Date: September 25 1995
Telxon Corporation today announced it has joined forces with FTP Software, Inc. and Aironet Wireless Communications Inc. to deliver the first integrated mobile Internet Protocol (IP) solution that allows mobile workers to take notebook, portable or pen-based computers anywhere they go in a corporate facility and maintain continuous wireless connections to an enterprise computing network. The initiative extends wired, in-building network environments by supporting a virtual office where mobile computer users can stay in touch with associates and manage business as if they were at their desks.
The new mobile IP solution combines FTP Software's DOS and Windows network software, Aironet's wireless LAN access points and Telxon's portable and pen-based computers to enable the TCP/IP networking protocol to better meet the full needs of mobile users. It allows users to roam across multiple segments of TCP/IP enterprise networks, without disrupting wireless network connections, and access applications and information, send and receive electronic mail, and update and query databases.