Kvaser and Sjöland&Thyselius enter co-operation for in vehicle networks
Kvaser and Sjöland&Thyselius enter co-operation for in vehicle networks. Kvaser, a leading systems integrator of CAN software and hardware to the global market, today announced that it has entered a co-operation with the automotive divisionof the Swedish firm Sjöland&Thyselius Datakonsulter i Göteborg AB (S&T) aroundservices, interfaces and tools for the MOSTtm standard dedicated for infotainment systems such as CD- players, Navigation Systems and DVD-players in modern car networks. Kvaser is going to support S&T in the work of connecting the MOSTtm communication to the existing CAN networks in vehicles. The scope is to develop tools and services to ease design and testing of MOSTtm systems together with CAN systems. S&T has developed a design concept combining the MOSTtm network technology and a highly efficient data compression technique that gives S&T a unique position in offering compact, cost efficient and energy saving solutions for MOSTtm-based infotainment applications inside vehicles. So far a bandwidth reduction of 80% has been achieved for some applications, by compressing the data streams on the network using this concept. "We are glad to support an innovative company like S&T in offering advanced solutions for the MOSTtm networks. We believe that S&T will be very strong in this field in a very short time, says Lars-Berno Fredriksson, President and CEO at KVASER". Lars-Inge Stenberg, MD at S&T, says in a comment " We are very satisfied with the solution that we could partner up with Kvaser for the CAN communication, that gives us time and focus to continue to develop MOSTtm solutions of world class, having a very competent partner backing us up for the CAN part ". The first results of the co-operation are expected to reach the market already in the 1st Quarter 2002. MOST is an internationally registered trademark of Oasis Silicon Systems AG, Germany. Kvaser, head quartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a company developing software and hardware products for advanced real time systems, with its core know-how in the CAN protocol. For more information see www.kvaser.com or www.bit.se. S&T, based in Gothenburg, Sweden, is a company developing advanced embedded real-time systems, specialising in systems involving highly sophisticated signal processing and communications technology. S&T has its roots in the Swedish telecom and defence industry. For more information, see www.st.se/gbg. ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/28/20010828BIT00620/bit0002.doc http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2001/08/28/20010828BIT00620/bit0002.pdf