Clarinet Systems's Network Access Products Provides Wireless Gateway to HP JetSend-Enabled Printers.LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1999-- Clarinet Systems, Inc. (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. , CA) , a wireless network systems vendor, is providing an infrared to Internet Protocol See Internet and TCP/IP. (networking) Internet Protocol - (IP) The network layer for the TCP/IP protocol suite widely used on Ethernet networks, defined in STD 5, RFC 791. IP is a connectionless, best-effort packet switching protocol. (IR-IP) gateway for Hewlett-Packard Company's (Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , CA) JetSend-enabled printers. The technology will be showcased at HP's JetSend Solutions Pavilion at fall COMDEX The former, premier computer trade show in the U.S. Although it grew into an end user event, it was originally created for dealers and distributors (it was the COMputer Dealers EXposition). '99, Booth No. L2663. The IR-IP gateway is resident in Clarinet Systems EthIR 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. and WAN wireless network and Internet access See how to access the Internet. systems. This gateway bridges the IR-based inputs to Ethernet (IP) allowing any infrared wireless device to contact a JetSend enabled printer via any Clarinet Systems product. JetSend is designed to enable data transfer across any bi-directional transport medium including phone lines, RF and IR. Clarinet Systems' EthIR switch (which along with the EthIR Beam make up EthIR LAN/WAN LAN/WAN Local Area Network/Wide Area Network ) moves the data from IR-enabled devices to a JetSend-enabled printer. Users of portable, handheld and palm-sized PCs can access a JetSend-enabled printer or any other peripheral using the JetSend communications protocol directly without having to go through a host PC or device driver. Examples of devices with IR-IP gateways supported by EthIR WAN/LAN include the Kodak DC 265 digital camera, the HP CapShare 920 portable e-copier, Palm Computing devices such as Palm IIIx, & V, and HP Jornada WinCE devices. About JetSend HP developed JetSend as an open device-to-device communications protocol designed to simplify interaction between information appliances. Since its introduction in 1997, JetSend has generated a great deal of interest from computer and information appliance manufacturers, as well as software vendors. There are currently more than five million JetSend-enabled devices in the marketplace. About Clarinet Systems Clarinet Systems, Inc., provides wireless network access systems linking portable devices to the Internet, LAN and WAN. All products are sold through an international network of distributors, resellers and system integrators. The company was founded in 1997 and is privately held. |
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