Proxim Announces First Complete Enterprise-Quality 802.11g Portfolio is Now Shipping

ORiNOCO 802.11g products provide best performance in a mixed 802.11b and 802.11g network

SUNNYVALE, Calif., June 2, 2003 -- Proxim?s ORiNOCO solutions are the only 802.11g products available that are designed for enterprise deployment with features including:

Best mixed 802.11b and 802.11g network performance:
Up to 50% better throughput than currently shipping single radio 802.11g solutions and up to six times better throughput with the AP-2000 dual slot access point Enterprise-class security: WPA ready, IEEE 802.1x user-based authentication with rotating keys and upgradeable to IEEE 802.11i
Lowest cost deployment: Support for IEEE 802.3af Power over Ethernet, saving up to $1000 per access point, and plenum rating
Flexible installation: Antenna connector for use with higher gain, shaped antennas to maximize coverage in difficult areas

?Proxim's release of enterprise-class 802.11g products is an indication that 802.11g is really ready for business deployments,? said Gemma Paulo, senior analyst with InStat/MDR. ?As 802.11g has been readily accepted into the home during the first half of 2003, it is expected that businesses will start to adopt 802.11g in second half of 2003.?

?No other company provides customers with the flexibility and options for creating the optimal wireless network for their business regardless of its size,? said Kevin Duffy, senior vice president at Proxim. ?Proxim?s solutions offer customers the highest levels of performance available, all at an economical price point.?

IEEE 802.11g technology delivers speeds up to 54 Mbps and offers up to four times the real-world bandwidth of legacy 802.11b systems. Proxim?s ORiNOCO 802.11g access points simultaneously support both 802.11b and 802.11g client devices, making it easy to migrate to the next generation of high performance wireless while maximizing your investment in existing 802.11b products. Proxim?s family of IEEE 802.11b/g products include:

Infrastructure solutions: ORiNOCO AP-2000b/g Dual Slot Access Point ? the industry?s most flexible access point and the ORiNOCO AP-600b/g ? a true enterprise-class access point at small business prices
Notebook solutions: ORiNOCO 11a/b/g ComboCard and ORiNOCO 11b/g PC Card Desktop solution: ORiNOCO 11a/b/g PCI Card
Migration solutions: ORiNOCO 11b/g Upgrade Kits for the AP-600b and AP-2000 Proxim?s ORiNOCO AP-2000 is the industry?s most flexible access point, allowing customers to choose the best configuration for their network. The dual slot architecture enables simultaneous 802.11g and 802.11b networks, delivering performance up to six times faster than a standard 802.11b access point.

Alternately, customers can deploy two 802.11g radios for environments with a high user density or they can choose the highest level of performance with an 802.11g radio and an 802.11a radio, creating the only access point that can operate in tri-mode to support .11b, .11g, and .11a clients simultaneously.

In addition, a full range of enterprise-quality features come with Proxim?s ORiNOCO Access Points including both web based and SNMP management interfaces and sophisticated security capabilities such as support for multiple VLANs and per user, per session dynamic encryption.

Proxim?s ORiNOCO family of 802.11g products also includes the recently announced ORiNOCO 11a/b/g ComboCard for laptop computers and mobile computing devices. In addition to connecting to 802.11g access points, this new card also provides transparent connectivity to 802.11b and 802.11a wireless networks.

Product Pricing Proxim?s ORiNOCO 802.11b/g family of products is available now through Proxim?s extensive network of resellers for the following list prices:
ORiNOCO AP-2000b/g (includes one .11b/g radio) - $695
ORiNOCO AP-600b/g - $495
ORiNOCO Gold 11a/b/g ComboCard - $119
ORiNOCO Silver 11a/b/g ComboCard - $99
ORiNOCO Gold 11b/g PC Card - $99
ORiNOCO Silver 11b/g PC Card - $81
ORiNOCO 11a/b/g PCI Card - $129
About Proxim
Proxim Corporation is a leader in wireless networking. It is the only company exclusively focused on both high-performance indoor and outdoor wireless networking, with the broadest range of wireless infrastructure and clients products in the world. Proxim?s award-winning line of ORiNOCO wireless local area network (WLAN) products support all Wi-Fi standards and provide unsurpassed computing mobility and security. Its line of Tsunami wireless wide area network (WWAN) Ethernet bridges reliably connect networks between locations up to 40 miles apart, and with speeds up to 860 Mbps. The company also makes Lynx, a line of microwave radios used for cellular backhaul. Proxim Corporation was created by the merger of Proxim, Inc. and Western Multiplex Corporation in March 2002. Its web site is http://www.proxim.com.
From: http://www.proxim.com