[October 06, 2005]

Esmertec's Jbed(TM) Advanced Product Available on Freescale's 2.5G Cellular Platform

DUEBENDORF-ZURICH, Switzerland & AUSTIN, Texas --(Business Wire)-- Oct. 6, 2005 -- Wireless Users Receive Exceptional Multimedia Experience from Large Variety of Wireless Java Games and Applications

The Esmertec(TM) (SWX:ESMN) high-performance Jbed Advanced multi-tasking Java(TM) Virtual Machine has been successfully ported to the Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) i.250 cellular platform.

By combining Freescale's powerful i.250 platform with Jbed Advanced, handset manufacturers, operators and application developers have a highly adaptable and customizable platform to offer multimedia services at mass-market price points to consumers worldwide.

"Consumers are demanding compelling, feature-rich applications which Java technology offers," said Jim Berg, director of platform product management, Wireless and Mobile Systems Group for Freescale. "Esmertec's Jbed Advanced solution is designed to deliver software quality and performance, and when added to our 2.5G cellular platform, it responds advantageously to market demands."

Freescale's i.250 platform is a comprehensive 2.5G cellular platform solution designed to reduce time-to-market for manufacturers of GSM/GPRS wireless products. Esmertec's Jbed Advanced is the first commercially available multi-tasking Java Virtual Machine enabling end users to experience rich and compelling Java applications on their handsets.

"Integrating our solution on Freescale's i.250 cellular platform will provide OEMs the flexibility and functionality they are demanding for their next-generation GSM/GPRS handsets," said Jean-Claude Martinez, president and chief operating officer, Esmertec. "Jbed ported and compatible on i.250 platforms will be available in Q4 2005 and we look forward to jointly marketing the reference solution to our customers."

About Freescale Semiconductor

Freescale Semiconductor, Inc. (NYSE:FSL) (NYSE:FSL.B) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors for the automotive, consumer, industrial, networking and wireless markets. Freescale became a publicly traded company in July 2004 after more than 50 years as part of Motorola, Inc. The company is based in Austin, Texas, and has design, research and development, manufacturing or sales operations in more than 30 countries. Freescale, a member of the S&P 500(R), is one of the world's largest semiconductor companies with 2004 sales of $5.7 billion (USD). www.freescale.com

About Esmertec

Esmertec (SWX:ESMN) is a leading provider of software solutions for mobile phones and embedded devices. Our high-performance solutions are delivered to chipset and embedded devices manufacturers in mobile and landline telecommunication, home-multimedia, machine-to-machine and consumer electronics markets. Engineered for smallness, Esmertec's wireless Java(TM) (Java ME) solutions, mobile applications and components, and object-oriented software platform (OSVM(TM)) are designed to extract maximum performance from hardware environments. Founded in 1999, Esmertec is a global company headquartered in Zurich, with engineering, sales and customer support operations in Switzerland, China, Denmark, France, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, the UK, and the USA. www.esmertec.com -0- *T Reader Inquiry Response: Freescale Semiconductor P.O. Box 17927 Denver, CO 80217 USA *T

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