Chantry Networks Brings Seamless Roaming to Wireless Voice-over-IP Through Partnership With SpectraLink.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society 2004 Annual Conference ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004 Chantry chan·try n. pl. chan·tries Ecclesiastical 1. An endowment to cover expenses for the saying of masses and prayers, usually for the soul of the founder of the endowment. 2. Integrates BeaconWorks(TM), the Only IP-Based Wireless Router A network device that combines a wireless access point (base station), a wired LAN switch and a router with connections to a cable or DSL service. Wireless routers provide a convenient way to connect a small number of wired and any number of wireless computers to the Internet. , With SpectraLink's NetLink Wireless Telephones Chantry Networks, the leading innovator of routed wireless networking See wireless network. technology for IP-based networking, announced today a technology partnership with SpectraLink Corporation (Nasdaq: SLNK SLNK Source Link ), an industry pioneer in enterprise 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. , to integrate BeaconWorks with SpectraLink's NetLink Wireless Telephones to create the only voice-over-IP solution that guarantees seamless roaming. The joint solution enables seamless IP roaming across subnets through BeaconWorks' capabilities for fast-handoffs and its elimination of the risk of an access point or router as a single point of failure. Voice over wireless technology will enable companies worldwide to reduce costs of phone calls and achieve greater overall business efficiency. "Voice-over-IP is described widely as the 'killer app' for wireless," said Tom Racca, vice president of marketing, Chantry Networks. "While that statement certainly describes the technical aspect of the solution, voice-over-IP will bring real and significant cost savings and service enhancements to companies. Extending voice-over-IP to a wireless LAN environment will further these cost savings. Future-thinking companies need to incorporate wireless networks into their plans for voice-over-IP." Chantry is incorporating SpectraLink's quality of service solution, SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul ) technology, into its BeaconPoint(TM) access points. SVP allows Chantry's BeaconPoints to prioritize IP voice packets to reduce latency and network delays, thereby delivering the highest voice quality possible over 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. 801.11 wireless LANs. The joint solution will provide a single, IEEE 802.11-compliant backbone for concurrent voice and data services. Since Chantry's BeaconWorks uses Layer 3, not Layer 2, for communications, all traffic is moved directly on IP. Competing solutions in the marketplace need to reengineer their products to enable voice-over-IP. BeaconWorks has had this functionality since its inception. Once standardized, 802.11e will be supported for traffic differentiation over the wireless media. "Many of our enterprise customers are looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. Wi-Fi infrastructure solutions that are easier to deploy and manage," said Mike Cronin, vice president of sales and marketing for SpectraLink. "By supporting our industry-leading SVP voice prioritization solution, Chantry can offer a voice-ready solution with all the advantages of their advanced architecture." In addition to the technology benefit of Layer 3 communications (IP), Chantry's BeaconWorks is the most scalable wireless LAN system on the market. BeaconWorks can scale to literally hundreds of access points with thousands of users. The ability to scale wireless networks is critical for customers who want to benefit from voice-over-IP; the cost savings are increased by the ability to handle more users. "Voice over IP is not only the 'wave of the future;' it is also the reality of leveraging technology today to reduce operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. ," said Chris Taylor, telecommunications manager, Metro Toronto Convention Centre Metro Toronto Convention Centre, located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario at 255 Front Street West, has 600,000 square feet of space. The convention centre was completed in October 1984 and is home to the 1330 seat John Bassett Theatre, currently used for Canadian Idol. . "After a lengthy evaluation process, we selected Chantry Networks as our wireless infrastructure provider -- and have deployed thirty access points throughout the MTCC MTCC McCormick Tribune Campus Center (Illinois Institute of Technology; Chicago, IL) MTCC Major Taylor Cycling Club (Palo Alto, CA) MTCC Maldives Transport and Contracting Company Plc property. Chantry's partnership with SpectraLink will enable us to move forward even more quickly with our plans for voice over IP in the convention center." Chantry's BeaconWorks leverages its innovative VNSWorks(TM) technology, which gives customers the ability to have multiple virtual networks, or subnets, in one physical wireless network. This empowers the customers with the ability to develop usage policies and prioritization for users and groups of users. This efficient approach to network traffic will grow in importance as more and more users leverage the voice-over-IP capabilities. Wireless networks that cannot offer this level of virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. will realize more network outages and latency during peak traffic periods. Comparatively, Chantry's solution has an intelligent approach to network traffic and makes more strategic use of the network's resources. Since BeaconWorks uses IP as its communications protocol, Chantry customers can quickly and easily overlay the wireless network on top of the existing wired network. Chantry's technology enables customers to rapidly deploy BeaconWorks directly with routers and switches handling the wired network traffic. Therefore, customers are able to deploy wireless more quickly and with less expense than with other solutions that do not interoperate with wired networks. This enables companies to not only use their full network resources without wasting extra network ports, but also enables easy skills transfer from the wired world to the wireless world. About SpectraLink SpectraLink Corporation (Nasdaq: SLNK) is the leading U.S. manufacturer and provider of wireless telephone systems for the workplace. SpectraLink's NetLink Wireless Telephone portfolio is designed to meet the communication needs for enterprises of any size in an array of industries. NetLink Wireless Telephones operate as client devices on wireless LANs utilizing the IEEE 802.11b global standard, allowing converged mobile voice and data applications on a single wireless infrastructure. SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP), a quality of service (QoS) mechanism, is employed on the wireless LAN to ensure excellent voice quality with minimal impact on data throughput. NetLink Wireless Telephones integrate with the best-selling PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). systems, and support proprietary IP protocols as well as H.323 for enterprise wireless VoIP solutions. For more information, visit http://www.spectralink.com. About Chantry Networks Chantry Networks is the creator of BeaconWorks, an innovative, IP-based wireless LAN (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) solution. Offering unprecedented scalability and availability, coupled with unique network virtualization features, BeaconWorks overcomes the obstacles inherent in traditional WLAN systems to provide enterprises and service providers with the first economical and practical solution for building seamless and pervasive wireless networks. Founded in April of 2002, Chantry Networks is headquartered in Boston with offices in Chicago, Denver, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , San Francisco and Toronto. Chantry is backed by top-tier investors including Flagship Ventures, Primaxis Technology Ventures, Venture Coaches and Ventures West. For more information, visit Chantry Networks at: www.chantrynetworks.com. |
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