Red-M, a leading supplier of advanced Bluetooth networking product solutions, and Norwood Systems, a leader in wireless office solutions, have announced the formation of a strategic partnership in which the companies will work together to integrate Red-M`s Bluetooth networking technologies with Norwood`s wireless voice technologies to deliver powerful mobile communication solutions for enterprises.
Red-M`s award-winning 3000AS access server and 1000AP access point products, and Red-M BIAS (Bluetooth Internet access server) technology, enable secure and fully managed Bluetooth networks to be deployed within offices and public environments.
Norwood Systems` EnterpriseMobility award-winning software suite offers a simple and affordable way for companies to extend the reach and capabilities of their existing wired network infrastructure to make staff more contactable in a mobile and flexible Bluetooth-based wireless environment.
By integrating the two companies` technologies, Red-M and Norwood Systems will offer customers a sophisticated network infrastructure in which employees have constant access to mobile information and voice communications.
Jean-Paul Deschamps, COO and VP of Marketing at Norwood Systems, comments: "We are seeing significant demand for our mobile communications solutions in the enterprise. Red-M is a leader in Bluetooth product solutions and software, and by combining our award-winning technologies we are able to make the wireless office a reality. We are excited about this partnership with Red-M."
Simon Gawne, VP and Co-founder of Red-M, comments: "Providing innovative and leading-edge mobile solutions to the enterprise is one of the foundations of our seamless mobility strategy. Our partnership with a mobile voice leader, Norwood Systems, will bring sophisticated voice capabilities to our solution and help to accelerate the deployment of Bluetooth in the enterprise."
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Norwood Systems was founded in January 2000 to become the market leader in Bluetooth-based wireless office networks for voice and data. The company`s current product set, EnterpriseMobility, delivers an office network for the wireless generation.
It offers an enterprise-class communications platform that lets Bluetooth devices integrate seamlessly with existing office voice and data communication networks. Norwood Systems is working with a number of global partners, committed to participating in Norwood Systems` forthcoming beta trial programme.
Norwood Systems` EnterpriseMobility was a Grand Prize Winner of the COMNET 2001 Most Innovative New Product Award, a reflection of the opinions of the attendees of the Conference and Expo.
EnterpriseMobility was also chosen as the winner in the Wireless category. Norwood Systems is an Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG). Norwood Systems currently has over 40 employees located in two offices in Richmond-upon-Thames, UK, and Perth, Western Australia.
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Red-M
Red-M is an acknowledged leader in the Bluetooth networking market. The company develops and markets hardware and software product solutions that enable mobile data, voice and video communications inside buildings and public concourses to a range of devices - including computers, personal digital assistants, Wireless Application Protocol smart phones and other emerging information appliances - using wireless Bluetooth technology.
Red-M was founded as an internal start-up of Madge Networks NV and is now an associate company, having secured $35 million second round funding from Apax Partners and Amadeus Capital in April 2001. Red-M launched the world`s first Bluetooth networking products in October 2000 with the 3000AS access server and 1000AP access point.
The company has filed a number of patents around the design and implementation of Bluetooth networking technology, including its unique Red-M BIAS (Bluetooth Internet access server) technology.
Red-M has won several awards including the first ever Award for Innovation at the annual Bluetooth Congress in June 2000 and more recently PC Magazine`s `UK Technical Innovation Award`.
Red-M is an Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Internet Group (SIG) and is an active member of the Personal Area Networking (PAN) working group. Information on Red-M can be found at www.red-m.com.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth wireless technology is set to revolutionise the personal connectivity market by providing freedom from wired connections.
It is a specification for a small form-factor, low-cost radio solution providing links between mobile computers, mobile phones and other portable and handheld devices, and connectivity to the Internet.
The Bluetooth Special
Interest Group (SIG), comprised of leaders in the telecommunications, computing, and network industries, is driving development of the technology and bringing it to market.
The Bluetooth SIG includes promoter companies 3Com, Ericsson, IBM, Intel, Lucent, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia and Toshiba, and more than 2 200 adopter companies.
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