RMI Corporation Announces Support for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 on RMI Alchemy Processor...

RMI Corporation Announces Support for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 on RMI Alchemy Processor Family, Bringing Enhanced Capabilities and Connectivity to Portable Devices

Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 Operating System Aimed at
Alchemy-Based(TM) Portable Media Players, Personal Navigation Devices
and Home Media Players
CUPERTINO, Calif. & TAIPEI, Taiwan--(Business Wire)--
RMI Corporation, a leading provider of High Performance Processor
Solutions for Networking, Communications and Media Rich Applications,
today announced that it has released a BSP for Windows Embedded CE 6.0
R2 for its industry leading RMI Alchemy(TM) Processor Family aimed at
Portable Media Players, Personal Navigation Devices and Home Media
Players.

RMI is releasing the BSP for Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 as part of
its software development kit (SDK 2.0) for the RMI(R) Alchemy(TM)
Au1200(R) Processor Family. The SDK includes optimized video and audio
codecs ported to each processor that utilize the unique Alchemy
on-chip Media Acceleration Engine(TM) (MAE) hardware. The SDK is
available for immediate download directly from the RMI developer
support site, at http://support.rmicorp.com/RMI/EmbeddedDeveloper.nsf

"The RMI Alchemy Processor Family has seen tremendous growth over
the last 2 years in the portable media device space and the
capabilities and enhancements that Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 brings
will help us to continue that growth," said Mike Wodopian, vice
president and general manager, Media Processor Solutions, RMI
Corporation. "By porting Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 for our customers
and combining it with a full-featured Multimedia BSP and optimized
media codecs in our SDK 2.0, we have created a unique value
proposition for our customers in reducing their time to market and
overall cost."

The Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 offering is designed for developers
and device-makers wanting to quickly build service-oriented commercial
and consumer electronics devices. With new features, including the Web
Services on Devices API, voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) telephony
capabilities, and thin-client technology enhancements, Windows
Embedded CE 6.0 R2 enables devices to seamlessly connect to computers
and other devices running Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 is an important building block for
delivering new features, updates and enhancements to portable devices
that focus on five main areas:

-- Web Services on Devices

-- VoIP video telephony capabilities

-- Internet Explorer enhancements and Windows Media Player OCX 7
support

-- Pluggable font engine

-- Latest thin-client technology components with auto-detection
capabilities

"The Windows Embedded CE 6.0 R2 operating system allows our
partners to bring smart, connected, service-oriented devices to market
faster with increased capabilities and support," said Kim Chau,
Marketing Manager, Silicon Vendors, Windows Embedded Business at
Microsoft Corporation. "RMI Alchemy processors have established
impressive market share in the portable media space. We are pleased to
be collaborating with RMI to enhance the value of their silicon for
new and existing portable media devices."

RMI's Alchemy Au1200 Processor Family addresses the needs of
consumer media applications by offering a range of high-performance,
low-power processors capable of delivering a rich multi-media
experience to end users under a 1/2 watt (450mW). The Au1200,
Au1210(TM) and Au1250(TM) Media Processor Solutions(TM) product line
is targeted for full-featured Portable Media Players, Personal
Navigation Devices (PND), Home Media Players and Digital Photo Frames.
RMI Alchemy processors provide system designers in these markets with
an easy-to-use, simple solution, lower costs and greatly reduced
design cycle times.

About RMI Corporation

RMI Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company providing
High-Performance Super System-on-a-Chip (SuperSoC(TM)) Processor
solutions for the Infrastructure, Enterprise, and Consumer Media
markets. Applications include Wireless, Networking Security, Thin
Clients, and Connected Multi-Media. RMI offers a broad platform of
advanced MIPS(R)-compatible processing solutions with both 32/64-bit
architectures supporting frequencies from 300MHz to 1.2 GHz. RMI is
headquartered in Cupertino, CA with branch and subsidiary operations
in Texas, United Kingdom, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan and China. More
information about RMI can be found on the company's website at
http://www.RMICorp.com.

(C) Copyright 2008 RMI Corporation. All rights reserved. RMI, the
RMI logo, RMI Alchemy, Alchemy, Alchemy-Based, Au1200, Au1210, Au1250,
Media Acceleration Engine, Media Processor Solutions, SuperSOC and the
other trademarks named on the RMI website are trademarks of RMI
Corporation. All other trademarks named herein are the property of
their respective owners.

RMI Corporation
D. Christopher Keil, 408-434-5700
Sr. Director, Marketing
ckeil@RMICorp.com

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