Asante Wireless-Ready Router Wins Macworld ``Best of Show'' Award; FriendlyNET FR3002AL Praised for Security Features at Macworld Show.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 2, 2001 Asante Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASNT ASNT American Society of Non-destructive Testing ASNT American Society for Neural Transplantation ASNT Astrological Association of North Texas (Dallas - Fort Worth Metroplex) ASNT Application Sharing Nt .OB) is pleased to announce that Macworld presented a "Best of Show" award to the new FriendlyNET(R) FR3002AL, a wireless-ready cable/DSL router See broadband router. . "The FR3002AL has been recognized as one of only eleven products at the show to be chosen for a Macworld 'Best of Show' award," said Jim Dalrymple, news director for MacCentral.com, Macworld's news site. "I was impressed with its advanced security features and built-in compatibility with Apple's AirPort networks." The award, given at the recent Macworld Conference and Expo in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , was the only one presented for a networking product. Award-Winning Router Designed for Security, Performance, and Growth "We're thrilled that Macworld has honored the FR3002AL," commented Wilson Wong, Asante Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "Ours is the only router to offer users a choice -- either wired or wireless. This gives users flexibility at an affordable price." The FR3002AL allows users to share a high-speed Internet See broadband. connection with 2 other Macs or PCs via 100 Mbps Fast Ethernet, and about 16 additional users with the optional wireless module. When users want wireless support, they simply plug an Asante AeroLAN into the router and begin talking with other 802.11b compatible devices. Support for future high-speed wireless standards is also planned. The Macworld recognition marks the 12th major industry award for the FriendlyNET routers. "They've received more industry awards and critical acclaim than any other products in their class," said Paul Scofield, Director of Technical Support. Designed to provide multiple levels of security, the FriendlyNET FR3002AL contains a natural firewall with network address translation (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. ) to protect users' privacy: the security-hardened FriendlyNET router is the only IP network address exposed to outside elements. With spread-spectrum signaling, domain access control, wired equivalent privacy Wired Equivalent Privacy or Wireless Encryption Protocol (WEP) is a scheme to secure IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. It is part of the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard. (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. ) encryption, and group security, the 128-bit high-security configuration safeguards all wireless data transmissions. For more details on the FR3002AL wireless-ready router, please go to www.asante.com/wireless. For more information on the Macworld New York "Best of Show" awards, please see http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0107/20.bestofshow.shtml. About Asante Asante Technologies, Inc., is a leading provider of network solutions for the education, enterprise, and service provider marketplaces. The company's FriendlyNET products simplify networking and provide Internet access for mobile and office professionals. Asante's IntraCore(TM) products support multi-service applications for large enterprises. For additional information, visit www.asante.com or call 408/435-8401. Note to Editors: Asante and FriendlyNET are registered trademarks; IntraCore is a trademark of Asante Technologies, Inc. |
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