Date: February 8 1994
RoamAbout Mobile IP mobile client/server networking software from Digital Equipment Corporation enables mobile users with portable computers to connect to their company's network wherever they are working. These portable computers keep their permanent IP network address independently of their physical location, so mobile users have the same environment and level of service both in the workplace and away from it.
When applications are permanently bound to an IP address, mobile workers can access them from their portable computers no matter where they are connected to the network - within the building or campus or at company sites reachable via a corporate network infrastructure. Moreover, they can have access to the same network services without reconfiguring their hosts. For sites with many in-building wireless networks on different subnets, RoamAbout Mobile IP lets users roam across subnets without losing ongoing network connections.