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Unleashing the Laptop "UNH's InterOperability Lab has been very useful to us for two reasons," says Michael Paljug, a staff engineer at Intersil Corporation in Palm Bay, Fla. "We're testing things that help us to identify bugs and problems with our equipment. The setup of the lab is very conducive to engineers from different companies getting together unencumbered by the politics of the products." Intersil makes semiconductor chips for wireless LAN cards, small boxes that free computers -- especially laptops -- from their electronic leashes.
"We want our PC card to work with everybody else's access point, and their PC card to work with our access point," Paljug says. "At the IOL we're more comfortable showing our bugs. If we have problems, we're not trying to hide them; we're trying to fix them." Wireless communications is a hot field, with upwards of 50 companies vying for the marketplace's attention. "The companies that are providing this stuff are having a hard time meeting demand," Paljug said. "It's actually a very difficult period. Everybody wants it; it's almost painful." --David Appell Return to the Megabyte Matchmakers story blog comments powered by Disqus9 Edgewood Road Durham NH 03824 (603) 862-2040 alumni@unh.edu |