Tim Higgins
The company plans to integrate Colubris’ product line, which includes draft 802.11n-based products, into its ProCurve Networking product portfolio.
Red Herring reports that Colubris had been looking to be acquired since Aruba Networks went public last year and had hired an "exit specialist" to look for potential buyers.
The acquisition is expected to close by the end of HP’s fiscal year 2008.
Western Digital today announced a line of home routers optimized for distributing wireless content.
ASUS has announced its "me-too" draft 802.11ac router.
Atheros Communications today announced its first Bluetooth product. The AR3011 is a Bluetooth 2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) solution specifically targeted for PC applications and the first member of Atheros' ROCm (Radio-on-Chip for Mobile) family of Bluetooth solutions.
The AR3011 is a single-chip solution that supports WLAN co-existence and simultaneous usage of multiple Bluetooth-based devices. Atheros will offer the device in combination with the company's wireless LAN products to the PC OEM market to drive adoption of Bluetooth technology in laptops and desktops.
