Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum
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The Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum (WLIF) was an non-profit industry organization founded in 1996 to promote and certify wireless LAN
products meeting the OpenAir
and IEEE 802.11
standards. It disbanded in 2001. In 1998 Mike Jones of Intermec was the chairman and its membership included:
Wireless LAN
A wireless local area network links two or more devices using some wireless distribution method , and usually providing a connection through an access point to the wider internet. This gives users the mobility to move around within a local coverage area and still be connected to the network...
products meeting the OpenAir
OpenAir (communications standard)
OpenAir was an early wireless standard promoted by the Wireless LAN Interoperability Forum implemented predominantly by Proxim Wireless devices. It operates in the 2.4GHz band and uses frequency hopping with 0.8 and 1.6 Mb/s bit rates via 2 or 4 frequency-shift keying modulation....
and IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11
IEEE 802.11 is a set of standards for implementing wireless local area network computer communication in the 2.4, 3.6 and 5 GHz frequency bands. They are created and maintained by the IEEE LAN/MAN Standards Committee . The base version of the standard IEEE 802.11-2007 has had subsequent...
standards. It disbanded in 2001. In 1998 Mike Jones of Intermec was the chairman and its membership included:
- AMP (now part of Tyco ElectronicsTyco ElectronicsTE Connectivity, Ltd., previously known as Tyco Electronics, Ltd., and formerly a segment of Tyco International, is a leading global provider of engineered electronic components, network solutions, undersea telecommunication systems, and specialty products for customers in more than 150 countries...
) - Citadel
- Cruise Technologies
- Data GeneralData GeneralData General was one of the first minicomputer firms from the late 1960s. Three of the four founders were former employees of Digital Equipment Corporation. Their first product, the Data General Nova, was a 16-bit minicomputer...
- Fujitsu Personal SystemsFujitsuis a Japanese multinational information technology equipment and services company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is the world's third-largest IT services provider measured by revenues....
- Hand Held ProductsHand Held ProductsHand Held Products is the world's largest manufacturer of linear and 2D handheld barcode scanners based on imaging technology. Its product range includes rugged mobile computers, image kiosks, and barcode verification devices...
- Hewlett-PackardHewlett-PackardHewlett-Packard Company or HP is an American multinational information technology corporation headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA that provides products, technologies, softwares, solutions and services to consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses and large enterprises, including...
- IBMIBMInternational Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
- IDWare
- Intermec Technologies
- Kansai
- Kinetic Computer
- LXE
- MaxTech
- Mitsubishi Electronics AmericaMitsubishiThe Mitsubishi Group , Mitsubishi Group of Companies, or Mitsubishi Companies is a Japanese multinational conglomerate company that consists of a range of autonomous businesses which share the Mitsubishi brand, trademark and legacy...
- Monarch Marketing Systems (subsidiary of Paxar, now part of Avery DennisonAvery DennisonAvery Dennison Corporation is a global manufacturer and distributor of pressure sensitive adhesive materials , office products, and various paper products....
) - MotorolaMotorolaMotorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
- NEC Computer Systems DivisionNEC, a Japanese multinational IT company, has its headquarters in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. NEC, part of the Sumitomo Group, provides information technology and network solutions to business enterprises, communications services providers and government....
- Percon (formerly a division of PSC Inc.PSC Inc.PSC Inc. is a major manufacturer of portable data terminals, mobile data terminals, wireless terminals, bar code scanners, and RFID readers. The company reports having more than 4500 customers worldwide, including top companies in the airline, food, pharmaceutical, retail, aerospace, and chemical...
, now IntelliTrack) - Proxim WirelessProxim WirelessProxim Wireless Corporation , is a San Jose, California-based company that builds scalable broadband wireless networking systems for communities, enterprises, governments, and service providers. It claims to offer WLAN, mesh, point-to-multipoint and point-to-point products through a global channel...
- SharpSharp Corporationis a Japanese multinational corporation that designs and manufactures electronic products. Headquartered in Abeno-ku, Osaka, Japan, Sharp employs more than 55,580 people worldwide as of June 2011. The company was founded in September 1912 and takes its name from one of its founder's first...