| ACTiSYS Winter 1999 News Release....... - ACTiSYS has recently opened IrDA Test Lab operations at its site in Fremont, CA. and simultaneously at its subsidiary in Taiwan. These sites are the first of the IrDA's sanctioned Test Lab's to be certified for compliance with the complete "IrREADY" and "IrDA Reference Products" test and certification process.
- The primary function of the five IrDA Test Labs, ACTiSYS will also operate as one of these labs, is to test and approve consumer products that are seeking 'IrREADY' status.
- This new marketing tool, IrREADY, will clearly designate those products that are compatible with the IrDA specifications and can thus communicate effectively with other "IrREADY" devices. This is a current concern for the IrDA developer and end-user.
- ACTiSYS has designed, manufactured and calibrated an IrDA Reference Tester, consisting of both the IR2000B/L and our test software, IR9000SW/IR9003SW. ACTiSYS has further agreed to release its Test Frame software code via the ACTiSYS Web Site.
- ACTiSYS has conducted the calibration tests of Bit Error Rate (BER) and IR transfer speeds of the IR drivers in Windows 95, 98 and NT 5.0/beta 2.0 using this Tester. ACTiSYS has also conducted matrix inter-operability and BER tests of 5 FIR-equipped notebook PC's of major brands using this Reference Tester.
- According to the latest market research commissioned by the IrDA, ACTiSYS has a 30% share of the infrared adapter marketplace, a market that is projected to double each year for the following four years. This was independently outlined in an IrDA commissioned report, published by Strategies Unlimited of Los Altos, CA.
- ACTiSYS' IrDA adapters were selected by the IrDA Test Council as an "IrDA Reference Product"; formal approval granted through the IrDA Board of Directors. This board consists of 47 members, including representation from Canon, Compaq, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Nokia, NTT, Philips, Siemens, Sony and Visa. This eclectic group unanimously approved our adapters for involvement in this new program.
- ACTiSYS is now able to market the adapters as the Golden Sample adapters of the IrDA, with the necessary logo's to match. Differentiating ourselves from the competition.
- Thank you for the opportunity to introduce you to ACTiSYS: we welcome any questions and problems you may have as they relate to infrared in general and to IrDA in particular.
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