Chantry Networks Goes on the Road to Detail WLAN Architectures; Network World's WLAN Tour to Present Seminars and Roundtables on Deploying Wireless Technologies.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 2, 2003 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. Networks, the provider of the world's first routed 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 solution, will detail the benefits and challenges of various wireless LAN (WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network ) architectures during Network World's WLAN Tour. The tour takes place this month and will be in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Atlanta, Houston and San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. . "Since launching BeaconWorks, the world's first routed wireless LAN architecture, we've been approached by numerous companies interested in bringing wireless to their large-scale campuses," said Peter N. Vicars, president and 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. , Chantry Networks. "This tour gives us the opportunity to address questions about wireless and explain how easy it is to deploy and manage a wireless network." The tour starts tomorrow at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. Additional stops include: September 4th at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis The Atlanta Marriott Marquis is a Marriott Hotel and the 11th tallest skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by Atlanta architect John Portman, It is probably one of the most well-recognized buildings in the city. in Atlanta; September 23rd at the Westin Galleria Hotel in Houston; and September 25th at the Silicon Valley Conference Center in San Jose. To view the seminar agenda, please go to: www.nwfusions.com/events/wlan/index.html. To register for the event, please visit: http://www.nwfusion.com/eventreg/wlan/register.jsp. At the WLAN tour stops, Chantry's Peter Livingstone, director of technical marketing, will review the features, benefits, limitations and major differences of the various WLAN architectures available today. Additional leaders in the wireless networking See wireless network. space will cover other topics, including: 802.11 standards, optimum techniques for deploying WLANs, effective wireless security solutions, best practices and management tools, leading application for WLANs and strategies to overcome structural interference. About Chantry Networks Chantry Networks is the creator of BeaconWorks, the world's first large-scale routed wireless LAN (WLAN) solution and a Best of Show Finalist at NetWorld+Interop 2003. 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 has offices in Boston and Toronto, and is backed by top-tier investors including Flagship Ventures, Primaxis Technology Ventures, Venture Coaches and Ventures West. |
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