Red-M delivers the 'WAP Intranet'
The Red-M 3000AS access server integrates, on a single platform, Bluetooth technology with powerful Internet access capabilities. It allows mobile access to the Internet and Intranet, synchronization of data, and wireless transmission of data between PCs, handheld devices and other emerging information appliances.
The integral WAP gateway extends the principal use of WAP from public access applications to include local Intranet applications over a Bluetooth network infrastructure. For enhanced performance, frequently accessed WAP pages are cached on the 3000AS to further increase the speed of browsing.
For secure applications, the 3000AS combines on a single platform the WAP gateway functionality with Virtual Private Networking (VPN) to allow secure access to WAP content from a remote location over the Internet.
Graham Carter, Product Line Manager, Red-M, comments, "Many of the current applications for WAP have been limited by the available network bandwidth. By combining WAP with Bluetooth we are able to deliver WAP services at up 100 times faster than those offered on current cellular networks. We believe this will help stimulate the demand for WAP applications and drive the market for mobile data communications solutions."
Red-M's WAP gateway software for the 3000AS access server is available now at a price of $1,995. Red-M's development partners have free access to the software as part of the m-dev program. Current Red-M customers can download it from the Red-M website, www.red-m.com.
About Red-M
Launched in May 2000, Red-M is a subsidiary of Madge Networks N.V., and is a pioneering developer of Bluetooth networking solutions. Bluetooth is the emerging local wireless technology backed by an industry consortium of over 2,100 of the world's leading companies. Red-M's BIAS (Bluetooth Internet access server) technology provides advanced data, voice and video services to a range of Bluetooth enabled devices including computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), wireless application protocol (WAP) smart phones and other emerging information appliances. Red-M, an Associate Member of the Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG), won the first ever Award for Innovation at the annual Bluetooth Congress in June 2000 and more recently PC Magazine's `Technical Innovation Award', and is widely recognized as a leading innovator in Bluetooth technology. In October 2000, Red-M announced the world's first Bluetooth networking product solutions.
About Madge Networks N.V.
Madge Networks N.V. is a global provider of advanced Internet-centric network services and products, and mission-critical enterprise solutions. The company operates through three primary subsidiaries: Madge.web, a global provider of rich content applications and managed network services; Madge.connect, a global supplier of product solutions for mission-critical enterprise networks; and Red-M, a developer of wireless Internet server products that provide Internet and Intranet access from a wide range of mobile devices in the workplace. The company's main business centers are located in Wexham Springs, United Kingdom; New York City and Milpitas, California.
About Bluetooth
The Bluetooth wireless technology is set to revolutionize 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 1800 adopter companies.