NEWS, I think.
Wednesday April 15, 4:42 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Intelect Communications Announces Key Operating System For Texas
Instruments' New Family of Digital Signal Processors
Intelect's DNA Enterprises Expands Market Profile With Launch of Industry-Leading DSP Software
Package
RICHARDSON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1998-- Intelect Communications, Inc. (''INTELECT'')
(NASDAQ:ICOM - news) disclosed today that its DNA Enterprises business unit is launching a high performance, real-time
operating system specifically designed for Texas Instruments' (NYSE:TXN - news) revolutionary new line of digital signal
processors (DSPs), the TMS320C6x.
Developed by DNA's DSP Design Center, this software package, the Advanced Signal Processing (ASP6x) operating system,
facilitates application development, lowers technical barriers and accelerates time-to-market for application developers jumping to
the 'C6x product line.
Priced initially at $995 for a developer's kit, ASP6x sets a new standard for DSP software products in terms of features,
performance and cost effectiveness. With the formal launch of the ASP6x at the DSP World Spring Design Conference in Santa
Clara, CA, on April 21-23, Intelect enters the rapidly expanding market for performance-oriented DSP software applications for
communications, medical instrumentation, and imaging arenas. Shipments are scheduled to commence May 1.
On April 13, TI announced the world's highest performing line of floating-point DSPs completing TI's universal DSP platform
architecture encompassing both fixed-point and floating-point requirements within the C6x line. The C6x line affords a seamless
environment supporting a full spectrum of applications, all of which are supported by DNA's ASP6x operating system.
In October 1997, TI selected DNA to develop the reference design for the 'C6x and supply TI with 'C6x evaluation modules
(EVM's). Under the private-labeling agreement, DNA will produce a line of boards for the 'C6x to be distributed through TI's
distribution channels along with software licensed from DNA. TI has announced the availability of these EVM's with shipment
expected to commence April 22, 1998.
''With TI's most recent announcement, their long-range game plan is brought into focus for the marketplace and DNA has been
readying itself to capitalize on this and help drive it,'' commented Dr. R. Eugene Helms, DNA's President and CEO. ''We are
ideally positioned to leverage the explosion of opportunity anticipated as the market for DSP solutions grows towards TI's
expected level of $50 billion. Our collaboration with TI over the past several quarters has facilitated the rollout of their 'C6x
technology and enabled us to target rich opportunities for supplying essential enabling products, such as ASP6x,'' he added.
''We have been evaluating ASP6x for some time and are impressed with both its design and implementation,'' stated Christopher
Burke, President of MVP Development Group Inc., a beta site for the product. ''We believe that the scalability, minimal memory
requirements, and efficient data flow modeling of ASP6x specifically address the key requirements for implementing efficient
applications on the 'C6x,'' he added.
The ASP6x represents another step in DNA's strategy of supplying key elements to designers and applications developers
centered around the next generation DSP line from TI. By aiding efficient development with a product like ASP6x, DNA is
positioned to support the full breadth of TI customers in building systems solutions while carving out an on-going supply role
throughout product deployment.
The DSP Design Center at DNA specializes in the development of state-of-the-art products for clients that span the spectrum
from sophisticated multiprocessor signal processing applications to low cost telecommunications applications. Based on
industry-leading devices such as TI's 'C8x, 'C6x, and the 'C67x, DNA provides product designs to meet specific needs of
customers' applications.
DNA Enterprises, Inc. is a full-service technology company located in Richardson, Texas. Established in 1981, DNA offers a
broad range of hardware and software design services to the signal processing, telecommunications, and multimedia (voice, video
and data) industries, with expertise in hardware, software, systems architecture and digital signal processing.
Intelect Communications, Inc. is a communications technology company providing innovative and cost-effective products, services
and solutions to integrate voice, data, and video networks. Applications for the Company's products and services range from the
network infrastructure to the desktop. The Company's products are designed to anticipate and meet the demands for increasing
speed, capacity, and complexity of electronic and photonic communications.
Principal markets for the Company's products are: fiber optic network transmission, digital signal processing (DSP), and video
communications. The Company also provides high-value engineering services to the communications industry.
The Company currently has under development an intelligent programmable telecommunications switching platform. (Pull from
Intelect's principal business units are Intelect Network Technologies Co. and DNA Enterprises, Inc. based in Richardson and
Intelect Visual Communications Corp. of New York City.)
Further information about the Intelect family of multimedia products and services can be accessed at these World Wide Web
locations: Intelect, intelectcom.com; Intelect Network Technologies, intelectinc.com; Intelect Visual
Communications, videoconferencing.com and; DNA Enterprises, dnaent.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the statements in this announcement are forward looking statements which
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, the
forward looking statements.
Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those relating to: general economic conditions in the
markets in which the Company operates; success in the development and market acceptance of new and existing products
(particularly SONETLYNX(tm) LANscape(tm), and CS4(tm)); dependence on suppliers, third party manufacturers and channels
of distribution; customer and product concentration; fluctuations in customer demand, maintaining access to external sources of
capital; ability to execute management's margin improvement and cost control plans; overall management of the Company's
expansion; and other risk factors detailed from time in the Company's filings with the Securities Exchange Commission.
Contact:
INTELECT
Troy Ussery, 972/367-2214
Jacki Trevino, 972/367-2114
or
HES Consultants
Herb Sjolund, 212/213-3388 |
