KarlNet Announces Low-Cost Hardware Replacement to SC-4700 Client Drivers
Dublin, OH - September 15, 2003 - KarlNet, Inc., the leading solutions
provider for the wireless broadband market, announced today that it is
releasing its new low-cost client hardware as a replacement for its PC-based
SC-4700 client driver. KarlNet's Residential Subscriber Unit (RSU), which
unites a cost-effective processor with industrial-strength toughness,
represents an affordable, convenient, and versatile alternative to the
older, more intrusive client driver, which required modifications to
subscribers' PCs. At the same time, the company announced that it will
discontinue the SC-4700 client driver.
"The SC-4700 client driver was developed at a time when the cost of wireless
hardware was prohibitive," said Doug Karl, CEO of KarlNet. "Historically,
it has offered a viable alternative to purchasing standalone wireless
clients. However, the RSU offers significant advantages over the SC-4700
client driver. It is far easier to install and less expensive to maintain,
is hardware and OS independent, and offers far more versatility by providing
our customers with an Ethernet device they connect to a hub, thus providing
wireless connectivity to multiple devices instead of a single device, as was
the case with the SC-4700 client driver. It also eliminates the need to
install special-purpose network drivers. All of this is good news for our
customers. However, we also understand that the SC-4700 client drivers, in
conjunction with some older radio cards, continue to be used for network
maintenance and new site survey network operations, and we will continue to
support the existing SC-4700 client driver until December 31st."
The new RSU can be purchased through KarlNet's Channel Partners and OEMs.
About KarlNet, Inc.
Since 1993, KarlNet, Inc. has grown from a pioneer in Internet firewall and
security solutions to a leading provider of wireless software and systems.
KarlNet created the first commercially shipping firewall (the KarlBridge),
the first wireless residential gateway (the Apple Airport), the
award-winning enterprise Lucent AP-1000 Access Point, and the first outdoor
wireless point-to-multipoint system (TurboCell). With an installed base in
the hundreds of thousands, KarlNet's TurboCell software is the de facto
standard for outdoor wireless networks. KarlNet currently has over 1.5
million distributed products, and is known throughout the industry for
creating quality wireless systems as sold by industry leaders such as Apple,
Agere, Avaya, Lucent, Proxim, and Sony. KarlNet is committed to providing
economical, high-quality, feature-rich products and design services, and has
been recognized by the industry with several "Product of the Year Awards"
for outdoor, enterprise and residential products. KarlNet is a profitable,
privately held networking technology company, and is headquartered in
Dublin, Ohio. For more information please visit www.KarlNet.com or contact
Doug Harman, Director of Business Development at 614.822.5275.
**The SC-4700 Turbocell Client for Windows was removed from the License-it
site because we no longer develop drivers for newer cards. If these license
are to be used with older Orinoco Silver p/n 012938/B(Hermes I), or Gold
cards ie. p/n 014916/D (Hermes I), then please let us know and we will make
licenses available for submitted P.O. Windows Service Patch or updates
causes conflicts with our existing drivers that are problematic to end
users.
Reg Mallory
-----Original Message-----
From: karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com
[mailto:karlnet-bounces@WISPNotes.com]On Behalf Of Eric Sooter
Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 5:58 PM
To: karlnet@WISPNotes.com
Subject: [Karlnet] Question about the SC-4700 Client Licenses
I was talking with Winncom today and they said that Karlnet is discontinuing
the SC-4700 Client License. We have about 60-70 of these deployed along
with Satellite units. Anyone heard about this?
Eric Sooter
The Junction Internet LLC
Partner and Founder
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