August 24 2003 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- Synergy Research Group, a leading reaserch and consulting firm, announced this week its latest Research Report release on the WLAN and Wi-Fi Technology Industry.

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Agreement Covers Roaming Client, Soft Access Point, and Analyzer.

August 18 2003 /Wi-Fi Technology News/- PCTEL, Inc. (NASDAQ:PCTI), a leading provider of wireless solutions and access technology, and YDI Wireless, Inc. (OTCBB:YDIW), a leading developer and supplier of broadband wireless solutions, announced YDI will begin to distribute PCTEL's Segue? products. Under the arrangement, YDI will have distribution rights to PCTEL's Soft Access Point Module (Segue? SAM) and the Segue? Analyzer. YDI will also have rights to private label PCTEL's Segue? products. Further, YDI will make the Segue? Roaming Client available with 802.11 client devices. Financial terms were not disclosed.


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IDC Finds Future Growth of Wireless Consumer Subscribers in U.S. Depends on Carriers' Ability to Attract the Youth Market


FRAMINGHAM, Mass., August 13, 2003 ? With overall consumer subscriber growth expected to dwindle from 7.6% in 2003 to 0.3% by 2007, many U.S. carriers are actively pursuing the youth and young adult markets as the next frontier for growth in wireless services. According to a new study by IDC, carriers will have to adopt unconventional business models and marketing approaches to capture this elusive market.

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First Complete RF Management Application Gives Enterprises the Power to Secure and Control Changing RF Environments

SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, August 11, 2003 - Aruba Wireless Networks today introduced RF Director?, the first-of-its-kind RF management application with all the essential tools to plan, secure and optimize 802.11 wireless networks. These tools include RF Plan?, RF Analyze?, RF Lock? (see related release), and third-party RF Plug-Ins?.

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Charlottesville, VA: According to a newly released report from CIR, a leading industry analyst firm based here, US-based MSO spending on transmission, routing and switching equipment should see sequential growth with a total aggregate spending of approximately $3.2 billion (US) over the 5-year period beginning in 2003.

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Worldwide IT Spending by Manufacturing Industry Is Expected to Reach $225 Billion by 2007, IDC Reveals

FRAMINGHAM, Mass., August 6, 2003 ? Although the global economy has been slowing, several vertical industries continue to invest heavily in information technology (IT), creating opportunities for IT vendors. Ongoing IT investments by the manufacturing industry, for example, will represent a $225 billion market by 2007, according to a new report from IDC.





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Dallas, Texas August 6, 2003 ? The U.S. hot-spot service market will exceed revenues of $800 million by 2007, according to Public Hot Spots: Moving beyond Road Warriors, the latest report from Parks Associates. Based on consumer surveys and interviews with service providers, Parks Associates estimates the 2003 service revenues for hot spots will be $105 million. The compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2003 and 2007 is approximately 50%.



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Sybase Accelerates Momentum in Partnerships and Wireless Technology at Annual Techwave Conference

Announcements Feature New and Extended Relationships With Industry Luminaries, Expansion of Leadership in Wireless, Data Management and Integration

SYBASE TECHWAVE USER CONFERENCE, ORLANDO, Fla. ? August 4, 2003 ? Developers, database administrators, IT managers, sales professionals and executives from around the world are meeting in Orlando this week for the annual Sybase? (NYSE: SY) TechWave User Training and Solutions Conference. Sharing innovations and best practices in wireless technology, data management and integration, this gathering of customers and partners is putting ?Information into Action? ? the conference theme. Breaking Sybase news during the conference week includes strategic partnerships, new products, and prominent ranking by an industry analyst firm.



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Separating Truth from Myths in the Market for Public Hot Spots

July 29, 2003, Dallas, TX ? While consumer awareness of hot spots has reached a fairly high mark, the market for these services has not grown beyond today?s business travelers, according to Public Hot Spots: One Truth and Two Myths, a new white paper released by Parks Associates.

This white paper offers consumer perspectives on public Wi-Fi hot spots, gathered from a recent consumer survey conducted by Parks Associates and included in the new report Public Hot Spots: Moving beyond Road Warriors. The survey asked Internet households about their usage history and interest in hot spots, as well as their work-related travel habits, and found that 90 percent of the people interested in using hot-spot services travel nationally for professional purposes.

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Aggressive Pricing and Effective Promotions Boosted PC Sales in the Spanish Market in 2Q03, says IDC


LONDON, July 25, 2003 ? According to IDC, PC shipments grew by 31.5% in Spain in the second quarter of the year thanks to aggressive pricing and effective marketing actions implemented by vendors. Moderate growth in desktop sales, at 15.1%, highly contrasted with what is continuing to be a booming notebook market, which grew by 75.2%, driven primarily by healthy consumer demand. This is the fourth quarter sequentially that the Spanish market has beaten its annual growth rate for PC sales.

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