SEATTLE-Imaging technology company LizardTech Inc. partnered with computer chip giant Intel Corp. to enter the wireless Internet market with a product the company said will allow wireless users to view large, complex images.
LizardTech, which currently designs technology to transmit high-quality images over the Internet, plans to offer its imaging technology to businesses looking to transmit images wirelessly.
The company’s technology uses its MrSID and LizardTech Content Server, which runs on dual Intel Pentium III Xeon processors. The company said it uses its image encoding capabilities to transmit visuals to handhelds powered by an Intel StrongARM processor.
“By utilizing the advanced features of servers based on Intel’s Pentium III Xeon processor to encode and serve large images, LizardTech will be able to provide customers with outstanding capabilities as they develop their wireless and e-commerce products and services,” said Diane Wortsmann, marketing manager in Intel’s solutions-enabling group.
Wortsmann said LizardTech would also develop next-generation imaging technology for Intel’s new Itanium processor, its 64-bit architecture processor scheduled for release later this year.
LizardTech said its wireless technology uses Intel’s microarchitecture, which maintains low power usage critical to handheld devices. In addition, Intel’s multimedia software library is available.
“Intel’s established expertise in Internet infrastructure, PC architecture and microprocessors, in combination with our technology, makes both companies a strong force in leading the wireless revolution,” said John Grizz Deal, LizardTech’s president and chief executive officer.
LizardTech said its new wireless product would improve a variety of business functions. For example, Web site managers would be able to transmit photographs without visiting the office, Physicians would have quick access to paper reports and diagnostic images, and field service workers would be able to access centrally stored records.
