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ARCHIVE 2005
Esmertec’s Jbed Advanced product available
on Freescale’s 2.5G cellular platform
Wireless users receive exceptional multimedia experience
from large variety of wireless Java games and applications
DUEBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland and AUSTIN, Texas – Oct.
6, 2005 – The Esmertec™ (SWX: ESMN) high-performance
Jbed Advanced multi-tasking Java™ Virtual Machine has been
successfully ported to the Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL,
FSL.B) i.250 cellular platform.
By combining Freescale’s powerful i.250 platform with Jbed
Advanced, handset manufacturers, operators and application developers
have a highly adaptable and customizable platform to offer multimedia
services at mass-market price points to consumers worldwide.
“Consumers are demanding compelling, feature-rich applications
which Java technology offers,” said Jim Berg, director of
platform product management, Wireless and Mobile Systems Group
for Freescale. “Esmertec’s Jbed Advanced solution
is designed to deliver software quality and performance, and when
added to our 2.5G cellular platform, it responds advantageously
to market demands.”
Freescale’s i.250 platform is a comprehensive 2.5G cellular
platform solution designed to reduce time-to-market for manufacturers
of GSM/GPRS wireless products. Esmertec’s Jbed Advanced
is the first commercially available multi-tasking Java Virtual
Machine enabling end users to experience rich and compelling Java
applications on their handsets.
“Integrating our solution on Freescale’s i.250 cellular
platform will provide OEMs the flexibility and functionality they
are demanding for their next-generation GSM/GPRS handsets,”
said Jean-Claude Martinez, president and chief operating officer,
Esmertec. “Jbed ported and compatible on i.250 platforms
will be available in Q4 2005 and we look forward to jointly marketing
the reference solution to our customers.”
About Freescale Semiconductor
Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL, FSL.B) is a global leader
in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the
automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets.
Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004 after
more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based
in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing
or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member
of the S&P 500®, is one of the world's largest semiconductor
companies with 2004 sales of $5.7 billion (USD). www.freescale.com
About Esmertec
Esmertec (SWX: ESMN) is a leading provider of software solutions
for mobile phones and embedded devices. Our high-performance solutions
are delivered to chipset and embedded devices manufacturers in
mobile and landline telecommunication, home-multimedia, machine-to-machine
and consumer electronics markets. Engineered for smallness, Esmertec's
wireless Java (Java ME) solutions, mobile applications and components,
and object-oriented software platform (OSVM™) are designed
to extract maximum performance from hardware environments. Founded
in 1999, Esmertec is a global company headquartered in Zurich,
with engineering, sales and customer support operations in Switzerland,
China, Denmark, France, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, the UK,
and the USA.
www.esmertec.com
Freescale Media Contacts:
North America:
Robin Vaitonis
Freescale Semiconductor
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robin.vaitonis@freescale.com
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Gloria Shiu
Freescale Semiconductor
(85-22) 666-8237
gloria.shiu@freescale.com
Europe, Middle East and Africa
Regina Cirmonova
Freescale Semiconductor
(41-22) 799-1258
regina.cirmonova@freescale.com
Japan
Koichi Yoshimura
Freescale Semiconductor
(81-3) 5437-9350
koichi.yoshimura@freescale.com
Latin America
Ruth Ruiz
Freescale Semiconductor
(480) 814-4897
ruth.ruiz@freescale.com
Reader Inquiry Response:
Freescale Semiconductor
P.O. Box 17927
Denver, CO 80217 USA
Esmertec Media Contact:
Leng Stricker-Wong
(41-44) 823-8954
lstricker@esmertec.com
Freescale™ and the Freescale logo are trademarks of Freescale
Semiconductor, Inc. All other product or service names are the
property of their respective owners.
© Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. 2005.
Esmertec™ and Jbed are trademarks of Esmertec AG.
Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems Inc.
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