3GSM World Congress Barcelona – SPAIN – February 12, 2007 – Option (Euronext: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced that its current portfolio of wireless data cards, USB modems and wireless modules fully supports Windows Vista 32 and Vista 64. All drivers have been specifically re-designed for Vista, have been validated and fully signed by Windows Hardware Quality Labs (WQHL).
Option devices have been fully validated using Driver Test Management (DTM), the rigorous new device test platform released by Microsoft for Vista Logo Qualification. DTM verifies the reliability and performance of devices and ensures they are easy-to-install and run without creating conflicts with other elements of the PC. The logo program is designed to help consumers identify high quality peripherals and software.
“Option’s success is built on anticipating trends in personal computing as well as its technology leadership in broadband wireless,” said Jan Callewaert, CEO of Option. “Like the launch of our ExpressCard standard data cards, Windows Vista compatibility demonstrates that Option is already prepared to meet the needs of the next generation of portable computers.”
All GlobeTrotter data cards and GlobeSurfer® iCON USB modems incorporate Option’s Zero-CDTM technology which allows applications, manuals and drivers to be downloaded and installed automatically when the device is connected to a computer for the first time: CD installation, user intervention and bulky printed instruction manuals have been eliminated. Option’s application software and drivers continue to support Windows 2000, Windows XP.
Option’s Windows-Vista compatible devices are:
DataCards:
GlobeTrotter EXPRESS HSUPA
GlobeTrotter GT MAX HSUPA
GlobeTrotter EXPRESS 7.2
GlobeTrotter GT MAX “7.2 Ready”
GlobeTrotter GT MAXtt
GlobeTrotter FUSION+ HSDPAtt
GlobeTrotter HSDPA “7.2 Ready”tt
GlobeTrotter HSDPAtt
GlobeTrotter 3G QUADtt
USB Modems:
GlobeSurfer® iCON 7.2
GlobeSurfer® iCON HSUPA
GlobeSurfer® iCON
Wireless Modules:
GTM351E
GTM378
GTM380
GTM478
All announcements from Option at 3GSM are available at https://www.option.com/barcelona/3GSM_announcements.shtml
Option can be found in Hall 2, Level 1, Stand B17 at the 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona
About Option
Option, the wireless technology company, is a leading innovator in the design, development and manufacture of 3G WCDMA (HSPA and UMTS), EDGE, GPRS, GSM and WLAN technology products for wireless connectivity solutions. Option has built up an enviable reputation for creating exciting products that enhance the performance and functionality of wireless communications. Option’s headquarters are in Leuven, Belgium. The company has Research & Development in Leuven, a Software and Applications development centre in Adelsried (Germany), a Wireless Router development centre in Stockholm (Sweden), an ISO 9002 production engineering and logistics facility in Cork, Ireland. Option also has sales & support operations in the US, Japan and Taiwan.
For more information please contact
Douglas Ros, Vice President Business Development
Tel +32 (0)16 317 411, E-mail: d.ros@option.com
Frederic Convent, CFO
Tel + 32 (0) 16 317 471, E-mail: investor@option.com