MindTree to Display its Bluetooth Prowess at Wireless Connectivity World

To Showcase its Flagship Bluetooth Baseband Controller BlueWiz 1.2 Among Other Bluetooth Intellectual Properties (IPs) at Premier conference

May 24, 2004 — Bangalore - MindTree Consulting, a leading provider of Bluetooth silicon and software IP, today announced that it will showcase its flagship Bluetooth baseband controller BlueWiz 1.2 among other cutting-edge technology solutions at the Wireless Connectivity World conference to be held in Amsterdam on June 8-10, 2004.

MindTree offers one of the most complete suites of Bluetooth-based solutions in the industry.  Besides BlueWiz 1.2, MindTree’s Bluetooth offerings include upper layer stacks and profiles, headset/hands-free solutions and a range of Bluetooth-based services.

MindTree’s BlueWiz 1.2 is one of the most advanced versions of Bluetooth baseband controller.  It is v1.2-compliant, BQB-qualified and proven in silicon.  BlueWiz 1.2 has been implemented in several products, including handheld devices, automotive applications, consumer appliances and protocol test equipment by respected global product companies.

“With increasing pressure to reduce cost and time-to-market, chip makers and module vendors must embed interface technology into the chip.  MindTree’s BlueWiz 1.2 is the right solution to this challenge as it can be integrated within silicon effectively by virtue of its very low gate count, low MIPS requirement, small code size as well as effective power-saving features.  Being highly portable and configurable to different hardware and software platforms, BlueWiz is appropriate for Bluetooth enablement of applications like GPS, WLAN and mobile applications as well as other microcontroller-based chip solutions,” said Vinod Deshmukh, MindTree Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President - R&D Services.

At Wireless Connectivity World, MindTree will also display its Bluetooth EtherMind Protocol Stack 1.2 – the upper layer software stack, which is critical to the implementation of Bluetooth embedded and host applications.  MindTree’s EtherMind Stack is BQB v1.2-qualified and has been tested at several interoperability events. It has an extremely small footprint and low MIPS requirement and can be easily tuned for application-specific solutions.  Some of the other key solutions that MindTree will present at Wireless Connectivity World are the profiles – Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), headset/hands-free, SPP, LAP, OBEX/FTP, FAX, BPP, HID, BIP and SyncP.

“With our strong focus on Bluetooth technology and IP-based product realization approach, MindTree is an industry leader in licensing its Bluetooth components,” said S. Janakiraman, MindTree President and CEO, R&D Services.  “As users increasingly demand more features for less cost, MindTree’s IP help chip and solution vendors lead the competition in quality, cost and time.”

MindTree has sold more than 20 licenses of its IP in the last three years and its software is shipped as a standard embedded option in the products of global silicon vendors.  MindTree’s software IP integrate into cell phones, computer mice, keyboards and headsets/hands-free of leading brand names in USA, Japan, Europe and Korea. 

MindTree also offers its world-class, design-engineering services to build prototypes for Bluetooth-enabled devices, leveraging its global delivery model and technology expertise to help clients bring their products to market faster.

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.  In August 2003, MindTree was ranked among the top 3 in the IT industry in the Best Employers in India 2003 Survey conducted by Hewitt Associates. Please visit www.mindtree.com for more information.