Product Collaboration Builds Upon Strengths of Airespace, CalAmp and
Atheros Communications to Introduce Benefits of "Switched RF"
OXNARD & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2004--
Airespace, Inc., and CalAmp Corp. (Nasdaq: CAMP) today announced
they are working together to provide market-leading beamswitching
technologies into the enterprise Wireless LAN (WLAN) marketplace. The
initiative, expected to result in product availability in the first
half of 2005, will incorporate Atheros Communications, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:
ATHR) advanced WLAN chipset technology.
Under the agreement, Airespace and CalAmp will focus on product
initiatives surrounding Airespace's market-leading WLAN system and
CalAmp's RASTER(TM) technology, an adaptive digital beamswitching
technology that utilizes multiple antennas and advanced RF design to
improve data speed, range and security for wireless networks.
"Today's announcement represents a significant step forward for
CalAmp in meeting its goals of developing new product opportunities
and expanding our business into emerging markets," said Tracy Trent,
President, Solutions Division of CalAmp. "Airespace and Atheros are
playing a leading role in the advancement of Wi-Fi technology, and our
alliance will speed the availability and adoption of enterprise
wireless network solutions that are powerful and easy to use."
Airespace has developed a range of award-winning products for, and
has emerged a market share and technology force in, the enterprise
WLAN market. The company introduced the first commercial
enterprise-class WLAN switching system and was one of the first to
develop and leverage smart antenna technology to create a "Switched
RF" environment. Its development of the Lightweight Access Point
Protocol (LWAPP) enables the integration of critical access point
partners such as CalAmp.
RASTER(TM)technology, introduced by CalAmp in 2003, implements a
unique combination of antenna array design and spatial processing
techniques to optimize data performance in high multipath
environments. This multi-antenna technology provides an effective
means of directing RF energy between an access point and each
individual client. It represents significant advancement over previous
access point RF technology resulting in bi-directional throughputs
with less variation and typical signal improvement of at least 50
percent in weak signal conditions.
"CalAmp has long been a leader in the design and manufacture of RF
technologies and the RASTER technology will play a key role in the
next generation of WLAN technology," said Brett Galloway, president
and CEO at Airespace. "Partnering with CalAmp and Atheros, we can now
deliver a switched RF offering to the enterprise with the security as
well as the consistent and reliable performance that enterprises have
come to expect from wired environments."
"The use of our technology by Airespace and CalAmp should help
accelerate the widespread adoption of wireless networking in the
enterprise market, and invite leading developers of mission-critical
applications to take advantage of the power of seamless computing and
mobility," said Colin Macnab, vice president of marketing and business
development at Atheros Communications. "Together, we are solving many
of the obstacles facing the marketplace in making wireless networking
bulletproof."
About Airespace, Inc.
Airespace designs and develops intelligent wireless networking
platforms that support business-critical applications. The company has
set the standard for enterprise Wireless LANs, having earned CMP LLC's
"Best of Interop Award," Network Computing's "Editor's Choice Award"
and "Well Connected Product of the Year," Network World's "World Class
Award" and "Best of the Test Award," IDG's Network Award 2004,
Internet Telephony's "Product of the Year," eWeek's "Annual Excellence
Award," and nomination as one of the "Best Wireless Products of 2003"
in InfoWorld's "Reader's Choice" Awards. With dynamic RF management,
air-tight security, seamless mobility, and support for real-time
applications such as voice, Airespace helps enterprises implement
secure and manageable Wireless LAN networks worldwide.
About Atheros Communications, Inc.
Atheros Communications is a leading developer of semiconductor
system solutions for wireless communications products. Atheros
combines its wireless systems expertise with high-performance radio
frequency (RF), mixed signal and digital semiconductor design skills
to provide highly integrated chipsets that are manufacturable on
low-cost, standard complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS)
processes. Atheros technology is being used by a broad base of leading
customers, including personal computer and networking equipment
manufacturers. For more information, visit www.atheros.com or send
email to info@atheros.com.
About CalAmp Corp.
CalAmp is a leading provider of breakthrough wireless and content
delivery solutions, services and products. With comprehensive
capabilities ranging from product inception through production, CalAmp
is a trusted partner delivering cost-effective high quality solutions
to a broad array of customers and markets. CalAmp is one of the
largest suppliers of direct broadcast satellite (DBS) outdoor customer
premise equipment to the U.S. satellite television market and offers
solutions for digital multimedia delivery, residential broadband data
delivery, healthcare, retailing applications, public safety markets
and wireless enterprise connectivity. The company is headquartered in
Oxnard, California and has approximately 600 employees. Founded in
1981, CalAmp has been publicly traded since 1983 as Nasdaq: CAMP.
NOTE: Atheros and the Atheros logo are trademarks of Atheros
Communications, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned in this document
are the sole property of their respective owners.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:
Except for the historical information contained herein, the
matters set forth in this press release, including the collaboration
between CalAmp and Airespace and the continuing alliance between them,
the use of Atheros' technology in connection with their initiatives,
and future adoption of wireless networking in the enterprise market,
are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ materially from expected results, including,
but not limited to, the impact of competitive products and
technological advances, Atheros', Airespace's and CalAmp's ability to
develop and market their respective products and products resulting
from the initiative, their ability to continue to work together on
commercially acceptable terms, and other risks detailed in Atheros'
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2004 and
in CalAmp's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August
31, 2004, and in other SEC filings made by each of Atheros and CalAmp
from time to time. These forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date hereof. Each of Atheros, Airespace and CalAmp disclaims any
obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
CONTACT: Airespace, Inc., San Jose
Alan Cohen, 408-635-2003
alan@airespace.com
or
CalAmp Corp., Oxnard
Lee Douglass, 858-554-1400
ldouglass@calamp.com
or
Atheros Communications, Sunnyvale
Cheryl Patstone, 408-773-5344
cheryl@atheros.com
SOURCE: CalAmp Corp.