Proxim expands distribution agreement with Tech Data to include Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 1995--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 wireless data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. products, announced today that it has expanded its distribution agreement with Tech Data (NASDAQ:TECD TECD Training Equipment Change Directive ), a leading personal computer and networking products distributor, to include Canada, Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. and the Caribbean. Under the expanded agreement, Tech Data will distribute Proxim's entire line of 2.4 gigahertz (GHz) frequency hopping A wireless modulation method that rapidly changes the center frequency of a transmission. See spread spectrum and 802.11. wireless networking products into these markets, including the award-winning RangeLAN2 family of mobility-based wireless LAN products. Tech Data has served as Proxim's primary distribution channel for its RangeLAN and RangeLAN2 branded products since 1992. "We are extremely pleased with Tech Data's performance as a marketer and distributor of our products," said David King, Proxim's 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. . "The availability of Proxim's industry-leading RangeLAN2 2.4 GHz products through Tech Data in these new markets represents a significant growth opportunity for both companies." RangeLAN2 products Proxim's RangeLAN2 product family is designed for high-performance mobility-based wireless LAN applications. Based on highly-secure, interference-immune 2.4 GHz frequency hopping spread spectrum technology, the RangeLAN2 family delivers the longest range, highest throughput and most advanced wireless network architecture of any product in its class. RangeLAN2 products provide an uncompressed data rate of 1.6 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. (Mbps) per channel across each of 15 channels, permitting an aggregate wireless network bandwidth of up to 24 Mbps, with state-of-the-art features such as seamless roaming, advanced power management, the IEEE-endorsed high throughput modulation approach and site survey diagnostics. The RangeLAN2 product family includes RangeLAN2/PCMCIA for notebook PCs and handheld computers; RangeLAN2/ISA for desktop PCs and servers; and RangeLAN2/Access Point, a wireless bridge that provides protocol-independent access to wired Ethernet LANs. About the Companies Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD) is a leading distributor of personal computer products serving more than 50,000 value-added resellers and retail dealers throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean. The company offers comprehensive product lines in software, networking and communications, mass storage, peripherals, and computer systems. In addition to distributing more than 20,000 products from over 600 manufacturers and publishers, Tech Data provides extensive pre-sale and post-sale training, service and support. Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Proxim Inc. (NASDAQ:PROX) was founded in 1984 to develop and market wireless communications technology. Since 1989, the company has been an industry-leading supplier of 902 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. and 2.4 GHz spread spectrum wireless data networking products. In 1994, Proxim introduced RangeLAN2, its award-winning second generation frequency hopping wireless LAN product family. To date, the company has shipped more than 85,000 spread spectrum radio products. -O- Note to editors: Products and company names used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Proxim Inc. Mack Sullivan, 415/960-1630 Walt & Sommerhauser Paige Burgess/John Evans, 408/496-0900 |
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