Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Socket Communications Taps Wireless LAN Module Market

Innovative Hardware Enables Device Manufacturers and Software Developers to Embed Enterprise Class Wireless LAN Connection in Mobile Devices and Applications

Socket Communications, Inc., an innovative provider of mobile productivity products, announced it is broadening its product offerings in the mobile device marketplace with the development of an 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Module.

"There is a huge demand in the market to support organizations with smaller scale deployment volume and different operating systems," said Shail Talati, product manager for Socket's WLAN division. "The 802.11b/g Module will enable device manufacturers to focus on their core competencies while leveraging Socket's expertise in Wireless LAN hardware, low-level device drivers, and application software."

Based on customer and market demand, Socket is developing the WLAN Module to allow mobile device manufacturers and software developers to easily integrate a superior Wi-Fi connection into their devices and applications.

Designed to work with Windows Mobile 2003/2003SE, Windows Mobile 5.0, Linux and RTOS operating systems, the new WLAN Module will enable faster data throughput, providing a seamless roaming experience when moving from one access point to another. The related software and driver developer kits will support third party application developers to create and integrate Wi-Fi applications.

Key Features of the 802.11b/g Wireless LAN Module will include:
- Enterprise Class Security ­ AES, WPA2-Enterprise
- Small Form Factor
- Multiple Interfaces
- Enhanced Roaming Algorithms
- Wi-Fi Certified
- RoHS and WEEE Compliant


Specifications
Socket¹s Wireless WLAN Module will be compatible with Windows Mobile 2003/SE/5.0, and WinCE 4.2/5.0, in addition to RTOS, such as ThreadX, VxWorks, ulTRON, Mobilinux and multiple Linux operating systems.

You can visit Socket Communications here.

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