Message-ID: <15394450.1075845221517.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 00:11:02 -0700 (PDT) From: alerts@alerts.equityalert.com To: alewis@ect.enron.com Subject: Your News Alert for TXN Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: "Equity Alert Center" @ENRON X-To: Andrew Lewis X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Lewis, Andrew H.\Lewis, Andrew H.\Deleted Items X-Origin: LEWIS-A X-FileName: Lewis, Andrew H..pst [IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09[IMAGE]=09 Market Watch [IMAGE] Largest Short Postition Decreases [IMAGE] La= rgest Short Postition Increases [IMAGE] Lock-up Expiry Dates [IMAGE] = IPO Quiet Periods Expiries [IMAGE] IPO Withdrawals [IMAGE] Analyst = EPS Change - Upside [IMAGE] Analyst EPS Change - Downside [IMAGE] Hig= hest Analyst Activity [IMAGE] Earnings Calendar - This Week [IMAGE]= Upcoming Splits [IMAGE] Stock Splits [IMAGE] Coverage Initiation = [IMAGE] Coverage Re-Iteration HelpDesk [IMAGE] Unsubscribe [IMA= GE] Update my Membership / Profile [IMAGE] Forgot Username / Password = [IMAGE]Add / Edit Alerts [IMAGE]View My Alerts [IMAGE] = =09 As requested, your News Alert for TXN follows from EquityAlert.com. = Texas Instruments Licenses WIDCOMM's Bluetooth for Windows Software; Agre= ement to Focus on High-Performance Bluetooth Designs for Notebook and Deskt= op PCs MONTE CARLO, Monaco & SAN DIEGO, Jun 5, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- WI= DCOMM Inc., a leader in short-range wireless communications and Bluetooth(T= M) networking, and Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) (NYSE:TXN), the worl= d leader in digital signal processing (DSP) and analog technologies, today = announced a licensing agreement to incorporate WIDCOMM's Bluetooth for Wind= ows(R) (BTW) software stack in a series of advanced reference designs for W= indows-based notebook and desktop PCs. Under the terms of the agreement, TI= has licensed WIDCOMM's Bluetooth Protocol Software for Windows to use with= a variety of TI reference designs for mini-PCI, PC cards, USB modules and = USB dongle form factors. These TI reference designs provide PC OEMs, as wel= l as contract manufacturers, a complete Bluetooth solution for notebook and= desktop PCs that includes WIDCOMM's Bluetooth 1.1 certified software and T= I's hardware to meet their platform-specific needs. TI will also benefit = from sublicensing rights for WIDCOMM's BTW software, a complete communicati= ons software solution that provides Bluetooth wireless technology for the W= indows platform. In May 2001, WIDCOMM's BTW completed official Bluetooth Sp= ecial Interest Group (SIG) certification for compliance with the requiremen= ts of the Bluetooth Specification version 1.1, and the BTW software also su= pports all currently available software profiles for Windows. "TI is work= ing with WIDCOMM because of their extensive software support for the deskto= p and notebook PC market," said Mark Stropoli, marketing manager, Connectiv= ity Solutions Group, TI. "The key to broad commercialization of Bluetooth w= ireless is software and hardware interoperability. Our rigorous tests have = shown WIDCOMM's solution excels in interoperability performance. TI's custo= mers will radically speed their time to market and achieve final product ce= rtification by using a fully certified Bluetooth 1.1 reference design inclu= ding WIDCOMM software." "TI combines its PC connectivity expertise with t= he strength of WIDCOMM's software stack to offer complete, highly interoper= able, high-performance Bluetooth solutions for notebook and desktop compute= rs," commented Andreas Malzach, WIDCOMM VP of marketing and general manager= of WIDCOMM Europe. "Licensing WIDCOMM software to complement the excellenc= e of TI hardware development speaks highly of the stability and maturity of= our BTW solution." About Texas Instruments Texas Instruments Incorporat= ed is the world leader in digital signal processing and analog technologies= , the semiconductor engines of the Internet age. The company's businesses a= lso include sensors and controls, and educational and productivity solution= s. TI is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and has manufacturing or sales ope= rations in more than 25 countries. Texas Instruments is traded on the New Y= ork Stock Exchange under the symbol TXN. More information is located on the= World Wide Web at: http://www.ti.com About WIDCOMM WIDCOMM, Inc. ("Wire= less Internet and Data/Voice Communications") is a leading provider of Blue= tooth wireless connectivity solutions. WIDCOMM is the first company to take= Bluetooth from cable replacement technology to the next level -- networkin= g -- and the first to bring certified Bluetooth software to the world. The = company's mission is to create core technologies that enable leading consum= er electronics, networking, telecommunication and semiconductor companies t= o bring complete, interoperable Bluetooth networking solutions to market qu= ickly and easily. For more information, please visit www.WIDCOMM.com. Not= e to Editors: The BLUETOOTH trademarks are owned by their proprietor and us= ed by WIDCOMM, Inc. under license. Windows is a registered trademark of Mic= rosoft Corporation. CONTACT: WIDCOMM Tamara Wi= lliams, 858/453-8400 Ext. 465 twilliams@widcomm.com = or The Bingham Group Judy = Curtis, 415/865-2204 judy@thebinghamgroup.com = or Texas Instruments Tracy S= ickles, 214/480-7487 t-sickles1@ti.com = or Golin Harris Ajay Kumar, 972/308-911= 6 akumar@golinharris.com URL: http://www.bus= inesswire.com Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the In= ternet with Hyperlinks to your home page. Copyright (C) 2001 Business Wire= . All rights reserved. -0- KEYWORD: afxal CALIFORNIA TEXAS FRA= NCE ITALY INTERNATIONAL EUROPE INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE = INTERNET NETWORKING SOFTWARE = MARKETING AGREEMENTS PRODUCT = [IMAGE] ***IMPORTANT NOTICE AND DISCLAIMER REGARDING THIS COURTESY E= MAIL*** At your request, as a subscriber to our service, this email alert= is being sent to you as a courtesy and is for information purposes only. = We are a financial news re-distributor. 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