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HOLTSVILLE, N.Y., Aug. 8 - Symbol Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: SBL), the Enterprise Mobility Company(TM), today announced the appointment of Clint Chaplin, Symbol's wireless security advisor and lead on the wireless standards team, as Wi-Fi Alliance chairman. Prior to his appointment as chairman, Chaplin held the technical chair position at Wi-Fi Alliance.
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"The Wi-Fi Alliance has made great strides in promoting, and educating consumers and enterprises on Wi-Fi technology," said Frank Hanzlik, Managing Director, Wi-Fi Alliance. "Clint Chaplin brings to the Alliance the necessary leadership to further grow the Wi-Fi brand and technology."
Chaplin has more than 25 years of engineering experience in computer technology, and is responsible for driving education, development, and technical direction for Symbol's wireless industry standard initiatives. He was instrumental in Symbol's implementation of the Kerberos security standard into its wireless products. Chaplin co-founded, and currently serves as the chairperson for the IEEE 802.11r task group for wireless roaming, and previously served as the Symbol delegate for the IEEE 802.11i task group for wireless security.
"I am honored to have been selected as chairman of the Wi-Fi Alliance," said Chaplin. "I look forward to leading the organization, and expand the Wi-Fi brand into new and emerging markets as the Wireless LAN market continues to grow worldwide."
Chaplin earned a Bachelors of Science in Electronic Engineering, a Masters of Science in Computer Science, and a Masters of Engineering with a concentration in high-speed digital communications from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo.
In August 1999, Symbol Technologies co-founded the Wi-Fi Alliance with other technology companies to drive the adoption of a globally accepted standard for high-speed, wireless, local area networking.
About Symbol Technologies
Symbol Technologies, Inc., The Enterprise Mobility Company(TM), is a recognized worldwide leader in enterprise mobility, delivering products and solutions that capture, move and manage information in real time to and from the point of business activity. Symbol enterprise mobility solutions integrate advanced data capture products, radio frequency identification technology, mobile computing platforms, wireless infrastructure, mobility software and world-class services programs under the Symbol Enterprise Mobility Services brand. Symbol enterprise mobility products and solutions are proven to increase workforce productivity, reduce operating costs, drive operational efficiencies and realize competitive advantages for the world's leading companies. More information is available at http://www.symbol.com.
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