Building on the popularity
of its GoBook notebook, Itronix Corporation, subsidiary of Acterna
Corp., announced the availability of an integrated, 802.11b Wireless
Local Area Network option for its ruggedized notebook.
Wi-Fi connectivity is provided by Cisco Aironet 350 Series of
802.11b WLAN products promising to deliver a data transmission rate
of up to 11Mbps and 100mW transmission power.
Commenting on GoBook’s new option, Jeff Gibbons, vice president
of marketing for Itronix, said its new WLAN-enabled GoBook is ideal
for "organizations needing fast, secure wireless networking in
any rugged field situation. Our integrated dipole antenna
technology, when combined with Cisco Aironet, results in coverage
ranges and performance not achievable with other WLAN
solutions."
Ubiquitous Wireless WAN coverage
Washington-based Itronix has also partnered with Wireless Matrix
Corporation to support the Wireless Matrix Mobile Based Solution (MBS).
According to the Itronix, the solution enables wireless, wide-area
data coverage by combining satellite and terrestrial data networks
for coverage throughout North America. GoBooks will be linked to
vehicle-mounted MBSs via WLANs to provide remote workers wide-area
connectivity, up to several hundred feet from the vehicle, even from
deep within neighboring buildings, Itronix said.
"Our integrated WLAN technology is specifically engineered
for outdoor applications like the MBS where the area of coverage is
large and not well defined, or when access point deployment is
difficult," said David Johnson, wireless products manager at
Itronix. "Vehicle service yards, military or commercial flight
lines, and mobile emergency management outposts are just a few
examples where our wireless LAN technology can provide essential
connectivity."
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