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SYGATE
TECHNOLOGIES AND INTERSIL UNVEIL SYGATE WIRELESS NETWORK
New
Software Provides a Complete Connectivity Solution for 802.11b
Wireless Networks
San
Jose, CALIF. ¾
Wireless Symposium (Booth #323), February 12, 2000
- Sygate®
Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of enterprise-class
Internet security software solutions for the mobile enterprise
generation, and Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ: ISIL), the
world's leading provider of silicon technology for Wireless
Local Area Networks (WLANs), today announced the availability
of Sygate Wireless Network™ v 1.0, a dynamic IP addressing
software solution that works seamlessly with Intersil's
PRISM® WLAN chip set to provide high-performance wireless
access to broadband services.
Sygate
and Intersil collaborated to develop the new solution, which
will advance wireless networking by making it significantly
faster and simpler to set-up a wireless network, while also
providing seamless connectivity with enhanced roaming capabilities.
Sygate Wireless Network works with Intersil's PRISM WLAN
chip set to provide high-performance access to broadband
services. Enterprise, small/medium business and consumer
WLAN users with PRISM-based 802.11b WLAN cards will all
benefit from the Sygate Wireless Network functionality.
The new software solution is being showcased at Intersil's
booth (#323) at the Wireless Portable Symposium & Exhibition
in San Jose, CA., February 13-15, 2001.
"Businesses
are increasingly depending upon laptops and other wireless
devices to facilitate communications and increase productivity,"
said John De Santis, president and chief executive officer,
Sygate Technologies, Inc. "Sygate is committed to developing
software solutions that enable people at home, at the office
or on the road to more easily access the network. Sygate
Wireless Network provides ease-of-use and automation to
facilitate greater mobility and productivity."
Sygate
Wireless Network enables WLAN users to easily install and
configure their wireless network adaptors and roam freely
between wireless environments with seamless network connectivity.
It simplifies the installation process by loading the software
drivers and automatically configuring the necessary parameters.
Sygate Wireless Network bridges the gap between wireless
roaming and wired network diversity, permitting users to
travel between different wireless environments - without
the traditionally complex configuration that is required
each time the user moves between network environments. It
detects and implements the required network settings of
new environments to permit truly seamless connectivity.
"Sygate
and Intersil's joint development efforts have resulted in
a superior solution that accelerates the installation of
WLAN systems," said Larry Ciaccia, vice president and general
manager of Intersil's PRISM Wireless Products business.
"The Sygate Wireless Network is able to proactively locate
and connect to an access point while automatically configuring
TCP/IP settings. Sygate's access point selection and automated
TCP/IP configuration tools are unique to this market and
significantly reduce the complexities of network configuration
for end users."
Key
distinguishing features of the Sygate Wireless Network include:
default setting selection during installation; automatic
discovery of all wireless networks within range of the client;
clean install and uninstall processes with minimal reboot
and silent option; dynamic change in wireless configuration
and TCP/IP settings without rebooting; identification of
problems with the current networking parameters, dynamic
or manual access point switching and seamless switching
between DHCP and Static IP networks without user intervention.
Adoption
of PRISM WLAN Technology
Since
introducing the PRISM WLAN chip set in 1996, over fifty
companies have incorporated PRISM chips in more than 100
product designs. In a May 2000 report, Cahners In-Stat Group
called Intersil "the dominant force in the WLAN chip set
marketplace with their PRISM chipsets holding the majority
of market share." PRISM technology is designed to comply
with the IEEE's 802.11b global standard, and Intersil is
a founding sponsor of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility
Alliance (WECA), whose Wi-Fi™ brand is a mark of compatibility
for 802.11b-based systems. PRISM/work™ and PRISM/home™
products are used in WLAN systems from industry-leading
companies including Alcatel, Cisco, Compaq, 3Com, Dell,
D-Link, Linksys, Nokia, Nortel, Samsung, Scientific-Atlanta,
Siemens, SOHOware, Sony, SpectraLink, Symbol and Zoom.
About
Intersil
Intersil
is a leading supplier of semiconductors, reference designs
and software for wireless access and communications analog
markets. Intersil applies analog, mixed-signal and radio
frequency (RF) expertise to products that enable wireless
access to broadband media; provide reliable power management
for PCs, files servers and portable information appliances;
and convert analog and digital signals in cellular and Internet
infrastructure. For more information about Intersil, visit
the company's Internet homepage at www.intersil.com.
About
Sygate Technologies, Inc.
Sygate
Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise-class
software solutions to protect network assets by securing
Internet devices, mobile computers and corporate desktops
from intrusion and misuse. Sygate Technologies, Inc. was
founded to address an explosive market for secure Internet
access products. Today Sygate Technologies, Inc. serves
leading enterprise customers through Sygate Enterprise Network,
Sygate Office Network and Sygate Personal Firewall, as well
as more than two million users through its flagship product,
Sygate Home Network, the world's leading Internet-sharing
software. Sygate Technologies' products have been widely
adopted by users and companies worldwide including Xerox,
Cisco and Dell. Sygate Technologies' products are available
from resellers, its Web site, www.sygate.com,
or by calling (510) 742-2600 or (866) 4SYGATE.
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For
more information:
J.
Gant Communications
Jennifer
McClure (on
behalf of Sygate Technologies)
Tel:
510 796-1475
E-mail:
jenmcclure@jgantcommunications.com
John
Allen
Intersil
Corporation
Tel:
321 729-4928
E-mail:
jallen02@intersil.com
Sygate
is a registered trademark and Sygate Wireless Network is
a trademark of Sygate Technologies, Inc PRISM is a registered
trademark and PRISM/work and PRISM/home are trademarks of
Intersil Americas Inc. Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wireless
Ethernet Compatibility Alliance. All other trademarks mentioned
are the property of their respective owners.