Bluesocket WGX-4000 Switch Wireless Gateway wins Editors' Choice Award from Communications News; Bluesocket also wins TiECon Spotlight Award for Best WiFi.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 2003 Bluesocket Inc., (www.bluesocket.com) the leading vendor of open-systems Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) management and security solutions, today announced that it has been selected for an "Editors' Choice Award" from Communications News magazine. (www.comnews.com) This news follows an event where Bluesocket was tapped by a group of judges including senior executives from Cometa, Microsoft, Cisco, Gateway and Intel Capital as "Best Indoor/Campus Wireless" at TiECon 2003, the world's largest entrepreneurial conference. (www.tiecon.com) Previously, Bluesocket has received numerous awards including 'Product of the Year' (Mass Telecomm Council), 'Best Security Product' (Networking Industry Awards) and 'Best Product in Show' (N+I/Sydney). A 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. Award Communications News visited with dozens of companies on at the N+I 2003/Vegas conference at the end of April. Of the many products showcased at the Expo, only four were selected to receive Editors' Choice Awards. "Receiving the Editors' Choice from Communications News is a great honor," 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. "In a crowded market of WLAN offerings, Bluesocket continues to stand out as a proven yet innovative solution to control heterogeneous wireless networks," said Janszen. TiECon 2003 Spotlight Award The TiECon 2003 Spotlight is an annual invitation-only forum where business visionaries meet to "single out and recognize new and upcoming companies for their ingenuity, management, and entrepreneurial wealth." Six companies vied for the award in the Indoor/Campus Wireless (WLAN) category and Bluesocket was selected the winner. WGX-4000 Switch Wireless Gateway The WGX-4000 Switch Wireless Gateway is a high-performance, WLAN infrastructure platform that aggregates traffic from existing edge switches, as well as directly connected access points. It conforms into existing wired and wireless network infrastructures, allowing enhanced policy-based deployments. Wireless Gateways provide authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. , mobility, policy and bandwidth management Controlling the traffic flow in a network. See bandwidth manager. through unparalleled interoperability with legacy infrastructure and WLAN standards. More details: http://www.bluesocket.com/news/prItem.csp?id=122 About Bluesocket Bluesocket, Inc. manufactures systems to control and secure WLANs in enterprises, institutions and WiFi hotspots in 34 countries worldwide. Hundreds of organizations including the NSA NSA abbr. National Security Agency Noun 1. NSA - the United States cryptologic organization that coordinates and directs highly specialized activities to protect United States information systems and to produce foreign , ATOS ATOS American Theatre Organ Society ATOS Air Transportation Oversight System ATOS Australian Treatment Outcome Study (National Drug & Alcohol Research Center) ATOS Advanced Topometric Sensor ATOS Automated Technical Order System 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, Harvard, and Best Western Hotels have 'Bluesocketed their WLANs'. |
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