November 8, 2001
Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL):
-- Symbol's new Compact Flash(TM) (CF) WLAN card is first to receive Wi-Fi certification
-- Wireless Networker(TM) is the first Type I CF card designed for embedded WLAN solutions
Intersil Corporation (Nasdaq:ISIL), the world's leading developer of silicon technology for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), today announced that Symbol Technologies (NYSE:SBL) is using PRISM(R) technology to power its new suite of Spectrum24(R) High Rate WLAN products that feature the Symbol Wireless Networker, the world's first Wi-Fi certified wireless Compact Flash adapter for Microsoft Windows powered Pocket PCs and notebook PCs. The Wireless Networker is currently the only Type I Compact Flash card for embedded WLAN solutions available today.
Symbol has incorporated Intersil's PRISM 2.5 wireless networking chip set into a new suite of WLAN products that include the AP 4121 Access Point, the LA 4121 PC Card, and the Wireless Networker Compact Flash Adapter. The Wireless Networker comes in two antenna options -an integrated antenna in a CF+ Type I adapter or an external antenna with connector in a Type I extended form factor.
Symbol's Spectrum24 wireless LAN products are officially certified by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) to ensure interoperability with Wi-Fi wireless LAN products manufactured by other vendors. PRISM 2.5 is optimized for smaller form factors and embedded WLAN applications such as mini-PCI, USB or Type I Compact Flash that are much smaller and are typically installed directly in the system during product assembly.
"Symbol's new Wi-Fi certified Compact Flash card is another milestone product for the rapidly growing 802.11b wireless networking market and is a significant step forward in driving standards-compliant wireless connectivity for small handheld devices such as Pocket PCs and other sub-notebook designs," said Larry Ciaccia, vice president and general manager of PRISM Wireless Products at Intersil. "We're pleased that Intersil's PRISM WLAN technology is part of this great new design."
Symbol is using Intersil's highly integrated PRISM 2.5 WLAN chip set to enable the small form factor capability of its Wireless Networker WLAN adapter, which supports Pocket PCs with Compact Flash Type I/II slots. Pocket PC users can enjoy fast wireless connectivity to surf the Internet, read and send email, access networks and data base information, send instant messages and remotely synchronize with networked PCs for file transfer to their small hand held device.
The Symbol Wireless Networker deploys advanced power management. Wireless Networker uses Power Save Polling (PSP) to extend battery life by allowing the radio to idle when not active. The Wireless Networker Type I extended card is now available through popular online consumer technology E-tailers and ScanSource, Symbol's largest distributor.
"Intersil's PRISM chip sets provide the most highly integrated wireless networking solutions available on the market today for manufacturing IEEE 802.11b wireless products," said Ray Martino, vice president of wireless network products at Symbol. "PRISM 2.5 delivers the affordability, performance and high degree of integration that has enabled Symbol to quickly develop and achieve Wi-Fi certification for our Wireless Networker Compact Flash card."
Symbol's Wireless Networker provides ongoing software development to support notebook and ultra portable PCs based on the Windows operating system. The device offers fast wireless connectivity and high performance with data rates up to 11 Mbps, with automatic rate scaling to 5.5, 2 and 1 Mbps, to maximize range connectivity, which goes up to 300 feet/91 meters in a standard office environment. The Wireless Networker also ships with advanced security mechanisms and supports 40 and 128 bit WEP encryption, with ongoing firmware development to support Kerberos Version 5.0 when used with Symbol's Spectrum24 High Rate wireless LAN infrastructure.
PRISM is a highly integrated, low-cost solution for designing Wi-Fi-compliant, embedded wireless networking capability into small, portable computing devices such as laptop PCs, Personal Digital Assistants, home gateways and next generation Web Pad Internet appliance devices. Optimized for high data rate (11 Mbps) performance, PRISM-based systems are feature-rich and provide fast, reliable performance in all types of networking environments. Advanced design and process technologies reduce power consumption, design complexity and total system cost. PRISM-based products provide users with wireless access to networks and the Internet for fast and efficient transmission of data, video and Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services.
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