BLUE WAVE SYSTEMS: ComStruct* Professional Services makes Blue Wave Systems thecomplete partner for embedded communications processing
Thu Mar 16 15:13:00 EST 2000
MAR 16, 2000, M2 Communications - Carrollton, Texas -- Blue Wave Systems
(NASDAQ:BWSI) today introduced ComStruct Professional Services, a complete range
of engineering resources to support every facet of the development cycle from
concept through to deployment. Focused on providing technical expertise to
support Blue Wave's ComStruct family of building blocks for communications
processing, Professional Services will allow customers to significantly reduce
risk, time to market and total cost of ownership.
Aimed at the key aspects of implementing new designs, ComStruct Professional
Services is made up of five elements: integration, development, consulting,
maintenance/support and training. Each element is designed to help the customer
make the best use of Blue Wave's expertise, be it through technical training
courses, assistance with architecture definition, the production of custom
software, or the provision of post implementation support. The underlying
objective of the Professional Services initiative is to help customers identify,
develop and implement a ComStruct solution to best suit their needs.
Commenting on the formal introduction of Professional Services, Blue Wave
Systems' director of support services, Mark Dunton, said: "Our expertise in
communications processing has been very much in demand and has been instrumental
in a number of ComStruct successes to date. The establishment of the
Professional Services group now formalises this offering. Through this
programme, ComStruct customers can now take advantage of our in-house team of
specialists to help deliver high performance embedded solutions within budget
and on time".
Blue Wave has already demonstrated to a number of organisations its ability to
provide custom engineering support for ComStruct solutions. One such
organisation is Tekelec Inc., who use the ComStruct family for core processing
within their next-generation wireless test platform, the MGTS i3000(tm). Adam
Fowler, engineering director for Tekelec, said, "We have utilised Blue Wave's
engineering services for algorithm development, integration and system support,
and as a result have been able to significantly reduce our time-to-market."
For Racal Recorders, ComStruct has been used to provide the high-density DSP
resources for their new Tienna(tm) advanced digital recording platform.
Product manager at Racal Recorders, Richard Dawson, added: "Our application
required a specialist set of algorithms which Blue Wave developed and integrated
into their FACT framework, allowing us to concentrate our resources on what we
do best."
ComStruct's hardware and software building blocks help abstract the developer
from the technology, enabling them to concentrate on their core competence and
allowing them to add more value and functionality to their designs. Blue Wave
Systems' long experience in both DSP technology and in the telecom industry,
enables the Professional Services group to guide ComStruct customers through the
development cycle.
While ComStruct's range of DSP hardware platforms provides developers the
flexible architecture they need, it is the management and control software,
FACT(tm), that helps developers get the most from the DSP technology. The FACT
software framework can remove some or all of the DSP issues, allowing the
developer to channel all resources into the application itself.
For more information on Blue Wave Systems Professional Services and the
ComStruct line of building blocks, visit bluews.com.
Blue Wave Systems is a leading supplier of high-channel Digital Signal
Processing (DSP) subsystems used in telecommunication infrastructure equipment,
such as voice over packet (VoIP) gateways, digital wireless communications and
intelligent peripherals. The ComStruct(tm) line of telecom infrastructure
communication processing subsystems was launched in January 1999. At the heart
of the ComStruct(tm) line is the company's FACT(tm) software (Framework
Architecture for Communication Technologies), which enables the DSP subsystem to
be rapidly and effectively deployed in a variety of carrier class telecom
applications. Blue Wave Systems has been a market leader in DSP board-level
products since 1983. For additional information, please visit our company's web
site at www.bluews.com.
ComStruct and FACT are trademarks of Blue Wave Systems Inc.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements which are based on
expectations of the Company but involve a number of risks and uncertainties,
including, but not limited to, technological change, quarterly fluctuations,
integration of Mizar and Loughborough Sound Images, dependence on the defense
industry, dependence on key suppliers and employees, competition, and Year 2000
compliance. The foregoing list should not be construed as exhaustive and the
Company disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise forward-looking
statements to reflect unanticipated events. For a further explanation of risk
factors please see the Company's most recent SEC filings. The Company further
cautions users who may utilize published bookings and backlog information as
tools to forecast the company's revenue during a given timeframe since certain
purchase orders may be subject to 1) cancellation and, 2) revision to delivery
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