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Broadcom Delivers Advanced Bluetooth(R) Features for HP Enterprise and Consumer Products

Broadcom's Bluetooth Software and Silicon Solutions Enable High-Quality Stereo Audio for a Broad Range of HP Handheld, Notebook and Peripheral Products

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ:BRCM) , a global leader in wired and wireless broadband communications semiconductors, today announced the integration of Broadcom(R) Bluetooth(R) technology into a broad range of popular products available from HP. intel
Broadcom's leading Blutonium(R) Bluetooth technology is embedded within select HP notebook and desktop computers, HP iPAQ Bluetooth(R) Stereo Headphones, wireless keyboards and mice, dongles and other devices. In addition, Broadcom's Bluetooth silicon and software enable HP computers to wirelessly play high-quality MP3 and other music files over next-generation Bluetooth wireless stereo headphones and wireless speakers. as400

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Enhanced Bluetooth sound quality is made possible by the powerful combination of silicon and WIDCOMM(R) BTW (Bluetooth for Windows(R)) software from Broadcom. This combination is optimized and tightly coupled to deliver the highest level of wireless audio quality available. The Broadcom Blutonium family of silicon and WIDCOMM BTW software products are the industry's most advanced and feature-rich, including functionality enabled by Broadcom's unique implementation of the Bluetooth audio/video profile, which is a new software component that dramatically improves audio quality. Utilizing Broadcom technology, consumers connecting to HP iPAQ Pocket PCs with wireless headsets can enjoy the richest possible multimedia experience over Bluetooth wireless links.

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"These new exciting products from HP are prime examples of how Bluetooth, which is emerging as the premier wireless personal area networking technology today, is transforming the way users interface with their computers," said Scott Bibaud, Director of Marketing for Broadcom's Bluetooth products. "Broadcom is proud to be working with HP to deliver silicon and software solutions that highlight the real-world benefits of our advanced Bluetooth technology."

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Broadcom's WIDCOMM BTW software products include the Bluetooth A/V profile for optimized audio quality over wireless headsets. Integrated A/V support includes: the Generic Audio Video Distribution Profile (GAVDP) for overall A/V functionality; the Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP), which enables the streaming of music via Bluetooth; and the Audio Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP) that lets users remotely control associated devices via buttons on their wireless headset. computer sales
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WIDCOMM BTW software is the most widely-deployed and field-proven Bluetooth software solution in the industry, ensuring the broadest interoperability among Bluetooth equipped devices. printers
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"Our handheld and notebook computer customers are increasingly using our products as their primary means for entertainment and communications. This is a trend HP has helped drive, for example, by incorporating music and even cellular phone capabilities into our award-winning HP iPAQ product family," said Eric Kilponen, director of product marketing for Handhelds at HP. "Broadcom's leading-edge Bluetooth technology adds an exciting new dimension to our products by enabling the incredible convenience of wireless connectivity for audio and multimedia applications on several HP devices." mainframe
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New HP iPAQ, HP Pavilion and Compaq Presario notebook and desktop PCs equipped with Broadcom's advanced Bluetooth technology are shipping now and are available direct from HP via www.hpshopping.com and retail kiosks, at retail stores nationwide, or by calling 1-888-999-4747. Pricing available upon request. network
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Broadcom Corporation is a global leader in wired and wireless broadband communications semiconductors. Our products enable the convergence of high- speed data, high definition video, voice and audio at home, in the office and on the go. Broadcom provides manufacturers of computing and networking equipment, digital entertainment and broadband access products, and mobile devices with the industry's broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art system-on-a-chip and software solutions. These solutions support our core mission: Connecting everything(R). hosting
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Broadcom is one of the world's largest fabless semiconductor companies, with annual revenue of more than $2 billion. The company is headquartered in Irvine, Calif., with offices and research facilities in North America, Asia and Europe. Broadcom may be contacted at 1-949-450-8700 or at www.broadcom.com. internet
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Important factors that may cause such a difference for Broadcom in connection with its Bluetooth products include, but are not limited to, general economic and political conditions and specific conditions in the markets we address, including the volatility in the technology sector and semiconductor industry, trends in the broadband communications markets in various geographic regions, and possible disruption in commercial activities related to terrorist activity or armed conflict in the United States and other locations; the rate at which our present and future customers and end-users adopt Broadcom's technologies and products in the markets for Bluetooth applications; delays in the adoption and acceptance of industry standards in those markets; the timing, rescheduling or cancellation of significant customer orders and our ability, as well as the ability of our customers, to manage inventory; our ability to scale our operations in response to changes in demand for our products and services; our ability to retain, recruit and hire key executives, technical personnel and other employees in the positions and numbers, with the experience and capabilities, and at the compensation levels needed to implement our business and product plans; our ability to specify, develop or acquire, complete, introduce, market and transition to volume production new products and technologies in a cost-effective and timely manner; the gain or loss of a key customer, design win or order; competitive pressures and other factors such as the qualification, availability and pricing of competing products and technologies and the resulting effects on sales and pricing of our products; the timing of customer-industry qualification and certification of our products and the risks of non- qualification or non-certification; our ability to timely and accurately predict market requirements and evolving industry standards and to identify opportunities in new markets; changes in our product or customer mix; the volume of our product sales and pricing concessions on volume sales; intellectual property disputes and customer indemnification claims and other types of litigation risk; the availability and pricing of third party semiconductor foundry and assembly capacity and raw materials; fluctuations in the manufacturing yields of our third party semiconductor foundries and other problems or delays in the fabrication, assembly, testing or delivery of our products; the risks of producing products with new suppliers and at new fabrication and assembly facilities; problems or delays that we may face in shifting our products to smaller geometry process technologies and in achieving higher levels of design integration; the quality of our products and any remediation costs; the effectiveness of our expense and product cost control and reduction efforts; the risks and uncertainties associated with our international operations, particularly in light of recent events; the effects of natural disasters, public health emergencies, international conflicts and other events beyond our control; the level of orders received that can be shipped in a fiscal quarter; and other factors. data storage
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