Bluesocket and Ortronics/Legrand Announce Development and Joint Marketing Agreement Burlington, Mass. and New London, CT – September 16, 2008 – Bluesocket, Inc., the leader in trusted wireless access and enterprise mobility, and Ortronics/Legrand, a global leader in high performance copper, fiber and wireless structured cabling solutions, today announced the formation of a development and joint marketing agreement to address market demand for greater security and flexibility in wireless solutions. Highly secure wireless environments, ease of deployment and low total cost of ownership continue to drive demand for innovative solutions designed to meet the rapidly expanding use of wireless applications. Further, as the adoption of wireless networks continues to grow, ease of integration with existing network and facility infrastructure becomes an increasingly important element of network performance, worker productivity and physical security. Through this agreement, Bluesocket’s access point software will be integrated with the Ortronics Wi-Jack Duo® access point - the world's smallest dual-band, dual-radio wireless access point (AP) - and will be fully supported by Bluesocket’s family of BlueSecure Controllers. The solution provides the only dual-band, dual-radio access point that seamlessly integrates with structured cabling, providing for centrally managed, high performance wireless deployments that are theft and vandalism resistant. Once installed, the Wi-Jack Duo AP is automatically configured and controlled by the Bluesocket wireless controller, where administrators can take advantage of the full range of network and AP management, and security functions. "As customers look to implement wireless in their organizations, they need a solution that is secure, easy to install, and easy to manage and maintain," said Mark Panico, president of Ortronics/Legrand. "The enhanced offering as a result of the agreement we’re announcing today will provide just that, as well as reliable performance, flexibility, and scalability to meet a broad range of customer needs." The Wi-Jack Duo® AP's small form and wall mount design, coupled with the BlueSecure Controller's zero touch plug-and-play, creates a simple and convenient deployment process for customers. The Wi-Jack Duo sets the standard for compact, unobtrusive access point design. Packaged discreetly behind a single gang faceplate, the Duo supports 802.11a/b/g for simultaneous 2.4 and 5 GHz operation at speeds up to 54 Mbps and integrates easily into the structured cabling wherever wireless access is desired. The Duo terminates directly to Category 5e or 6 cabling and is available with an optional embedded 10/100 Ethernet port for network devices such as printers, security cameras and laptop computers. Bluesocket's long-standing expertise in wireless security and its flexible edge-to-edge architecture deliver greater access speeds, better performance and higher reliability with superior role-based control and policy enforcement. Bluesocket's universal WLAN authentication, strong data encryption, integrated intrusion protection and clientless scanning creates trusted endpoint security for wireless infrastructures. Additionally, Bluesocket Controllers supports the widest range of 3rd party access points, easing the transition to 802.11n and other next-generation wireless technologies as they emerge. "Bluesocket's open architecture and software modularity makes it easy to port our software onto a variety of hardware platforms, providing our partners and customers with significant cost and time to market advantages," said Mads Lillelund, CEO of Bluesocket. "The extended offering from Bluesocket and Ortronics strengthens our commitment to providing our customers with enterprise mobility solutions that offer the greatest level of security, scalability and ease of use." Pricing and Availability
Availability of the new Wi-Jack® access point is slated for the fourth quarter of 2008. Detailed pricing and product information will be made available through Ortronics and Bluesocket at that time. | |
