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Smith Micro Software Announces Bundling Agreement with Thomson Multimedia
Leading Retail DOCSIS Cable Modem Supplier to Include Smith Micro's conexs.com With Next Generation Cable Modems
ALISO VIEJO, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ - Smith Micro Software, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMSI - news), a developer and marketer of communications software, announced today that Thomson Multimedia (NYSE: TMS - news) will bundle Smith Micro's conexs.com(TM) Internet communications service with its new RCA DCM200 series digital cable modems. Featuring real-time, person-to-person Internet chat, phone, and full-motion video conferencing, the conexs.com Internet communication service will enable modem users to use the Internet as a cost-efficient, high-performance alternative to the telephone.
Scheduled for shipment to cable system operators in January 2000, the RCA DCM205 digital cable modem will open the door to high-speed Internet access for millions of consumers throughout North America. Providing always- on Internet access, the two-way digital cable modem provides access to data transmission rates of up to 38 Mbps downstream and 10 Mbps upstream. The modem communicates with the PC through an Ethernet 10Base-T or 100Base-T connection. Subsequent models will introduce a USB connection, in addition to Ethernet.
''Thomson Multimedia has established itself as a leading supplier of digital technologies that redefine the speed and convenience of Internet applications,'' said Carl Bruhn, General Manager -- RCA Broadband. ''The conexs.com service expands the usefulness of the RCA 200 Series cable modems and helps to fulfill the promise of the Internet as a true global communication medium.''
conexs.com is a new mass-market service that offers a way of connecting the Internet population together for real-time, person-to-person web-based communications. conexs.com seamlessly connects Internet users together for live, direct communications, changing the mainstream perception of the Internet from merely being a tool for web browsing and e-mail, to one that provides a true household alternative to the telephone. conexs.com has the advantage and appeal of bringing the Internet's cost efficiencies and convenience to everyone's home.
conexs.com uses email addresses to establish a consistent Internet calling format. Users can utilize conexs.com's ''call blocking'' feature to customize their Internet communications, virtually eliminating unauthorized calls.
''DOCSIS-compatible cable modem service opens up the promise of high speed, always-on Internet access to millions of CATV users across the continent,'' commented William W. Smith Jr., president and chief executive officer of Smith Micro. ''The decision of a technology and retail sales leader like Thomson Multimedia to bundle conexs.com with its most advanced cable modem represents a significant milestone, as Smith Micro continues to build its position as a strong Internet company.''
For further information about RCA Broadband products and services, contact Tony Watters, Director of Marketing at 317-587-4289 or watterst@tce.com. Additional information is also available at the rca.com and thomson-broadband.com web sites.
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