LAS VEGAS, May 7, 2002 – At the Networld+Interop show today, Proxim Corporation (Nasdaq: PROX), booth #849, announced it is now shipping the first 802.11a PCI Card in the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific, extending to desktop users the speed and flexibility of a wireless network. Proxim’s Harmony 802.11a PCI Card extends the Harmony product family to bring up to 54 Mbps data rates to desktop users in the enterprise, providing speeds up to five times as fast as 802.11b. In the U.S. and Canada, Proxim’s Harmony 802.11a solution also offers 2X mode for up to 100 Mbps data rates. Proxim delivered the first 802.11a Access Points and CardBus Cards in late 2001.
“The speed and flexibility of the Harmony 802.11a product family is helping enterprises realize the benefits offered by a wireless LAN,” said Lynn Lucas, director of product marketing and business development for Proxim. “Extending the wireless network to the desktop increases the effectiveness of a wireless solution, particularly in hard-to-wire buildings or rapidly growing organizations.”
The Harmony 802.11a PCI Card is an integrated solution that features a five foot cord for the antenna, allowing flexible placement for optimal performance. Using the Harmony 802.11a PCI Card, desktop users can leverage the wireless network at up to 54 Mbps in 802.11a mode, and up to 100 Mbps in Proxim’s 2X mode. In addition, this product is part of Proxim’s Harmony 802.11a solution, which provides enterprises the high-speed, security, reliability and advanced management features they require. Harmony’s unique multi-standard architecture also makes it easy for enterprises to migrate from 802.11b to 802.11a and to other future technologies.
Pricing and Availability
The Harmony 802.11a PCI Card is available now with a list price of $279. It is available in the United States, Canada, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines and Mexico.
About Harmony
Harmony is a secure and flexible enterprise wireless networking solution, with support for all leading wireless standards. Harmony lets enterprises deploy both IEEE 802.11b and high-speed 802.11a wireless networks simultaneously. For enterprise customers implementing wireless solutions, Harmony reduces equipment acquisition costs, installation complexity and long-term operating costs by centralizing network management, communication and security services.
About Proxim
Proxim Corporation, a company created by the merger between Proxim, Inc. and Western Multiplex Corporation, is a leading manufacturer of wireless networking equipment, securely connecting networks within buildings as well as between locations. Proxim's complete line of high-speed fixed wireless solutions and wireless local area networks (LANs) provide enterprises, service providers and consumers with unprecedented network capacity and mobility. Primary applications for the company’s products include mobile/wireless backhaul, fiber extension/redundancy, enterprise/campus LAN bridging, in-building LANs, last mile access and small office and home networking.
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Safe Harbor
This press release includes forward-looking information and statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by the forward-looking statements. Statements regarding anticipated shipment of our 802.11a products, expected performance characteristics that our 802.11a systems will provide enterprises, including statements regarding product performance related to security, flexibility, speed, throughput, reliability and cost of deployment and operation are forward-looking statements and subject to the following risks: that products will not be shipped on schedule, that enterprises will not purchase Proxim's products as expected, that the expected benefits of Proxim's products will not be realized by customers; that products will not perform as designed and other risks and uncertainties associated with Proxim's business. For risks about Proxim Corporation's business, see Western Multiplex' registration statement on Form S-4 filed on February 25, 2002, its Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2001 and subsequent Forms 8-K, Proxim, Inc.'s Form 10-K for the year-ended December 31, 2001 and subsequent Forms 8-K, and other SEC filings.
