World Wireless Communications Selects Atmel
Microcontrollers for New X-traWeb Release
New X-Nodes Offer Faster Code Execution and Lower Power
Consumption
SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 1999--X-traWeb(TM), a wholly-owned subsidiary of World Wireless
Communications Inc. (OTC BB:WWWC - news), Tuesday announced a new release of its web-enabling X-Node(TM) that
offers faster code execution and lower power consumption.
The X-Node incorporates AVR Series microcontrollers from Atmel Corp. (Nasdaq:ATML - news). These microcontrollers
allow in-circuit programmability and near 1 MIPS instruction execution speed. The high instruction speed will be important as
X-traWeb is introduced into ever more demanding applications.
In-circuit programmability permits the installation of X-Node firmware to be done automatically during the manufacturing
process. This allows automated customization of X-Nodes to meet specific customer application requirements during the
manufacturing process, eliminating human error.
''In-circuit programmability is key to X-Node's flexibility, allowing X-traWeb to rapidly and inexpensively respond to customer
needs,'' noted Don Wallace, executive vice president, X-traWeb.
This important feature was just one of the reasons why X-traWeb's design team selected the Atmel AVR series
microcontrollers as the standard for its X-Nodes. Other features include low cost and wide variety of hardware I/O availability,
allowing the X-Node to connect to almost any customer device.
Jim Panfil, director of Microcontrollers for Atmel stated, ''Atmel is excited to be an integral part of X-traWeb's unique web
enabling technology.''
X-traWeb technology allows devices to be monitored from anywhere in the world using an Internet connection. Unlike most
competing technologies, no proprietary protocols are used in X-traWeb's open architecture solutions.
X-traWeb is fully TCP/IP compatible and its open solution approach meets current and emerging international Internet
communications standards -- an important benefit when compared to closed, proprietary solutions.
Applications for X-traWeb include vending machines; electric, gas and water utility management; heating, ventilation and
air-conditioning (HVAC); security and access control; environmental monitoring and control; franchise chain information
management and Internet Service Provider value-added services, among others.
Formed in 1995, World Wireless Communications Inc. is a leading developer of wireless telemetry and communications
systems, technology and products. The company develops, manufactures and distributes components for the X-traWeb
network, a convergence technology for the monitor and control of remote systems through the Internet; and spread spectrum
radios in the 900 MHz and 2.4 GHz Bands.
For more information please visit the company's Web site at www.worldwireless.com or call Don Wallace, executive vice
president X-traWeb, at 913/652-0353 ext. 102 or dwallace@x-traweb.com.
Founded in 1984, Atmel Corp. is headquartered in San Jose, Calif. with principal manufacturing facilities in Colorado Springs,
Colo., Nantes and Rousset, France and Heilbronn, Germany.
Atmel designs, develops, manufactures and markets on a worldwide basis semiconductors, including nonvolatile and embedded
memory, logic, analog, microcontroller products and system-level integration (SLI) solutions using advanced CMOS,
BiCMOS, BiPolar and SiGe process technologies.
Atmel product and financial information can be retrieved from its Fax-on-Demand service. In North America call
800/292-8635. Internationally from a fax phone, dial 408/441-0732. Requests may be sent via e-mail to literature@atmel.com
or by visiting Atmel's web site at www.atmel.com.
Contact:
World Wireless Communications Inc.
Rory Swensen, 801/575-6600
rswensen@worldwireless.com
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