Sierra Wireless Announces First Cellular Network Interface Card for Notebook PCs; The AirCard 300 for Windows Changes the Way Notebook PC Users Make Wireless Connections.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1999-- Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless (NASDAQ: SWIR, TSX: SW) is a wireless communications equipment designer and manufacturer, founded in 1993 and currently headquartered in Richmond, BC, Canada. Sierra's products are sold through indirect channels, such as wireless operators (e.g. (TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :SW.) Today at PC Expo A trade show for resellers, corporate managers and technical professionals from CMP Media LLC, a subsidiary of United Business Media. First held in New York in 1983 with 120 exhibitors and 9,600 attendees, the show grew from the personal computer's early years to 550 vendors and more than , Sierra Wireless (TSE:SW) announced the AirCard 300 for Windows - with support for Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. CE, 95, 98 and NT operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . The AirCard 300 for Windows is the industry's first cellular network interface card. It is also the smallest cellular data product on the market - the only true, Type II PC Card package. Its industry-first network interface for notebooks allows the user to leave the AirCard 300 plugged in and automatically connect to the cellular data packet network on powering up or following suspend-and-resume. The AirCard 300's notebook support provides breakthrough simplicity in installation and network connection. Its advanced power management technology delivers exceptional performance in notebook battery life. And its packaging in a true Type II PC Card with no extension means that it can be left in the notebook for easy transportation. For mobile professionals and enterprises that seek enhanced productivity or competitive advantage, wireless access to networks and mission critical information is increasingly the answer. The AirCard 300 provides the most advanced wireless access solution for users of both Windows CE and Windows 95, 98 and NT-based mobile computers. "Toshiba is constantly striving to deliver the best possible computing experience in the smallest possible form factor. We're excited to see a host of new devices such as Sierra's AirCard 300 that can help make Toshiba's vision of the 'Always Connected' notebook a reality," said Michael Stinson, Vice President of Product Marketing for Toshiba America Information Systems, Computer Systems Division. "Mobile wireless Internet access is the next logical step toward fulfilling this vision." "Our customers have been calling for seamless connectivity to the wireless networks," said Andrew Harries, Vice President of Marketing, Sierra Wireless. "The new AirCard 300 for Windows notebooks moves beyond the modem paradigm and into the world of automatic network connectivity. Its true Type II PC Card format and low power consumption make it the perfect companion for full-sized notebooks as well as the new super-slim and small sub-notebook classes." First Wireless PC Card with Network Interface The AirCard 300 new notebook support is the first PC card cellular solution that uses a Network Device Interface Specification (networking, hardware, standard) Network Device Interface Specification - (NDIS) A Microsoft Windows device driver programming interface allowing multiple protocols to share the same network hardware. E.g. TCP/IP and IPX on the same NIC. NDIS can also be used by some ISDN adapters. (NDIS (Network Driver Interface Specification) A network driver interface from Microsoft. See network driver interface. NDIS - Network Device Interface Specification ). This unique feature means that the PC Card operates as a network adapter, not a modem. Just plug in the AirCard 300 and it automatically connects to the cellular network with no extra configuration steps - when the notebook is powered up, the AirCard 300 automatically connects to the cellular network, assuming service is available. Additionally, notebook users are not affected by unrecoverable session terminations caused by suspend-and-resume as may be encountered with modems. Power management is optimized and when the user resumes power, the cellular connection is seamlessly re-established. For Product information Please contact Sierra Wireless at (604) 231-1100 and ask for the Sales Desk. About Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless is a leading wireless data communication systems company. The leader in cellular packet data subscriber products, Sierra Wireless delivers a broad range of products including PC Cards for portable computers, rugged vehicle-mounted modems, 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 modules for embedded applications, telemetry telemetry Highly automated communications process by which data are collected from instruments located at remote or inaccessible points and transmitted to receiving equipment for measurement, monitoring, display, and recording. modems, and software tools and utilities. For more information on Sierra Wireless, please visit our website at www.sierrawireless.com. The company's common shares are listed on The Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. and trade under the symbol "SW". |
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