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Texas Instruments OMAP™ Processors Support New Microsoft Windows-Powered Pocket PC 2002 Software
DALLAS (October 4, 2001) -- As part of its strategy to provide open and easy-to-use technology for 2.5 and 3G mobile devices, Texas Instruments Incorporated (NYSE:TXN) (TI) announced today that its standard OMAP wireless processing products will support the Microsoft Windows-Powered Pocket PC 2002 software platform, the next-generation software for personal digital assistants (PDAs). Pocket PC 2002, also announced today (see http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/events/pocketpc2002/default.asp), delivers new functionality targeted at users interested in deploying secure, reliable and robust mobile solutions.
"Pocket PC 2002's rich application set delivers unique capabilities and value to customers," said Rogers Weed, general manager for the Mobility Division at Microsoft Corp. "Texas Instruments wireless OMAP processor solutions are well suited to power Pocket PC 2002-based devices. We are excited that Texas Instruments is taking advantage of this to deliver unique enterprise capabilities and provide exceptional value to customers."
TI's OMAP platform is an advanced processing architecture optimized to support wireless devices supporting any 2.5 and 3G wireless air interface standards and applications that make the Internet truly portable and convenient. Today, TI offers two applications processors based on the OMAP architecture that support a range of services from simple games to full-streaming video. TI's OMAP710 processor is the first to combine a dedicated applications processor and a complete GPRS modem on a single piece of silicon, bringing optimal system cost, power and performance for mid-range applications. TI's DSP-based OMAP1510 application processor enables enhanced application performance without compromising memory or battery life since DSPs provide an unsurpassed combination of performance and low power consumption, particularly for higher end, multimedia-rich applications. The code compatible OMAP products offer developers significant development reuse and the ability to easily upgrade to future generation OMAP processors.
"We are pleased to announce TI's industry proven standard products, OMAP710 and OMAP1510, support Microsoft's enhanced Pocket PC 2002 platform," said Bob Weedon, general manager of TI's wireless computing business unit. "The combination of TI's high-performance, low-power OMAP processors and Microsoft's Windows-Powered Pocket PC 2002 software will enable a range of cool, new applications such as multimedia messaging, Internet audio, gaming, location based services and more."
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