Datalogic Mobile Partners With Summit For Enterprise-Class Wi-Fi
Source: Field Technologies Magazine
April 3, 2009 — Datalogic Mobile announced that is has forged a strategic alliance with Summit Data Communications, the leading provider of wireless LAN radio modules and cards for business-critical mobile devices. The partnership brings Summit embedded Wi-Fi solutions to Datalogic Mobile computers, ensuring that these computers support secure and reliable wireless network connections, even in the most challenging environments.
"Our customers demand high quality and reliability from our products," said Datalogic Mobile Vice President and General Manager Francesco Montanari. "Summit understands the requirements of our customers. By incorporating Summit embedded Wi-Fi solutions in our mobile computers, we meet and even exceed our customers' expectations for secure and reliable wireless networking."
Security has been the hottest topic in the Wi-Fi industry since the initial Wi-Fi standards were approved nearly a decade ago. The top industry standard for Wi-Fi security — known as the Enterprise version of Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, or WPA2-Enterprise — provides strong authentication and strong encryption to protect sensitive data that resides on enterprise networks or is transmitted between those networks and Wi-Fi devices. By offering the WPA2-Enterprise technology, Datalogic Mobile places itself at the top of the professional Wi-Fi mobile computer market.
"With Summit Wi-Fi inside, Datalogic Mobile computers support WPA2-Enterprise with a broad range of options, including all the popular authentication types," said Ron Seide, Summit's president. "It is easy to configure Datalogic Mobile computers for even the most secure networks, including those that are compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)."
Another differentiator for Summit embedded Wi-Fi solutions is support for Cisco Compatible Extensions, or CCX. All Summit solutions have been certified for CCX Version 4, the highest level of compatibility supported on mobile computers. By leveraging Summit's CCX support, Datalogic Mobile has achieved CCX V4 compliance on its products.
"By supporting all CCX V4 features, Datalogic Mobile computers support the latest industry standards and innovations for key capabilities such as security, mobility, quality of service, and management," said Tom Burke, Director of World Wide Product Marketing for Datalogic Mobile. "CCX V4 testing ensures that those capabilities are supported with both autonomous and controller-based wireless infrastructures. With this certification, Datalogic Mobile provides our business partners a strategic advantage in winning business in the most widely used wireless LAN infrastructures worldwide."
Information regarding Datalogic Mobile can be found at www.mobile.datalogic.com. Information about Summit can be found at www.summitdatacom.com.
About Datalogic Mobile
Datalogic Mobile, part of the Datalogic Group, is a global manufacturer of rugged mobile computers. We focus on warehousing solutions, field-force automation, and retail applications. Our diverse product range includes pocket-sized mobile computers, pistol grip computers, vehicle mount computers, and industrial PDAs designed to keep workers connected to their enterprise inside or outside their four walls. Our mobile computers use CCX certified radios for maximum security and leverage GSM/GPRS/EDGE for on-the-go connectivity. Datalogic Mobile has engineering and manufacturing facilities in Eugene, Oregon and strong worldwide presence with offices in over 20 countries and over 800 partners worldwide.
See us on the web at www.mobile.datalogic.com/americas.
About Summit
Summit Data Communications, Inc. is the mobile in today's mobile computers and other business-critical mobile devices. Summit's embedded Wi-Fi solutions provide secure, reliable connections in the challenging environments in which business-critical mobile devices operate, including factories, warehouses, ports, hospitals, and retail stores.
"Our customers demand high quality and reliability from our products," said Datalogic Mobile Vice President and General Manager Francesco Montanari. "Summit understands the requirements of our customers. By incorporating Summit embedded Wi-Fi solutions in our mobile computers, we meet and even exceed our customers' expectations for secure and reliable wireless networking."
Security has been the hottest topic in the Wi-Fi industry since the initial Wi-Fi standards were approved nearly a decade ago. The top industry standard for Wi-Fi security — known as the Enterprise version of Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, or WPA2-Enterprise — provides strong authentication and strong encryption to protect sensitive data that resides on enterprise networks or is transmitted between those networks and Wi-Fi devices. By offering the WPA2-Enterprise technology, Datalogic Mobile places itself at the top of the professional Wi-Fi mobile computer market.
"With Summit Wi-Fi inside, Datalogic Mobile computers support WPA2-Enterprise with a broad range of options, including all the popular authentication types," said Ron Seide, Summit's president. "It is easy to configure Datalogic Mobile computers for even the most secure networks, including those that are compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) or the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)."
Another differentiator for Summit embedded Wi-Fi solutions is support for Cisco Compatible Extensions, or CCX. All Summit solutions have been certified for CCX Version 4, the highest level of compatibility supported on mobile computers. By leveraging Summit's CCX support, Datalogic Mobile has achieved CCX V4 compliance on its products.
"By supporting all CCX V4 features, Datalogic Mobile computers support the latest industry standards and innovations for key capabilities such as security, mobility, quality of service, and management," said Tom Burke, Director of World Wide Product Marketing for Datalogic Mobile. "CCX V4 testing ensures that those capabilities are supported with both autonomous and controller-based wireless infrastructures. With this certification, Datalogic Mobile provides our business partners a strategic advantage in winning business in the most widely used wireless LAN infrastructures worldwide."
Information regarding Datalogic Mobile can be found at www.mobile.datalogic.com. Information about Summit can be found at www.summitdatacom.com.
About Datalogic Mobile
Datalogic Mobile, part of the Datalogic Group, is a global manufacturer of rugged mobile computers. We focus on warehousing solutions, field-force automation, and retail applications. Our diverse product range includes pocket-sized mobile computers, pistol grip computers, vehicle mount computers, and industrial PDAs designed to keep workers connected to their enterprise inside or outside their four walls. Our mobile computers use CCX certified radios for maximum security and leverage GSM/GPRS/EDGE for on-the-go connectivity. Datalogic Mobile has engineering and manufacturing facilities in Eugene, Oregon and strong worldwide presence with offices in over 20 countries and over 800 partners worldwide.
See us on the web at www.mobile.datalogic.com/americas.
About Summit
Summit Data Communications, Inc. is the mobile in today's mobile computers and other business-critical mobile devices. Summit's embedded Wi-Fi solutions provide secure, reliable connections in the challenging environments in which business-critical mobile devices operate, including factories, warehouses, ports, hospitals, and retail stores.