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BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- BSQUARE Corp. (Nasdaq: BSQR), the leading software solutions provider to the global embedded device community, today announced a new 3G Dev Kit for the Texas Instruments (TI) OMAP35x evaluation module (EVM) and Microsoft Windows(R) CE 6 operating system. The new kit enables original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to incorporate 3G data connectivity in their TI OMAP35x processor-based designs with significantly reduced technical risks, saving them up to 60 percent of the time typically required to integrate and test Windows CE in an embedded 3G design.

The 3G Dev Kit includes a Sierra Wireless MC5727 embedded radio module certified for EV-DO Revision A networks, pre-integrated Windows CE 6 radio interface layer (RIL) software and an interface board to connect the embedded radio to the TI OMAP35x EVM. With BSQUARE's off-the-shelf solution, OEMs can immediately start developing data-based applications such as digital signs, vending machines, point-of-service devices and data collection terminals with web browsing and seamless access to email, office or Internet.

"BSQUARE's new 3G Dev Kit and Windows CE expertise allows our OMAP35x customers to bypass the extensive software integration and engineering challenges involved in adding always on, high speed connectivity to next generation smart connected devices. With a complete hardware and software solution, our customers can instead invest their time and cost on further differentiating their industrial and embedded applications with rich user interfaces and advanced multimedia functions," said Gerard Andrews, TI's Applications Processors Product Line Manager.

"The 3G Dev Kit in combination with the powerful multimedia capabilities of TI OMAP35x application processor enables OEMs to build compelling new devices which can easily send and receive rich multimedia content over cellular networks," said Raj Khera, BSQUARE's Vice President of Products.

BSQUARE will demonstrate the 3G Wireless Dev Kit with Sierra Wireless MC5727 embedded radio module and the TI OMAP3 EVM in TI booth #701 at the Embedded Systems Conference Boston held in the Hynes Center in Boston on October 28-29, 2008.

About BSQUARE

BSQUARE is an industry leader with a proven track record in providing engineering services and production-ready software products for the smart device market. Since 1994, BSQUARE has provided device manufacturers with software solutions for personal navigation devices, point-of-sale terminals, handheld data terminals, smartphones and many other device categories allowing them to get to market more quickly and cost effectively.

About the Texas Instruments Developer Network

BSQUARE is a member of the TI Developer Network, a community of respected, well-established companies offering products and services based on TI analog and digital technology. The Network provides a broad range of end-equipment solutions, embedded software, engineering services and development tools that help customers accelerate innovation to make the world smarter, healthier, safer, greener and more fun.