Actiontec Now Shipping Mini PCI 802.11b Wireless Networking Card; Revolutionary New Card Provides 11 Mbps Connectivity Within 300 Feet of Any Wired Network.Business Editors and High Tech Writers SUNNYVALE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 14, 2001 Actiontec Electronics Actiontec Electronics, Inc. is a company headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, that designs and sells networking and broadband equipment. They are best known for the Actiontec MI424WR router that is given to Verizon customers. , Inc., a leading manufacturer of broadband-based application and Internet access See how to access the Internet. products, announced today it had begun shipping its Mini PCI An extension of the PCI bus used in portable computers. Designed for peripherals such as modems and network adapters, Mini PCI cards are credit-card sized modules that snap onto the motherboard; they are not inserted into slots like PC Cards. 802.11b Wireless Networking Card, which will give anyone access to the worldwide web or a network from almost any location. The card is designed to fit into any notebook, handheld or desktop computer equipped with a Mini PCI (Type IIIA IIIA Internet Information Infrastructure Architecture IIIA Integrated Intelligence Information Application IIIA International Imaging Industry Association ) interface and has an effective range of 300 feet indoors. And, as more and more companies invest in 802.11b wireless infrastructures, OEMs and System Integrators will be able capitalize on this trend by offering wireless devices to these corporate users. The Actiontec Mini PCI 802.11b Wireless Networking Card utilizes Intersil's innovative PRISM 2.5 chip set. This new chip set integrates the Baseband Processor (BBP BBP Bruto Binnenlands Product (Dutch) BBP Bauch-Beine-Po (workout) BBP Büyük Birlik Partisi (Turkish: Grand Unity Party) BBP Blood Borne Pathogen BBP Baseband Processor ) and Medium Access Controller (MAC) into a single chip, and reduces the die size of the power amplifier and RF/IF converter so that they can be combined into a smaller package. Utilizing this revolutionary chipset, Actiontec's wireless networking solutions provide low cost and high integration in its products. Ensuring high security, the card offers 64 or 128-bit data encryption using the RC4 Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) An IEEE standard security protocol for wireless 802.11 networks. Introduced in 1997, WEP was found to be very inadequate and was superseded by WPA, WPA2 and 802.11i. ) protocol. In accordance with the 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. 802.11b specification, the Mini PCI 802.11b Wireless Networking Card uses 2.4 GHz Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) See spread spectrum. ) technology and is able to adaptively adjust its data rate from 11 Mbps to 5.5/2.0/1.0 Mbps, guaranteeing the most reliable operation in various environments. The Actiontec Mini PCI 802.11b Wireless Networking Card is compatible with any computer or network running Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 98SE, NT 4.0, Windows ME or Windows 2000 and supports ad-hoc networking with other wireless devices and other 802.11b compliant access points. It is also approved for use in 30 countries, has been awarded WiFI (Wireless Fidelity) certification and is Microsoft Certified, complying with PC99 requirements. Other features of the new card include: -- Flexible antenna placement in which the antenna can be embedded in the card or designed as an option to be added later. -- APM and ACPI power management features to preserve battery life. -- It supports Wake-up on Ring (WOR) from D3 Cold. -- Its integrated solutions have been approved by the WECA to ensure interoperability among other 802.11b products. About Actiontec Actiontec Electronics, Inc. is a leading supplier of analog and broadband devices designed to facilitate or leverage Internet access. The company's complete line of DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary , router, wireless LAN, Internet telephony, and analog products includes the industry's first call waiting modems, home DSL modems and wireless home gateways. Actiontec products have been recognized with a Best of Show award at Retail Xchange, Editors Choice awards from CNET's computers.com and homePCnetwork.com, and Top 100 Products of the Year from Computer Shopper. Actiontec products are available through national distribution, retail outlets, and Actiontec's online store as well as through private label and Tier 1 OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and relationships. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA, and maintains branch offices in Arlington, VA; Austin, TX; Colorado Springs, CO; Irvine, CA; and Taiwan. For more information, phone 408-752-7700, fax 408-541-9003, or visit http://www.actiontec.com. Actiontec and the Actiontec logo are trademarks of Actiontec Electronics, Inc. All other product names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders. |
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