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Microsoft and Vimicro Collaborate to Power Fujitsu's
MARON-1 Robot
and Extend Partnership into Embedded Systems
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Tokyo, Japan, November 8 - Microsoft Corporation and Beijing-based
Vimicro Corporation, a leading digital imaging solution provider,
announced their successful collaboration to integrate their respective
technologies to power the Fujitsu MARON-1 Robot, and extended their
strategic partnership in digital imaging solutions from desktop
PC to embedded systems.
The MARON-1 Robot, developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., is an
advanced monitoring prototype for special patient care as well as
home and office security. Enabled by wireless access from a DoCoMo
mobile phone, the MARON-1 Robot incorporates advanced mobile telephony,
vision sensing, digital image processing and remote control and
surveillance technologies. "We chose Microsoft's WinCE operating
system on which to base our product because of the WinCE's robustness
and flexibility", said Mr. Komada, the Director of Autonomous Systems
Laboratory of Fujitsu Laboratory, "and Vimicro is one of the best
imaging solution provider that is able to deliver a WinCE-based
imaging system that meets our performance requirements." For more
information about MARON-1, please visit http://www.labs.fujitsu.com/.
The successful collaboration for the MARON-1 Robot marks the second
phase of the strategic partnership between Microsoft and Vimicro
to jointly promote Windows-based digital imaging technology in worldwide
markets. "Microsoft has been supporting application partners worldwide
to enhance users' multimedia experience from desktop to non-PC devices",
said Alexander Huang, Regional Director of Microsoft's Greater China
Region. "While our two companies have been partnering since the
launch of Vimicro's VXP cameras for the Windows XP desktop operating
system, we are particularly pleased with the success of the collaboration
with Vimicro for the MARON-1 Robot, which marks the extension of
our partnership into embedded systems".
Supporting Microsoft's full line of operating systems including
the WinCE, PocketPC and SmartPhone embedded versions, Vimicro's
VXP imaging chips and solutions are used as the MARON-1 Robot's
eyes to form 3D imaging for path finding, distance measurement,
security monitoring and other critical vision functions. "Rapid
cost performance improvement has accelerated the proliferation of
digital imaging technologies into both consumer and business applications",
said Dr. John Deng, Chairman of Vimicro, "Not only does our extended
partnership with Microsoft into embedded systems leverage our existing
software development skill base, the richness and agility of Microsoft's
embedded application development environment also accelerates our
product development cycle and cuts down development costs, thereby
realizing Vimicro's competitive potential in the global market as
a leading provider of digital imaging ICs, products and solutions".
About Vimicro Corporation
Vimicro is a technology start-up providing cutting-edge digital
imaging and communication technology to worldwide telecommunication,
PC, mobile, and consumer markets. Vimicro has strategic relationship
with Microsoft, China Telecom, China Netcom, China Mobile, China
Unicom, and Foxconn Group, and to address a large market in Internet
and mobile multimedia communication. Supported by Chinese Ministry
of Information Industry, Vimicro is now helping to standardize Chinese
Internet and mobile multimedia communication through its VXP platform.
Vimicro has its headquarter in Beijing, and subsidiary in Shanghai,
Shenzhen, and Silicon Valley.
Please visit www.vimicro.com
for more information.
About Microsoft
Founded in 1975, Microsoft (Nasdaq "MSFT") is the worldwide leader
in software for personal and business computing. The company offers
a wide range of products and services designed to empower people
through great software-any time, any place and on any device.
For more information, (press only) contact:
Anne Keogh, AUGUST.ONE COMMUNICATIONS , +852 2167 8186 or anne.keogh@augustone.com
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