Proxim announced a wireless LAN platform that centralizes the intelligence of the network. The Proxim Maestro platform, which is aimed at large and mid-sized businesses, would integrate, configure, and centrally manage wireless LAN infrastructure to support the mobile delivery of voice, data, and video across heterogeneous wired and unwired networks. Maestro is one of the core technologies that enable the converged communication solution jointly announced by Proxim, Avaya, and Motorola last month. The architecture uses wireless-enabled switches at the edge of the network that integrate advanced mobility, security, network management, voice-over-WLAN, and power-over-Ethernet services. The system enables roaming across subnets, guaranteeing connectivity while moving around the enterprise.
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- In January, Motorola, Avaya and Proxim announced an alliance centered on converged cellular, WLAN, and IP telephony networks. New products will include a Wi-Fi/cellular dual-system phone from Motorola, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP)-enabled IP Telephony software from Avaya, and voice enabled WLAN infrastructure from Proxim. Motorola said that by tying together wireless LANs, IP Telephony, and cellular technologies in a single handset, the companies will extend the mobility of cellular networks inside the enterprise.