3Com Unveils New Wireless Solutions for Business Travelers

Enterprise Networks & Servers, Oct 2004

3Com Corp. has expanded its Wi-Fi Certified wireless local area network solutions to include a high-speed, wireless "travel router" for business travelers, as well as new high-speed wireless printing capabilities and new options for wireless connectivity in an office.

The new products include the following.

* Travel access router that serves as a secure 54Mbps 802.11 g wireless router with stateful packet inspection (SPI) firewall and Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) for use in hotels, conference rooms and offices.

* High-speed 54Mbps 802.11g wireless print server.

* OfficeConnect Wireless 108MbpsPC Card with 3Com's XJACK antenna.

* Compact 54Mbps 802.11g wireless USB adapter.

These new 3Com small office products complement the 802.11a/b/g wireless access points and wireless cable/DSL gateways that 3Com has been offering with advanced security.

"The growth in the number of smalland-medium business individuals using laptops and embracing wireless technologies continues to grow at a blistering pace," said Michael Lauricella, analyst, AMI-Partners, an analyst firm that specializes in the global small-and-medium business marketplace. "Small-and-medium businesses are increasingly mobile and require business solutions that empower them to work remotely in a professional and efficient manner."

"3Com continues to deliver enterprise-class solutions and functionality for smalland-medium businesses without the complexity and costs normally associated with these products," said Neal Kaufman, senior director of small business product management, 3Com. "The wireless products that we launched today clearly demonstrate 3 Com's unique ability to leverage our expertise and competency as a provider of large enterprise networking products, combined with our specialized experience and understanding of small-and-medium business needs."

The OfficeConnect Wireless 54Mbps 11g Travel Router supports up to 16 concurrent users and gives the traveler the ability to establish a temporary wireless network, whether at a hotel, a conference center or any other location that provides a wired connection. The travel router supports SP1 firewall and advanced (WPA) security, and is Wi-Fi Certified.