Sierra Wireless Expands Wireless Data Product Line With New 3-Watt Telemetry Modem.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 27, 1997-- The DART 200 Offers Power and Value for 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. and Transaction Applications Today at CTIA (1) See CompTIA. (2) (Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association, Washington, DC, www.ctia.org, www.wow-com.com) A membership organization founded in 1984 that is involved with regulatory and public affairs issues in the wireless industry. Wireless Apps, 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. , Inc. announced the addition of the DART 200 to its cellular data modems product line. Sierra's new offering provides the cellular data market a powerful CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) A low-speed, digital, wireless data network that is an enhancement to an existing analog cellular network. Based on IBM's CelluPlan II, CDPD provides a packet overlay onto the AMPS network and moves data at 19. modem with 3-Watts power output. It is a solution that gives the telemetry market a unique package - CDPD capability, affordability and maximum coverage. "By offering this high power and cost-effective wireless modem A modem and antenna that transmits and receives over the air. Wireless modems support several technologies, including 802.11, Bluetooth, CDPD, DataTAC, Mobitex and Ricochet. There are wireless modems for laptops, handhelds and cellphones. , the DART 200 brings Sierra Wireless into yet another application segment," said Andrew Harries, Vice President of Marketing for Sierra Wireless. "With the DART 200, Sierra now offers an affordable wireless access solution without coverage compromises, for telemetry applications." Sierra Wireless purchased the DART product lines as part of the acquisition of Cincinnati Microwave Inc.'s modem business in June 1997. The products have an established customer base throughout United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Latin America with thousands of units installed, including electric meter and oil wellhead well·head n. 1. The source of a well or stream. 2. A principal source; a fountainhead. 3. The structure built over a well. wellhead Noun 1. monitoring, vehicle monitoring, automated teller machines automated teller machine (ATM), device used by bank customers to process account transactions. Typically, a user inserts into the ATM a special plastic card that is encoded with information on a magnetic strip. and credit card transaction processing. The Solution The DART 200 offers proven results for critical application solutions. It combines 3-Watts power, half-duplex performance, a fully integrated suite of Internet Protocol software and comprehensive diagnostics. The unit is compact weighing less than 1 lb. and operates across an extended temperature range. DART 200 has built-in self-monitoring and diagnostic functions to provide status reports, operational history and message traffic patterns. Used in remote monitoring applications such as gas pipeline monitoring, it provides regular reports on flow, errors and possible trouble ahead. Utilized in fleet tracking applications, DART 200 allows the fleet operator to transmit data on delivery status, fuel usage, entry and exits from sites - statistics of critical impact to management reports. The DART 200 is available directly from Sierra or its distributors. For availability information, contact Sierra Wireless Sales at (604) 231-1106. About Sierra Wireless Sierra Wireless is a leading supplier of cellular data modems. These include the AirCard, the 1997 winner of Mobile Insights' Best PC Card Award and Wireless for the Corporate User's 1997 Top Product Award; the MP200 family of ruggedized, 3-Watt vehicle-based modems; the SB220 cellular 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 module and the DART line of CDPD telemetry and transaction modems. For more information contact: Rick Freeman, Product Manager for DART 200. Sierra Wireless Inc., no. 260 - 13151 Vanier Place, Richmond, B.C. V6V 2J2 Phone: (604) 231-1100 Fax: (604) 231-1109 E-mail: freeman@sierrawireless.com Internet: http://www.sierrawireless.com Contact: Sierra Wireless Andrew Harries 604/231-1100 harries@sierrawireless.com or MorseMcFadden Communications Lisa Geschke 425/889-0528 Ext. 103 lisag@morsepr.com |
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