Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Technology: Azingo to demonstrate advanced mobile Linux solution

Azingo to demonstrate advanced mobile Linux solution on TI's OMAP(TM) platform at Computex
Azingo's mobile Linux software platform, based on TI's OMAP platform, delivers power and performance on mobile phones and internet devices

Taipei, Taiwan (BUSINESS WIRE) - Mobile Linux company Azingo, today announced that it will demonstrate its Azingo Mobile Linux platform on the Texas Instruments, Incorporated OMAP platform in the TI briefing suite at Computex, June 2nd - 5th in Taipei, Taiwan.

The two companies are collaborating to provide mobile phone and internet device manufacturers with a cost-effective Linux platform based on LiMo Foundation software to deliver rich, personalized and performance-optimized user experiences. Today, that platform - featuring touch screen Internet browsing, web widget applications, audio, video and personalized user applications - will be demonstrated on a device featuring a TI OMAP3430 application processor.

TI's OMAP platform provides a unique multi-engine architecture ensuring high performance, non-interrupted delivery of industry-leading voice, data and audio, multimedia applications with very low power consumption. Azingo adds a complete mobile Linux platform that includes a highly configurable user interface and web 2.0-enabled mobile applications suite, an SDK for applications developers, and mobile Linux engineering services for high-speed porting and customization capability.

"We're very pleased to deliver a LiMo-based mobile Linux solution for OMAP technology customers following so quickly on the heels of TI's membership in the LiMo Foundation," said Mahesh Veerina, Azingo CEO.

"Through this collaboration, the cost advantages and faster time-to-market opportunities of Azingo Mobile are now available for one of the highest volume, most widely used processors in the market."

"Azingo Mobile shares TI's commitment to high quality user experiences from both an application and performance perspective," said Markus Tremmel, TI's worldwide wireless ecosystem manager. "Because Azingo Mobile is specifically optimized for the OMAP platform, manufacturers can immediately enjoy the benefit of easy integration of the latest applications, while customers enjoy exceptional multimedia performance."

About the Texas Instruments Developer Network

Azingo is a member of the TI Developer Network, a community of respected, well-established companies offering products and services based on TI analog and digital technology. The Network provides a broad range of end-equipment solutions, embedded software, engineering services and development tools that help customers accelerate innovation to make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun. For more information, please visit www.ti.com/omap.

About Azingo

Azingo is a leading provider of open mobile phone software that delivers Internet-enabled, rich user experiencesto entertain, inform and enrich the lives of mobile users worldwide. Azingo uniquely offers a one-stop solution for designing and commercializing new mobile phone products based on Linux, selling its Azingo Mobile platform together with comprehensive engineering services that significantly reduce development costs and shorten delivery schedules for chipset manufacturers, handset manufacturers, integrators and operators. Azingo is privately-held with headquarters in Sunnyvale, California. Visit www.azingo.com.

Azingo and the Azingo logo are trademarks of Azingo, Inc. OMAP is a trademark of Texas Instruments. Other marks used herein are the property of the respective owners.

Crowley Communications Pam Crowley, 408-529-9655
pamc@crowleypr.com

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