Symbol Technologies Introduces WS5100 Wireless Switch With Wi-NG Architecture

Symbol Technologies Introduces WS5100 Wireless Switch With Wi-NG Architecture

November 14, 2006

Award-winning WS5100 Wireless Switch and RF Management Software Takes Enterprise Mobility to Next Level

    HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., Nov. 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Symbol
Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: SBL), The Enterprise Mobility
Company(TM), today announced the latest version of its
award-winning WS5100 wireless switch. Based on the Wireless
Next Generation (Wi-NG) architecture, Symbol's WS5100
wireless switch provides enhanced support for enterprise
mobility and multimedia applications, security and
manageability.

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    Version 3.0 of the Symbol WS5100 wireless switch
enables flexible deployment of access ports in either Layer
2 or Layer 3 networks and seamless campus-wide roaming of
mobile users for true enterprise mobility, as well as
switch clustering for high-performance wireless networking,
resiliency and scalability. New security features include
integrated enhanced intrusion detection and RF monitoring,
an IPSec VPN (virtual private network) gateway and secure
guest access provisioning. 

    Koninklijke KPN N.V. (KPN) provides international
business customers in the Netherlands with voice, Internet
and data services in addition to fully managed outsourced
information communication technology solutions. "As a
leader in mobile telecommunications, in multiple countries,
we create and look for scalable technologies that bring
efficiencies and promises of future growth," said
Edwin Rademaker, KPN's senior product manager, Application
Services. "Symbol's WS5100 wireless switch with the
Wi-NG architecture will enable the abstraction of the RF
layer for the deployment and management of current and
emerging RF technologies. The key benefit with the Wi-NG
architecture is the ability to centrally manage multiple
wireless technologies on a single platform."

    Available on the latest WS5100 wireless switch, Layer 3
mobility allows mobile users to maintain seamless
connectivity to applications such as voice and video as
they roam throughout the enterprise campus. Layer 3
mobility with clustering capability allows the WS5100
wireless switch to be cost-effectively deployed in large
enterprise campuses. In addition, Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)
with "power save" extensions also provides
additional voice capacity and battery life savings of
WMM-capable mobile devices.

    "As businesses like KPN continue to realize cost
savings and productivity increases from the deployment of
enterprise mobility solutions, the role of the wireless
network takes on more importance both now and in the
future," said Anthony Bartolo, vice president of
Symbol's Wireless Infrastructure and RFID Divisions.
"Business needs should dictate network coverage, not
the other way around. With the latest software on our
WS5100 wireless switch, supporting mobile workers and
taking enterprise mobility to the next level has never been
easier." 

    Manage and Control Your RF Domain

    Integration with Symbol's RF Management software
provides monitoring and management of wireless devices
throughout the spectrum to help ensure maximum up-time and
peak performance of the network system, as well as the
ability to plan, evaluate and monitor the network. Symbol's
RF Management software suite includes a location engine and
Wireless Intrusion Protection System (Wireless IPS) that
enables businesses to securely deploy applications, and
track assets. Statistics including RF coverage, load
balancing, redundancy, security threat level and network
utilization, are graphically displayed, which allows IT
managers to instantly assess network status.

    A software upgrade to the latest version of the WS5100
wireless switch will be available shortly to customers with
a Symbol Services support agreement. 

    To learn more about Symbol's wireless solutions, visit
http://www.symbol.com/wireless .

    About Symbol Technologies 

    Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility
Company(TM), is a recognized worldwide leader in enterprise
mobility, delivering products and solutions that capture,
move and manage information in real time to and from the
point of business activity. Symbol enterprise mobility
solutions integrate advanced data capture products, radio
frequency identification technology, mobile computing
platforms, wireless infrastructure, mobility software and
world-class services programs. Symbol enterprise mobility
products and solutions are proven to increase workforce
productivity, reduce operating costs, drive operational
efficiencies and realize competitive advantages for the
world's leading companies. More information is available at
http://www.symbol.com .

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