Press Release
Meetinghouse Announces its Support for the WiMAX Forum™
Portsmouth, NH March 30, 2006 – Meetinghouse, a worldwide leader in endpoint security, is pleased to announce that it has joined the WiMAX Forum in support of interoperability and certification for broadband
wireless products based on the IEEE 802.16e standard. In joining the WiMAX Forum, Meetinghouse signals its commitment to applying its expertise in network access control to a new market of mobile wireless
broadband devices.
The WiMAX Forum creates economies of scale by establishing a market of standards-based, interoperable products. This helps to drive price and performance to unachievable levels in a market
that would otherwise have many proprietary vendor solutions. Meetinghouse has become a member of the Forum to extend our continued support of industry standards in the range of network
access security products in the mobile WiMAX market. Meetinghouse is committed to delivering complete endpoint security solutions that span wired Ethernet, Wi-Fi, and mobile WiMAX devices.
"The WiMAX Forum creates standards and certifications that enable vendors such as Meetinghouse to deliver products that enable the customer to deploy multivendor solutions," said Eugene Chang, Vice President Product Strategy.
"Meetinghouse has extensive experience working with manufacturers in integrating access security with new standards and is pleased to join the WiMAX Forum to bring mobile WiMAX products to market. We recognize the customer’s
need for interoperable products and that interoperability and certification are required to accelerate market adoption."
About Meetinghouse
Meetinghouse is the leading supplier of advanced standards-based 802.1X network security solutions for providing mutual authentication on wired Ethernet and Wi-Fi networks. Meetinghouse supports a wide selection of
operating systems and authentication methods to provide enterprises with maximum flexibility for Endpoint Security. For additional information, visit www.mtghouse.com.
About the WiMAX Forum™
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, non-profit corporation formed to promote and certify the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products using the IEEE 802.16 and ETSI HiperMAN wireless MAN specifications.
The Forum’s goal is to accelerate the introduction of these devices into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified™ products will be fully interoperable and support Metropolitan Broadband Fixed, Portable and Mobile Applications.
For more information about the WiMAX Forum and its activities, please visit www.WiMAXForum.org.
WiMAX Forum™ and WiMAX Forum Certified™ are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum.
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