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Date: Thu, 08 JAN 1998 15:11:51 +0000 (GMT)
From: Press Releases <PRESS@a1.sales.pko.mts.dec.com>
Subject: Press/StrongARM Chip to Power Advanced Screen Phone for... 1
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|||DIGITAL Press and Analyst News||||DIGITAL Equipment Corporation
                                     Maynard, Massachusetts 01754-2571
 
Lisa Lipson
(978) 568-4352



                   StrongARM CHIP TO POWER ADVANCED
             SCREEN PHONE FOR INTERNET, E-MAIL, MESSAGING

    ...StrongARM Also Claims Windows CE Performance Leadership...


LAS VEGAS, January 8, 1997 - The StrongARM SA-1100 microprocessor has 
been selected by Philips Consumer Communications L.P. to drive its new 
IS-2630 screen  phone, Digital Equipment Corporation announced today.  
The advanced-technology  phone, designed for small business users and 
consumers, provides instantaneous access to  the Internet, e-mail, 
voicemail, and a wide range of messaging options. 

To promote fast time-to-market for StrongARM-based screenphones, 
Digital  introduced its own Webphone Reference Design, a fully 
operational product design based  on the StrongARM SA-1100 chip, using 
Lucent Technologies' Inferno software.  This  reference design can be 
licensed for incorporation into telecommunication products. 

Digital also announced that StrongARM microprocessors will support 
Microsoft  Corporation's new AutoPC computing specification for in-car 
systems, based on the  Windows CE operating system.  In addition, 
Microsoft will deliver Windows CE 2.x with full support for StrongARM 
microprocessors by the second quarter of 1998.

Best Windows CE Performer
 
"StrongARM microprocessors are rapidly finding favor with major 
vendors of  consumer electronics products," said Leo Joseph, manager
of the Net Appliance Market  Segment at Digital Semiconductor. 
"StrongARM chips offer the best performance of any Windows CE 
platform.  They can  deliver the sophisticated communications and 
entertainment features that consumers want  for home, business, and 
mobile products, with low power dissipation and at low prices."

Breakthrough Technology

StrongARM microprocessors deliver the industry's highest performance - 
up to 270 MIPS - of any embedded processor, while meeting the sub-watt 
power, small form  factor, and low cost requirements of 
commodity-level consumer and industrial products.   StrongARM chips 
deliver top performance for products such as handheld personal  
computers, wallet PCs, subnotebooks, cellular smart phones, Webphones, 
digital set-top  boxes, and network computers, plus embedded
systems in communications and vertical  industrial control 
applications. StrongARM chips also enable advanced functions such as  
speech and handwriting recognition, while retaining the ability to 
operate on AA battery  power.

Digital Equipment Corporation, recognized for product and service 
excellence, is  a leading supplier of high-performance, Web-based 
computing solutions which help  enterprises compete in the global 
marketplace.  Digital gives its customers a winning  Internet 
advantage through a comprehensive portfolio of Internet solutions 
based on  award-winning systems, advanced networking infrastructure, 
innovative software, and  industry applications - including
those from its business partners.  The expertise and  experience of 
Digital employees help customers plan, design, implement, manage and  
support Internet solutions in countries throughout the world.  For the 
latest company information, visit Digital on the World Wide Web at 
       http://www.digital.com and/or   http://www.newsdesk.com 

Note to Editors:  Digital, Digital Semiconductor, and the Digital logo 
are trademarks of Digital Equipment  Corporation.  StrongARM is a 
trademark of Advanced RISC Machines Ltd.  Microsoft is a registered  
trademark and Windows CE is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.  
Philips is a registered trademark of Philips Electronics N.V.

CORP/98/831

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