For Trapeze, this news is huge. The company has always had solid
technology. But after some early missteps, pundits now view it as
trailing Airespace and Aruba. A relationship with 3Com gives Trapeze
significant positive momentum, a greatly expanded sales channel and a
viable development partner. Trapeze insists that its modular software
architecture will make it relatively easy to port its code to 3Com
hardware (APs and switches). That will be the first hurdle. After that,
achieving synergy between the companies' respective development groups
will determine the long-term prospects of enhanced VoWLAN, security and
remote/branch office connectivity.
-- Dave Molta, [email protected]
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