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Intersil's PRISM Technology Powers New Wireless IP Telephony Devices from Symbol Technologies
-- NetVision Phone and NetVision DataPhone deliver voice and data communications via Wi-Fi technology
IRVINE, CA, October 23, 2001 Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), the world's leading developer of silicon technology for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), announced today that its PRISM® WLAN technology has been incorporated into the new NetVision® wireless telephony devices from Symbol Technologies (NYSE: SBL), which deliver wireless voice and data communications by combining Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless LAN technology.
The NetVision Phone is an 802.11b wireless IP telephone and the NetVision DataPhone is an 802.11b wireless IP telephone and Web client with an integrated bar code scanner. Both new products enable voice and data communications over the Symbol Spectrum24 High Rate wireless LAN and other select 802.11b wireless data networks. Each devices employs telephony based on the ITU standard H.323 and support Quality of Service (QoS) and voice prioritization when deployed over Spectrum24 High Rate. This ability to send voice and data over one wireless network can result in significant savings and allows for the development of new applications that increase productivity and provide better customer service. The NetVision family of 802.11b wireless IP telephony devices are designed to support gateway products from Cisco Systems, Ericsson, Mitel, Nortel Networks, and Dialogic.
"With shipments of IP based PBX's and Wi-Fi (802.11b) both growing, it is exciting to see the convergence of these two technologies. This adds value to wireless LANs, making them more cost-efficient and easier to manage, while enhancing communication within the enterprise," said Larry Ciaccia, vice president and general manager for Intersil's Wireless Networking Business. "Applications continue to grow that take advantage of 802.11b's ability to support voice and data. Intersil is pleased to be a part of Symbol's innovative design and looks forward to continued development efforts with them in the future."
"Wi-Fi is emerging as the strongest global standard for wireless interoperability and is a logical choice for enterprise users to add integrated wireless voice and data devices," said Ray Martino, vice president of wireless network products at Symbol Technologies, Inc. "We're confident that Intersil's leading WLAN technology coupled with our radio and networking systems expertise will be a winning combination in delivery mobility and driving the market for wireless IP telephony devices."
Intersil's PRISM chip sets are the most highly integrated WLAN silicon solutions on the market. PRISM chip sets deliver wireless Ethernet networking with compliance to the Wi-Fi global standard. Optimized for high data rate (11 Mbps) performance, PRISM- based systems are feature-rich and provide fast, reliable performance in all types of networking environments. Advanced design and process technologies reduce power consumption, design complexity and total system cost.
The Global Wireless Market Embraces PRISM WLAN Technology
"Intersil is the number one manufacturer of wireless LAN chipsets and has been a driving force behind the success of WLANs," said a May 2001 WLAN report from Cahners In- Stat Group. Since introducing the PRISM WLAN chip set in 1996, industry-leading companies including Actiontec, Alcatel, ASUS, Casio, Cisco, Compaq, 3Com, Dell, D- Link, GemTek, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Intel, Legend, Linksys, Nokia, Nortel, Panasonic, Quanta, Samsung, Sharp, Siemens, SOHOware, Sony, SpectraLink, Symbol, Z-Com and Zoom have incorporated PRISM chip sets in Wi-Fi product designs. PRISM technology is designed to comply with the IEEE's 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.
About Symbol Technologies
Symbol Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in wireless and Internet based mobile data management systems and services. Symbol provides its customers unique value with innovative solutions utilizing application-specific information appliances, data and voice wireless networks, and bar code and data capture scanning.
Symbol and its global network of business partners provide wireless LAN and WAN mobility solutions from the enterprise to e-commerce for industries including retail, transportation and distribution logistics, manufacturing, parcel and postal delivery, healthcare, hospitality and education. Symbol's broad range of information appliances are in use by businesses and consumers from factory to office, and in the home. Information is available from Symbol at http://www.symbol.com and 1-800-722-6234. About Intersil
Intersil is a global leader in designing innovative wireless networking and high performance analog solutions that enable wireless access to video, data and voice in homes, offices and public places. Creating advanced power management products, Intersil provides reliable solutions for file servers, portable information appliances and over half of all computer microprocessors manufactured today. With a rich high performance analog and mixed signal portfolio, Intersil brings added value in providing complete silicon, software and reference design solutions to new products that bring portable connectivity to people wherever they live, work or travel. Headquartered in Irvine, California, Intersil has offices in cities throughout the US, Europe and Asia. For more information about Intersil or to find out how to become a member of our winning team, visit the company's Web site and career page at http://www.intersil.com.
This press release contains information relating to certain projections and business trends concerning the WLAN market that are forward-looking statements as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such forward-looking statements are based upon management's 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 Corporation ("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 market include, but are not limited to: the recent economic slowdown in the technology sector and the semiconductor industry; the rate at which consumers adopt small handheld Internet appliances and portable computing devices in enterprises and in homes; the rate at which our present and future customers and end-users adopt Intersil's wireless technologies and products, including our embedded LAN applications; 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 and quality of foundry and assembly capacity and raw materials; adoption of electronic standards by IEEE in the WLAN market; the effectiveness of Intersil's expense and product cost control and reduction efforts; intellectual property disputes, customer indemnification claims, and other litigation risks; Intersil's ability to develop, market, and transition to volume production new products and technologies in a timely manner; the success of our recently public offering of securities, as well as other risk factors. Intersil's Annual Report on Form 10-K, recent and forthcoming Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, recent Registration Statement of Form S-3, and other Intersil filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") (which you may obtain for free at the SEC's Web site www.sec.gov) discuss some of the important risk factors that may affect our business, results of operations, and financial condition. 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 Americas Inc.
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