According to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey of CEOs of fast-growing U.S. companies, 38 percent of these industry leaders plan to increase technology spending in their companies within the next 12 months. Asked to identify what they thought would be the most important and successful technologies during the next 2-3 years, 65 percent mentioned high-speed data transfer services, 62 percent pinpointed security-related applications, and 61 percent cited wireless local-area networks (WLANs). All of these technologies are directly Internet-related, with broadband and wireless widely viewed as having special importance. Greater speed, wireless access, and better security are the three key areas seen as important and promising by companies today. While many obstacles currently hold back the growth of WLANs, wireless is still widely seen as having a bright future.

This year at Computex, NDC's exhibit is divided into three sections: Modules, Retail OEM, and System Integration.

In the Modules section can be found wireless modules of all kinds, ready to be built into customers' existing products. More and more makers of networking and telecommunications products, seeing the trend toward the installation of high-mobility, high-performance networks, are looking to give their current products integrated wireless networking capability. NDC's module OEM/ODM service makes available to these companies a wealth of development expertise and production know-how built up through long experience in the design and manufacture of WLAN products. On exhibit is the NWH3050 802.11g module, ideal for makers of embedded systems, cable/ADSL modems, routers, set-top boxes, and industry-level PCs. Manufacturers of portable devices such as Web cams, PDAs, Web pads, and so on, can examine a selection of 802.11b+, WANDA, and Compact Flash modules. With NDC's module OEM/ODM offerings, Vendors can quickly bring out new WLAN-enabled of their products without costly investment in R&D and additional personnel. And, to ensure that customers get the best product possible, NDC continually develops new solutions based on the latest technological advancements. NDC promises the best in performance and quality — and offers a high degree of flexibility in such areas as manufacturing process and order size, ensuring that customers can take advantage of opportunities as they arise in today's rapidly changing marketplace.

Among the items shown in the Retail OEM section are 802.11b, 802.11b+, and 802.11g CardBus adapters and access points (APs). High-quality manufacturing and competitive prices give customers a complete line of attractive WLAN products to choose from. IEEE 802.11b is currently the WLAN specification with the widest adoption and the greatest number of applications. 802.11g extends the 802.11b technology to offer a maximum speed of 54 Mbps — more than four times that of 802.11b — and significantly higher RF penetrating power — the ability to overcome obstacles in the wave path — in the same 2.4-GHz frequency band, but with only a 50 percent increase in equipment cost. NDC recently released its first 802.11g products, mini-PCI and CardBus adapters and a mini AP, all based on an 802.11g chipset from Texas Instruments. In addition to being 802.11g compliant, these products can all interoperate with both 11-Mbps 802.11b and 22-Mbps 802.11b+ devices.

With many years of experience in the RF field, NDC pays special attention to system integration issues. Not only does the company offer complete lines of indoor and outdoor WLAN solutions, its dual-mode adapter integrates GPRS and WLAN technologies in a single convenient package. Outdoor solutions are unique in that they are exposed to extremes of temperature and moisture, so they must keep working, and must maintain a high level of performance and reliability, under the harshest environmental conditions. Enterprises can benefit greatly from this series of products: because devices can be installed outdoors, wireless links can be put in place between buildings, extending the corporate network in such a way that network management can be centralized and a single leased-line Internet connection can be shared by all, greatly reducing costs. Outdoor products also enable the creation of "hotspots," making it possible to offer network connectivity in public areas, on campuses, and throughout the grounds of hotels and recreational facilities. NDC's GPRS/WLAN dual-mode adapter meets the demands of all-round wireless connectivity. It offers triple-band (800/1800/1900 MHz) GPRS capability and full IEEE 802.11b compliance. Users can enjoy WLAN speeds in hotspots, and then automatically switch to GPRS operation in areas covered only by GPRS base stations.

National Datacomm Corporation was founded in 1989 and is located in the Hsinchu Science-based Industrial Park. The company's principle founders possess extensive technical and managerial experience in the U.S. satellite communications industry and related fields. NDC was established expressly as a provider of wireless data communications products.

NDC is a leader in the broadband wireless communications field. The company is focused on the development, manufacture, and marketing of enterprise-level wireless local-area networking products and solutions, and on providing enterprises with vertically and horizontally integrated network applications and equipment. NDC products provide the infrastructure for WLAN sucess stories all over the world. The broad technical and managerial experience of the company's founding team — veterans of the U.S. satellite communications industry — plus NDC's outstanding R&D and manufacturing capabilities, make for a unique set of core competencies in the wireless networking field. By applying its core competencies over the years to build its operations, NDC has earned affirmation and accolades from many well-known international firms. To see NDC's products and talk with members of the NDC team, visit booth A416, 515 at Computex Taipei 2003. NDC welcomes you!

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