Bluesocket's WG-1000 Wireless Gateway Named A Finalist In The Best of Show Awards At Networld+Interop 2001 Atlanta
CMP Media LLC's InternetWeek and Network Computing Editors Select Bluesocket as an Enterprise Network Infrastructure Finalist
Burlington, Mass (USA) — August 31, 2001
Bluesocket's WG-1000 Wireless Gateway was named a Finalist in the Enterprise Network Infrastructure category of the Best of Show Awards competition at NetWorld+Interop 2001 Atlanta by CMP Media LLC's InternetWeek and Network Computing.
The WG-1000 will be introduced in at the N+I Exhibition in September of 2001. The editors of InternetWeek and Network Computing, two of CMP Media's premier IT publications, reviewed over 200 online submissions and will evaluate new products on the show floor to select finalists in 11 categories. The WG-1000 Wireless Gateway was named a Finalist in the Enterprise Network Infrastructure category. Finalists for this award have proven to the judges that their product is definitely one to watch in the marketplace. The Best of Show Awards are designed to help
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Bluesocket
Bluesocket, Inc. develops hardware/software solutions to secure and manage wireless local area networks (based on 802.11, Bluetooth, HiperLAN2 interfaces) allowing users of mobile devices (laptops, PDAs) to connect to corporate networks and the Internet while moving within their campus buildings and while roaming to other corporate premises and public coverage areas.
Bluesocket's initial product is the WG-1000 Wireless Gateway (WG-1000), a enterprise network management server for wireless local area networks (WLANs) providing the following features: multiple levels of user authentication and end-to-end encryption (overcoming WEP security issues with IPsec and PPTP); Quality of Service support including bandwidth allocation for individuals or groups; access privileges specified according to role of the user, and other management features. Configured by using a Web interface, Bluesocket's WG-1000 Wireless Gateway allows for the central management of a WLAN containing both 802
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