Stellus Systems Announces Production Release of its Palm Driver Suite

Palm users now have available a GPS Receiver for many applications without the need for a separate Bluetooth device

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2005 -- Stellus System, Inc., a leading system integrator of wireless communication products, announced today the production release of their Palm driver suite for their StarNetTM GPS SDIO receiver, a high-performance, rugged GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver with a SDIO (Secure Digital Input/Output) interface. Simply plug in the StarNet GSP SDIO receiver into a Palm PDA and you can use it for in-car navigation or other location-specific information applications.

Stellus has partnered with iGolf Technologies, the provider of the SDIO GPS driver for Palm OS®, to facilitate the successful introduction of its product. Stellus has done a tremendous job engineering StarNet to meet the demands of discriminating customers worldwide", said Dan Galatro, Vice President of iGolf Technologies, Inc. The design and convenience of this unit will be appreciated by all who purchase this product."

StarNet is a GPS accessory that puts navigation and find-and-locate capabilities for home or business addresses, ATMs, restaurants and recreational activities (such as golf, boating and hiking), at your fingertips -- a map-in-your-hand that helps you get where youre going. The Palm handheld market is poised for SDIO accessories, such as GPS, and Stellus solution is ideal for Palm-based products that have SDIO Now! interface that include: Tungsten E, T, T2, T3; Zire 31, 71, 72; and Zodiac by Tapwave.

The Palm market has been anxiously awaiting a GPS receiver that works in the SDIO slot," said Craig Conkling, CEO of Stellus Systems. No longer is Bluetooth GPS needed to interface to your PDA, just download the drivers and plug in our solution and go!," he added.

Stellus innovative design combines a high-performance GPS antenna and receiver, with a SDIO interface IC (integrated circuit), in a compact housing that fits in your brief case or pocket and weighs less than one ounce. StarNet consumes less than 200 mW in tracking mode and has an accuracy of 3 meters (CEP -- 50% of the time) and 6 meters (2DRMS -- 95% of the time). And since todays Palm-based products, such as the Tungsten E has a SDIO interface, its a perfect fit.

Our products unique design is robust and versatile, making it easy to use in mobile devices with SDIO Now! interface," said Craig Conkling. With the release of our Palm driver suite, along with our recent announcement of worldwide certification, we are continuing to meet the demand of our customers," he added.

Product Availability:

StarNet is available now for purchase through our reps and disti, on Amazon.com, and from Stellus Website.

About Stellus Systems, Inc.:

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Stellus Systems is a leading system integrator of wireless communication products that use off-the-shelf Global Position System (GPS) and a Secure Digital Input/Output (SDIO) interface integrated circuits (ICs) to create a fully-functional system solution for the consumer market. Stellus unique solutions are small and compact, and when inserted into the SDIO slot in a mobile or portable product, enable them to be a GPS receiver.

Stellus solutions are available for channel resellers, VARs and OEMs to license for resale. The production ready modular designs can easily accommodate modifications to the PCB, external plastic casing and logo, and software drivers per customer requirements.

For more information on Stellus product offerings, visit our Web site at www.StellusSystems.com.

About iGolf Technologies, Inc.:

iGolf Technologies, Inc., in addition to the SDIO GPS driver for Palm OS, offers Palm and Pocket PC software to golfers desiring accurate GPS distance measurements on any golf course in the world. Please visit www.igolftech.com for more information.

Contact Information and Product Inquiries, worldwide:

Hunter Smith

Tel: +1-650-353-4222        

Hunter@StellusSystems.com    

Stellus Systems, Inc.

Tel: +1-650-428-0600

Marketing@StellusSystems.com

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