Red-M Delivers the Next Stage of Its Seamless Mobility Strategy
Red-M To Preview World's First Home Access Server At CeBIT
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WEXHAM SPRINGS, United Kingdom, Mar 21, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Red-M(TM), a pioneering developer of Bluetooth(TM) networking solutions and subsidiary of Madge Networks N.V. (NASDAQ NM: MADGF chart, msgs), announces the next stage of its Seamless Mobility strategy with the preview of the world's first home access server at CeBIT, 22 to 28 March in Hannover, Germany (hall 11, stand EO5).
Seamless Mobility provides the framework for the delivery of third generation mobile data, voice and video services to a wide range of devices over an in-building Bluetooth network. Red-M was the first company to announce Bluetooth networking product solutions on 16 October 2000 with the 3000AS access server and 1000AP access point. These products enable a secure and fully managed Bluetooth network infrastructure to be provided inside offices and public buildings, such as airports, hotels and retail outlets. Together with Red-M's BIAS(TM) (Bluetooth Internet access server) software technology, high value network services can be delivered in these locations to a wide variety of users.
Now, Red-M is extending the reach of Bluetooth networking to the small office and home with a home access server. This new class of product will allow professional workers and traveling executives to gain access to the same network services they are used to in the office while at home over a secure and fully managed local Bluetooth network. For the first time, users will be able to move between their office, a public environment and their home, and seamlessly access their preferred network services from the same Bluetooth enabled devices. This ground-breaking advance in Bluetooth network technology will be previewed at the CeBIT show in Germany.
Jan Ten Sythoff, Senior Analyst at Frost and Sullivan comments, "I'm excited to learn that people will soon have access to mobile information wherever they are, whether they be at home, in the office or working in a public area. Once again Red-M has shown an early lead by outlining its strategy to support the home working mobile professional, by previewing a product that will enable users to access company information over Bluetooth, as easily as if they were connected to their company's network.
Simon Gawne, Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Red-M, adds, "We continue to break new ground with our pioneering product solutions. Our products have already shaped the evolution of the market and earned us the reputation of being a leading Bluetooth innovator. By extending the reach of Bluetooth networking to the home, we will be making the vision of Seamless Mobility between the office, public environment and home a reality. We are delighted to be demonstrating this leading edge technology at the CeBIT 2001, Hannover in Germany."
About Red-M
Launched in May 2000, Red-M(TM) is a subsidiary of Madge Networks N.V., and is a pioneering developer of Bluetooth networking solutions. Bluetooth is the emerging local wireless technology backed by an industry consortium of over 2,100 of the world's leading companies. Red-M's BIAS(TM) (Bluetooth Internet access server) technology provides advanced data, voice and video services to a range of Bluetooth enabled devices including computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), wireless application protocol (WAP) smart phones and other emerging information appliances. Red-M, an Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), won the first ever Award for Innovation at the annual Bluetooth Congress in June 2000 and more recently PC Magazine's UK `Technical Innovation Award', and is widely recognized as a leading innovator in Bluetooth technology. In October 2000, Red-M announced the world's first Bluetooth networking product solutions. Information on Red-M can be found on the World Wide Web www.red-m.com.
About Madge Networks N.V.
Madge Networks N.V. (NASDAQ NM: MADGF chart, msgs) is a global provider of advanced Internet-centric network services and products, and mission-critical enterprise solutions. The company operates through three primary subsidiaries: Madge.web(TM), a global provider of rich content applications and managed network services; Madge.connect(TM), a global supplier of product solutions for mission-critical enterprise networks; and Red-M, a developer of wireless Internet server products that provide Internet and Intranet access from a wide range of mobile devices in the workplace. The company's main business centers are located in Wexham Springs, United Kingdom; New York City and Milpitas, California. Information about Madge's complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.madge.com.
About Bluetooth
The Bluetooth wireless technology is set to revolutionize the personal connectivity market by providing freedom from wired connections. It is a specification for a small form-factor, low-cost radio solution providing links between mobile computers, mobile phones and other portable and handheld devices, and connectivity to the Internet. The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, and network industries, is driving development of the technology and bringing it to market. The Bluetooth SIG includes promoter companies 3Com, Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Lucent, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, and more than 1800 adopter companies.
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Investors should take note that certain statements in this press release are forward-looking and may not give full weight to all of the potential risks (e.g., ability to deliver new marketable solutions quickly to bring products to market before our competitors, changing technologies, management of change and changed resource allocation resulting from these and other factors). Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements that refer to Red-M products enabling a secure and fully managed Bluetooth network infrastructure to be provided inside offices and public buildings, such as airports, hotels and retail outlets, the home access server allowing professional workers and travelling executives to gain access to the same network services they are used to in the office while at home over a secure and fully managed local Bluetooth network, users being able to move between their office and their home and seamlessly access their preferred network services from the same Bluetooth enabled devices, the ground-breaking advance in Bluetooth networking technology being previewed at the CeBIT show in Germany, people soon having access to mobile information wherever they are, Red-M showing an early lead by previewing a product that will enable users to access company information over Bluetooth as easily as if they were connected to their company's network, Red-M making the vision of Seamless Mobility between the
office, public environment and home a reality, the Bluetooth wireless technology being set to revolutionize the personal connectivity market and other statements which are not completely historical. These statements may differ materially from actual future actions, events or results. For more information on risks, please refer to Madge's recent SEC filings.
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Contact: Red-M, Wexham Springs, United Kingdom Internet: www.red-m.com
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