WiMedia Alliance to Speak at Wireless Japan


FRISCO, TX--(Marketwire - July 17, 2008) -


Who:    Tom Siep, Vice President of Finance and Operations for the WiMedia
        Alliance

When:   Wireless Japan
        July 22-24, 2008

Where:  Tokyo Big Sight
        International Exhibition Center

What:   Tom Siep to present "World Wide Future of WiMedia"

        For more information: http://www.expocomm.com/wirelessjapan/

        For more information on the WiMedia Alliance, or to speak with a
        WiMedia spokesperson, please contact Patrick Corcoran at
        pr@wimedia.org

About Wireless Japan

Wireless Japan is the only event to be held annually in Japan that specializes in wireless and mobile networks, Personal Area Networks, Internet ITS, home networks and other wireless technologies for Japan's advanced mobile society. This Exhibition and Conference attracts over 34,000 industry professionals and 190 exhibitors.

About the WiMedia Alliance

The WiMedia Alliance is a not-for-profit open industry association that promotes and enables the rapid adoption, regulation, standardization and multi-vendor interoperability of ultra-wideband (UWB) worldwide. The basis for the industry's first UWB standards (published by Ecma International), WiMedia UWB is optimized for wireless personal-area networks delivering high-speed (480Mbps and beyond), low-power multimedia capabilities for the PC, CE, mobile and automotive market segments. Emphasizing peaceful coexistence with other wireless services, the WiMedia UWB Common Radio Platform is designed to operate with application stacks developed by the Certified Wireless USB Promoter Group, the Bluetooth-SIG and proprietary implementations.

WiMedia board members include Alereon, CSR, Intel, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors, Samsung Electronics, Staccato Communications, Stonestreet One and Wisair.

Contact Information: Contact: Patrick Corcoran WiMedia Alliance PR (360) 314-4732