Multi-Tech Archived Announcements

Multi-Tech Recognized in M2M magazine’s 2008 M2M 100

Dateline: Jan 15, 2008 — Product Announcement

M2M magazine’s 2008 M2M 100 is a directory of the most influential providers of machine-to-machine technology. Now in its fourth year and published annually in the M2M Sourcebook, the M2M 100 is widely regarded as the definitive record of companies comprising the rapidly emerging machine-to-machine technology market.

"M2M magazine, along with our advisory board, has selected the top 100 companies in the M2M space. These companies deliver leading-edge solutions to their customers by striving to bring the most up-to-date, innovative technology available," said Peggy Smedley, editorial director of M2M. "The M2M 100 gives readers a look at the best providers that the machine-to-machine marketplace has to offer."

Technology providers named to the M2M 100 are chosen from a compilation of over 300 companies gathered from various sources. Examples of the criteria used to compare companies are strength of business model and product/service portfolio, momentum and activity in the last 12 months, and growth potential.

New Cellular Routers for Industrial Control and Management

Dateline: Oct 02, 2007 — Product Announcement

Multi-Tech is now shipping new cellular routers that enable secure management and control of remote devices using EDGE or CDMA wireless communications. The new RF825 series cellular-based industrial routers are part of the Multi-Tech RouteFinder® SOHO Security Appliance family. They are industrial security devices for companies that need secure M2M communication over cellular networks. Using the new RF825 routers, M2M applications can control and manage multiple devices over a single cellular connection with the added security of using Virtual Private Network (VPN) communications.

The RF825 series RouteFinder SOHO is also ideal for mobile applications or as a temporary connection during a LAN/WAN failure. The devices can be Ethernet wired or connected via an optional integrated Wi-Fi® access point.

Now Shipping Quad-band GSM/GPRS Wireless Modems

Dateline: Sep 11, 2007 — Product Announcement

MultiModemÒ GPRS and SocketModemÒ GPRS now support quad-band wireless frequencies making them compatible with all major GSM networks worldwide. The four bands include the 850 and 1900 MHz bands, used in the Americas, and 900 / 1800 MHz bands used in most other parts of the world. Having more than one frequency in one device is useful to enable roaming between different countries or to allow a better coverage in the same country. Multi-Tech recommends its new quad-band modems for new designs. The existing dual-band modem will eventually be phased out.

Mouser and Multi-Tech Systems Sign Distribution Agreement

Dateline: Jun 26, 2007 — Product Announcement

Mouser Electronics and Multi-Tech Systems have signed a distribution agreement for Multi-Tech’s embedded device networking product lines. Mouser Electronics is an electronic component distributor, focused on the rapid introduction of new products and technologies to electronic design engineers.

"Mouser Electronics focuses specifically on the design engineer with timely information about products they need," states Dan Nelson of Multi-Tech Systems. "And Multi-Tech provides a variety of communications technologies in a common footprint that can make engineering designs flexible to face future user needs and challenges. I believe our two companies bring the necessary distribution channel and design synergies to the correct place and time to be successful for both of our companies."

Multi-Tech offers a wide range of embedded technologies via its Universal Socket connectivity initiative including wireless, Ethernet® and dial-up technologies within the same form factor. Universal Socket designs are ideal for developers desiring the flexibility of multiple communications options in their designs while being able to bring products to market quickly, with a minimum of time and expense.

Mouser.com features over 845,000 products online from more than 330 manufacturers. The distributor’s broad-based product line, unsurpassed customer service, and streamlined warehouse operations make Mouser the design engineer’s one-stop shop for all the board-level components and associated development tools necessary for total project design.

According to Mike Scott, Mouser Vice President of Active Products, the distributor welcomes the opportunity to penetrate new markets and increase new customers for Multi-Tech by introducing their innovative solutions to Mouser’s engineering customer base.

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