BreezeCOM and Raytheon to Demonstrate Wireless LAN Interoperability.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 1996--BreezeCOM(TM) (Breeze 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. , Inc.) and Raytheon Electronics announced today that they will demonstrate interoperable 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 products at the SCAN-TECH exhibition and conference being held November 6 to 8 in Chicago. The SCAN-TECH expo is a showcase for products such as bar code readers See bar code scanner. and scanners, which are used in manufacturing, transportation, distribution and warehousing. These products use the same RF radio technology employed in wireless LAN components, and currently are based on proprietary designs. BreezeCOM and Raytheon chose the SCAN-TECH show for their demonstrations because industry-watchers expect that manufacturers in the automatic identification data collection industry will move from proprietary designs to systems based on the upcoming 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. 802.11 Wireless LAN Standards, which promote independent development of interoperable products. (Final ratification of the standards is expected in early 1997.) Customers of both types of products -- scanners and wireless LANs -- want manufacturers to adopt open, industry-standard designs, so that they can mix and match products from different vendors and need not be locked into a single product line. Because BreezeCOM and Raytheon designed their products for compatibility with the IEEE standards, their demonstration will show SCAN-TECH attendees how the IEEE open industry protocol can be used. "Our demonstration shows both manufacturers and users that they will be able to successfully make a transition from proprietary systems to those based on 802.11," said Bruce L. Sanguinetti, BreezeCOM's executive vice president for the U.S. "We believe as more standards-based, interoperable wireless LAN products are introduced, customers will gain confidence in the stability and maturity of the market, which will spur growth." The demonstrations, which will take place at Raytheon's booth (No. 2041), will feature data exchange between BreezeCOM's BreezeNET(TM) AP-10 wireless LAN access point and Raytheon's PCMCIA (Personal Computer Memory Card International Association, San Jose, CA, www.pcmcia.org) An international standards body and trade association that was founded in 1989 to establish a standard for connecting peripherals to portable computers. PCMCIA created the PC Card. See PC Card. wireless LAN adapter. The BreezeNET access point offers high data rates, up to 3 Mbps, and the Raytheon PCMCIA card See PC Card. operates at rates up to 2 Mbps. Range of coverage is up to 2,000 feet in an open area such as a factory and 600 feet in a typical office environment. About the Companies Raytheon Company, 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. , is a $12-billion international high-technology company that operates in four business areas: commercial and defense electronics, engineering and construction, aircraft and major appliances A major appliance is usually defined as a large machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task, which includes purposes such as cooking, food preservation, or cleaning, whether in a household, institutional, commercial or industrial setting. . Breeze Wireless Communications, Inc., also known as BreezeCOM, develops and manufactures high-performance, standards-based wireless LAN products. Its BreezeNET line of plug-and-play wireless Ethernet The standard for wireless networking within a home or office. Also known as a "Wi-Fi" or "802.11" network, wireless Ethernet is the wireless counterpart to regular, wired Ethernet, which is also the standard for local networks. See 802.11 and wireless LAN. products has won recognition from customers and the press for its ease of installation and high performance. All BreezeCOM products comply with the IEEE 802.11 draft wireless LAN standards. Founded in 1992, BreezeCOM's U.S. headquarters are located at 2195 Faraday faraday /far·a·day/ (F ) (far´ah-da) the electric charge carried by one mole of electrons or one equivalent weight of ions, equal to 9.649 × 104coulombs. far·a·day n. Avenue, Suite A, Carlsbad, Calif. Phone: 619/431-9880; fax 619/431-2595; Web site http://www.breezecom.com -0- Note to Editors: BreezeCOM and BreezeNET are trademarks of Breeze Wireless Communications Inc. CONTACT: Hamilton Communications for BreezeCOM Nancy Teater, 415/321-0252 nrt@hamilton.com or Raytheon Joel Silberman, 508/470-9946 joel_silberman@ccmail.ray.com |
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