¬ít1(August 8, 2003) - Users of Intermec Technologies Corp's 700 Series mobile computers now can stay connected to applications as they move between wide area and local area wireless networks. IBM’s WebSphere Everyplace Connection Manager (WECM) software supports Intermec’s dual-radio computers to provide seamless roaming that does not require users to log on each time they re-enter network coverage. The Intermec-IBM system continually monitors the airwaves to determine what coverage is available and automatically routes wireless traffic through the lowest-cost network.

Seamless roaming between networks is a major breakthrough in wireless computing because it provides significant cost savings to users by reducing wireless airtime charges and leveraging investments in 802.11b wireless LANs and public-access "hot spot" connection services.

The 700 Series is the first handheld computer line to offer wireless roaming. IBM’s WECM solution allows session persistence over any of the radio options available in the Intermec 700 Series, including GPRS, CDMA, or IEEE 802.11b. The 700 Series also supports Bluetooth wireless for short-range connectivity between computers and peripherals, and can simultaneously support all three forms of wireless communication in a single device. Intermec’s SymPhone option allows workers to use their 700 Series computers to make voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone calls over wireless LANs.

Intermec's 700 Series already has become a favorite with workers whose daily shifts require powerful, reliable and easy-to-use handheld computers that can take the abuse of industrial, mobile and retail environments. Its optional scanning technologies offer reliable and accurate data and image collection, and its battery capacity ensures up to 10 hours of operation between recharging.