http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0205/06.wifi.php
>Wi-Fi product certifications on the rise >by Dennis Sellers, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >May 4, 2002 11:35 am ET > >The Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA) announced today that >306 Wi-Fi product certifications have been awarded to 75 WECA member >companies' products since March of 2000. > >Wi-Fi is the de facto "seal of interoperability" for IEEE >802.11b-compliant High Rate wireless LAN products. IEEE 802.11b is an >industry standard for wireless networking products, and Apple has been a >pioneer in its adoption with the development of AirPort cards and base >stations. > >The rate of Wi-Fi Wireless LAN certifications continues to increase as >additional product types like USB adapters are developed, according to >WECA chairman Dennis Eaton. This certification rate is expected to >continue to increase as additional product categories are created and >Wi-Fi certifies other types of wireless LAN technology, he added. > >WECA is a nonprofit organization formed in 1999 to certify >interoperability of Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11b) and to promote it as the global, >wireless LAN standard across all market segments. > >WECA has instituted a test suite that defines how member products are >tested to certify that they are interoperable with other Wi-Fi-certified >products. These tests are conducted at an independent laboratory. >Membership in WECA is open to all companies that support the Wi-Fi and >Wi-Fi5 standards. > >What's more, WECA has 11 new members, which brings total membership to 147 >companies. New members are Adjungo Networks, Bermai, Binatone, Chou Chin >Industrial, Giga-Byte Technology, Lantech Computer Company, Marvell >Semiconductor, Planex Communications, SUNNY Bell Technology, Tecom, and >Thomson Multimedia. WECA: http://www.wi-fi.org/ R -- general wireless list, a bawug thing <http://www.bawug.org/> [un]subscribe: http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
