Avnet and Wavelink to Deliver Wireless LAN Solutions to Value-Added Resellers and System Integrators.Business Editors PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 13, 2002 Avnet Convergent Technologies (company) Convergent Technologies - A company formed by a small group of people who left Intel Corporation in 1979. Convergent Technologies' first product was the IWS (Integrated Workstation) based on the Intel 8086, which ran Convergent Technologies Operating System - their first , a division of Avnet Applied Computing, Wednesday announced its distribution agreement with Wavelink Corp., a leading provider of mobile infrastructure software for the enterprise. Avnet will distribute Wavelink's wireless application development software, network management, and mobile device solutions to its Convergent Technologies value-added reseller A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. channels that focus on wireless and mobile computing Using a computing device while in transit. Mobile computing implies wireless transmission, but wireless transmission does not necessarily imply mobile computing. Fixed wireless applications use satellites, radio systems and lasers to transmit between permanent objects such as buildings solutions. Wavelink's products enable businesses to seamlessly integrate and extend their existing systems to deliver wireless solutions to their workforce, lowering costs and safeguarding them from the changes and complexities of wireless technologies. This distribution agreement broadens Wavelink's reach as a leading wireless infrastructure provider into a variety of vertical and reseller channels, and provides Avnet with a comprehensive software offering for resellers and system integrators seeking to build, deploy, and manage wireless LAN-based networks and applications. "Avnet has always provided system integrators and resellers with leading wireless technologies. By distributing Wavelink's wireless solutions, Avnet offers all the key elements needed to successfully build and maintain a 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 and its user base," said David Bullis, president and chief executive officer of Wavelink. "Our partnership with Avnet also enables Wavelink to expand its reach into new markets and distribution channels by utilizing Avnet's established relationships." "Combined with the hardware and services we offer, Wavelink's software enables Avnet's value-added resellers to service their customers with a complete wireless offering," said Michael Dunham, general manager, Avnet Convergent Technologies. "With the growth of wireless LANs in particular, Wavelink's wireless management product provides an immediate solution for resellers and customers seeking to easily deploy these new networks, and opens up new opportunities in this exciting market." Wavelink Product Suite Wavelink Studio and Client-Side Emulators: Wavelink's open application development and management platform allows enterprises to rapidly develop and easily manage powerful wireless enterprise applications using existing skills and IT systems. Wavelink Mobile Manager: Wavelink's network management solution provides IT professionals with the ability to rapidly deploy and efficiently manage wireless LAN networks, keeping costs down and performance up. Wavelink Avalanche: Wavelink's Avalanche solution provides IT staffs with the efficient management of wireless devices through dynamic over the air software synchronization, helping manage assets and resources more productively. About Wavelink Wavelink Corp. is a leading provider of wireless application development software, network management and mobile device solutions for the enterprise. Since 1992, Wavelink's innovative software has powered a growing number of Fortune 1,000 companies, with more than 5,000 customers to date in over 50 countries. Wavelink supports the world's most popular programming languages and device operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. with technology that spans wireless local area networks (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) as well as wireless wide area networks (WWAN See wireless WAN. ) or the mobile Internet Refers to gaining access to the Internet using a lightweight, handheld device. See Mobile IP, PDA, smartphone and mobile TV. . For more information, please visit the company's Web site at www.wavelink.com or call 425/823-0111. About Avnet Applied Computing Launched in October 1999, Avnet Applied Computing is Avnet's newest and fastest growing operating group, with operations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe and Asia. Avnet Applied Computing has structured itself to serve original equipment manufacturers, system builders, and resellers that use computing technologies such as CPUs, point-of-sale devices, mobile computing, data collection, mass storage, displays, embedded computing boards, commercial motherboards, memory modules, networking and software products. Its related services include engineering assistance, supply-chain management, financing, physical distribution and integration of end products. For additional information visit Avnet Convergent Technologies' Web site at www.act.avnet.com or call 866/228-2868. About Avnet Phoenix-based Avnet Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AVT AVT avian arginine vasotocin. See vasotocin. ) is a Fortune 500 company, serving customers in 63 countries, with fiscal 2001 sales of $12.8 billion (year ended June 30, 2001). Avnet, a global technology marketing and services company, is one of the world's largest distributors of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical The use of electricity to run moving parts. Disk drives, printers and motors are examples. Electromechanical systems must be designed for the eventual deterioration of moving components that wear over time. The first TVs were electromechanical systems (see video/TV history). components, embedded systems and computer products from leading manufacturers. |
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