3Com Introduces New Family of 802.11g Compliant Wireless Connectivity Devices.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CeBIT America 2003 Booth # 3724 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2003 3Com's Offerings are Among World's First Wireless Products to Ship Fully Compliant With New 802.11g Industry Standard -- Enabling Faster Speeds and Greater Distance 3Com Corporation (Nasdaq: COMS COMS 3Com Corporation (stock symbol) COMS Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist COMS Continuous Opacity Monitoring Systems COMS City of Manchester Stadium (UK) ) today unveiled its new family of fully complaint 802.11g wireless offerings - the 3Com(R) OfficeConnect(R) Wireless 11g solution - at CeBIT America. 3Com's new 802.11g wireless solution is ideally suited for the small or home office as well as emerging enterprises and wireless "hot spot" locations. Today's announcement raises the bar by offering high-speed, plug-and-play wireless devices that are among the first to ship with fully compliant 802.11g standards that increase data rates five-times faster than existing 802.11b standards and 256-bit WPA WPA: see Work Projects Administration. WPA in full Works Progress Administration later (1939–43) Work Projects Administration U.S. work program for the unemployed. (Wi-Fi Protected Access (networking, security) Wi-Fi Protected Access - (WPA) A security scheme for wireless networks, developed by the networking industry in response to the shortcomings of Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP). ) encryption for added protection against unwarranted access to data transmissions. "The 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g solution addresses two major issues with existing wireless product offerings: speed and security," said Robert Winch winch, mechanical device for hauling or lifting consisting essentially of a movable drum around which a cable is wound so that rotation of the drum produces a drawing force at the end of the cable. , 3Com's director, responsible for OfficeConnect solutions. "By combining the new robust encryption techniques with the industry's new high speed, long-range wireless connectivity standards, 3Com is able to offer a competitively priced solution with 54 Mbps data rate and 256-bit security encryption at a distance of over 300 feet from the access point to PC card." Based in Portland, Ore., beta customer Current Communications, underscores the ease of installation and welcomed speed increase the OfficeConnect Wireless 11g solution brings to their multimedia business. "Current Communications is a six-employee company that relies on the speed of the network to produce multimedia sales training and marketing materials for Nike, news stories for NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. and outdoor adventure series for our 3Peaks Productions group," said Jay Rymeski, president and executive producer, Current Communications. "Re-cabling the office to add new connectivity ports and high-speed connections was too costly for our limited budget. However, when we plugged in 3Com's new OfficeConnect Wireless 11g solution, we instantly tripled our throughput from anywhere in the office and saved the expense of hiring a professional to reconfigure the network." Combining Two Wireless Techniques Into One New Powerful Solution 3Com's new OfficeConnect Wireless 11g solution is among the first wireless products to ship with full Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Not to be confused with the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE). The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or IEEE (pronounced as eye-triple-e (IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, www.ieee.org) A membership organization that includes engineers, scientists and students in electronics and allied fields. ) 802.11g(TM) standardization and new Wi-Fi Protection Access (WPA) security. The new 802.11g standards simply combines the 54 Megabit Per Second A megabit per second (abbreviated as Mbit/s, Mbps, or mbps) is a unit of data transfer rate equal to 1,000,000 bits per second. Because there are 8 bits in a byte, a transfer speed of 8 megabits per second (8 Mbps) is equivalent to 1,000,000 bytes (Mbps) speed of the existing IEEE 802.11a(TM) standards with the long-range wireless connectivity of 328 feet associated with the IEEE's existing 802.11b(TM) standards, into a uniformed method of providing faster speeds and greater distances from a wireless access point to a wireless PC card. The new Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) overcomes security limitations found in current wireless connectivity devices by strengthening the encryption of wireless packets to 256-bit encryption - in essence, better scrambling techniques for wireless data transmissions so the risk of unauthorized access is minimized significantly. 3Com OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Solution 3Com's new OfficeConnect Wireless 11g solution includes three individual devices. -- 3Com(R) OfficeConnect(R) Wireless 11g Access Point - Aside from the 802.11g compliance and WPA security, the new access point can be configured as a client bridge or an access point and provides Clear Channel Select and easy set up of wireless profiles. -- 3Com(R) OfficeConnect(R) Wireless 11g Gateway - The wireless gateway also incorporates 802.11g, WPA and Clear Channel attributes found in the access point as well as additional wired security including: stateful packet inspection See stateful inspection. firewall, hacker pattern detection, VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. pass through, NAT (Network Address Translation) An IETF standard that allows an organization to present itself to the Internet with far fewer IP addresses than there are nodes on its internal network. and URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. filtering. -- 3Com(R) OfficeConnect(R) Wireless 11g PC Card - The wireless PC card incorporates 802.11g compliance and WPA security with features such as Wireless Card Manager, enabling the network administrator to perform wireless profiles and site scan/browse techniques. "We have producers walking into our office with their laptops in hand looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. network connectivity to download their edit decision lists, title graphics and animation files. By simply adding the OfficeConnect Wireless 11g PC Card to their laptop, we are now able to immediately provide the customer with high-speed access through the fiber channel, and onto the media storage network which houses all their project elements," Rymeski added. Pricing and Availability The OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Access Point and Gateway are anticipated to ship in July 2003 with an expected average street price of $135.00 and expected average street price $125.00 respectively. The OfficeConnect Wireless 11g PC Card is anticipated to ship June 2003 with an expected average street price of $79.00. About Current Communications Located in Portland, Ore., Current Communications, Inc., has a proven history of developing and producing thought provoking, effective, and compelling media-based communications. From episodic episodic sporadic; occurring in episodes. e. falling a paroxymal disorder described in Cavalier King Charles spaniels in which affected dogs, starting at an early age, experience episodes of extensor rigidity, possibly brought on by stress. e. television to online training, clients such as the San Francisco Symphony  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. , NBC News NBC News (along with NBC News + HD) is the news division of American television network NBC, a part of NBC Universal, which is majority-owned by General Electric. Its current president is Steve Capus. It is the top-rated broadcast news division and has been for a decade. , Anheuser-Busch and Nike have taken advantage of Current's technical expertise and creative vision. Current leverages powerful technologies and exceptional talent to quickly develop a client's concept into a final product. For more information please visit us on the web at http://www.currentcom.com. About 3Com 3Com is a tier-one provider of innovative, practical and high-value voice and data networking products, services and solutions for enterprises of all sizes and public sector organizations. For further information, please visit www.3com.com, or the press site www.3com.com/pressbox. 3Com, the 3Com logo and OfficeConnect are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. 802.11g, 802.11a and 802.11b are registered trademarks of the IEEE. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective holders. |
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