Madge and Red-M Announce Technology Licensing Agreement; Madge Granted Technology Licence to Further Enhance Its WLAN Enterprise Access Server Solution.MAIDENHEAD Maidenhead, city (1991 pop. 59,809), Windsor and Maidenhead, S central England, on the Thames River. It is a residential town with brewing and milling industries as well as a resort. The 13th-century stone bridge was rebuilt in the 1770s. , England -- Madge Limited, market-leader in Token Ring networking A LAN access method that uses the token passing technology in a physical ring. Each station in the network passes the token on to the station next to it. Token Ring and FDDI LANs use the token ring access method. See Token Ring, FDDI and token passing. and pioneer of next generation networking Next Generation Networking (NGN) is a broad term to describe some key architectural evolutions in telecommunication core and access networks that will be deployed over the next 5-10 years. solutions today announced an agreement with Red-M, a global provider of hardware and software solutions for secure wireless control. Under this agreement, Red-M will grant Madge a non-exclusive licence to its Genos family of wireless security and authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. software so that Madge can further enhance its standards-based enterprise-class wireless solutions. The two companies have had a long and successful OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and relationship. Madge re-brands a range of Red-M's wireless intrusion detection See IDS and IPS. solutions along with Red-M's wireless authentication and security technology which is included in Madge's WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network Enterprise Access Server product. The WLAN Enterprise Access Server dramatically simplifies the security and integration challenges unique to the implementation of a wireless network by providing network managers with a series of tools to administer the link between wired and wireless technology. It enables customers to implement multi vendor, scalable wireless solutions from workgroups to enterprise-wide systems with robust security features. Data from analysts, Dell'Oro Group, shows that the wireless market in Europe is set to grow by 74% in 2004, and at a rate of 47% through to 2008. Red-M's chief executive officer, Karl Feilder, said, "Over the years Red-M has developed a complete portfolio of technology for securing and controlling wireless networks. Coming to an agreement like this with Madge, a leader in advanced networking applications, emphasises the strength of our technology base. It's a natural step in the growth of our company and extends our reach in the network deployment market." The agreement enables Madge to enhance the software components of its WLAN Enterprise Access Server range, which is key to its strategy of enabling companies to effortlessly deploy wireless LANs 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 while protecting their investment in existing networks. Martin Malina, Madge's chief executive officer, said, "Security and management are fundamentally important to companies that are integrating wireless into their existing network infrastructure. This agreement with Red-M will bring new security and management features to our core access server product which will enhance its effectiveness, ease of deployment and value." About Madge Limited Madge Limited is a global supplier of advanced networking product solutions to enterprises, and is the market leader in Token Ring networking. Madge is pioneering next generation networking solutions, which enable the painless and secure deployment of Wireless networks in enterprises while protecting customers' investments in existing LAN's. Madge's principal business centres are located in Maidenhead, United Kingdom, Munich, Germany and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Madge and the Madge logo are trademarks, and in some jurisdictions may be registered trademarks of Madge Limited. Other trademarks appearing in this release are those of their respective owners. Information about Madge's complete range of products and services can be accessed at www.madge.com.however if you would like further information, please contact Madge at: Madge Limited Madge House Priors Way Maidenhead Berkshire SL6 2HP Tel: (+44) (0)1628 408000 About Red-M Red-M is a global provider of security and control products for all phases of wireless awareness and adoption. Red-M has raised the bar with every product it has released: Red-Alert, Red-Alert PRO, Red-Detect and Red-Vision. Red-M has won World Economic Forum technology pioneer status for 2004, its third consecutive year to achieve this distinction. The company is backed by two of the world's leading venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] : Apax Partners and Amadeus Capital Partners. Visit us at www.red-m.com. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion