MindTree to Deliver a Talk on Ultrawideband Technology Solutions for High-End Multimedia Applications at WiCon Americas

MindTree will also showcase its UWB and Bluetooth technology building blocks

Santa Clara, September 30, 2005 - MindTree Consulting, a leading provider of Bluetooth Intellectual Properties (IPs) and solutions, today announced that it would deliver a talk on Ultrawideband technology at Wireless Connectivity Americas, the annual and premier event for short range wireless connectivity providers. WiCon Americas is being hosted at the Santa Clara Convention Center on the 5th and 6th of October.

The talk titled “Optimal Hardware- Firmware Partitioning of MBOA UWB MAC: A Case Study” will discuss the ensuing benefits of such partitioning in terms of lower MIPs, minimum gate count, smaller code footprint and lower memory usage.

MindTree recently launched its UWB Program aimed to create licensable cores of the MAC and digital PHY layers of the UWB wireless technology.

MindTree will also demonstrate its Bluetooth technology baseband controller and stack IPs at WiCon including latest developments and advancements related to application profiles, platform support, vertical market focus and the Bluetooth v2.0 specification.

“Our continuous and targeted focus on Bluetooth technology has helped us offer the best and latest solutions to our customers to help them achieve their design goals,” said S. Janakiraman, MindTree President and CEO, R&D Services. “We shall continue to invest in research and development on Bluetooth technology and offer software as well as hardware solutions as IPs and design services around these IPs. Our new program also includes development on UWB technology, leveraging MindTree’s capabilities in short-range wireless domain.”

MindTree’s R&D Services combines expertise in semiconductor IP, hardware and software to offer complete product realization services. MindTree addresses the needs of the Communication, Wireless, Industrial Automation and Consumer Appliances industries to create their next generation products backed by strong domain expertise in ASIC / SoC Design, IP development, board, system and embedded software development. MindTree’s licensable technologies help customers to achieve cost and time-to-market benefits. MindTree offers one of the most complete suites of Bluetooth-based solutions in the industry, which includes the EtherMind™ 1.2 Upper Layer Stack and Profiles, and the BlueWiz™ 1.2 Baseband Controller, and is slated to soon announce the availability of its Bluetooth technology 2.0 EDR offering.

MindTree’s UWB program would offer UltraWiz MAC/ digital PHY, along with other software IPs that are fully compliant to WiMedia specifications and supports a maximum data rate of 480 mbps. The UltraWiz digital PHY IP may be easily integrated with WiMedia compatible Analog Front End (AFE) and RF blocks.

About MindTree

MindTree Consulting is an international IT company that delivers affordable business and technology solutions through global software development. Co-headquartered in Somerset, NJ and Bangalore, India, the company approaches technology initiatives in a business context, with the industry knowledge of a seasoned management team and employees exceptionally skilled in technology, business analysis and project management. MindTree Consulting develops applications to help companies enhance their enterprise operations. The company also delivers R&D services and designs re-usable building blocks for hi-tech companies. MindTree is the world's youngest company to be assessed at Level 5 in both CMMi and P-CMM. MindTree has been ranked among the top five Great Places to Work in 2004 in a study conducted by Grow Talent Company and Businessworld. MindTree has also been rated as one of the Best Employers in India for the second consecutive year in 2004 by Hewitt Associates. Please visit www.mindtree.com for more information.