Trapeze Networks to OEM Newbury Networks' Wireless LAN Location Technology.WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network companies enter into agreement for Trapeze to license Newbury's patented location technology for enabling enterprise-scale mobile applications BOSTON -- Newbury Networks Inc., the Location Systems Company[TM], today announced that it has entered into a strategic 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 with Trapeze Networks for use of its location technology with the Trapeze Smart Mobile[TM] enterprise wireless solution. Trapeze will license Newbury's patented server-side location technology and collaborate to integrate its award-winning location systems into Trapeze's wireless networking See wireless network. solutions. Location-based services See mobile positioning. for wireless LANs continue to gain momentum with deployments in a wide variety of enterprise organizations such as healthcare, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , manufacturing and retail. Industry research firms such as Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
"Today's partnership announcement reinforces Trapeze Network's ongoing commitment to extend its market leading Smart Mobile platform with value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services and applications. The addition of Newbury technology uniquely enables our customers and partners to assemble and deploy the most scalable enterprise class mobile location applications" said Jim Vogt, 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. , Trapeze Networks. "The integration of Newbury's patented and field-tested location technology into the Trapeze Smart Mobile solution will provide enterprises with the best-of-breed platform for today's groundbreaking mobile applications in areas such as real-time asset tracking, voice over Wi-Fi Transmitting IP-based telephone calls (VoIP) over a Wi-Fi network. Voice over Wi-Fi (Vo-Fi) provides enhancements to the 802.11 standards for handling the real time environment of voice calls. With a single mode Vo-Fi phone, users can make calls only within a Wi-Fi hotspot. , and location-based access control," said Michael Maggio, president and CEO, Newbury Networks. "We are excited to expose Newbury's proven location technology to Trapeze and their channel partners and believe the partnership will be both technically and financially rewarding to our mutual companies." "Identifying the locations of and tracking Wi-Fi-based devices, as well as enabling location-based services, are on their way to becoming default capabilities on all enterprise-class wireless LANs," said Craig Mathias, a Principal with the wireless and mobile advisory firm Farpoint Group (Ashland, MA). "The increased reliance on wireless LANs in the enterprise and the demand for enhanced location services See mobile positioning. on these networks will certainly benefit both Newbury Networks and Trapeze Networks via this strategic partnership." About Trapeze Networks Trapeze Networks delivers Smart Mobile[TM] -- a ground-breaking approach to wireless networking, enabling organizations to deploy massively scalable mobile applications that leverage their existing infrastructure. Smart Mobile achieves this breakthrough by introducing intelligent switching, the first and only WLAN architecture that optimizes network traffic based on the underlying application. With Smart Mobile intelligent switching, organizations can support the most demanding next generation wireless applications such as toll-quality voice over WLAN See voice over Wi-Fi. for thousands of users, seamless indoor/outdoor mobility, and high-speed networks based on 802.11n -- all without requiring expensive forklift upgrades. Trapeze Networks is well-capitalized, with strategic investments from networking industry leaders including Juniper Networks, Motorola, and Nortel Networks. Founded in March 2002, Trapeze is headquartered in Pleasanton, California, with operations in Europe, Japan, and Asia-Pacific. For more information, please visit www.trapezenetworks.com. About Newbury Networks, Inc. Newbury Networks, The Location Systems Company[TM], enables enterprises to locate, manage and secure applications running over wireless LANs (WLANs). Newbury's solutions provide unprecedented security, management and real-time asset tracking through its patented location-based technology. Newbury's location-based solutions have won numerous awards and accolades including Network World's Best of Tests[TM] and Datamation's Product of the Year Award. Newbury Networks was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Boston. For more information visit www.newburynetworks.com. |
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