| Kenwood and ICOM Announce Strategic Alliance
with Trident Micro Systems |
|
(Las Vegas, NV – May 16, 2006) KENWOOD Corporation, ICOM
Incorporated, and TRIDENT MICRO SYSTEMS announced today that they plan
to form a strategic alliance to develop a new generation of
digital networking systems. TRIDENT MICRO SYSTEMS is expected to join the previously
announced KENWOOD and ICOM working alliance which jointly developed a
common air interface for digital radio
systems demonstrated at IWCE 2005. A strategic goal of this alliance will be
to accommodate seamless migration from current analog systems to new
digital technologies with boundary free
expansion. |
| Further actions and details will be announced later from the alliance parties. |
About Kenwood Corporation
Kenwood Corporation with 11 domestic and 22 overseas subsidiaries around the
world has been a global leader since its foundation in 1946 in Radio
Communications Equipment and Mobile & Home Multimedia Systems. Of
Kenwood’s three business units, Car Electronics, Home Electronics and Communications
Equipment, the Communications Sector has achieved a leading presence in the worldwide
marketplace through the development,
manufacture and sales of land mobile radio (LMR), amateur radio and low-power
radio equipment for analog and
digital systems. |
About Icom Incorporated
ICOM Inc. has been a world leader in radio communications for over 40 years. One of a few organizations that
manufacture a total radio line-up of Land Mobile, Marine, Amateur, Air Band and Communications Receivers,
ICOM's technological prowess is legendary. ICOM continues to lead the industry with the development of digital
technologies to provide the future in radio communications to the world. |
About Trident Micro Systems
Trident Micro Systems, headquartered in Arden, North Carolina, designs and manufacturers
innovative high quality products for Trunked radio system and network operators
worldwide. Trident is the developer of the
PASSPORT® trunking protocol and NTS® digital infrastructure that offers wide
area dispatch networking
capability. |
NOTE
This press release is the presentation of matters regarding Kenwood, Icom and Trident Micro Systems to the general public, and
was not prepared for the solicitation of investments.
Forward-looking statements contained above are based on currently available information and therefore actual results may
significantly differ depending on various factors.
Please do not make any material judgments based on the statements contained herein. |
