Dayna to demonstrate first PCMCIA wireless LAN solution for the Newton market.MACWORLD EXPO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 4, 1995--Dayna Communications Inc. Wednesday announced that it is developing the first 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. Type II wireless local area network solution for the Apple Newton (computer) Apple Newton - A Personal Digital Assistant produced by Apple Computer. The Newton provides a clever, user-friendly interface and relies solely on pen-based input. . The company will demonstrate a working prototype of the PCMCIA wireless adapter A device that adds wireless connectivity to a computer or PDA. It is attached via a USB port, PC Card, memory card or is plugged into the PCI bus inside the computer. There are three types of wireless adapters: Wi-Fi, cellular and Bluetooth. at the Newton SI/VAR Symposium at Apple Computer on Jan. 5. With the announcement, Dayna becomes the first vendor to offer a 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 for the Newton in a compact, lightweight PCMCIA form factor. "Dayna is very excited to be on the cutting edge of 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. for the Newton," said Randy Smith, Wireless LAN Product Manager at Dayna. "Dayna's PCMCIA technology will make Apple's vision of compact wireless LAN communications for the Newton a reality, and will provide a slim, lightweight internal solution consistent with the Newton's compact form factor." Based on Xircom's NetWave(TM) spread spectrum, frequency hopping radio technology, Dayna's PCMCIA wireless technology for the Newton will be faster and more reliable than wireless LAN products available today; it will provide support not only for traditional AppleTalk applications but also for broad-based networking applications such as client/server database access, and Internet connectivity. Dayna intends to deliver a PCMCIA Type II wireless LAN product for the Newton in the first half of 1995. For More Information Contact Suzanne Kimball, Dayna Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most , 801/269-7349, FAX: 801/269-7363, AppleLink: DAYNA, Internet: skimball("at sign")dayna.com. Founded in 1984, Dayna Communications Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. specializing in networking connectivity and communications products for wired and wireless local area networks and mobile computer users. Dayna's products are distributed nationally by Ingram Micro, Merisel, Tech Data, Gates/FA, Intelligent Electronics, and MicroAge, and regional distributors, and are available worldwide through a network of authorized international distributors. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Dayna Communications Inc. and the Dayna logo are registered trademarks and DaynaCOMM is a trademark of Dayna Communications Inc. All other product names are trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Dayna Communications Inc., Salt Lake City Suzanne Kimball, 801/269-7349 |
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