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April 22, 2002 — San Diego
Silicon Wave Appoints MindTree Consulting as an Authorized
Design Center for Bluetooth™ Applications
Silicon Wave, Inc., a leading designer and provider of RF communication
system components and software based in San Diego, today announced
the appointment of MindTree Consulting as an authorized design center
through its Connected Solutions Program. MindTree will provide Silicon
Wave’s customers with the global resources to rapidly develop and
market complete Bluetooth solutions using Silicon Wave components.
A rapidly growing IT-services company, MindTree is co-headquartered
in Somerset, N.J. and Bangalore, India.
“There is great synergy between the strengths of Silicon Wave and
MindTree,” said Chi-Shin Wang, chairman and CEO for PalmMicro Communications,
Inc., a leading developer of System-on-Chip solutions enabling products
in communications, digital imaging and audio markets. “We are actively
engaged with MindTree using their superior integration services
and software to develop several current projects featuring Silicon
Wave’s second-generation of low power Bluetooth RF ICs.”
The collaboration between MindTree and Silicon Wave will accelerate
the time to market for a variety of Bluetooth solutions which can
be incorporated into devices such as wireless headsets, printers,
mobile phones, PDAs, digital cameras, set top boxes, and PC peripherals.
“This alliance fosters highly integrated products, making design
implementation faster, easier and less costly for OEMs,” said Janakiraman
president and CEO, Technology Business for MindTree Consulting.
“By utilizing Silicon Wave’s industry-leading Bluetooth chipsets,
MindTree will significantly advance the time to market for customer’s
products and further enable the development and production of Bluetooth
devices.”
“MindTree Consulting’s extensive experience in the wireless sector,
especially related to Bluetooth hardware and software integration,
makes them a natural selection as a Silicon Wave authorized design
center,” said Jarvis Tou, vice president of marketing and product
management for Silicon Wave. “The breadth of MindTree’s services
will help OEMs quickly develop innovative products based on Silicon
Wave’s broad portfolio of low-power, small-size Bluetooth ICs.”
About MindTree
MindTree Consulting is an international IT consulting company that
delivers affordable business solutions through global software development.
Co-headquartered in Somerset, NJ and Bangalore, India, the company
approaches technology initiatives in a business context, with the
industry knowledge of a seasoned management team and employees exceptionally
skilled in technology, business analysis and project management.
MindTree Consulting is structured into two business units that focus
on software development: a technology business creating embedded
software for next generation network equipment; and an enterprise
business designing applications to help companies succeed using
information technology. MindTree is an Associate Member of the Bluetooth
Special Interest Group. The company’s website is located at www.mindtree.com
About Silicon Wave, Inc.
Based in San Diego, Silicon Wave designs and produces RF communication
system components that consistently deliver superior user experience.
Silicon Wave products and services include radio modems, baseband
processors, software solutions and a Baseband IP Licensing Program
for Bluetooth wireless communications, and a complete line of silicon
tuners for cable modems and digital set-top boxes. Founded in 1997,
the company was the first to deliver a fully qualified, single-chip
radio modem for Bluetooth communications and first to achieve Bluetooth
Specification Version 1.1 qualification for its products. Silicon
Wave is an Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group.
The company’s Web site is located at www.siliconwave.com
The diamond logo design is a registered trademark and
Silicon Wave and the SiW product name prefix are trademarks of Silicon
Wave, Inc. Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.,
U.S.A. and licensed to Silicon Wave, Inc. All other product, service
and company names are trademarks, registered trademarks or service
marks of their respective owners.
Silicon Wave PR Contacts:
Jennifer Purcell
The Ardell Group
(858) 792-2912
jpurcell@ardellgroup.com
MindTree Consulting PR Contacts:
Raja Shanmugam
MindTree Consulting
(408) 986-1000 ext. 109
rajas@mindtree.com
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