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Intersil and AbsoluteValue to Showcase Linux-based Wireless<br> Networking at Networld+Interop 2000 in Atlanta
PRISM-enabled Linux-WLAN delivers wireless connectivity to users of Linux OS
IRVINE, CA, September 27, 2000 — Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), the world’s leading provider of silicon technology for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), today announced that AbsoluteValue Systems is one of four partners exhibiting cutting-edge wireless networking products this week at its booth at Networld+Interop 2000 in Atlanta, Ga.
IRVINE, CA, September 27, 2000 Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), the worlds leading provider of silicon technology for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), today announced that AbsoluteValue Systems is one of four partners exhibiting cutting-edge wireless networking products this week at its booth at Networld+Interop 2000 in Atlanta, Ga.
At Intersils booth (#4147), AbsoluteValue will allow users first-hand experience with a new 11 megabit-per-second (Mbps) Wireless LAN Access Point that connects users of Linux-based PCs and laptop computers to a wired network. Linux is a fast-growing, Unix-based operating system being deployed as an ideal computing platform for mobile computing applications.
"Our partnership with AbsoluteValue underscores our commitment to make wireless network connectivity a reality for all types of computing devices and platforms, " said Larry Ciaccia, vice president and general manager of PRISM Wireless Products at Intersil. "The scalability of Linux makes it an attractive operating system platform for emerging handheld Internet appliances that are hitting the market and were proud to deliver its wireless capability with our PRISM technology. "
Other booth partners include Alcatel (wireless home DSL gateway), SpectraLink (wireless Voice over Internet Protocol), and Sygate (wireless ISP sharing software). Throughout the booth, customer products from Cisco, Samsung, Sony, Casio, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Fujitsu and others will be displayed and demonstrated.
Visitors to Intersils booth will witness live demonstrations of customer products performing Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP), wireless transmission of DVD movies, interactive games, wireless Internet browsing and small wireless Internet appliances, including wireless digital camcorders, palmtops, laptops and Webpads. All products utilize Intersils 802.11- and 802.11b-compliant direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) technology.
Adoption of PRISM WLAN Technology
Since introducing the PRISM WLAN chip set in 1996, over fifty companies have incorporated PRISM chips in more than 100 product designs. In a May 2000 report, the Cahners In-Stat Group called Intersil "the dominant force in the WLAN chip set marketplace with their PRISM chipsets holding the majority of market share. " PRISM technology is designed to comply with the IEEEs 802.11 global standard, and Intersil is a founding sponsor of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA), whose Wi-Fi brand is a mark of compatibility for 802.11-based systems. PRISM chips are used in WLAN systems from industry-leading companies including Alcatel, Nokia, Siemens, Cisco, Compaq, 3Com, Dell, Nortel, Samsung, SpectraLink, Symbol, and Zoom.
About AbsoluteValue
The origins of AVS are in innovative software, hardware, and system solutions provided for IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN applications, embedded applications, and Linux applications, since the company was founded in 1993. AbsoluteValue Systems has a solid foundation in computer science and software engineering principles for the development of system solutions and unique expertise in IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN technology. AbsoluteValue Systems today is expanding into products for WLAN system developers as well as targeted WLAN end products for the Linux user community.
About Intersil
Intersil uses its semiconductor expertise to enable highly integrated voice, data and video communications. Intersil's integrated communications portfolio includes PRISM® Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) chip sets that enable mobile connectivity products for the home and office; analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for broadband access to wireless and wired Wide Area Networks (WANs); and power management products that enable 24x7 reliability in network servers, next generation PCs and information appliances. For more information about Intersil, visit the company's Internet homepage at www.intersil.com.
This press release contains information relating to certain projections and business trends concerning the WLAN and small handheld Internet appliance markets that are forward looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward looking statements are based upon managements current expectations, estimates, beliefs, assumptions, and projections about our business and industry. Words such as "anticipates, " "expects, " "intends, " "plans, " "believes, " "seeks, " "estimates, " "may, " "will" and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances, including any underlying assumptions, are forward looking statements. Furthermore, any forward looking statements and projections made by others in this press release are not adopted by Intersil and Intersil is not responsible for the forward looking statements and projections of others. These forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward looking statements as a result of various risk factors. Important risk factors that may cause such material differences for Intersil in connection with WLAN and small handheld Internet appliance markets include, but are not limited to, the rate at which consumers adopt small handheld Internet appliances, the rate at which our present and future customers and end-users adopt Intersils wireless technologies and products; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders; the loss of a key customer; the qualification, availability and pricing of competing products and technologies and the resulting effects on sales and pricing of our products; silicon wafer pricing and the availability of foundry and assembly capacity and raw materials; intellectual property disputes; as well as other risk factors detailed from time to time in Intersils filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. These forward looking statements are made only as of the date of this press release and Intersil undertakes no obligation to update or revise these forward looking statements.
PRISM is a registered trademark of Intersil Corporation.
WiFi is a registered trademark of Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance.
Linux-wlan is a trademark of AbsoluteValue Systems.
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