Proxim and Fujitsu Expand Strategic Relationship; Fujitsu Integrates Proxim’s RangeLAN2 Technology into New Stylistic 500 RF Computer

February 27, 1995 — Proxim, Inc., a leading supplier of wireless data communications products, announced today an expanded strategic rela-tionship with Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc. (FPSI), a premier provider of mobile computing solutions.

The expanded strategic relationship is based on FPSI’s integration of Proxim’s award-winning RangeLAN2 technology into Fujitsu’s highly successful Stylistic 500, an Intel 486DX2-50 Windows-based tablet computer. The Stylistic 500 RF represents the third joint effort between Fujitsu and Proxim to deliver state-of-the-art integrated wireless handheld computers to the mobile computing marketplace.

“We are gratified that Fujitsu, one of the leading providers of high-powered Windows-based handheld computers, has once again selected Proxim as its strategic partner for wireless LAN technology,” said David King, Proxim’s president and CEO. “Fujitsu’s continuing leadership in the area of wireless LAN integration has resulted in another industry-first product that meets an immediate and growing market need in application environments such as health care, retailing, hospitality and financial services.”

Stylistic 500 RF

The Stylistic 500 RF Windows-based tablet measures 7.2″ x 10.7″ x 1.5″ and is powered by an Intel 486DX2-50 CPU. It features parallel, serial, keyboard and floppy disk drive ports; four MB of RAM expandable to 20MB; a Type I/II/III PCMCIA version 2.0 expansion slot; an 8-inch transmissive backlit, 64-level VGA screen; support for an external VGA monitor; and optional 105 or 170 MB PCMCIA hard disk drives. The handheld tablet supports MS-DOS 6.2, Windows for Pen Computing, PenDOS and PenRight operating systems. The only tablet computer to operate on standard Lithium-Ion batteries, the Stylistic 500 RF will be available in the first quarter of 1995.

“Our users have increasingly demanded fully integrated wireless connectivity as a mandatory element in their mobile computing solution,” said Lou Panetta, executive vice president of Fujitsu Personal Systems. “Fujitsu’s continuing partnership with Proxim demonstrates our mutual commitment to provide customers with the most robust and highly integrated wireless data communications capability available in the market.”

RangeLAN2 Products

Proxim’s RangeLAN2 product family is designed for high performance mobility-based wireless LAN applications. Based on highly secure, interference-immune 2.4 GHz frequency hopping spread spectrum technology, the RangeLAN2 family delivers the longest range, highest throughput and most advanced wireless network architecture of any product in its class. RangeLAN2 provides an uncompressed data rate of 1.6 megabits per second (Mbps) per channel across each of 15 channels, permitting an aggregate wireless network bandwidth of up to 24 Mbps, with state-of-the-art features such as seamless roaming, advanced power management, the IEEE-endorsed high throughput modulation approach and site survey diagnostics.

The RangeLAN2 product family includes RangeLAN2/PCMCIA for notebook PCs and handheld computers, Range-LAN2/ISA for desktop PCs and servers, and RangeLAN2/Access Point, a wireless bridge that provides protocol-independent access to wired Ethernet LANs.

About the Companies

Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc., headquartered in Santa Clara, Calif., is a leader in providing solutions for data collection and decision support applications through the development of super portable palmtop, pen-based and communicating computers. Its solutions are designed to meet the needs of applications where light weight, small form factor and long battery life are essential. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu, Ltd.

Headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., Proxim, Inc., (NASDAQ:PROX) was founded in 1984 to develop and mar-ket wireless communications technology. Since 1989, the company has been an industry-leading supplier of 902 MHz and 2.4 GHz spread spectrum wireless data networking products. In 1994, Proxim introduced RangeLAN2, its award-winning second generation frequency hopping wireless LAN product family. To date, the company has shipped more than 85,000 spread spectrum radio products.

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CONTACTS:
Proxim, Inc., Mountain View
Mack Sullivan, 415/960-1630
Walt & Sommerhauser Communications, Inc.
Paige Burgess or John Evans, 408/496-0900
Fujitsu Personal Systems, Inc., Santa Clara
Lou Panetta, 408/982-9500