“Intersil, the world’s leading developer of silicon technology
for Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), announced today that
AbsoluteValue Systems, Inc., is utilizing the PRISM WLAN chip set
in a new Systems Developers Kit that facilitates wireless
networking system development for Linux-based operating
platforms.”
“Being introduced as the first Linux solution of its kind,
AbsoluteValue’s Developers Kit is a complete package of software,
hardware, documentation and source code that allows developers to
quickly implement a WLAN system. Its availability opens the door
for standards-compliant, wireless network connectivity for users of
the open-source GNU/Linux Operating System.”
“Intersil is pleased to be a part of AbsoluteValue’s
industry-first developers kit for the Linux Operating System,”
said Larry Ciaccia, vice president and general manager of PRISM
Wireless Products at Intersil. “As Internet appliances begin to
proliferate, Linux will be widely adopted as an ideal operating
platform for mobile computing applications, a fact that makes this
type of developers kit critical for the deployment of Linux-based
wireless LAN solutions.”