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News Release from: Avago Technologies
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 16 September 2004
Smart dongle to target Japanese IR
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Agilent Technologies and Link Evolution Corp are to collaborate on the development of an IrFM-compliant smart dongle solution for the Japanese infra-red mobile-payment market.
Agilent Technologies and Link Evolution Corp, a leading wireless communications software development company, are to collaborate on the development of an IrFM-compliant (infra-red financial messaging) smart dongle solution for the Japanese infra-red mobile-payment market IrFM smart dongle serial adapters can easily be attached to millions of point-of-sale devices to provide instant infra-red connectivity for secure wireless payment
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The collaboration will combine Agilent's expertise in infra-red hardware development and manufacturing with Link Evolution's software development capability.
The companies plan to introduce IrFM solutions in Japan later this year, then subsequently address other markets.
"As the leader in infra-red connectivity solutions, we recognise the opportunity for growth in IrFM applications worldwide, particularly in Japan, where many unique services are offered", said Kee Hane Ngoh, Vice President and General Manager of Agilent's Infra-red Product Division.
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"Link Evolution has proven expertise in both software development and the Japanese market.
We believe this collaboration will enable market-leading IrFM solutions in Japan and other markets worldwide".
"We expect this joint effort to quickly provide a solution to the complicated Japanese infra-red financial payment system", said Gontaro Kitazumi, Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of R and D at Link Evolution.
"Agilent provides the best IR hardware, and Link Evolution provides the best IrFM software".
"Joining forces creates a powerful combination that will help us capture the Japanese IrFM market".
Link Evolution was an early pioneer of IrFM software for the Japan market.
The company developed the world's first IrDA-compliant (Infra-red Data Association) IrFM software.
Earlier this year, Agilent announced the HSDL-D100 family of smart dongles, a comprehensive hardware and software platform that supports a wide range of customisable IrDA applications.
These include point-and-pay IrFM financial payment services, picture and music file transfers between mobile devices, and kiosk data distribution to mobile devices.
The platform complies with the IrDA SIR specification and supports data rates from 9.6 to 115.2Kbit/s.
Agilent IrDA smart dongles are microcontroller-based stand-alone systems, complete with an embedded IrDA protocol stack.
The smart dongles handle IrDA communication transparently without the need for constant host supervision.
Smart dongles are connected to host terminals using a three-wire null-modem serial RS232 interface, which is used for transferring data, command and control, and firmware updating. Request free introductory details about products from Avago Technologies ...
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