iSuppli report names Agere leader in delivering the chips that are the brains of the world's wired communications networks

ALLENTOWN, Pa., -- Agere Systems (NYSE: AGR.A, AGR.B) today announced that electronics market research firm iSuppli (http://www.isuppli.com/) has ranked Agere as the number one provider of semiconductors for the equipment that makes up the world's voice and data communications networks.

iSuppli is releasing a report today, titled Networking and Optical Communications 2003 Competitive Analysis—Market Share and Supplier Analysis, that shows Agere held the largest share of the market for semiconductors sold into wired communications applications in 2002.

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The Wi-Fi market is an attraction to old and established players as well as new comers. Wi-Fi companies are mushrooming everywhere worldwide, this special report from Wired Magazine by Paul Boutin highlights who's who and who's hot in the industry.

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DUBLIN, Calif. June 18, 2003 Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY) today announced a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Professional Services Practice as one of the first programs launched under its recently announced enterprise Wi-Fi initiative. Designed to help enterprises rapidly deploy Wi-Fi technology, the professional services offerings include a 12-week pilot CRM Mobilization Program to extend CRM data to mobile workers, Mobile Business Process Strategy Consulting to define mobile strategies for maximum return on investment, and Wi-Fi Turn-Key Services to implement networks and applications.

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IDC Expects Wi-Fi Hype to be Tempered by Realities of Building a Sustainable Network Offering

19 Jun 2003


FRAMINGHAM, Mass., June 19, 2003 – Despite the rapid growth in both the number of Wi-Fi locations and the number of users worldwide, the hotspot market is still in the very early stages of development. According to a new study from IDC, these early growth figures, achieved from a very low baseline, represent little more than the creation of a hotspot infrastructure. Building a functional network offering that attracts and retains subscribers over the long-term will prove to be far more difficult than today’s Wi-Fi hype admits.

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IRVINE, Calif. – June 5, 2003 – Linksys®, a division of Cisco Systems Inc., announces Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is now available for these top-selling wireless networking products:

Wireless-G PC Card (WPC54G)
Wireless-B PC Card (WPC11 v.3)
For current Linksys wireless users, WPA is available for these products via a firmware upgrade posted on the Linksys website at: http://www.linksys.com/download/. The firmware will also be integrated into new production units so when these products hit retail and distribution channels, customers will not need to download the firmware. The WPA feature has been Wi-Fi Certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. Linksys will announce the support of WPA in other Linksys products at the time of availability.

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WPA for the SOHO Market: More Security means More Tech Support
By, Drew Tick
CEO, Code Red Systems http://www.code-red.biz

(Jerusalem, Israel) There has been much written about 802.11 wireless security. Most of the articles are good at describing the bits and bytes related to the underlying security problems, but few address the really painful issues concerning soaring tech support costs and increasing return rates which are currently facing the 802.11 industry.

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