Aleron Adds Wireless USB Assets

Nov. 6, 2008

Wireless universal serial bus (USB) technology leader Alereon recently announced that it had acquired certain Wireless USB assets and the associated development team of Stonestreet One. The Stonestreet One Wireless USB drivers have been the standard for the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) for platform certification since the organization began this work in 2007. Alereon has been instrumental in applying wireless ultrawideband (UWB) technologies to the USB standard for connectivity of computers and peripheral devices, to make those connections through a reliable, wireless means.

Eric Broockman, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Alereon, reported: "We are pleased to have acquired this part of the business from Stonestreet One. The market for Wireless USB products continues to expand, and the addition of the intellectual property and engineering expertise from Stonestreet One provides us additional resources to accelerate our customers' ability to bring new products to market." The addition of the Stonestreet One team expands Alereon's software capabilities, adding depth of expertise in Linux, Windows XP, Vista, Mobile and the future Windows 7.

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Jack Browne

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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.