THE FIRST FULLY INTEGRATED EMBEDDED DEVICE SERVER WITH SUPPORT FOR BOTH WIRED & 802.11 WIRELESS ETHERNET

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THE FIRST FULLY INTEGRATED EMBEDDED DEVICE SERVER WITH SUPPORT FOR BOTH WIRED & 802.11 WIRELESS ETHERNET
01 June 2004 - Lantronix

Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq: LTRX), today shipped its new WiPort wireless embedded device server, which enables original equipment manufacturers to easily add wireless connectivity to their products, significantly cutting development costs and dramatically accelerating time to market. Representing the industry's first product to offer both IEEE 802.11b wireless and wired Ethernet connectivity in a compact integrated module, WiPort eliminates the complexity of adding wireless networking to a device by providing a fully integrated solution that combines a processor, memory, 802.11b transceiver and dual high-speed serial ports.

'Lantronix is the first to ship a fully integrated embedded networking solution such as WiPort. Now, OEM design engineers can rapidly add wireless network connectivity to their products for the purpose of remotely accessing, monitoring and managing them from any location using the Internet,' said Marc Nussbaum, president and chief executive officer for Lantronix. 'With WiPort's ease of installation, manufacturers in a broad range of markets, including security, industrial automation, medical, retail, building automation, metering and others, can support both wired and wireless connectivity, enable value-added business services such as remote diagnostics and repair, and address the real-time needs of their customers.'

WiPort operates independently of a PC, and provides both wired and wireless LAN interfaces, offering device manufacturers the flexibility to quickly incorporate networking into their products. WiPort includes a robust operating system with embedded Web- and device-server functionality, full TCP/IP protocol stack, all in a compact form factor smaller than a matchbook.

WiPort's innovative and flexible platform is designed to accommodate the broadest range of OEM requirements for wireless embedded device servers. With 40 pins per module, WiPort can easily support many different interfaces, and the flexible antenna configuration enables WiPort to be placed anywhere on a board. WiPort also delivers unprecedented serial data speeds by supporting up to 920Kbaud rate, and provides more control with up to 11 simultaneous configurable I/Os, the most of any embedded wireless device server available. In addition, software developed for Lantronix's award-winning XPort is fully compatible with the WiPort platform, enabling quick and easy migration from a wired to wireless design.

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About: Lantronix
Lantronix develops hardware and software solutions to help businesses and government agencies remotely access and manage network infrastructure equipment and rapidly network-enable their physical electronic devices. With a 15-year heritage of connecting serial devices to networks, and more than 22 million ports connected to Lantronix products, the company is a one-stop shop for technologists who design, manage and configure servers, devices and network infrastructure equipment, incorporating the advantages of remote, secure data centre and device management.

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