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Aironet
Selects Sybergen Software to Add Internet Access and Device
Sharing to Its Wireless Networking Products
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Consumer Notebooks and Desktop PCs First Products to Deploy
Sybergen-Aironet Solution
Fremont,
CALIF. -Jan. 31, 2000-
Sybergen Networks, a leading provider of secure Internet
access management solutions, today announced that Aironet
Wireless Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIRO), a leading
provider of high performance wireless local area network
(WLAN) solutions, has selected Sybergen Secure Desktop for
incorporation into its wireless high-speed networking products.
In its first implementation, Aironet has integrated a custom
version of Sybergen Secure Desktop into its wireless networking
products being used by Dell in its new consumer wireless
notebooks and desktop PCs. Sybergen Secure Desktop offers
robust, secure shared access features including file, printer
and Internet access sharing and security for home and businesses.
"Sybergen
Secure Desktop is ideally suited to deliver the market leading
Internet access sharing technology while providing novice
users with a favorable experience that hides the complexity
of networking from users," said Ronald Willis, senior
vice president of sales and marketing, Aironet. "As a
result, Sybergen and Aironet are uniquely positioned to offer
rapidly deployable, high-performance wireless networking solutions."
"The
Sybergen-Aironet partnership will continue to evolve as
we work together to develop and offer robust, easy to use
wireless networking enhancements for PCs and Internet appliances,"
said Chris Guo, founder and president, Sybergen Networks.
"Sybergen’s flexible, proven secure Internet access
solution is designed to be easily incorporated into a variety
of products and services.
Our goal is to bring simple and affordable secure
Internet access to the growing number of homes and businesses
that use the Internet as part of their daily routine."
About
Aironet
Aironet
is a leading provider of high-speed, standards-based wireless
local area networking (WLAN) solutions. Aironet’s in-building
wireless LAN products provide flexible wireless network
connectivity, including Internet access, to mobile PC users
throughout a building or around a campus. Aironet’s building-to-building
bridges provide fixed wireless connectivity between sites.
Supporting data rates up to 11 Mbps, Aironet’s wireless
networking products are based on industry standards and
operate in the unlicensed 2.4 GHz frequency band. The Company
markets it products worldwide through distributors, value-added
resellers (VARs) and OEM partners. Aironet (AIRO) is listed
on the NASDAQ National Market and is headquartered in Akron,
Ohio (Web Site: www.aironet.com).
About Sybergen Networks
Sybergen
Networks is a leading provider of secure Internet access
management solutions for small- to medium-sized businesses,
enterprise satellite offices, telecommuters and mobile users
Sybergen.com, the online delivery and service portal, offers
rapid deployment of secure access management products. Sybergen
products are widely adopted with 1M users worldwide including
Xerox, Aironet and Dell. Sybergen products are available
from its Web site, www.sybergen.com.
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For
more information:
Shelley
Dougery Goldberg
Sybergen Network
(510) 651-1889
shelleyg@sybergen.com
Jennifer
McClure
J. Gant Communications
(510) 796-1475
jenmcclure@jgantcommunications.com
Ron Willis
Aironet Wireless Communications, Inc.
(330) 664-7905
rwill@aironet.com
Editor’s
Note: SyGate is a registered trademark of Sybergen Networks.
Sybergen, Sybergen Secure Desktop, Sybergen Management Server
and Sybergen Access Server are trademarks of Sybergen Networks.
All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of
their respective owners.