Austrian Parliament Selects Cisco For Wireless LAN Implementation.Business editors, Technology Writers The New Infrastructure Will Enable Wireless Intranet and Internet Access During Committee and Plenary Sessions The Austrian Parliament announced today the installation of a Cisco wireless local area network (LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. ) in the parliament's chambers. The LAN will provide wireless Intranet and Internet access See how to access the Internet. to members of both Parliament Chambers in the Vienna-based institution. The deployment will improve the internal flow of information and will provide Members of Parliament with flexible Internet access from any location and any device. "This is a major step towards full e-Government," said Hans Hopf, head of the Parliament's IT department. "Members will have flexible Internet connections enabling them to access relevant information during committee and plenary sessions. Most importantly Adv. 1. most importantly - above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" above all, most especially , it will help to stem the huge flood of paper." Rodlauer Computer GesmbH together with the integrator Unisys, a Cisco Silver Partner, will deploy a total of 67 Cisco wireless access points in all committee rooms, the plenary and upper chambers, the individual party offices and an additional building complex nearby. "This will enable each member to create their own online profile listing their areas of specialist interest," Hopf explained. "They will also be able to access information via personal portals, using either a fixed or wireless connection." "Our wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area solution is designed to meet the Parliament's specific needs," said Gunther Brand, general manager of Cisco Systems “Cisco” redirects here. For other uses, see Cisco (disambiguation). Cisco System,Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO, HKSE: 4333 ) is an American multinational corporation with 54,000 employees and annual revenue of US $28.48 billion as of 2006. Austria GmbH. "The infrastructure will allow a rapid flow of information, and has the added benefit of providing Internet access which does not require any alterations to the building. This is particularly important in such a historical building. "Another advantage of a wireless LAN is that it is not affected by the frequent rearrangements of furniture in the committee rooms, so Internet access is always available." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Hopf, the two major benefits of the Cisco wireless LAN pilot scheme, which will be trailed until the end of this Parliamentary session This article or section deals primarily with the United Kingdom and does not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , are its user-friendly interface and high level of security. "State-of-the-art security was obviously particularly important for the Parliament when it came to choosing the hardware." About Unisys Unisys is a worldwide information technology services and solutions company. Our people combine expertise in systems integration, outsourcing, infrastructure, server technology and consulting with precision thinking and relentless execution to help clients, in more than 100 countries, quickly and efficiently achieve competitive advantage. For more information, visit www.unisys.com. About Cisco Systems Cisco Systems, Inc.(Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco news and information are available at http://www.cisco.com. Cisco equipment in Europe is supplied by Cisco Systems International BV, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco, Cisco IOS, Cisco Systems, the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. |
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