InTalk Participated in IEEE 802.11 InterOperability at University of New Hampshire's Wireless Consortium Group Test Period.SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 14, 1998-- True Multi-Vendor InterOperability Critical for Adoption of Wireless Technology InTalk Inc., a leading provider of wireless local area network products, participated in the 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. 802.11 Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) See spread spectrum. ) interoperability testing period held the week of Aug. 10, 1998 at the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL UNH-IOL University of New Hampshire-interoperability Laboratory ). Participation in UNH-IOL allows major wireless LAN suppliers to test their equipment with multiple vendors and ensure that their products are interoperable, as specified by the new IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LANs. Testing demonstrated InTalk's access point ability to perform association and disassociation dis·as·so·ci·ate tr.v. dis·as·so·ci·at·ed, dis·as·so·ci·at·ing, dis·as·so·ci·ates To remove from association; dissociate. dis with other vendors' IEEE 802.11 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. adapter cards. The testing demonstrated that InTalk's PCMCIA cards established peer-to-peer links with other vendor radios as well as connections with other vendor access points. These test results demonstrate that InTalk's equipment meets the intent of the IEEE 802.11 specifications. "Having access to a neutral site to verify interoperability is key to gaining market confidence in vendor claims of IEEE 802.11 compatibility and interoperability," said Tom Tombler, InTalk director of business development. "InTalk is pleased to see other wireless LAN company's acceptance of the 802.11 standard, and looks forward to leveraging the UNH-IOL resources, together with the 13 other vendors, to ensure interoperable wireless LAN equipment." "We are pleased to have a major wireless LAN provider like InTalk as a member of the UNH wireless consortium," said Michael Froning, wireless consortium manager at UNH-IOL. "With the passage of the new high data rate IEEE 802.11 standard, member companies need to work together to ensure that their products achieve true multi-vendor interoperability." InTalk specializes in short to medium range wireless data communications. InTalk's ST-500 2.4GHz 802.11 PCMCIA product is implemented using Harris Semiconductor's PRISM(TM) Radio Chipset, which implements all the major functions of a direct sequence radio. The InTalk WR1200 access point provides high performance connectivity to the wired network supporting roaming and InTalk's unique InstaWave(TM) mode for true plug- and-play operation. The WR1200's unique design allows either tabletop or wall mounting options for easy deployment and best performance. InTalk's complete family of products are Web manageable, with support for remote flash upgrades. About University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory The goal of the University of New Hampshire's InterOperability Laboratory is to provide complete testing for all products used in networking. UNH-IOL provides interoperability testing for 1394, ADSL See DSL. ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line , 10Base-T, ATM, Fast Ethernet, FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) Often pronounced "fiddy," it was a LAN and MAN access method that had its heyday in the mid-1990s. FDDI was an ANSI standard token passing network that transmitted 100 Mbps over optical fiber up to 10 kilometers. , FDSE (Full-Duplex Switched Ethernet) See full-duplex Ethernet. FDSE - full-duplex Switched Ethernet , Fibre Channel, Gigabit Ethernet, IP/Routing, Network Management, Token Ring, 100VG-AnyLAN, VLAN See virtual LAN. VLAN - Virtual Local Area Network and Wireless. Information on the UNH-IOL can always be obtained from their World Wide Web Server at http://www.iol.unh.edu. About InTalk InTalk sells radio cards and access point products direct to end-user applications, OEM customers, and resellers. InTalk Inc. is based in San Jose with an office in Melbourne, Fla. and the InTalk Ltd. Design center in Cambridge, UK. InTalk Inc is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation , which also owns InTalk Ltd. (UK). For more information, contact InTalk at 408/280-5285 or visit InTalk's Web site at http://www.intalk.com. |
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