UNSTRUNG/AZIMUTH/IOMETRIX RUN INDUSTRIAL-GRADE 802.11 TEST.

Unstrung, an information resource for news and analysis of wireless/mobile communications, has commissioned Iometrix labs to run an industry-first set of tests specifically designed to determine which systems are truly corporate grade.

Partnering with Azimuth Systems, Inc., Unstrung's official wireless test equipment supplier, the Iometrix tests will go far beyond the standard benchmarking techniques developed for the wired environment. This test of the intricate wireless protocols will implement a host of new metrics designed to help the corporate end-user community objectively characterize the performance of 802.11 products.

"This test will break new ground. It will answer a single question fairly and squarely: are 802.11 wireless products and systems ready for duty in large corporations today? To find out we are developing a test methodology that goes well beyond what has been done to date in this field," said Bob Mandeville, president, Iometrix.

"Azimuth is excited to work with Bob Mandeville in his effort to rationalize WLAN equipment testing as he has successfully done in Ethernet and Metro Ethernet over the past years. Bob's selection of Azimuth's W-Series is another indication of the need for repeatability, scalability and automation in WLAN test equipment," said Graham Celine, vice president of Marketing for Azimuth Systems, Inc.

Iometrix invites all leading vendors to participate in this first industrial-grade 802.11 test, which will concentrate on three distinct areas of critical interest to large wireless deployments in the corporate space: scaleability, roaming and security performance.

This is a unique opportunity for vendors to demonstrate that their wireless products are ready to meet the exploding demand for corporate-quality wireless. In advance of the official test launch, they are invited to contact Bob Mandeville, president of Iometrix ([e-mail]) in order to receive preliminary information about the test and to participate in the process of defining the final version of the test methodology.

About Unstrung

Unstrung is a publisher of hard-hitting and irreverent news, analysis, and commentary on emerging companies and key personalities in the wireless industry. From wireless executives and Wall Street analysts to venture capitalists and technology decision makers, Unstrung is the leading source for timely insider information on the emerging wireless landscape, currently reaching over 23,000 subscribers.

About Azimuth Systems, Inc.

Azimuth Systems, Inc. is a privately-held company, changing the way wireless networks and devices are tested by filling the need for an off-the-shelf, standardized test platform that delivers repeatability, scalability and the capability to automate the test process .

Azimuth's unique test systems enclose the wireless world in a controlled and repeatable test environment. Wireless LAN equipment vendors, end users, service providers and test labs are able to effectively control and test wireless networks and devices for interoperability, functionality and performance benchmarking.

Selected by WLAN equipment vendors as their future standard for wireless test, Azimuth is also the test vendor of choice for a number of test labs and magazine review labs.

About Iometrix

Iometrix is the new testing lab from Bob Mandeville, the networking industry's preeminent testing authority. It's dedicated to developing the rigorous, standards-based methodologies essential to any meaningful evaluation of advanced enterprise and WAN technologies.

As part of its effort to drive the adoption of industry-sanctioned evaluations, Iometrix (San Francisco) is actively working within the Metro Ethernet Forum. Its goal is to create benchmarks the industry can rely on as it moves into uncharted territory.

Founded in 2003, Iometrix is already attracting international attention: Its massively scaled SONET stress test -- which measured and monitored 512 ports in parallel and generated 160 Gbps/s of traffic -- set the industry standard for verified performance. The lab is already planning pioneering evaluations of wireless LANs (WLANs), metro Ethernet services, storage networks, and other emerging technologies.

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