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Sniffer Technologies Joins Over 70 Industry-Leaders to Promote Wi-Fi as Global Wireless LAN Standard

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Wi-Fi has become the standard for wireless LANs across all markets, leading to incredible growth in the membership of the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA). With over 70 leading companies, including Cisco Systems and IBM, WECA is a non-profit organization focused on certifying interoperability of Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b) wireless LAN products. Sniffer Technologies, a Network Associates business, has joined WECA to expand their market opportunities and promote Wi-Fi. Sniffer Technologies is making it easier to deploy and manage wireless LANs for all markets with their Sniffer Wireless product, which helps network managers and field service engineers manage, monitor, and analyze wireless LAN environments.

Key Takeaways:

  • Sniffer Technologies has joined WECA, a non-profit organization with over 70 industry-leading members, to promote Wi-Fi as the global wireless standard.
  • WECA certifies interoperability of Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b) wireless LAN products and promotes Wi-Fi as the standard for all markets.
  • Sniffer Technologies' Sniffer Wireless product enables network managers and field service engineers to manage, monitor, and analyze wireless LAN environments.
  • Sniffer Technologies supports Cisco Systems' Aironet wireless LAN products and Symbol Technologies' Spectrum24(R) High Rate wireless LAN solutions through its Sniffer Wireless product.
  • WECA has defined a test suite to certify that member products are interoperable with other Wi-Fi certified products.
  • An independent test lab, Agilent's Silicon Valley Networking Lab, Inc. (www.svnl.com), conducts the testing.
  • Membership in WECA is open to all companies that support the Wi-Fi standard.

Statistics:

  • Over 70 industry-leading companies, including Cisco Systems, IBM, and Nokia, are members of WECA.
  • WECA has 68 paid members as of the last update.
  • Sniffer Technologies' Sniffer Wireless product supports Cisco Systems' Aironet wireless LAN products and Symbol Technologies' Spectrum24(R) High Rate wireless LAN solutions.
  • Agilent's Silicon Valley Networking Lab, Inc. conducts Wi-Fi certification testing.

Sources:

  • Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) press release, Dec. 18, PRNewswire.
  • Sniffer Technologies press release, Dec. 18, PRNewswire.
  • WECA website (http://www.wi-fi.org/).

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