GENERAL INFORMATION
Established:  1996
Ownership:  Private

Core business

Internet connectivity. Devices for connecting embedded systems
and other non-PC equipment directly to the Internet.

Employees:  25

Overview

CONNECT ONE is a dynamic Internet chip company at the forefront
of companies developing Internet-enabling technologies for the
post-PC world. CONNECT ONE's patented technologies enable devices
other than computers (non-PC devices) to connect easily and
economically to the Internet. Up until now, the potential of
Internet connectivity had remained untapped by millions of
devices, due to complex and costly integration barriers. Now
those devices can benefit from Internet communications, thanks to
CONNECT ONE's cost-effective Internet-enabling solutions.

CONNECT ONE was founded in 1996 to enable devices to tap into the
Internet's ubiquitous global infrastructure, long before there
was even talk of using Internet protocols to connect devices to
the Internet. To implement this vision, the company has assembled
a team of experts in embedded systems, networking, Internet
connectivity and data communications protocols whose innovative
implementation of Internet protocols is bringing the Internet
within reach of many new applications.
Unlike other companies in the embedded Internet sphere, CONNECT
ONE's expertise derives from its experience on the device side.
Having spent almost all of its initial four years in development
of the Fax Messenger Internet appliance, CONNECT ONE has learned
what it takes to connect a device to a myriad of Internet Server
Providers and telephone systems worldwide. The company has
applied this knowledge of the various Internet and telephony
protocols to the chip level, where we have developed the most
practical Internet chip solution available. Now CONNECT ONE is
offering the benefit of its experience to the many companies that
wish to develop their own Internet-enabled products in a
cost-effective and timely way.

CONNECT ONE's technology will provide these and other devices
with ubiquitous connectivity to the Internet, offering a wide
range of benefits such as remote diagnostics, maintenance,
firmware downloads, data collection, remote monitoring and
management. The benefit to manufacturers and consumers is that
products that are Internet-enabled offer enhanced functionality,
longer product lives and reduced operating costs.

CONNECT ONE's flagship product is iChip, an Internet engine that
allows any device to connect to the Internet (or other IP-based
networks). Its dedicated function is to invoke the protocols
required for Internet connectivity, while interfacing those
protocols with other communications protocols required for
specific applications.

iChip is an ideal solution for manufacturers of devices with low
computing resources who want to incorporate Internet connectivity
into their existing and next-generation products with minimal
re-programming and re-engineering of their existing designs.
Instead of undertaking the complexity and expense of redesigning
their product around a new, more powerful processor and operating
system, manufacturers can simply install iChip, which provides
application-specific connectivity that can be customized and
updated throughout the life of the product. The result is lower
cost, greater flexibility and faster time-to-market than
alternative approaches to Internet connectivity.