Harris and Zoom to Demonstrate Wireless LAN Products at Wireless Symposium '99
PRISM-enabled ZoomAir Product Showcases Wireless Solution Targeted At Small Business
MELBOURNE, Fla., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Harris Semiconductor today announced that Zoom Telephonics will demonstrate at Wireless Symposium '99 its recently unveiled ZoomAir(TM) solution based on Harris' Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS) PRISM® WLAN Chip Set. Zoom is one of seven Harris partners that will be demonstrating wireless networking products at the upcoming Wireless Symposium, February 23-25 at the San Jose Convention Center in Harris' booth #327.
ZoomAir's product demonstration at Wireless Symposium will consist of transferring MPEG video wirelessly through two PC notebooks. Zoom will also be demonstrating multimedia videoconferencing between notebooks via a Zoom/Video Cam(TM).
Zoom is one of Harris' recently announced partners that is bringing standards-based wireless local area networking (WLAN) products to small businesses through Zoom's extensive channel partners. For the first time, PRISM-based products are available through resellers and distributors, including Ingram Micro, Tech Data, and mail order catalogues.
The PRISM-based ZoomAir solution consists of three products: the ZoomAir PC Card NIC (Network Interface Card), the ZoomAir ISA NIC, and the ZoomAir Access Point Software. The ZoomAir solution features a 2Mbps data rate in the 2.4 GHz range and has a typical indoor range of 300 feet to 1,000 feet outdoors. The cards are available now at a retail price of approximately $299 each and a retail price of approximately $199 for the access point software.
The Seventh Annual Wireless Symposium and Exhibition is attended by over 6,000 designers and engineers. The conference includes a number of continuing-education workshops and technical presentations by leading design engineers and features exhibitions by over 450 of the leading suppliers of hardware, software, services and test equipment for the wireless and portable markets.
Zoom Telephonics, a telecommunications leader since 1977, designs, produces and markets faxmodems, ISDN products and other devices that bring the world's people and their commerce together. Zoom Telephonics is publicly traded on Nasdaq (Nasdaq: ZOOM - news). Zoom products are produced in Boston, Massachusetts and sold worldwide. Zoom Telephonics' website is zoomtel.com.
Harris Corporation's Semiconductor sector manufactures discrete semiconductors and integrated circuits. Product development efforts are focused on innovative ''next level solutions'' for the communications and power markets. The company's broad portfolio of products serve many market segments -- automotive, industrial, PC computing, wireless networking, signal processing, telecommunications, PC multimedia, consumer electronics, defense and space. The worldwide website is semi.harris.com.
Harris Corporation (NYSE: HRS - news), with worldwide sales of $3.9 billion, is an international communications and electronics company focused on providing product, system and service solutions that take its customers to the next level. The company provides a wide range of products and services such as wireless and personal communications, digital television (HDTV), health care information, automotive electronics, transportation, business information, defense communications and information and Lanier office products.
SOURCE: Harris Semiconductor
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