Agilent Technologies and FlashPoint Technology Offer Digital Camera Reference Designs to Cut Manufacturers' Design Time and Cost
PALO ALTO & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 2000-- Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A), a leading provider of innovative technologies for communications and life sciences, and FlashPoint Technology Inc., the creator of Digita, the industry standard technology for digital imaging, announced today that the two companies will jointly market a series of complete digital camera designs based on the Agilent HDCP-3200 camera controller chip and FlashPoint's Digita operating system (OS).
This arrangement will lower the cost of development and decrease the time to market for new digital cameras, as manufacturers are provided with a complete and compatible design including the image sensor, image processor, control chip and control software.
"With these designs, Agilent and FlashPoint will help manufacturers to deliver high-performance, cost-effective still cameras to market in less time," said Stephen Saylor, president of FlashPoint. "Camera manufacturers face increasing pressures to deliver new models to the market. We can help them meet their goals by providing a modular, high-performance solution that cuts down on engineering and development costs."
"We're providing pre-engineered software drivers and interfaces, backed by a world-class design support team," said Jason Hartlove, business unit manager of Agilent's Imaging Electronics Division. "Our customers will be able to beat their competition in rapid deployment of a series of high-performance cameras into the market, reducing their development time significantly."
Availability is planned for the first quarter of 2001.
About FlashPoint Technology
FlashPoint Technology, Inc., is an innovative company focused on the creation of products and services that standardize digital photography. FlashPoint enables partners to create customized solutions for their customers through Digita, the industry standard intelligence for digital imaging. Digita Photivity, a complete wireless photography platform, allows images to be directly transferred from the camera to the Internet. The Digita OS is an open-architecture operating system for digital imaging devices and is the intelligence behind award winning products from Epson, Hewlett Packard, Kodak, Minolta and Pentax. FlashPoint is headquartered in San Jose, California, with operations in Research Triangle Park, Boston and Tokyo. FlashPoint can be found on the Web at www.flashpoint.com.
About Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) is a diversified technology company with approximately 47,000 employees serving customers in more than 120 countries. Agilent is a global leader in designing and manufacturing test, measurement and monitoring instruments, systems and solutions, and semiconductor and optical components. In fiscal year 2000, Agilent had net revenue of $10.8 billion. The company serves markets that include communications, electronics, life sciences and healthcare.
Information about Agilent Technologies can be found on the Web at www.agilent.com.
CONTACT:
Agilent
Northe Osbrink, 408/654-8792
northe-osbrink@agilent.com
or
FlashPoint Technology
Bill Ray, 617/338-3118, ext. 121
bray@flashpoint.com
or
FutureWorks
Brian Solis, 408/428-0895, ext. 101
brian@future-works.com
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