Funk Software Joins Higher Education Knowledge and Technology Exchange; Collaborative Organization Fosters Innovative Approaches to Educational Products and Services.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2002 Funk Software, the developer of Odyssey(TM) 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 access control and security software, announced today its membership in Higher Education Knowledge and Technology Exchange (HEKATE Hek·a·te n. Variant of Hecate. ), an international exchange whose mission is to help shape the next generation of education products and services. In particular, Funk Software will be participating in the Wireless LAN Middleware Forum, a HEKATE-facilitated dialog centered around the implementation experience and challenges of wireless networking. The focus will be on major design and deployment issues including typical sites and usage, roaming, security concerns and solutions, and other topics. "Educational institutions are among the leading-edge adopters of wireless LAN technology, and we are eager to collaborate with them to fully understand their WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network security and management requirements," said Joe Ryan, vice president of Funk Software. "Our membership in HEKATE facilitates this collaboration, and our Odyssey WLAN access control and security solution will reflect their feedback." "We are pleased to welcome Funk Software to HEKATE," said Lev lev-, pref See levo-. Gonick, president of HEKATE and CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH. "Funk Software has joined the growing number of vendors who understand the core value proposition of HEKATE, and we are particularly pleased to have their leadership in our WLAN middleware initiative." "Funk Software will be a valuable addition to HEKATE," said Philippe Hanset, Senior Network Engineer at University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (UT), sometimes called the University of Tennessee at Knoxville (UT Knoxville or UTK), is the flagship institution of the statewide land-grant University of Tennessee public university system in the American state of Tennessee. , Knoxville, a founding member of the WLAN Middleware Forum. "Their Odyssey product incorporates innovative technology that greatly facilitates an educational institution's ability to widely deploy secure WLAN access around the campus." About Funk Software Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Funk Software is the leading commercial developer of RADIUS/AAA and wireless LAN security One issue with corporate wireless networks in general, and WLANs in particular, involves the need for security. Many early access points could not discern whether or not a particular user had authorization to access the network. solutions. Its market-leading Steel-Belted Radius family of commercial AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. solutions for wireless operator, service provider, and enterprise networks is in use on thousands of public and private networks worldwide, delivering a highly scalable AAA solution that meets the needs of the largest customers. The company also offers an end-to-end 802.1X WLAN security solution, Odyssey, that can be easily and widely deployed on enterprise networks. The Steel-Belted Radius family of RADIUS/AAA solutions includes Steel-Belted Radius/Service Provider Edition, Steel-Belted Radius Concurrency Operations that are performed simultaneously within the computer. For example, dual-core CPUs provide complete overlapping of two independent processes. See dual core, hyperthreading, multiprocessing, multitasking, multithreading, SMP and MPP. concurrency - multitasking Server, Steel-Belted Radius Port Allocation System, Steel-Belted Radius Mobile IP Module, and Steel-Belted Radius/Enterprise Edition. For more information, visit www.funk.com. About HEKATE The Higher Education Knowledge and Technology Exchange is a non-profit international organization whose mission is to help share information and collaborate on projects geared toward meeting the needs of the 21st-century learner. Exchange members include individuals, higher education institutions and organization, and corporations involved in publishing, consulting, research, and the development of products and services for enhancing technology-enriched higher education. It is based in Washington, D.C. For more information, visit http://www.hekate.org. |
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