NEWS...
(BSNS WIRE) WaveRider Communications Inc.'s NCL135 Provides Internet Lin
WaveRider Communications Inc.'s NCL135 Provides Internet Links For Wearable
Computing Trial at University of Toronto
Business Editors
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 23, 1998--WaveRider
Communicat (OTC BB:WAVC) WaveRider Communications Inc., a
leading global provider of wireless Internet products, has announced
that its NCL135 high-capacity intelligent wireless bridge product is
playing a significant role in a 'Wearable Computing' research trial
being conducted at the University of Toronto.
Wearable Computing is a leading-edge computing and communications
technology that consists of wearable signal processing hardware that
provides the computational power of a UNIX workstation concealed
within ordinary looking eyeglasses and clothing. It involves several
students and other community members using Wearable Computing devices
as they perform their regular daily activities.
WaveRider's NCL135s, located at various sites in downtown
Toronto, will provide links between Wearable Computing users and the
University's Internet access site.
"The trial is part of ongoing research into Wearable Computing
technology and is a first step toward an intelligent, integrated
wearable computing and camera system that will help people see and
clearly remember their surroundings and provide greater levels of
personal safety," says The University of Toronto, Department of
Electrical and Computer Engineering's Dr. Steve Mann. "The Wearable
Computing devices enable users to see and access their e-mail, process
images they see through their eyeglasses and perform many other
computing and communications functions as they move from place to
place."
WaveRider Communications' NCL135 provides high-capacity, wireless
2.4GHz connections between local area networks. The product can link
Ethernet networks, access the Internet at high speed, connect to
remote locations and perform general data networking without the
ongoing costs of leased telephone lines.
"The NCL135 provides vital wireless access to the Internet," adds
Mann. "The reliability and flexibility of WaveRider's technology makes
it ideal for our research trial."
"Unique applications like these are one of the factors
contributing to the explosive growth of the Internet," says
WaveRider's director of North American sales, Jeff Robertson. "These
types of projects are increasing the demand for wireless data
communications."
About WaveRider Communications Inc.
Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Toronto, WaveRider is a
leading wireless technology company that develops, manufactures and
markets products for data communications and Wireless Internet
Networking (WIN). WaveRider's high performance products use frequency
hopping, spread spectrum technology coupled with time division
multiple access techniques and operate in the license-free 900MHz and
2.4GHz ISM frequency bands.
Visit our Web Site: www.waverider.com or email us at
info@waverider.com
--30--ALW/se*
CONTACT: WaveRider Communications Inc.
Investor Relations, 888/533-1910
or
WaveRider Corporate Communications
Media contacts: 416/502-3204
(mfowler@waverider.com) |
