Silicom Announces NT 4.0 and Linux Support for Its USB Home-Networking and Broad-Band Internet Access Product Line
KFAR-SAVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 1999--Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SILCF - news) today announced that the Company has developed special Windows NT 4.0 software support for its USB Home-Networking and Broad-Band Internet Access product line. The new software will be released during December 1999.
''Unlike Windows 98 which incorporates USB system device drivers and interfaces for native USB support as an integral part of the operating system, Windows NT 4.0 does not contain the USB system device drivers and interfaces. Therefore most of USB peripherals are not offering support for Windows NT4'', said Igor Royzis, Software Development Manager at Silicom. ''The software developed contains Silicom's proprietary USB host controller drivers and modules. It supports our USB Home-Networking and Broad-Band Internet Access products in Windows NT 4.0 environment, including Plug-n-Play and Hot Swapping features. The layered structure of the software will allow easy implementation of Windows NT4 support for more Silicom and third party USB products in the future''.
With the increasing acceptance of the Linux operating system, and being among the first companies to offer Linux support for its PCMCIA products, the Company is now developing Linux support for its Home-Networking and Broad-Band Internet Access product line. The Linux software support is expected to be released during the first quarter of 2000.
''As Windows NT4, Linux does not contain USB system device drivers and interfaces. Therefore, the Linux drivers and software support currently under development present the same type of research and development challenges we faced while developing the Windows NT 4.0 support.'', said David Hendel, VP R&D at Silicom. ''Based on our previous experience with developing Linux drivers for our PCMCIA products released in early 1999, and based on our successful development of USB support for Windows NT4, we are very optimistic that we will successfully finalize this challenging development task''.
The Company believes that increased compatibility of its USB Home-Networking and Broad-Band Internet Access product line with additional leading operating systems will further diversify its products from its competitors' products.
Silicom Ltd. is a leading provider of high performance connectivity solutions. The Company offers a broad line of single and multi-function USB, PC Card and CardBus products with support for Home networking, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, Token Ring, 56Kbps modem, USB and RS-232.
Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors not under the Company's control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Avi Eizenman, Silicom Ltd.
Tel: +972-9-764-4555
E-mail: marketing@silicom.co.il
or
Ran Rachlin, Silicom Inc.
Tel: 201/529-1121
E-mail: marketing@silicom-usa.com
Silicom Wins Two Projects in Sweden and Germany
KFAR-SAVA, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1999--Silicom Ltd. (NASDAQ: SILCF - news) today announced that the Company received a confirmation from Possio AB in Sweden, that a modified version of the Silicom Serial PC Card was approved to be used with the Possio PM80 GSM mobile fax and the Nokia 6090 GSM cellular Car Phone. The confirmation was accompanied with an initial order of 200 units for immediate delivery. Possio is a leading manufacturer of paper-based mobile communication products. The Possio mobile fax machine equipped with the Silicom PC Card enables mobile users of the Nokia 6090 GSM
Cellular Car Phone to receive and print faxes and SMS messages on the go.
''We chose to use the Silicom solution due to the quality of products and the ability to customize the products to our specifications'', said Peter Kastberg, Possio's Marketing Director. ''The performance of the Silicom Serial Card meets our severe quality criteria. I am sure that both our product sets and our customers will benefit accordingly''.
This project win in Sweden came in conjunction with another project win in Germany. Two prototypes of another specially modified version of the Company Serial PC Card were approved by Consel Kofferloesungen GmbH, a manufacturer of mobile-office integrated systems in Germany. This project was designed especially for Kabel Deutschland GmbH, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG. Following this approval Silicom will deliver to the customer first shipment worth more than $US
100,000 until mid January 2000.
''We are very encouraged by our success to fulfill our new strategy, adapted by the Board of Directors earlier this year, and establish more co-operations and joint projects world-wide'', said Avi Eizenman, President and CEO at Silicom. ''As part of the same strategy, Silicom is now competing to win more joint projects with leading xDSL and cable modems manufacturers for the development of Broad-Band Internet Access products.''
Silicom Ltd. is a leading provider of high performance connectivity solutions. The Company offers a broad line of single and multi-function USB, PC Card and CardBus products with support for Home networking, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, Token Ring, 56Kbps modem, USB and RS-232.
Statements in this press release which are not historical data are forward-looking statements which involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties or other factors not under the Company's control, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from the results, performance or other expectations implied by these forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Contact:
Avi Eizenman, Silicom Ltd.
Tel: +972-9-764-4555
E-mail: marketing@silicom.co.il
or
Ran Rachlin, Silicom Inc.
Tel: 201/529-1121
E-mail: marketing@silicom-usa.com
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