***The jest of the 10-K AWRE/LU deal***
The Company has co-developed an ADSL chipset with Analog Devices, Inc.
("ADI"), a leading supplier of integrated circuits. ADI has a non-exclusive
technology and software license to manufacture and sell such chipsets for which
the Company receives royalty payments. In 1997, the Company entered into an
agreement with Lucent Technologies, Inc. ("Lucent") to develop DSL Lite software
that will operate on Lucent digital signal processors ("DSPs"). Lucent has a
non-exclusive technology and software license to manufacture and sell such chips
for which the Company will receive royalty payments. The Company's
telecommunications business is also engaged in the design and development of
access routers, modems, transceiver modules, and other communications products
that incorporate the Company's technologies.
The Company's image compression products include WSQ by Aware, AccuPress for
Radiology, AccuPress for Remote Sensing, AccuPress for Multimedia, and SeisPact.
In addition, the Company's image compression organization continues to perform
some contract research for the U.S. government.
The Company's executive offices are located at 40 Middlesex Turnpike,
Bedford, Massachusetts, 01730, and its telephone number is (781) 276-4000. |
