Bluesocket Enters Giant Japanese Wireless LAN Market Through Partnership with Toyo Corporation.Business/Technology Editors TOKYO and BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 2001 New enterprise wireless security & management solution available in Japan Toyo Corporation (www.toyo.co.jp) has signed an exclusive sales distribution agreement with Bluesocket Inc. (www.bluesocket.com), a fast-growing developer of wireless local area network (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) solutions headquartered in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Effective immediately, Toyo has commenced selling Bluesocket's WG-1000 Wireless Gateway for WLANs into the Japanese market. Toyo will market the WG-1000 through partnership with Japanese WLAN system integrators, as well through sales and support direct to enterprise users --making use of its own consulting and technical support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . "Toyo's mission is to provide effective solutions by offering network management and measurement systems to best suit individual customers," said Kohzo Yumoto, president of Toyo Corporation. "It is a great pleasure to be able to represent Bluesocket in Japan. We believe the synergy between the Bluesocket solution and Toyo's technical support capabilities will contribute significantly to the expansion of the Japanese WLAN market." "While the 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 market has grown dramatically in Japan, many companies remain hesitant to introduce WLANs into their facilities because of concerns over security, access management issues and Class of Service (CoS) problems," said Mitsuru Onodera, sales manager sales manager n → gerente m/f de ventas sales manager n → directeur commercial sales manager sale n → of Toyo Corporation. "We believe that Bluesocket's WG-1000 will be attractive to current and future WLAN users, as it provides a perfect and reliable solution toward these WLAN-related problems. "Japan is the world's second largest market for WLANs," said Eric Janszen, 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. of Bluesocket, Inc.. "Toyo's leadership in mobile communications networking technology makes Toyo the ideal partner for Bluesocket in this critically important area of the world and such a burgeoning market. I am delighted to have Toyo represent Bluesocket products in Japan." "We're very pleased to be working with Toyo Corporation," said Joost DeJong, VP of Sales, Bluesocket, Inc.. "For almost fifty years, Toyo has earned a reputation for integrity and service to its customers and has established a proven history of successfully introducing new communications products into the Japanese market. We look forward to working closely with Toyo Corporation to fulfill the Secure Mobility(TM) needs of Japanese enterprises." Japan: Second Largest Market for WLANs Worldwide As Japan is home to major multinational companies employing a highly mobile professional population, the Japanese market for Wireless LANs is expected to grow rapidly after 2001 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. a report from Gartner Research. Gartner projects that the compound annual growth rate of the WLAN market in Japan will increase 89% between 1999 and 2004. According to Yuko Adachi, analyst, Gartner, Inc. "Although low-end WLAN products that are not particularly different from home-use WLAN solutions dominate the market in Japan today, it is expected that the demand for higher WLAN solutions with security and management capabilities will burst soon. Recently, the recognition of the importance of security and QoS for solid and effective networking among enterprise users has become widespread. As more medium-sized enterprises will develop 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. solutions in the coming few years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time demand for higher capabilities will be strong." About Toyo Corporation: Since its founding in 1953, Toyo Corporation has aspired to be the "Technology Interface", the link between the World and Japan---through technology. In 1988, Toyo introduced "Sniffer" into the Japanese market which has emerged as the de facto standard Hardware or software that is widely used, but not endorsed by a standards organization. Contrast with de jure standard. de facto standard - A widespread consensus on a particular product or protocol which has not been ratified by any official standards body, such as ISO, LAN analyzer See network analyzer. . Since then, Toyo has continued to provide essential network measurement tools and services encouraging the growth of the network and communication technology in Japan. Toyo provides the following: -- Measurement tools indispensable for network and communications management Communications management is the systematic planning, implementing, monitoring, and revision of all the channels of communication within an organization, and between organizations; it also includes the organization and dissemination of new communication directives connected with an (ATM analyzers, network performance analyzers, xDSL analyzers) -- Effective network design assistance services based around strong security policies -- Evaluation support systems for the current and future generations of mobile communications For additional information: http://www.toyo.co.jp (Japanese language Japanese language Language spoken by about 125 million people on the islands of Japan, including the Ryukyus. The only other language of the Japanese archipelago is Ainu (see Ainu), now spoken by only a handful of people on Hokkaido, though once much more widespread. site) Bluesocket WG-1000 Wireless Gateway Bluesocket's flagship product, the WG-1000 Wireless Gateway offers a scalable, single component solution for solving the security, class of service (CoS), and management issues facing enterprises and service providers who are deploying 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 (aka Wi-Fi) and Bluetooth-based wireless networks. The WG-1000 is RF-standards-agnostic and is also compatible with emerging WLAN standards, such as 802.1x, 802.11a, 802.11g, and HiperLAN2. Configured via a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , the WG-1000 Wireless Gateway sits between an enterprise's access points (wireless base stations) and the rest of the network, acting as a secure gateway between wireless and wired components. In recognition of its high performance and simplicity of deployment and use, the Bluesocket WG-1000 Wireless Gateway was named as a finalist for the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. "Best Of Show" award at Networld+Interop 2001 Atlanta. About Bluesocket: Bluesocket, Inc. manufactures high performance solutions enabling the broad deployment and effective management of wireless local area networks (WLANs) for data and voice communications in medium-to-large enterprises worldwide. Bluesocket's systems are optimized to reduce the total cost of ownership of wireless LANs while maximizing their benefits. Bluesocket provides enterprises including KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen Consulting, Microsoft and the University of Texas with a simple yet comprehensive system to secure and manage WLANs (e.g. 802.11 family, HiperLAN2, Bluetooth). Bluesocket is dedicated to addressing the strong need for management and security solutions for the WLAN equipment market, which according to Allied Business Intelligence is expected to rise to $4.5 billion in 2006. Bluesocket's WG-1000 Wireless Gateway gives users of laptops, PDAs, mobile phones and other mobile devices wireless access to corporate networks and the Internet while moving within their campus buildings, other corporate premises and public coverage areas with Secure Mobility(TM). With offices in Burlington, Mass., Silicon Valley (USA) and London (UK), Bluesocket, Inc. is a privately held, global corporation with funding from St Paul Venture Capital and Osborn Capital; and managed by executives from 3Com, British Telecom, Ericsson, Intel; other industry leaders. For additional information: http://www.bluesocket.com Bluetooth and the Bluetooth logos are trademarks owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. & licensed to Bluesocket, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names and company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective companies. |
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