Proxim Delivers Wireless Internet Connectivity to Schools for MIT Project in China.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 19, 1997--Proxim, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :PROX n. 1. "The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to the people for their votes." Adj. 1. prox - in or of the next month after the present; "scheduled for the 6th prox" proximo ), a leading supplier of radio frequency (RF) wireless data communications products, today announced that it is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's China Educational Technology Initiative (MIT-CETI) program to connect schools in China to the Internet using wireless technology. Proxim is providing its RangeLAN2 wireless bridges to the MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology students to extend the Internet and World Wide Web from a central site to other remote schools. The wireless technology not only demonstrates the use of advanced wireless networking technology to the students in China, but also offers an easy means of linking China's schools to the rest of the world. The MIT-CETI has sent thirteen MIT undergraduates to connect the top five high schools located throughout China to the Internet this summer. The program uses technology and the World Wide Web as a medium to build international communication and understanding between students in China and the United States. A milestone was set last year when founders Ronald Cao and Jake Seid established the first Web server for a high school in China. "In evaluating how we could extend a direct Internet connection from a central school to several others, we found that there was not an easy way to implement a wired network," said Roger Hu, MIT-CETI's technical coordinator. "Wireless technology provided the most cost-effective option, and Proxim's technology was an ideal solution. Using such technology provides the means for Chinese students to learn more about emerging Internet technologies, including Java and video teleconferencing." "The MIT-CETI program is an impressive effort illustrating how the United States can share knowledge, ideas and advanced technologies with a new generation of students in China," said David C. King, chairman, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Proxim. "We commend these MIT students for their initiative and we are pleased to be a part of this effort." About Proxim Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Proxim, Inc., (NASDAQ:PROX) is the industry's leading 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 supplier of spread spectrum wireless data networking products. With the introduction of its RangeLAN2 product family in 1994, Proxim was first to market with 2.4 GHz frequency hopping wireless LAN technology. Since that time, RangeLAN2 technology has been selected by more than 50 wireless solution providers worldwide including AMP, Data General, Fujitsu, HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy & Company, Intermec, LXE LXE Lightguide Express Entry (AT&T) , Matsushita, NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform , Norand and Toshiba. Proxim's World Wide Web site is located at http://www.proxim.com . -0- Note to Editors: All products and company names used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Proxim, Mountain View Dan Toporek, 415/526-3652 dant@proxim.com |
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