Bluesocket Launches Major Asia-Pacific Distributor Program; Adds Four New Channel Partners in the Region.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CommunicAsia 2004 (Stand 5L1-07) BURLINGTON, Mass. (USA) and SINGAPORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 15, 2004 Bluesocket, Inc. (www.bluesocket.com), the leading vendor of wireless local area network (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) systems to secure and manage wireless access to networks, today announced the addition of four Asia Pacific distributors and systems integrator partners that will deploy Bluesocket's award-winning wireless gateways in local education, healthcare, manufacturing and enterprise environments. The news was announced at CommunicAsia2004, Asia's premier information and communications technology Noun 1. communications technology - the activity of designing and constructing and maintaining communication systems engineering, technology - the practical application of science to commerce or industry tradeshow, running this week at the Singapore Expo The Singapore Expo (Chinese: 新加坡博览中心) is the largest convention and exhibition venue in Singapore with 100,000 square metres of column-free, indoor space spread over 10 halls. from June 15-18. "The Asia Pacific rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. offers tremendous growth opportunities for 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 technologies," said Bob Blatchford, Channel Marketing Manager for Bluesocket. "Working together with our new partners in the region, we are confident that customers will be able to successfully implement enterprise-wide Wireless LAN systems delivering the highest level of security and manageability." New Bluesocket distribution partners include SecureUNI of Taipei, AsiaCom of Tapei, MediaWill Technologies of Korea, and Data World Computer & Communications of Hong Kong. "We're delighted to be working with the world leader in wireless LAN security One issue with corporate wireless networks in general, and WLANs in particular, involves the need for security. Many early access points could not discern whether or not a particular user had authorization to access the network. and management solutions," said Alana Kong, marketing manager of Data World Computer & Communication Ltd. of Hong Kong, a distributor of leading network infrastructure, network communication, network security products and web interactive applications since 1983. "Bluesocket Wireless Gateways offer a single appliance solution that can work with any vendor's Access Point, to extend the 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. with wireless access. It permits users to roam without dropping the connection, and offers user policy management and IPSec security." Illustrating its leadership position, Bluesocket also recently announced it has sold its Wireless Gateway systems into more than 600 different end-user organizations in more than 40 countries. At the CommunicAsia Summit this week, Bluesocket will showcase its line of award-winning Wireless Gateways including the WG-5000 Wireless Gateway, a core network system for universal authentication and intrusion protection, airtight security and policy-based management for Wi-Fi networks that can support up to 1,000 simultaneous users and hundreds of Access Points from any vendor. Last month Bluesocket announced Version 4.0 software for enterprise wireless LAN security and management services. Bluesocket's new Version 4.0 functionality contains key features required by large enterprises to enable successful rollouts of Wi-Fi gear. Among those are new capabilities around IDS/worm protection that automatically monitor the network for anomalies in user behavior. Unlike signature-based tools or OS specific scanners, Version 4 implements real-time monitoring of Wi-Fi users' data to detect malicious traffic based on the users' actual behavior without requiring any client-side software. Other V4 features include secure roaming for Voice Over wireless LAN See voice over Wi-Fi. , load sharing across multiple Bluesocket Wireless Gateways for enterprise scalability, and enhanced support for HP OpenView. Additionally, Bluesocket Wireless Gateways now provide deeper user to AP monitoring for Cisco APs and also has added support for Cisco Discovery Protocol The Cisco Discovery Protocol (CDP) is a proprietary layer 2 network protocol developed by Cisco Systems which runs on most Cisco and HP equipment and is used to share information about other directly connected Cisco equipment such as the operating system version and IP address. (CDP CDP (cytidine diphosphate): see cytosine. (1) (Certificate in Data Processing) An earlier award for the successful completion of an examination in hardware, software, systems analysis, programming, management and accounting, ), thus offering superior integration into existing Cisco-based networks. About Bluesocket Bluesocket, Inc. (www.bluesocket.com) is a leading manufacturer of systems to control and secure wireless local area networks (WLANs) for enterprises, institutions and public access venues in more than 45 countries worldwide. Thousands of Bluesocket Wireless Gateways are deployed by enterprises including the National Security Agency, Lehman Brothers, University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). , Parker Hannifin and others who required an elegant open-systems solutions to secure, manage, and profit from their WLANs. Secure Mobility is a trademark of 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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