AirLok™ Model 300 Delivers Wireless Services to Marina Environment



Rich feature set provides secure Wi-Fi service to demanding members, winter visitors, and staff



Miami,Florida, February 9, 2004- Lok Technology, developer of the AiLok Wireless Infrastructure Appliance and other trusted computing appliances, announces today that its AirLok Model 300 was selected by Smartwires, a wireless Internet service provider and network integrator, to manage and provision the Wi-Fi infrastructure for a private Yacht Club on Key Biscayne near Miami Beach.



The AirLok Model 300 provides comprehensive wireless services: managing the wireless network and authenticating and billing the users. Wireless service providers no longer have to rely on third-party services for billing and authentication.



“Given the total cost of implementation and ownership of a hot spot, it makes sense to implement the AirLok. It pays for itself and allows our organization to dynamically manage the entire environment remotely without outside service contracts,” SmartWires, Inc., President Daniel Ghansah, comments. “Using the AirLok also reduced our installation time down to a few hours, rather than several days.”



The AirLok Model 300 offers a number of dynamic, user-centric features including AAA functionality, secure and flexible token generation, secure authentication, scalability to serve 100 concurrent users from among 10,000 registered users, compatibility with any end node or AP manufacturer, bandwidth management and intrusion protection.



The Model 300 is one of four AirLok models providing network infrastructure management. Larger models can scale to manage up to 50,000 concurrent users, store over 10 million registered users and cache several terabytes of data. Pricing for these models ranges from $5000 to support the entire backend management of a small wireless network or several small hotspots with dozens of users to $50,000 for the carrier-grade solution to manage municipal or corporate wireless and wireline networks with thousands of users.



“We believe that the AirLok is the first truly integrated wireless infrastructure appliance offered at a cost effective, compelling price point that enables service providers to manage and provision a wireless infrastructure all without having to resort to outsourced billing and authentication services,” states Lok Technology CEO, Stuart Woodward.



Lok Technology introduced the AirLok to the Wi-Fi market in October 2003 at WISPCON IV in Dallas. It has since begun filling orders from wireless Internet service providers (WISPs) and enterprises that are either building or securing their wireless and wireline networks. Lok Technology will be exhibiting at Broadband Wireless World in San Diego in February, WISPCON V in Chicago in March, and at The Wireless LAN Event in London in April. The Company is currently building reseller and distribution relationships in North America and Europe.





About LokTek

Lok Technology, Inc. is a private company headquartered in Miami, FL. LokTek develops trusted computing appliances based on an open sourced and ultra-thin client™ computing platform incorporating an integrated PKI. www.air-lok.com





About SmartWires

Miami-based SmartWires is a privately held Wireless Internet Service Provider (WISP) and Wireless Network Integrator. SmartWires is a system integrator and value-added reseller for SmartBridges and Lok Technology. The company currently offers Wi-Fi services in South Florida and is enabling Wi-Fi networks for other WISPs throughout the US and internationally. www.smartwires.net

From: blitz
Date: Thu Feb 12, 2004 2:52pm
Subject: Cracks appear in Bluetooth security

From ISN, today...

>http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,90131,00.html
>
>By John Blau
>FEBRUARY 11, 2004
>
>Be careful the next time you turn on your Bluetooth-enabled phone:
>You could unknowingly be opening the door to a nasty intruder who
>could steal confidential information such as your address book or even
>use your phone to make expensive calls.
>
>Security experts in the U.K. have discovered serious flaws in some
>Bluetooth-enabled phones, prompting one supplier of the vulnerable
>phones, Nokia Corp., to recommend precautionary measures.
>
>"We have developed a tool that allows us to connect to a number of
>Bluetooth-enabled phones and download all sorts of confidential
>information, such as address books, calendars and other attachments
>without going through the normal pairing, or handshaking, process
>between devices," said Adam Laurie, technical director and co-founder
>of A.L. Digital Ltd. in London. "In fact, we have been able to obtain
>this confidential data without giving users any indication whatsoever
>that an intrusion is taking place."
>
>A.L. Digital has discovered security flaws in four Nokia phone models:
>6310, 6310(i), 8910 and 8910(i).
>
>Janne Ahlberg, manager of technology platforms at Nokia, confirmed on
>Wednesday that these models are susceptible to potential attacks.
>Users of these phones in public places should either switch their
>phone to the "nondiscoverable" or hidden mode, making them invisible
>to others, or turn off the Bluetooth functionality completely, he
>recommended. Users should also check that their Bluetooth "pairings,"
>or approved connections with trusted partners, are correct.
>
>The U.K. security company detected similar flaws in phones
>manufactured by Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB. The Sony
>Ericsson models include the R520, T68i, T610 and Z1010.
>
>Sony was unavailable for immediate comment.
>
>Bluetooth technology allows users to swap data between mobile phones,
>PDAs, notebook computers and a string of other devices within a few
>meters of each other. It's becoming a standard feature of many
>high-end devices.
>
>Until now, the only known Bluetooth security shortcoming has been
>"bluejacking," an increasingly popular means of exchanging short
>three- or four-word messages in the display area designated for the
>name of the initiating device, according to Laurie. The process,
>essentially, allows communication to take place without pairing, which
>requires partners to exchange a personal identification number (PIN)
>to establish a connection.
>
>But Laurie said he and his colleagues at A.L. Digital have uncovered
>not one but two new security flaws. He referred to the one as
>"bluesnarf" and the other as a backdoor attack.
>
>"Bluesnarf is a tool I've written that allows you to bypass the
>pairing process to connect to a Bluetooth-enabled phone and,
>essentially, break into the device to steal or manipulate data," he
>said.
>
>The backdoor attack, according to Laurie, involves establishing a
>trust relationship through the pairing mechanism but later making the
>pairing information invisible on the target's register of paired
>devices to enable an anonymous connection. The process requires
>participating users to first create a PIN and then enter this number
>in each device in order to initiate a connection, he said.
>
>The problem arises, Laurie said, when one of the "trusted" persons
>decides to use the backdoor hacking method to hide the identification
>data and gain unauthorized access to that person's device. "Unless you
>happen to be staring at your phone and see a little icon appear
>indicating a connection, you won't know that anyone has gained access
>to your phone," he said.
>
>Nokia said it isn't aware of any attacks against Bluetooth-enabled
>phones and believes it's "highly unlikely" that these phones will
>become broadly exposed to security attacks.
>
>"From a security viewpoint, Bluetooth is actually very strong,"
>Ahlberg said. "There were just some implementation flaws that made
>these security flaws possible in a couple of models."
>
>Additional information about the security flaws detected by A.L.
>Digital is available online [1].
>
>[1] http://www.bluestumbler.org/
>
>
>

RE: Safety and Responsibility from Austin Bill-P23393 on 1999-10-14 (www-mobile@w3.org from October 1999)

Another item from a Google Search for Bill Austin

Proxim's Unveils ORiNOCO Wireless LAN Switching System
Monday February 9, 8:05 am ET
New Switching System Designed to Meet Stringent Requirements of Wireless LAN Voice Support


SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Proxim Corporation (Nasdaq: PROX - News), a global leader in wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and broadband wireless, today announced details of its Proxim ORiNOCO Switching System, a wireless networking product family designed to address customers' emerging need to support voice and data traffic across wireless LAN networks. The Proxim ORiNOCO Switching System is designed from the ground up to support voice traffic, delivering critical features such as intelligent "no delay" roaming, load balancing, advanced quality of service and end-to-end security.
With this announcement, Proxim establishes itself as the only vendor in the wireless industry to provide Wi-Fi access points, a wireless-aware switching system and outdoor broadband wireless solutions that allow enterprise customers to create true, end-to-end wireless applications. The Proxim ORiNOCO Switching System is the result of Proxim's history of delivering innovative mobility solutions, its expertise in voice over WLAN protocol development, and its collaboration with Avaya and Motorola to develop converged wireless solutions that combine wireless LAN, cellular, and IP telephony.

"Although wireless switching is increasingly being viewed as the optimal architecture for wireless networking, solutions that have reached the market to date have clearly lacked support for seamless voice communications -- the application we believe will drive the enterprise Wi-Fi market," said Kevin Duffy, senior vice president of product management and R&D for Proxim. "Along with our partners, we determined some time ago that to address customers' needs, we needed to deliver a wireless switching system that far exceeds the capabilities of existing systems, particularly with integrated Wi-Fi and cellular. With its inherent support for both data and voice, we believe the ORiNOCO Switching System addresses key challenges posed with the emerging requirement to reliably support voice and data across enterprise wireless LANs."

Designed for Voice From the Ground Up

Unlike existing WLAN switches, the Proxim ORiNOCO Switching System architecture is purpose-built to address the unique demands that voice places on a wireless LAN infrastructure. Proxim has leveraged its close relationship with Avaya to deliver market-leading capabilities, which include:

-- Support for higher user densities and less predictable mobility
patterns -- The Switching System offers infrastructure-driven fast
roaming to accommodate a user's need to maintain mobility while on
voice calls anywhere in the enterprise.
-- Seamless mobility -- Since voice cannot tolerate session restarts, the
Switching System incorporates pre-authentication and per-user,
inter-switch tunneling to ensure that voice calls maintain flawless
interconnections in highly segmented networks.

-- Quality of Service -- The Switching System supports a pre-802.11e-based
standard QoS implementation to meet the rigorous delay, jitter and
latency specifications associated with voice. It also supports an
advanced, pre-authentication mechanism that registers voice and/or
cellular traffic and automatically supplies the highest levels of QoS
across the entire Wi-Fi network.
-- Load Balancing and Bandwidth Management -- The Switching System
intelligently distributes loads and offers advanced bandwidth
management to give all users the performance they require.
-- Traffic Management -- Integration with the IP-PBX and other mobility
management elements will allow the Proxim Switching System to more
efficiently maintain and manage voice packet traffic as users roam
seamlessly across multiple switches throughout the enterprise.


"Enterprise-class wireless LAN systems are evolving from basic connectivity to systems that enable new classes of wireless applications," said Abner Germanow, Research Analyst at International Data Corp. (IDC). "WLAN systems with voice and mobile integration create options for a new set of potential applications and reliability in wireless enterprise environments."

Details and Availability
The Proxim ORiNOCO Switching System includes the following:

-- ORiNOCO Switching System Access Points -- These switched access points,
shipping in Q2 2004, are based on the new Proxim ORiNOCO AP-4000 Access
Point (also announced today) architecture. Beginning in Q2 2004, Proxim
is delivering flexible access point options -- ranging from centralized
to distributed intelligence -- to meet customers' application
requirements. Both the Proxim ORiNOCO AP-4000 Access Point and new
ORiNOCO Switching System Access Points will be supported by Proxim and
Proxim partner switching solutions to deliver advanced voice and data
support.
-- Multiple switching products shipping in 2004 -- Proxim is integrating
its core voice-over wireless LAN technology as described above into
partner Ethernet switching platforms. These jointly-developed products
will ship throughout 2004 as part of the ORiNOCO Switching System, and
will be marketed through Proxim's global channels.


About Proxim

Proxim Corporation is a global leader in wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and broadband wireless networks. The company is providing its enterprise and service provider customers with wireless solutions for the mobile enterprise, security and surveillance, last mile access, voice and data backhaul, public hot spots, and metropolitan area networks. This press release and more information about Proxim can be found on the Web at www.proxim.com.

Safe Harbor

This press release may contain forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from Proxim's expectations in these statements. For additional information regarding risks relating to Proxim's business, see Proxim Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003, June 27, 2003, and March 28, 2003, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other relevant materials filed by Proxim with the SEC. Proxim assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.





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Proxim Extends Wi-Fi Leadership With New Generation Of ORiNOCO Wi-Fi Access Points
Monday February 9, 8:05 am ET
New AP-4000 Access Point Raises the Bar with Industry-Leading Performance, Advanced Security and Increased Manageability


SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Proxim Corporation (Nasdaq: PROX - News), a global leader in wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and broadband wireless, today introduced a new generation of Wi-Fi access points for enterprise customers. The ORiNOCO AP-4000 Access Point is an enterprise-class, tri-mode access point that delivers unprecedented capacity, rigorous security and scalability, and increased reliability and manageability -- all features that have become increasingly important to enterprises and their users.
With standard, built-in 802.11b/g and 802.11a radios, the AP-4000 is the first enterprise-class access point to offer automatic support for all Wi-Fi client types. Proactive security measures including rogue access point detection, coupled with secure management interfaces such as SNMPv3 and HTTPS and industry standard Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) make the AP-4000 Access Point an ideal solution for Fortune 1000 organizations as well as small to medium enterprises, that wish to add mobility to their existing Ethernet networks, set up guest and employee networks, or simplify moves, adds and changes.

With the launch of this new Access Point, combined with the announcement (also issued today) of Proxim's ORiNOCO Switching System, Proxim can offer customers the most appropriate Wireless LAN (WLAN) architecture for their deployment size and applications. Proxim's new ORiNOCO AP-4000 Access Point is designed primarily for data-oriented networks and vertical voice deployments, such as healthcare, education and retail.

"Proxim is unique in its ability to deliver a full set of solutions for wireless convergence -- from indoor/outdoor products that extend service reach for service providers, to data, voice and cellular over Wi-Fi, to give enterprise users the integrated, mobile connectivity they require," said Kevin Duffy, vice president of product management and R&D. "Our new generation ORiNOCO AP-4000 represents an unprecedented level of performance and functionality for access points and will give our customers the ability to quickly and cost-effectively deploy Wi-Fi for mobile enterprise and hot spot applications. The combination of this new access point with Proxim's ORiNOCO Switching System and our complete set of point-to-point and multipoint wireless broadband solutions, clearly sets Proxim apart from other wireless vendors in the market."

The University of Tennessee at Knoxville currently uses over 1,250 Proxim ORiNOCO AP-2000s to give Wi-Fi access to students, faculty and staff across campus. The University is now evaluating the wireless capabilities of the new ORiNOCO AP-4000. Philippe Hanset, senior network engineer, at University of Tennessee, commented, "Proxim's new AP-4000 family delivers the added scalability we need to expand the reach of our wireless network as we add buildings, departments and new users. We look forward to seeing how the added features of this new generation of APs can take our network even further."

Advanced Capabilities to Simplify Installation, Increase WLAN Reliability

The ORiNOCO AP-4000 Access Point greatly reduces deployment costs through features such as automatic channel selection, cell-sizing control for different user densities and support for standard Power over Ethernet (IEEE 802.3af). To further increase WLAN reliability, the AP-4000 uniquely offers assured software upgrade, ensuring a valid firmware image is in use at all times, which is especially important for updates of large networks. Support for up to sixteen separate VLANs per radio with different security settings, maximizes flexibility by allowing multiple networks on the same access point for different user communities, such as employees, contractors and guests.

In addition, the AP-4000 is completely software upgradeable to address users' current applications and enable easy, low-cost migration to new applications in the future.

Industry-Leading Performance

The ORiNOCO AP-4000 Access Point offers a new, industry-leading level of performance with effective throughput of 40Mbps and the highest standard capacity available with support for up to 15 independent channels.

Proactive Security

The AP-4000 offers the highest levels of security available, including WPA and is software-upgradeable to Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) and IEEE 802.11i. Proactive rogue AP detection in both the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands coupled with Wavelink Mobile Manager delivers location identification and shut-down of potential security vulnerabilities.

Integrated Management

Since integrating wired and wireless LAN network management is key to keeping enterprise costs down, the AP-4000 includes a full set of secure management interfaces including SNMPv3 for integration with HP OpenView and other SNMP managers, RADIUS authentication, and HTTP via SSL.

Part of Proxim's Complete Wireless Networking Portfolio

The ORiNOCO AP-4000 Access Point is part of Proxim's full range of wireless networking solutions for enterprises and carriers and one of two, next-generation product families that the company announced this week. Also announced today was Proxim's ORiNOCO Switching System, the first in the industry to effectively address convergence of voice, cellular and data traffic and seamless handoff of voice services between Wi-Fi and cellular voice networks.

Pricing and Availability

The new ORiNOCO AP-4000 Access Point is available now with an MSRP of $899.00.

About Proxim

Proxim Corporation is a global leader in wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and broadband wireless networks. The company is providing its enterprise and service provider customers with wireless solutions for the mobile enterprise, security and surveillance, last mile access, voice and data backhaul, public hot spots, and metropolitan area networks. This press release and more information about Proxim can be found on the Web at www.proxim.com.

Safe Harbor

This press release may contain forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from Proxim's expectations in these statements. For additional information regarding risks relating to Proxim's business, see Proxim Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 27, 2003, and March 28, 2003, Current Reports on Form 8-K and other relevant materials filed by Proxim with the SEC. Proxim assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.





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SkyBridge Wireless Inc. to Deploy FCC Licensed Proxim Tsunami Radios for Entire Las Vegas Fixed Wireless Network Backbone
Thursday February 5, 4:49 pm ET


LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 5, 2004--SkyBridge Wireless Inc. (OTCBB: SBWL - News) has chosen the Proxim (NASDAQ: PROX - News) Tsunami equipment line of 23GHz FCC licensed products for the entire deployment of the Las Vegas Fixed Wireless network backbone. Jason Neiberger, SkyBridge Wireless Inc. president & director of technology, stated, "We previously deployed this product here in the Las Vegas network, and have tested it thoroughly and found that the Proxim Tsunami products provide us with an efficient and cost-effective solution that meets our high demand for reliable high-speed network connectivity and security."
Currently, SkyBridge Wireless Inc. is negotiating a blanket order and delivery schedule with Proxim and their distributors, and expects to deploy 10 Proxim Tsunami 23GHz licensed backbone links for the Las Vegas Fixed Wireless network within the first two quarters of 2004, and a total of 16 by the end of December 2004. "We have decided to use Proxim equipment for our wireless backbone because of the quality, performance, reliability, and availability that Proxim and its products bring to SkyBridge Wireless Inc.," stated James Wheeler, SkyBridge Wireless Inc. CEO. "The cost-effective and flexible Tsunami equipment allows us to build out our High Speed Fixed Wireless network to be able to provide High Speed Wireless Broadband access to the entire Las Vegas and Henderson market, most of which has no other cost-effective solution for Internet broadband."

About SkyBridge Wireless

SkyBridge Wireless is positioned to produce solid growth, rapidly increasing revenues and impressive share value gains. Focused on High Growth Areas in High Growth Sectors, the company is focused on high-speed fixed wireless Internet access to businesses and communities in some of the nation's fastest-growing metropolitan markets, with initial efforts in Las Vegas, a very dynamic market. Wireless service allows customers to use the Internet at speeds up to 50 times faster than today's dial-up modems. As the desire for more information, communication and entertainment grows, so does the need for solutions to provide these services at high speed and at an acceptable cost. SkyBridge Wireless fixed wireless broadband access provides just that, offering solutions that meet the requirements of businesses and enterprises alike, at a fraction of the cost of wireline T-1 data connections, and can be installed and operational in a much shorter time than other data solutions. Wireless represents one of today's fastest-growing industry sectors. No assurance can be made that SkyBridge will accomplish its goals.

Certain Information

Certain statements in this news release may contain forward-looking information and are based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections subject to change. Words such as "anticipates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "targets," "projects," "believes," "seeks," "estimates" and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond our control and are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. Unless legally required, the company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The company disclaims any information that is created or distributed by any outside party and endorses only information that is communicated by its official press releases.



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Contact:
SkyBridge Wireless Inc., Las Vegas
James Wheeler or Jason Neiberger
702-897-8704 or 866-SKY-BRDG
http://www.skybridgewireless.net
info@skybridgewireless.net




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Source: SkyBridge Wireless Inc.


Westcon Group to Launch Proxim's Wireless Solutions to European Resellers
Monday February 2, 8:03 am ET
Pan-European Agreement Extends Distributors' Wireless Offering with Proxim's Broadband Wireless and Wi-Fi Product Ranges


SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Proxim Corporation (Nasdaq: PROX - News), a global leader in wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and broadband wireless today announced a pan-European distribution agreement with the European Comstor and Westcon divisions of Westcon Group, Inc., a global channel provider of networking technology products. Comstor will offer Proxim's award winning broadband wireless solutions, while Westcon will focus on Proxim's Wi-Fi solutions. In addition, both will offer customized service options throughout all of their European subsidiaries.
The solutions Comstor and Westcon will offer include Proxim's high-performance broadband wireless networking solutions as well as its broad range of Wi-Fi infrastructure products and client products for a wide variety of user groups and business models. These include wireless connections enabling networking between and within buildings and support for all major standards, including 802.11b, 802.11a and 802.11g. Proxim's products offer compatibility and conformity with numerous systems and standards.

"This agreement is an immediate benefit to our partners. The Proxim broadband wireless products have great success in Comstor US and are now fully accredited and available in Europe," said Simon England, managing director of Comstor Europe. "With this extension of our portfolio, our partners can now capitalize on the growing importance of wireless as a very cost-effective alternative for campus and metropolitan deployments."

"Through this new European agreement we extend the target market for our partners with the wireless market leader," said Willem de Haan, Vice President of Westcon Europe. "By offering Proxim's solutions, we are able to expand into new technology spaces and gain full coverage of existing and new emerging standards while combining our offering with expert product training and support."

"We have decided to extend our relationship with Comstor and Westcon Europe because we value their expertise in the wireless market," said Jan Jensen, Vice President Worldwide Sales Channels of Proxim. "The quality and scale of these European divisions of the wide-ranging Westcon Group distribution channel, including their emphasis on service and training solutions, enable us to greatly expand our customer service potential in Europe and increase our presence in key markets."

Cooperation between the two companies is also being well received by the distributors' partners, as expressed by Esther Jimenez, Data Sales Manager of Adatel Telecomunicaciones, S.A.U., Spain, a Comstor customer: "We are very pleased that Comstor and Proxim have extended their relationship to include Europe. We can now cover broadband wireless and Wi-Fi products through one focused partner who has the relevant product knowledge to support us."

In support of the Proxim product portfolio, Comstor and Westcon will both be providing pre-sales support, on-site installation and technical post-sales support as needed.

About Proxim

Proxim Corporation is a global leader in wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and broadband wireless networks. The company provides its enterprise and service provider customers with wireless solutions for the mobile enterprise, public hot spots, security and surveillance, last mile access, metropolitan area networks and voice and data backhaul. This press release and more information about Proxim can be found on the Web at www.proxim.com.

About Westcon Group

Westcon Group, Inc. is a global channel provider of networking technology. Through its divisions, Westcon, Comstor and Voda One, the company offers products and services for convergence technology, remote access, Internet and e-business, virtual private networks, videoconferencing, wireless connectivity and network security. Westcon Group Europe is located at Meidoornkade 12, 3990 AE Houten, The Netherlands; tel: +31 30 2489 411; fax: +31 30 2489 242. Westcon Group, Inc. is located at 520 White Plains Road, Tarrytown, NY, USA 10591-5167; tel: 914 829-7170; fax: 914 829-7137; www.westcongroup.com.




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Source: Proxim Corporation