TI's OMAP processors and Scalado imaging platform CAPS to enable an enhanced usability and imaging experience

Scalado AB (www.scalado.com), one of the leading companies in mobile imaging, today announced that it has become a member of Texas Instruments' OMAP Developer Network, a group of leading developers that delivers software platforms and applications driving the next-generation of mobile entertainment and productivity. The network is paving the way for innovative 2G and 3G wireless handsets and PDAs by writing compelling applications and services. Scalados' imaging software platform CAPS, is designed to meet the increased demand of image processing performance, especially on devices with limited memory and processing capabilities.
 
CAPS is a complete, feature rich camera phone solution, for creating, editing and managing high resolution images, fast and memory efficient. The CAPS framework contains a broad suite of tools for image processing on constrained platforms as well as open OS. CAPS will enable OEMs and ODMs using the OMAP Platform to increase their ROI by considerably cutting memory requirements and reducing CPU requirements. At the same time it will the enhance imaging experience, as it reduces the imaging processing time and speeds up the JPEG decoding and encoding by up to 10 times.
 
"Texas Instruments is a leading player in this segment, and we are proud to have become a part of the network," says Mats Jacobson, CEO at Scalado. "By joining the TI's developer network we will ensure that the CAPS technology is made available for all mobile and handheld devices using the OMAP processor based solutions."
 
"Scalado's CAPS camera phone solution offers end users additional editing and management functions of their photos," said Bryce Johnstone, Manager of TI's OMAP Developer Network. "Leveraging OMAP processor MIPS, CAPS will deliver high-performance image processing, delivering an enhanced user camera experience on the phone."
 
Scalado targets the mobile imaging market by providing superior imaging technology platforms and applications. The CAPS software platform is today used by leading handset manufacturers, and is integrated in the world-leading software solution Obigo from Teleca/Obigo.
 
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Mats Jacobson, CEO
Tel: +46 733-11 82 28
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Karmen Mandic, Market Communications Manager
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About Texas Instruments' OMAP Developer Network
TI's OMAP platform is comprised of high-performance, power efficient processors, a robust software infrastructure and comprehensive support network for the rapid development of differentiated mobile devices and multimedia-enhanced applications. Idex has joined Texas Instruments's OMAP Developer Network, a group of leading software developers porting advanced applications to TI's high performance, power-efficient OMAP processors.

Handset manufacturers adopting OMAP devices enjoy the rapid deployment of compelling wireless applications - including streaming audio and video, multimedia messaging, gaming, security, speech recognition, location based services and mobile commerce - across all leading operating systems. Systems level integration services are also provided worldwide by independent OMAP Technology Centers.
The OMAP platform has been selected by leading manufacturers, such as Nokia, NEC, Fujitsu, LG Electronics, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Palm, Motorola and many more, for their 2.5 and 3G wireless devices. For more information, please visit www.omap.com.

About Scalado
Scalado is a Swedish technology company, that develops and licences mobile imaging technologies and applications to the mobile industry. Scalado's mission is to enhance the imaging functionality in mobile devices through innovative software applications and technologies, with a clear vision to become the leading imaging application platform provider for the wireless industry worldwide. All Scalado products are based on patented or patent-pending digital imaging technologies. Scalado is a Symbian Platinum Partner.

Scalado was founded in 2000 and has its office in Lund, Sweden. The company's principal shareholders are Olicom A/S, Industrifonden, Teknoseed AB and the company's founders.

More information is available at www.scalado.com