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To: RocketMan who wrote (6898)	3/29/1999 5:54:00 PM
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Lucent Technologies Announces Converter to Easily Link Data Equipment to its WaveLAN Wireless Local Area Network If it's equipped for Ethernet, it's Now Ready to go Wireless MURRAY HILL, N.J., March 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Lucent Technologies today announced the WaveLAN® Ethernet Converter that makes networked printers, desktop computers and point of sale (POS) terminals as portable as cell phones. The device is a ''plug and play'' add-on to any standard network socket. This Bell Labs innovation makes it possible for a business to, in effect, build its own wireless network to connect a range of installed office, business and industrial devices such as printers, point-of-sale terminals, UNIX machines, copiers or scanners. The converter, about the size of a paperback novel, enables any of these devices to communicate to a high-speed WaveLAN wireless network consisting of any combination of handheld wireless terminals, laptop computers, desktop computers and networked access points linked to corporate networks or the Internet. ''The Ethernet Converter is exactly what we needed,'' said Mark Payne, network administrator at Worthington Steel. ''We use it to connect our remote printers to our WAN network. We don't have the expense or labor of running cable. We roll the printer to where it is needed, turn it on and it's ready to print. Worthington Steel has an industrial environment not conducive to radio, but the WaveLAN Ethernet Converter works like a champ.'' With the use of the WaveLAN Ethernet Converter, warehouse managers will be able to relocate scanners to outlying freight areas. Retailers will be able to move point of sale terminals and cash registers wherever they are required for sales and special events. Printers will no longer be limited to locations with network cable access, enabling them to be moved to high-use areas as needed. There are two versions of the WaveLAN Ethernet connectivity device. The WaveLAN/EC is for Ethernet (10BaseT) devices and the WaveLAN/EC-S is for devices with either or both an Ethernet (10BaseT) or a serial (RS-232) interface. The WaveLAN/EC-S Ethernet Converter provides an Ethernet connection and an RS-232 serial connection. This makes it possible to connect older equipment that previously could not be networked, to be connected to a wireless network via the RS-232. Because no special drivers are required, adding the WLAN functionality will not require changing or altering the application software of the host system. Both WaveLAN Ethernet Converters use a PC Card architecture that enables users to pick a variety of WaveLAN radios to use with their system. Current options include WaveLAN/IEEE, WaveLAN/IEEE Silver with WEP security, and support for the new high speed WaveLAN/IEEE Turbo will be available late April 1999. MRP (Manufacturer's Reference Price) for the Ethernet/EC is $295. MRP for the WaveLAN/EC-S is $395. The Ethernet Converter will be available from Lucent VARs and sales channels April 1999. More on Lucent Technologies Lucent Technologies is a global leader in wireless LANs, with installations in more than 50 countries. Through its Bell Labs research and development arm, Lucent holds a total of 25 patents on high-speed WLAN technology. Lucent Technologies also plays a leading role in WLAN standards development by virtue of its chairmanships of the IEEE 802.11 and ETSI BRAN (Broadband Radio Access Network) committees. The WaveLAN family of products is sold worldwide through Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and through a network of value-added resellers (VARs), distributors and OEMs. For more WaveLAN product and VAR information visit wavelan.com on the Web or call 800-WAVELAN. Lucent Technologies, headquartered in Murray Hill, N.J. (USA), designs, builds and delivers a wide range of public and private networks, communications systems and software, data networking systems, business telephone systems and microelectronic components. For more information on Lucent Technologies, visit the corporate web site at lucent.com. WaveLAN and WavePOINT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lucent Technologies.