WiQuest's WiDV® Named CES Innovations 2008 Design & Engineering Award Honoree

Business Wire, Nov 13, 2007

NEW YORK -- WiQuest Communications, Inc. the leading, fabless semiconductor company developing complete Ultrawideband (UWB) silicon, software and reference design solutions, announced today that its industry-leading WiDV[R] (Wireless Digital Video) Technology has been named a 2008 CES Innovation Design and Engineering Award Honoree for Enabling Technologies.

The prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards program recognizes the most innovative consumer electronics (CE) products in the industry's hottest product categories. Innovations has become a hallmark for the best designed products in consumer technology.

"Being recognized by such a prestigious organization is a testament to the excitement generated by our WiDV Technology," said Steve Perna, WiQuest CEO and president, "WiQuest has been very successful in focusing on developing innovative technologies, like our WiDV and Certified Wireless USB solutions for industry standard consumer applications. The result is a very powerful portfolio of wireless solutions that allows the world to communicate better and faster."

About WiDV

WiQuest's WiDV Technology is driving the advancement of wireless graphics and video with wireless data communication for personal area networks in the home, the office, and mobile environments. The Technology uses innovations that enable a high-quality and efficient video transport over the WiMedia UWB wireless link from notebook PCs to displays, projectors and Wireless Docking[R] stations. It eliminates the need for video cables in the home or office and operates simultaneously with Wireless USB, providing a complete Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) experience. It is an optimized architecture that achieves breakthrough video and graphics performance.

As a widely renowned consumer technology awards program that began in 1989, the prestigious Innovations Design and Engineering Awards recognize achievements in product design and engineering. It is sponsored by CEA, the producer of the International CES, the world's largest consumer technology tradeshow, and endorsed by the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA), the voice of industrial design, committed to advancing the profession through education, information, community and advocacy.

About CEA:

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the $148 billion U.S. consumer electronics industry. More than 2,200 companies enjoy the benefits of CEA membership, including legislative advocacy, market research, technical training and education, industry promotion and the fostering of business and strategic relationships. CEA also sponsors and manages the International CES - Where Entertainment, Technology and Business Converge. All profits from CES are reinvested into CEA's industry services. Find CEA online at www.CE.org.

About WiQuest Communications

WiQuest Communications, Inc. is the leading consumer solutions company designing and developing complete WiMedia-based ultra high speed, ultrawideband (UWB) platforms. WiQuest's complete solution portfolio includes chipset, software and manufacturing designs. WiQuest's world class technology and technical support enable a new class of "off-the-shelf-production" wireless connectivity to PC, digital entertainment, consumer electronics and mobile systems - enabling The New Frontier of Wireless[TM].

Founded in September 2003, WiQuest's strong team comprises hundreds of years of collective industry semiconductor and systems experience, resulting in dozens of successful high-volume product implementations including Wireless LAN, DSL and Ethernet solutions. To learn more about WiQuest, please visit www.WiQuest.com.