3Com(R) Wireless LAN Mobility System Safeguards Network Learning for Newport News Public Schools.MARLBOROUGH, Mass. -- Powerful 3Com Wireless Switching Solution Manages 250-plus Access Points, Securing Wireless Connections For Virginia District's 33,000 Students and 4,900 Staff in 45 Schools Setting an example for other K-12 school districts, the Newport News Public Schools Newport News Public Schools (NNPS) is the public education system for residents of Newport News, Virginia. As of October 2006, NNPS had an enrollment of 32,593.[1] The district employs about 5,000 people, including 2,400 teachers. in Newport News, Virginia Newport News is an independent city in Virginia. It is on the southwestern end of the Virginia Peninsula, on the north shore of the James River extending to its mouth at Hampton Roads. The origin of the unusual name of "Newport News" is unclear. - with more than 33,000 students and 4,900 staff spread across 45 schools - has dramatically improved the security and performance of its wireless LANs using the 3Com(R) Wireless LAN Mobility System. The Wireless LAN Mobility System from 3Com Corporation centralizes features such as configuration, user authentication See authentication. and virtual LAN Also called a "VLAN," it is a logical subgroup within a local area network that is created via software rather than manually moving cables in the wiring closet. It combines user stations and network devices into a single unit regardless of the physical LAN segment they are attached to and functionality, enabling Newport News Public Schools to manage more than 500 wireless access points district-wide from a single location. "Thanks to 3Com, our wireless LAN is now as secure and easy to maintain as our hard-wired network," said John Savage John Savage may refer to:
Deployed in most of Newport News Newport News, independent city (1990 pop. 170,045), SE Va., on the Virginia peninsula, at the mouth of the James River, off Hampton Roads, near Norfolk; inc. 1896. Public Schools' 52 buildings with the remainder underway, the 3Com Wireless LAN Mobility Solution eliminates security vulnerabilities inherent in earlier generations of high-speed wireless networking See wireless network. equipment, without sacrificing power or flexibility. Consisting of the 3Com WX4400 Wireless LAN Controller, Wireless Access Point 2750 managed access points (MAPs) and Wireless Switch Manager software, the wireless switching solution enables the district to create user profiles and push them to dozens of access points with a single click. Teachers and students connect swiftly to permitted applications, but would-be hackers are blocked from the network. "The market for business-class wireless LAN will continue to see double-digit shipment growth for the remainder of the decade as companies increase wireless LAN coverage. Key to this growth is a centralized management architecture that can effectively administer geographically distributed deployments," said Jean Kaplan, Enterprise Networks and Wireless LAN analyst at IDC. Newport News now enjoys all the benefits of fast, versatile wireless networking, with no fear of compromising student information or district data. The WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network expands available network access district-wide, supporting educational applications including online testing, Oracle Collaboration Suite An integrated package of applications from Oracle that provides common searching, directory services, single sign-on and authentication for e-mail, voicemail, calendaring and file management content. , server-based educational programs and live streaming video. In addition, the WLAN carries administrative applications such as payroll, maintenance and the ESIS ESIS European Chemical Substances Information System ESIS European Survey of Information Society ESIS European Structural Integrity Society ESIS Element Structure Information Set ESIS Electronic Standby Instrument System (aviation) student information system. All users are centrally authenticated for network-wide protection, regardless of location. In addition, the IT team no longer travels from site to site to manage the wireless network. Instead, they merely log in from the data center to configure access points for optimal performance, allocate bandwidth based on demand and track users' locations by access point. They also identify and block transmissions from unauthorized wireless equipment. "No other vendor offered anything remotely comparable to the 3Com Wireless LAN Mobility Solution in terms of security, cost-effectiveness, practicality and scalability," Savage concluded. "Our wireless network is now an open door to the world for our staff and students -- but it's closed and locked against everyone else." About 3Com Corporation 3Com Corporation (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) is a leading provider of secure, converged voice and data networking solutions for enterprises of all sizes. 3Com offers a broad line of innovative products backed by world class sales, service and support, which excel at delivering business value for its customers. Through its TippingPoint division, 3Com is the leading provider of network-based intrusion prevention systems that deliver in-depth application protection, infrastructure protection, and performance protection for corporate enterprises, government agencies, service providers and academic institutions. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. Copyright (C) 2005 3Com Corporation. 3Com and the 3Com logo are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective holders. 
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