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Wi-Fi Alliance Introduces Next Generation of Wi-Fi® Security - WPA2™ to Provide Enhanced Security for Business and Government Users

Austin, TX (ots)

The Wi-Fi Alliance announced today the first
round of products that are Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ for the WPA2 (Wi-Fi
Protected Access 2™) capability. WPA2 builds on its predecessor,
WPA™, and is specifically designed to meet the most demanding
enterprise security needs. The first WPA2 products are expected to be
available from vendors later this month.
WPA2 is based upon the Institute for Electrical and Electronics
Engineers' (IEEE) 802.11i amendment to the 802.11 standard, which was
ratified on July 29, 2004. The primary difference between WPA and
WPA2 is that WPA2 uses a more advanced encryption technique called
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), allowing for compliance with
FIPS140-2 government security requirements.
Products that are Wi-Fi CERTIFIED for WPA remain technically sound
and secure. However, many enterprise organizations have been seeking
an interoperable, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED technology based on the full IEEE
802.11i standard. Others require AES encryption for internal or
regulatory reasons. WPA2 meets these needs. Furthermore, because WPA2
is backwards-compatible with WPA, organizations that have already
implemented the WPA standard can migrate to WPA2 at their own pace.
"Enterprise security needs are not a stationary target, and the
Wi-Fi Alliance is committed to certification programs that meet
evolving security requirements," said Wi-Fi Alliance Managing
Director, Frank Hanzlik. "WPA2 is ideally suited for enterprises in
both the public and private sectors. Products that are CERTIFIED for
WPA2 give IT managers the assurance that the technology meets
interoperability standards and in turn, helps them manage support and
deployment costs," Hanzlik added.
Products obtaining WPA2 certification on September 1, 2004  
   include:
Atheros Communications Inc.
    -- Atheros AR5002AP-2X Concurrent 802.11a and 802.11b/g Dual-band
   Access Point
    -- Atheros AR5002X Universal 802.11a/b/g Wireless Network
   Adapter
Broadcom Corporation
    -- Broadcom AirForce[TM] 802.11a/g  CardBus Reference Design,
       BCM94309CB
    -- Broadcom AirForce[TM] 802.11a/g  Access Point Reference     
   Design, BCM94704-AGR
Cisco Systems
    -- Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point with integrated 802.11a
   and 802.11g radios
Instant802 Networks
    -- Gateway 7001 Access Point
Intel
    -- Intel® Pro/Wireless 2915 Network Connection
Realtek
    -- Realtek RTL8185&8255 802.11a/g 54M WLAN NIC /
   RTL8185&8255-NIC
About the Wi-Fi Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance (formerly WECA) is the global Wi-Fi
organization that created the Wi-Fi brand. A nonprofit organization,
the Alliance was formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of IEEE
802.11 products and to promote them as the global, wireless LAN
standard across all market segments.
The Wi-Fi Alliance 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
independent laboratories.
Membership in the Wi-Fi Alliance is open to all companies that
support the IEEE 802.11 family of standards. The Wi-Fi Alliance now
comprises over 200 members from the world's leading companies. These
companies offer over 1,500 Wi-Fi CERTIFIED products. For more
information, please visit www.wi-fi.org, and for information on Wi-Fi
ZONE™ public access locations go to www.wi-fizone.org.

Contact:

C. Brian Grimm
Wave Communications
for Wi-Fi Alliance
Phone: +1/910/686-0870
E-Mail: briang@wavecoms.com

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