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BSQUARE and RMI Corp. Collaborate to
Support Flash Lite 3.0 on RMI Alchemy Au1250 Processor

Flash-dependent Web Content Now Accessible to Au1250-Based Portable Devices

Bellevue, WA – January 7, 2008 — BSQUARE (Nasdaq BSQR), a leading provider of mobile solutions to the global embedded community, and RMI Corporation™, a leading supplier of Processor Based Solutions for networking, communications and consumer applications, today announced that they will collaborate to support Adobe® Flash Lite™ v3 on devices using the RMI Alchemy™ Au1250 Processor.

BSQUARE has ported Flash Lite v3 to the Au1250 processor and performance-optimized the software for this MIPs-based architectures. OEMs who design the Au1250 processor into multi-function Portable Media Players (mPMPs), personal navigation devices, mobile TV solutions, and other consumer applications can offer customers a compelling Flash-based user interface and the ability to view Flash-enabled content. These OEMs can obtain Flash Lite licenses from BSQUARE, a worldwide authorized distributor of Adobe Flash Lite software.

Adobe Flash Lite is a powerful runtime engine with a small footprint optimized for use in mobile and consumer devices. Flash Lite maintains full compatibility with its desktop counterparts, supporting the same video formats as Adobe’s award-winning Flash® Player. Flash Lite v3 enables OEMs and developers in the embedded, mobile, and portable marketplace to deliver compelling and engaging experiences to mobile users, enabling users to access YouTube, MySpace, and other Flash-dependent sites on their handheld devices.

“By leveraging the Flash ecosystem, RMI will be able to continue offering our customers and developers industry-leading solutions for the portable media player, mobile TV, and personal navigation markets, enabling us to further expand the RMI Alchemy Processor’s market advantage,” said Mike Wodopian, vice president and general manager, Alchemy Solutions at RMI. “BSQUARE is a natural partner for us, since they have supported the Alchemy product line for more than five years and have extensive experience in integrating and licensing Flash technology on embedded platforms.”

“We continue to be impressed with the RMI Alchemy Au1250 processor, which offers a great combination of fast performance, efficient power management, and competitive pricing,” said Raj Khera, vice president of products, BSQUARE. “And now that Flash Lite will be available on the Au1250, both RMI and BSQUARE will be able to address the needs of the growing number of OEMs that require Flash capability on their mobile devices.”

The RMI Alchemy™ Processor Family, consisting of the Au1200™, the Au1210™ and the Au1250™ is designed for full-featured personal media players, personal navigation devices, mobile TV solutions, and other consumer applications. The product family is a high-performance, power-optimized processor capable of providing end users with a rich multi media experience, with full-chip power at less than 450mW. The Alchemy Au1200 Processor family gives system designers an easy-to-use, simple solution for creating full-featured portable solutions with greatly reduced design cycle times. The System-on-a-Chip (SoC) architecture integrates most peripheral components, resulting in a significant reduction in total bill of materials.

To see a live demo of Flash technology on an Au1250-based device, come to RMI’s booth at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, January 6-10, 2008 (#6030MP).

About BSQUARE
BSQUARE is a software solution provider to the global embedded device community. Our teams are committed to delivering the highest quality, lowering project risk, and reducing time to market, and can collaborate with smart device makers at any stage of device development. For more information about BSQUARE, visit www.bsquare.com.

About RMI (now NetLogic Microsystems)
RMI Corporation is a fabless semiconductor company providing High-Performance Super System-on-a-Chip (SuperSoC™) Processor solutions for the Infrastructure, Enterprise, and Consumer Media markets. Applications include Wireless, Networking Security, Thin Clients, and Connected Multi-Media. RMI offers a broad platform of advanced MIPS-compatible processor solutions with both 32/64-bit architectures supporting frequencies from 300MHz to greater than 2.4 GHz. RMI is headquartered in Cupertino, CA with branch and subsidiary operations in Texas, France, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. More information about RMI can be found on the company's website at www.RMICorp.com.

About NetLogic Microsystems
NetLogic Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: NETL), a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Mountain View, California, designs, develops and markets high-performance knowledge-based processors and high-speed integrated circuits that accelerate the delivery of voice, video, data and multimedia content for advanced enterprise, datacenter, communications and mobile wireless networks.  NetLogic Microsystems’ products include high-performance knowledge-based processors, application-aware content processors, 10-Gigabit Ethernet interconnects and network search engines that are being deployed by Tier 1 original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in leading systems such as routers, switches, wireless infrastructure equipment, network security appliances, datacenter servers, network access equipment and network storage devices.  NetLogic Microsystems' knowledge-based processors and content processors employ an advanced processor architecture and a large knowledge or signature database containing information on the network, as well as applications and content that run on the network, to make complex decisions about individual packets of information traveling through the network. NetLogic Microsystems’ products significantly enhance the performance and functionality of next-generation networks that are designed to deliver high-definition video delivery over the Internet (IPTV), media-rich content over advanced mobile wireless services, voice transmission over the Internet (VoIP) and network security applications.  For more information about products offered by NetLogic Microsystems, call +1-650-961-6676 or visit the NetLogic Microsystems Web site at http://www.netlogicmicro.com.

 
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