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ETRI Collaborates With Esmertec in R&D for Digital Home Solutions and Next Generation Personal Communication Devices

Posted on: Thursday, 30 September 2004, 06:00 CDT

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) (www.etri.re.kr) has signed an agreement with Esmertec(TM) (www.esmertec.com) to jointly research and develop technologies for digital home solutions and next generation personal communications devices.

Esmertec is a recognized leading provider of software solutions for mobile phones and embedded devices. Its high-performance Java(TM) solutions are chosen and used by leading device manufacturers in telecommunications, cable TV and home multimedia. ETRI is a renowned technological institute and has successfully developed information technologies such as TDX-Exchange, High Density Semiconductor Microchips, Mini-Super Computer (TiCOM), Digital Mobile Telecommunication System (CDMA) and Digital Home solutions.

Under the agreement, both parties will share their technology know-how and expertise, and execute joint projects to develop advanced market-relevant products for the growing demand of innovative personal communication devices.

In the first joint project, ETRI will be implementing Esmertec's leading runtime platform, Jbed(TM), on their home-networking reference solution. This reference solution will be provided to home networking device manufacturers.

"We have selected to work with Esmertec due to its excellent software technology," said Dr. Chae-Kyu Kim, Vice President, ETRI. "At ETRI, we have a strong focus on innovation and delivering cutting-edge technology. The partnership will merge our strengths and skills to achieve further breakthroughs in technology products."

"We are honored that ETRI selected to collaborate with Esmertec," said Anne-Marie Larkin, CTO, Esmertec. "We place a high value on quality innovations that are beneficial to the market, and look forward to a productive partnership that will drive further technology advancements in next generation communication devices."

About ETRI

Established in 1976, ETRI is a non-profit government-funded research organization that has been at the forefront of technological excellence for more than 25 years. ETRI has successfully developed information technologies such as TDX-Exchange, High Density Semiconductor Microchips, Mini-Super Computer (TiCOM), and Digital Mobile Telecommunication System (CDMA). As a recognized leader in the information and telecommunication research institute in Korea, we will strive to be the best in the fields of information and telecommunications.

www.etri.re.kr

About Esmertec

Esmertec is a leading provider of software solutions and technologies for mobile phones, PDAs and embedded devices. Esmertec's solutions are applied in telecommunication, home-multimedia, machine-to-machine, consumer electronics and industrial automation markets. Esmertec's wireless Java (J2ME) products and object-oriented platforms deliver high-performance computing on devices with minimal memory to chipset and embedded device manufacturers. Founded in 1999, Esmertec is a global company headquartered in Zurich, with engineering, sales and customer support operations in Switzerland, France, Denmark, the UK, the USA, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Singapore.

www.esmertec.com

Esmertec and Jbed are trademarks or registered trademark of Esmertec AG.

Java is a trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Other company, product and service names may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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