Compaq is at the forefront of the wireless networking revolution with a range of products that address wireless wide area networking (WWAN), wireless local area networking (WLAN) and wireless personal area networking (WPAN). That's according to Amanda Saurma-Jeltsch, product manager for Compaq at leading Southern African distributor SDD.
"Compaq has taken a holistic approach to wireless networking - the next revolution in device interconnection," states Saurma-Jeltsch. She explains that Compaq has designed products to interact wirelessly and seamlessly at all points in the enterprise.
WWAN is enabled with the increasingly popular iPaq handheld device - figures from UK market watcher Canalys (www.canalys.com) show that the iPaq is snatching a massive slice of the market with sales jumping by over 1 000% quarter on quarter. "The iPaq PDA allows the user to access e-mail, the Internet and your corporate network wirelessly, enabling uninterrupted access and productivity no matter where your work takes you," she says, adding that the iPaq features modular expansion bays that allow the user to configure the device to their specific needs.
Compaq Armada notebook PCs - which are among the world's favourite portables - allow wireless connectivity with the addition of Compaq's WL Series of wireless LAN products. "Users can roam freely within their work environments, while staying connected to the corporate LAN at all times - wires no longer restrict workers to their desks with this robust wireless networking solution," states Saurma-Jeltsch.
Bluetooth, which is geared to take the market by storm, is another technology that Compaq has embraced. "The personal area network is rapidly becoming a reality. This allows users to keep several devices connected using Bluetooth's short wave spectrum," she says. Saurma-Jeltsch adds that the benefits of Bluetooth include the ability for devices to spontaneously communicate, synchronise and exchange data.
"Compaq is leading the race into the connected future with a range of solutions and products that address the technology user's every need," she concludes.
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SDD, the focused IT company in the Siltek Technology Chain Group, is SA's largest broad-based distributor of information technology. SDD encourages black empowerment opportunities and is the partner of choice of several leading vendors.
It distributes a wide range of 'best of breed' hardware and software products, as well as peripherals, components and consumables. SDD configures branded hardware and builds-to-order Xylo, Vision and Fujitech, its own range of PCs. SDD has branches in Gauteng, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, East London, Durban, Bloemfontein, Nelspruit and Namibia. Outside SA, the company has partnerships in Botswana and Zimbabwe.
Siltek Limited
Siltek Limited leads the southern African technology supply chain. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in 1969, Siltek comprises several complementary operating companies, each of which is a key player in its niche focus area.
Siltek Limited is grouped into three main operating divisions, namely Volume Distribution, Specialist Distribution and Supply Chain Services. Companies in the Volume division are SDD, Workgroup and MemtekMMW. Specialist Distribution consists of Siltek Telecoms, Chemetrix, Siltek Healthcare Solutions, Siltek Midrange Solutions and Intelligent Systems. Imperitek, Merchandise IT and Siltek Finance make up the Supply Chain Services division.
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