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Devicescape Drives Service-Enabled Device Development; Service-Enabled Devices Provide Anytime, Anywhere Access to Web-Based Content

Posted on: Monday, 1 May 2006, 09:00 CDT

Devicescape Software, a leader in wireless software for service-enabled devices, today issued a series of strategic announcements to illustrate its leadership in a new class of wireless products -- service-enabled devices. Service-enabled devices are the emerging generation of consumer, mobile and business electronics that directly access Web-based services and content, rather than relying on the personal computer as an intermediary. The provision of a secure, reliable, and easy-to-use wireless connection makes it possible to unite the powerful industry trends of digital media devices (such as music players, cameras and multimedia handsets) and Web-based services. Today's announcements include:

-- Devicescape Easy Access Technology

-- Devicescape Open Source Initiatives

-- Enterprise Wireless Access

-- Jean-Marc Matteini Joins Management Team

"The sheer quantity and variety of digital multimedia devices is exploding, and wireless has emerged as a catalyst for enabling these devices to access a rich array of Web-based content and services," said Dave Fraser, chief executive officer at Devicescape. "Imagine setting up your wireless home network with a push of a button. And then imagine a digital camera that wirelessly displays a slide-show on your television and stores its photos on a secure, Web-based photo album. Devicescape is providing the software foundation to transform standalone electronic devices into networked, intelligent service-enabled devices."

Service-enabled devices require ease-of-use, interoperability with Web-based services, security and multimedia quality of service, posing new challenges for device developers and service providers. With Devicescape, device manufacturers can rely on the company's integrated suite of products to develop new, innovative service-enabled devices. Simultaneously, service providers can leverage Devicescape to deliver and manage revenue generating services across a broader and more varied set of end-user devices.

"Consumers and businesses alike are adopting connected devices in the hopes that they can gain wider access to information, content and services. Entire categories of products -- cameras, game players, computing devices, phones and more -- are not only converging, but connecting over Wi-Fi, or at least trying to," said Avi Greengart, principal analyst for mobile devices at Current Analysis. "Unfortunately, actually connecting many of these devices to a Wi-Fi network today can be nearly impossible for the average person, putting seamless access to rich content out of reach."

Devicescape's announcements today that support service-enabled device development and easy, secure network access include:

Devicescape Easy Access Technology

Devicescape delivers Easy Access technology into the company's line of software platforms. Devicescape's Easy Access technology is the first solution on the market today that enables manufacturers to build service-enabled devices which are easy for consumers to use and connect. Now, with the simple push of a button, consumers can access Web-based services and content from their wireless devices easily and securely at home, at the office or in a public hotspot. For more information, see today's release: www.devicescape.com.

Devicescape Open Source Initiatives

Devicescape continues support to the open source community by contributing its previously proprietary Advanced Datapath Driver for the Linux 2.6 kernel. Devicescape's Advanced Datapath Driver delivers the first ever native Wi-Fi support in the Linux kernel. Additionally, it significantly improves the quality of service for Linux-based multimedia devices that deliver voice and video services over Wi-Fi. With this contribution, Devicescape is encouraging additional Wi-Fi innovation and proliferation of consumer, mobile and business electronics based on Linux. For more information, see today's release: www.devicescape.com.

Enterprise Wireless Access

Devicescape Software and LVL7 Systems, Inc. today announced a strategic agreement between the two companies which resulted in a breakthrough unified access point (AP) for LVL7's new FASTPATH(R) Wireless LAN software solution. LVL7 leveraged Devicescape's Wireless Infrastructure Platform (WIP) for the wireless capabilities built within its new AP software product. This collaboration strengthens LVL7's comprehensive, low cost wireless + wireline switching solution. For more information, see today's release: www.devicescape.com/

Jean-Marc Matteini Joins Management Team

Devicescape expands executive team with the addition of Jean-Marc Matteini as Vice President of Service Provider Business. As the visionary behind the Philips Connected Planet Program and the Philips Streamium brand, Matteini brings a wide range of experience in digital media and consumer electronics to the Devicescape team. In this new role, Matteini will drive new product initiatives and partnerships that will enable device manufacturers to develop new products that interact directly with information and entertainment services. For more information, see today's release: www.devicescape.com.

About Devicescape

Devicescape is a leading provider of wireless software for service-enabled devices. The company's platforms enable digital multimedia devices to interact with Web-based services and other devices through a secure, reliable and easy to use wireless connection. Consumer, mobile and office electronics manufacturers rely on Devicescape to service-enable their products and enjoy improved innovation, time to market, service provider interoperability and end-customer acceptance. Service providers leverage Devicescape to deliver new revenue generating applications and services that work with the service-enabled devices used by their subscribers. Devicescape helps people access entertainment and information on any device, anywhere, anytime.

Headquartered in San Bruno, Calif., the company is privately held and venture-backed by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Enterprise Partners Venture Capital, JAFCO Ventures, August Capital and Applied Materials Ventures. To learn more, please visit www.devicescape.com.

Devicescape is a trademark of Devicescape Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

Source: Business Wire

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