3Com Selects Intersil's PRISM GT Chip Set for its New OfficeConnect Wireless 11G Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 18, 2003 Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL ISIL International Society for Individual Liberty ISIL Interim Support Items List ISIL Intelligence Systems Integration Laboratory (Ft. Huachuca, Arizona; US Army facility for integrating intelligence systems) ): -- 3Com's new 802.11g access point, gateway and PC card use Intersil's ingenious WiSOC AP design -- Intersil's PRISM Nitro(TM) technology increases performance 3x in mixed 802.11b & g WLANs Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL), a world leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog and wireless networking See wireless network. solutions, today announced that 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) ), has selected Intersil's PRISM GT(TM) Wireless Local Area Networking (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) chip set for their new 3Com(R) OfficeConnect(R) Wireless 11g solution consisting of an access point (AP), gateway and PC card. The OfficeConnect Wireless AP and gateway are designed with Intersil's Wireless System-on-a-Chip (WiSOC(TM)). The ISL ISL - Interface Specification Language. Xerox PARC. Interface description language used by the ILU (Inter-Language Unification) system. Includes descriptions of multiple inheritance, exceptions and garbage collection. E-mail: Bill Janssen <janssen@parc.xerox.com>. 3893 WiSOC is the world's most highly integrated AP chip solution that eliminates the need for a separate network processor. This enables Intersil to offer the industry's lowest total bill of materials The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. for an AP or gateway design. 3Com's new OfficeConnect Wireless 11g solution of PRISM GT-based products are among the world's first wireless products to ship fully compliant with the new 802.11g industry standard -- enabling increased security, faster speeds and greater distance. 3Com's 802.11g products incorporate PRISM Nitro(TM)and the PRISM SingleSource(TM) Driver suite, the WLAN industry's leading implementation of 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. approved protection mechanism technology, and the WLAN industry's first and most comprehensive security software solution. Intersil's new security solution enables 3Com to seek 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). (TM) (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. ) certification for all its PRISM GT-based products. "In order to offer the industry the best possible product solutions ahead of the competition, you need to form tight synergies with best-in-class partners. 3Com and Intersil have combined forces to merge 3Com's enterprise-class standards, yielding a true plug-and-play, cost-effective solution with Intersil's PRISM GT chip set, offering superior throughput performance and industry leading security features such as WPA," 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. PRISM Nitro technology is a firmware upgrade that is part of Intersil's SingleSource Driver suite. The SingleSource Driver is a comprehensive driver package that supports all PRISM(R) WLAN solutions (PRISM 3, PRISM GT and PRISM Duette(TM) client and AP solutions). PRISM Nitro is different from other solutions because it is not a proprietary solution and doesn't require a specific combination of clients and access points. PRISM Nitro is designed to work with any 802.11g-compliant solution, as well as the existing installed base of 802.11b systems. "Intersil's PRISM GT WLAN solution is the first chip set to fully support protection mechanisms as required by the newly approved 802.11g Standard. This provides 3Com with proven reliability, excellent range, best-in-class throughput and the industry's first complete security software solution for their new 802.11g access point, gateway and PC card," said Larry Ciaccia, vice president and general manager of Intersil's Wireless Networking Product Group. "3Com's new suite of wireless OfficeConnect products are designed to fully support the 802.11g standard while delivering the same throughput of 802.11a at over twice the range, and over five times the throughput of 802.11b products." 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 http://www.3com.com, http://www.3com.com/government or the 3Com press site located at http://www.3com.com/pressbox. About Intersil Intersil Corporation is a global semiconductor leader in the design and manufacture of high performance analog and wireless networking solutions. Intersil's product portfolios address four fast growing markets - flat panel displays A thin display screen for computer and TV usage. The first flat panels appeared on laptop computers in the mid-1980s, and the LCD technology became the standard. Stand-alone LCD screens became available for desktop computers in the mid-1990s and exceeded sales of CRTs for the first time , optical storage (CD and DVD recordable DVD recordable and DVD rewritable refer to DVD optical disc formats that can be recorded (written, "burned"), either or rewritable (write multiple times) format written by laser, as compared to DVD-ROM, which is mass-produced by pressing. ), power management and wireless networking. Intersil brings added customer value in providing complete silicon, software and reference design solutions to new products that enhance the computing experience for people wherever they live, work or travel. For more information about Intersil or to find out how to become a member of our winning team, visit the company's web site and career page at: http://www.intersil.com This release may include "forward looking statements" that are subject to risks and uncertainties. For information identifying economic, political, climatic, currency, regulatory, technological, competitive and some other important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward looking statements, see Intersil's Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. Forward Looking Statement disclaimer found at http://www.intersil.com/legal.asp, as well as Intersil's SEC filings as updated from time to time, found at http://www.sec.gov. PRISM is a registered trademark and PRISM GT, PRISM Duette, PRISM Nitro, SingleSource and WiSOC are trademarks of Intersil Americas Inc. 3Com, the 3Com logo and OfficeConnect are registered trademarks of 3Com Corporation. Wi-Fi Protected Access is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance (Wi-Fi Alliance, Austin, TX, www.wi-fi.org) A membership organization founded in 1999 devoted to certifying 802.11 wireless Ethernet devices for interoperability. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo on a wireless radio (PC card, access point, etc. . All other trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. |
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