Redpine Signals Receives Information Technology Industry's 2012 World's Best Award

SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Redpine Signals, Inc., a leading developer of ultra-low-power, high-performance multi-standard wireless chipsets and systems, announced today that Network Products Guide, industry's leading technology research and advisory guide, has named its Maxi-Fi® BEAM450™ chipset a winner of the 7th Annual 2012 Hot Companies and Best Products Awards in the Mobile and Wireless Solutions category.

The BEAM450 chipset provides three-stream IEEE 802.11n dual-band connectivity at up to 450Mbps data rates. Unlike a standard Wi-Fi chipset, this chipset supports innovative features that are critical for effective wireless operation in future emerging RF environments at homes and enterprises. It offers reconfigurable single-chip simultaneous dual-band capability wherein the chipset can be configured on-the-fly through software as either a 3x3 802.11n solution in 5GHz or simultaneous 2x2 11n in 5GHz and 1x1 802.11n in 2.4GHz.

An annual achievements and recognition awards program with active participation from a broad spectrum of industry voices, the coveted annual Hot Companies and Best Products recognition program encompasses the world's best in organizational performance, products and services, hot technologies, executives and management teams, successful deployments, product management and engineering, customer satisfaction, and public relations in every area of information technology.

"This esteemed industry and peer award recognition of Redpine's BEAM450 chipset by Network Products Guide is a great honor," said Venkat Mattela, CEO of Redpine Signals. "This further validates our position as a company poised to successfully overcome the issues in high performance wireless connectivity faced by organizations today."

These industry and peer recognitions from Network Products Guide are the world's premier information technology awards honoring achievements and recognitions in every facet of the IT industry. Winners from all over the world were honored in Las Vegas on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 during the 7th annual dinner and presentations.

About Network Products Guide Awards
As industry's leading technology research and advisory publication, Network Products Guide plays a vital role in keeping decision makers and end-users informed of the choices they can make in all areas of information technology. You will discover a wealth of information and tools in this guide including the best products and services, roadmaps, industry directions, technology advancements and independent product evaluations that facilitate in making the most pertinent technology decisions impacting business and personal goals. The guide follows conscientious research methodologies developed and enhanced by industry experts. To learn more, visit www.networkproductsguide.com.

About Redpine Signals, Inc.
Headquartered in San Jose, California, Redpine Signals, Inc., is a fabless semiconductor and wireless system solutions company focusing on innovative, ultra-low-power and high-performance products for next-generation wireless applications. Redpine was founded in 2001 and was the first in the industry to launch an ultra low power and low-cost single-stream 802.11n chipset in late 2007. Again, in 2009 Redpine pioneered the adoption of self-contained 802.11n modules into the then emerging M2M market. Redpine offers chipsets, modules and solutions covering multiple market segments including industrial, consumer electronics, medical, mobile, PC, and smart energy. Its technology portfolio includes multi-stream 802.11n, 802.11ac, BT4.0 and mobile WiMax (802.16e). The company has more than 150 employees worldwide. For more information on Redpine products, visit http://www.redpinesignals.com/ or contact Redpine at [email protected].

Contact Information
Fran Bosecker
[email protected]
(845)536-1416

Venkat Mattela
[email protected]
(408)748-3385 x207

Redpine Signals, the Redpine logo, Lite-Fi, and Maxi-Fi are registered trademarks of Redpine Signals, Inc. All other company names, products and logos are registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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