experience working in wireless networking protocols and hundreds of design wins, Extended Systems has amassed extensive expertise in providing easy-to-use mobile device solutions.
About Extended Systems
Extended Systems provides the expertise, strategy and solutions to help enterprise organizations streamline their business processes through mobile technology. The Company's OneBridge mobile solutions suite enables companies to mobilize critical enterprise applications such as e-mail, field service, sales force automation (SFA), enterprise resource planning (ERP) and customer relationship management (CRM). Extended Systems has more than 2,500 enterprise customers worldwide and key alliance relationships. Founded in 1984, Extended Systems has offices and subsidiaries in the United States and worldwide. For more information, call 1-800-235-7576 or visit the Company web site at www.extendedsystems.com.
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the success of Extended Systems' Data Synchronization, Device Management and Infrared SDKs and the Company's ongoing relationship with QUALCOMM Incorporated. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the overall economic conditions and the level of information technology purchasing by existing and potential customers, the success of key business relationships, continued growth in the markets for our products, the perceived and realized benefits of mobile devices, the timely development and acceptance of new products and technologies, the risks associated with development of new products and product enhancements, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and other risks as detailed from time-to-time in Extended Systems' SEC filings, including its 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed September 29, 2004 and its 2005 Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. Mobile Station Modem and MSM are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
The Bluetooth word mark and logos are owned by the Bluetooth SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Extended Systems is under license. Other trademarks and trade names are those of their respective owners.
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