Proxim and The LearningStation.com Partner for Wireless Web-Based Curriculum Access

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Proxim, a leading supplier of spread spectrum wireless LAN products, and The LearningStation.com, a corporation dedicated to providing schools with technological solutions, have partnered to offer wireless web-based curriculum access for 450 students at Jackson Public School District in Mississippi. The partnership involves Proxim's award-winning RangeLAN2 wireless LAN technology and The LearningStation.com's network integration services for educators. The goal of this collaboration is to enable interactive, real-time instructional tools through wireless web-based solutions, ultimately enhancing the learning experience for students.

Key Takeaways:

  • The partnership between Proxim and The LearningStation.com aims to provide wireless web-based curriculum access for 450 students at Jackson Public School District in Mississippi, as well as co-market each other's services.
  • Proxim's RangeLAN2 wireless LAN technology enables real-time instruction and resource sharing for K-12 students throughout the U.S., including at Camp Hill (Pa.) School District and Campbell (Calif.) Unified High School District.
  • The technology is also used for applications such as laptop programs at universities nationwide, including the University of Oklahoma, Cornell University, and NOVA Southeastern University.
  • The LearningStation.com provides the nation's leading subscription-based network dedicated to the education marketplace, offering renting a broad variety of today's leading educational software through the Internet with any web-enabled PC or thin-client device.
  • Proxim's Symphony product line allows for home connectivity using a system such as Proxim's Symphony, enabling greater parental involvement in a child's education.
  • RangeLAN2 PC Card enables users of thin-client devices to have instant remote connectivity to LSC's leading education software and the Internet for faculty e-mail, as well as information stored centrally on the server.

Statistics:

  • Proxim is the world's leading supplier of spread spectrum wireless LAN products ( BUSINESS WIRE).
  • Proxim has more than 15 years of experience in the wireless LAN market ( BUSINESS WIRE).
  • Proxim's RangeLAN2 2.4 GHz frequency hopping wireless LAN product family has attracted more than 100 OEMs and wireless solutions providers worldwide ( BUSINESS WIRE).
  • LSC serves schools across the country, including Newark, Calif. schools; Gaston Day School in Gastonia, N. C.; New York City non-public schools; and Jackson, Miss., schools.
  • Proxim has been named the worldwide wireless LAN leader by Frost & Sullivan Research with 37 percent market share, and by IDC with 33 percent market share.
  • Proxim has also been named the wireless home networking leader by Cahners In-Stat Group with 77 percent market share, and by Frost & Sullivan with 60 percent market share.

Sources:

  • BUSINESS WIRE, "Proxim and The LearningStation.com Partner for Wireless Web-Based Curriculum Access"
  • BUSINESS WIRE, "Proxim, Inc., Announces Wireless LAN Solutions for the Education Market"
  • BUSINESS WIRE, "Proxim, Inc., Named Worldwide Wireless LAN Leader by Frost & Sullivan Research"