Bandspeed Adds Bill Unger to its Board of Directors.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2003 Bandspeed Inc., which is shipping the world's first and only product that enables access point (AP) switches for 802.11 wireless infrastructure, announced today the addition of Bill Unger to its board of directors. Unger comes to Bandspeed with a portfolio of sound financial decisions and a specialty in organizational strategy. "I am delighted to welcome Mr. Unger to our board. His broad business experience and contacts will be invaluable to Bandspeed as we continue to develop and grow our business," said Walt Thirion, Bandspeed 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. and chairman of the board. "The guidance he can provide and his reputation within the industry will be of great benefit to Bandspeed." "I'm very pleased to be on the Bandspeed board of directors," said Unger. "Bandspeed is developing and shipping products that will change the landscape of wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. . As a board member, I will work hard to help foster new ideas "New Ideas" is the debut single by Scottish New Wave/Indie Rock act The Dykeenies. It was first released as a Double A-side with "Will It Happen Tonight?" on July 17, 2006. The band also recorded a video for the track. , move new products quickly to the marketplace and promote this company as a sound strategic asset for investors and business partners." Unger is partner emeritus at Mayfield Fund Mayfield Fund is a venture capital firm located on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park, California, home to many of Silicon Valley's leading venture capital firms. Mayfield was founded in 1969 by Tommy Davis, one of the first venture capitalists. , which he joined in 1983. His focus there was on the semiconductor and Electronic Design Automation industries. He is widely recognized and respected as a dedicated business tutor and a tireless advocate for the companies with which he is involved. In addition to this appointment, Unger also currently serves on the board of directors of iKnowmed Systems, LightSpeed Semiconductor, Pixim, and Ubicom. Unger is also actively involved in many philanthropic ventures, serving as a board member of CARE USA and The Anita Borg Anita Borg (January 17, 1949 – April 6, 2003) was born Anita Borg Naffz in Chicago, Illinois. She grew up in Palatine, Illinois, Kaneohe, Hawaii, and Mukilteo, Washington. Career Borg was one of a relatively small group of female computer scientists at the Ph. Institute for Women and Technology, and serving on the Advisory Boards of the Dean of Engineering of The University of California at Berkeley (body, education) University of California at Berkeley - (UCB) See also Berzerkley, BSD. http://berkeley.edu/. Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation. , the Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Chicago This article is about the University of Illinois at Chicago. For other uses, see University of Illinois at Chicago (disambiguation). UIC participates in NCAA Division I Horizon League competition as the UIC Flames in several sports, most notably Basketball. , YouthNoise (an affiliate of Save the Children), Environmental Entrepreneurs, the Global Philanthropy Forum, and the Entrepreneurs Foundation. The Bandspeed board addition comes as the company begins shipping its revolutionary 940K Wireless Access Point Switch product bundle. The 940K, the first member of the Gypsy(tm) family architecture, increases capacity up to six times that of conventional APs and range up to 3km line-of-site while allowing OEMs to retain the form factor of a conventional AP. The 940K's benefits also include simplicity of deployment and management, scalability, and reduced total cost of ownership. Bandspeed is currently sampling the Gypsy 940K with an MSRP MSRP Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price MSRP Message Session Relay Protocol MSRP Multi-Species Recovery Plan (US Fish & Wildlife Service) MSRP Member of the Society for Radiological Protection (UK) of $375. Volume production is expected by the end of 2003. About Bandspeed Bandspeed, a privately held, Austin, Texas-based technology company, has developed the world's first wireless solution that enables the deployment of spatial division multiple access (SDMA (Spatial Division Multiple Access) A satellite communications method that transmits within the same frequency to different receiving zones on earth. It takes advantage of the narrow beams that can be transmitted by the satellite to dish antennas and allows ) sectorized switching inside 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. 802.11a, b, and g wireless LAN access points. The Gypsy(tm) Wireless Access Point Switch architecture provides a versatile architecture for deployment of standards compliant 802.11 wireless services and is perfect for any application where increased coverage or bandwidth is required. Suitable for both indoor and outdoor operation, the Gypsy wireless LAN switch architecture is a leap in technology that allows system administrators to intelligently deploy easy-to-manage multi-node networks that far exceed the performance capabilities of current wireless LAN products. For more information on Bandspeed and its Gypsy technology, and the 940K product, please contact the company at 512-358-9000, or visit Bandspeed's Web site at www.bandspeed.com. |
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