March 22, 2004 – Colubris Networks, a global provider of intelligent wireless LAN (WLAN) access equipment and management systems, today announced that its Colubris Networks Management System (CNMS) was awarded “Best in Show” at Wi-FiPower 2004 – Canada’s premier Wi-Fi business solutions show. In addition to exhibiting, the company’s Chief Technology Officer Pierre Trudeau participated in a panel session titled “Protecting Enterprise Data: Strategies and Solutions.” Colubris Networks also provided equipment for Bell Mobility, Microcell Solutions, Rogers AT&T Wireless and TELUS Mobility.
The Wi-FiPower Best in Show award recognizes vendors whose products and services demonstrate wireless technology innovation and product excellence. Other category winners included Intel Corporation, HP Canada, Bell Canada, Acer Canada, TELUS Mobility and hotSPOT – driven by Canada’s four major wireless carriers (see: www.wi-fipower.com/awards).
Barry Fougere, president and CEO of Colubris Networks noted: “Our new wireless access products, when paired with CNMS, allow network managers to deliver secure Wi-Fi access cost-effectively, without requiring WLAN switches or a separate, overlay network. With nearly three years of field experience and 500 customers worldwide, we increasingly find that WLAN network visibility, control and security are among our customers’ most pressing concerns – so it is especially gratifying to be recognized for this award. ”
Colubris Networks delivers a complete family of intelligent 802.11 a/b/g wireless access devices that provide the most comprehensive set of WLAN features available, including the industry’s first “Virtual Access Point” technology. Virtual AP technology enables hotspot operators to expand roaming services, and allows enterprise network managers to ensure a high degree of security by tailoring services to unique requirements of specific user groups – such as different classes of employees, contractors, supply chain partners and corporate guests.
Notably, CNMS is the keystone in the company’s WLAN Extension Architecture, which leverages the existing wired network infrastructure to create a flexible Wi-Fi access capability that is easier to manage and one-third lower cost than an overlay architecture based on WLAN switches. The Extension Architecture also offers advantages in geographically distributed organizations, because it can be implemented in a network of sites of varying scale, from small branch offices to large headquarters buildings, while consolidating the entire infrastructure under a central management system – all without requiring costly switches that replicate many of the functions already performed by installed Ethernet LAN switches. Refer to Colubris Networks’ white paper (www.colubris.com/en/support/whitepapers) for a full comparison of the two architectures.
About Colubris Networks
Colubris Networks is a global leader in providing highly secure, manageable and cost-effective Wireless LAN solutions for enterprise networks and carrier deployments. Its award-winning Wi-Fi certified product family of purpose-built enterprise and public access offerings seamlessly integrates into existing customer networks, providing maximum cost-effectiveness and management simplicity. Colubris Networks embeds strong tools such as Virtual Private Networking, enhanced security and firewall technologies into its open, industry-standard solutions. Colubris Networks’ products are deployed by more than 400 organizations worldwide, including Telecom Italia, NTT-ME, McGill University, Bangkok International Airport, the Resort Municipality of Whistler, and three of the world’s largest hotel chains. The company’s strategic business and technology partners include ADC, Alcatel, Juniper Networks, RSA Security, Funk Software, Micromuse, and a worldwide network of value-added-resellers and systems integrators. For more information visit the company at www.colubris.com or contact us at info@colubris.com.
