IRVINE, Calif. – August 22, 2006 – Linksys®, a Division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and the recognized leading global manufacturer of voice, wireless, and networking hardware for home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and small business user, today announced it has begun shipping the Linksys Easy Link Advisor (LELA) application on its Wireless-G Broadband Router with SpeedBooster (WRT54GS).

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July 31, 2006 (IDG News Service) -- Small businesses will get some of the wireless LAN bells and whistles that large companies already have as Cisco Systems Inc.'s Linksys division expands its product lineup.

A new router, access point and CardBus adapter will use a draft version of the 802.11n standard for high speed, as a slew of consumer wireless gear does already.

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IRVINE, Calif. - MAY 11, 2006 - Linksys®, a Division of Cisco Systems, Inc., the recognized leading provider of voice, wireless and networking hardware for the consumer, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and small business customer, today announced the immediate availability of the Linksys Gigabit ExpressCard Adapter (EC1000).

Purpose-Built for Small Business Networks

Linksys® ... today launched the offering of a new line of Gigabit and Fast Ethernet switches for small businesses. The eight new switches, part of Linksys WebView small business solutions switch family, help meet the needs of businesses looking for a cost effective way to provide high speed networking to their users or to easily migrate their networks from Fast Ethernet to Gigabit.
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Portless Networks has released a new update for the Ewrt Firmware for the WRT54G and WRT54GS.

Ewrt is the Enhanced WRT linux distribution for the Linksys WRT54G and GS wireless routers. It was forked from the Linksys WRT54G 3.01.3 codebase by Irving Popovetsky and Brandon Psmythe of Portless Networks, a wireless networking company in Portland, OR...

»www.portless.net/menu/ewrt/

Cisco Systems recently entered the Hosted Small Business market with its announcement of a new brand, Linksys One - a purpose-built line of products and services for small businesses.

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Linksys One: »www.linksysone.com/

VoIP providers Skype and Linksys have struck a partnership to launch a new cordless VoIP phone. The new offering will be called CIT200, and will enable callers to make free Skype calls wherever they are, not just from their computer.

Full articles: TeleGeography & Irish Developer Network

Networking Leader Ships First Products with SecureEasySetup™ Feature

IRVINE, Calif. - July 25, 2005 - Linksys®, a Division of Cisco Systems, Inc., the recognized leading provider of VoIP, wireless and networking hardware for the consumer, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and small business markets, today announced it has begun shipping products with SecureEasySetup (SES) technology. SES enables users to set up and add security to their wireless networks with a push of a button. Linksys is adding the SES feature to a number of products in its line of Wireless-G and Wireless-G with SpeedBooster products at no extra cost.


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WTR54GS Makes It Easy to Create a More Secure Wireless Network
from Hotel Rooms or Coffee Houses

IRVINE, Calif. - July 25, 2005 - Linksys®, a Division of Cisco Systems, Inc., the recognized leading provider of VoIP, wireless and networking hardware for the consumer, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and small business markets, today announced its newest router, the Wireless-G Travel Router with SpeedBooster (WTR54GS). This new high-speed, mobile router provides users the ability to easily set up a wireless network in a hotel room or through a hotspot, such as in an airport or coffee house.


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Cisco-Linksys Division to Develop Unique Networked Entertainment Products for the Consumer

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 22, 2005 - Cisco Systems® today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held KiSS Technology A/S of Hørsholm, Denmark. This represents Cisco's second acquisition for its Linksys® division, the recognized leading provider of VoIP, wireless and networking hardware for home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and small business environments. KiSS is a leading technology provider for networked entertainment devices and has a product portfolio that includes home video products such as networked DVD players and networked DVD recorders. KiSS's technology platform also has the capability to extend to other consumer electronics products and will help Linksys develop a unique, networked entertainment product suite.


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VOICE-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) is hot, and Linksys founder Victor Tsao has been coolly surprised by the market acceptance for the technology.

Linksys has shipped over 2 million VoIP ports for the period September last year to May 2005.

Linksys routers swept the Editors' Choice awards in all three categories in a feature article on wireless networking in the June 7 issue of PC Magazine. The other manufacturers reviewed are Belkin, Buffalo, D-Link, and Netgear.

Linksys Sweeps All Three Categories

Here are the three categories and the Editors' Choice routers.
Fast (802.11g): WRT54G
Faster (Enhanced 802.11g): WRT54GS
Fastest (MIMO/pre-n): WRT54GX

Get Wireless-G for Free with Voice Over IP Through the "Big Trade-In" Promotion From Linksys and Vonage

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»Vonage, Cisco team up in Wi-Fi giveaway
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»The New WRTP54G

Introducing IPv6 to the Home Network
IPv6 solves a number of problems which obtain on the Internet today. These include address space exhaustion, stateless autoconfiguration, and low cost restoration of end-to-end addressability in the face of ubiquitous network address translation (NAT).

First Acquisition for Linksys Division; Adds Experienced Team and VoIP Technology

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 26, 2005 –– Cisco Systems® today announced a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Sipura Technology, Inc. This represents Cisco’s first acquisition for its Linksys division, the leading provider of wireless and networking hardware for home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and small business environments. Sipura is a leader in consumer voice over internet protocol (VoIP) technology and is a key technology provider for Linksys’ current line of VoIP networking devices. In addition to Sipura’s valuable technology and customer relationships, their experienced team with extensive VoIP expertise will help build a foundation for Linksys’ internal research and development capabilities in voice, video and other markets.


Linksys Press Release

Linksys, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and the leading global manufacturer of broadband, wireless, and networking hardware for home and Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) environments, announced a new line of next generation Wireless-G (802.11g) products that enhance the speed and range of a Wireless-G network. The new Wireless-G Router with SRX (WRT54GX) and Wireless-G PC Card with SRX (WPC54GX) (SRX stands for Speed and Range eXpansion) can provide faster wireless network throughput, reduced dead spots, and increased wireless range over standard Wireless-G networks. Users will benefit from the following features in the Linksys SRX Products:

• Wireless network range can reach up to 3 times* farther and wireless network performance can be enhanced by up to 8 times* compared to the throughput of standard 802.11g technology when using all SRX products
• Designed for interoperability and enhanced performance with all standards-compliant 802.11g and 802.11b products
• All in one device: Internet sharing router, 4-port 10/100 switch, and an SRX-enhanced Wireless-G access point
• Includes WPA, SPI firewall and 802.1x authentication and authorization

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Linksys®, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and the leading global manufacturer of broadband, wireless, and networking hardware for home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and small business environments, today announced its Compact Wireless-G Broadband router (WRT54GC), which provides home and mobile users with the flexibility, to provide both seamless wireless access and connectivity for wired Ethernet devices in a small compact design.

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The Linksys Compact Wireless-G Broadband Router is really three devices in one small box. First, there's the Wireless Access Point, which lets you connect both screaming fast Wireless-G (802.11g at 54Mbps) and Wireless-B (802.11b at 11Mbps) devices to the network.

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Linksys(R), a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and the leading global manufacturer of broadband, wireless, and networking hardware for home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and small business environments, today announced two new switches for small businesses -- the 16-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch with WebView (SRW2016) and the 24-Port 10/100/1000 Gigabit Switch with WebView. (SRW2024)

Both new gigabit switches feature WebView remote monitoring and fiber expansion. WebView lets administrators control their network remotely through a web browser for configuration and monitoring traffic; while fiber expansion options through the two Mini GBIC ports allow administrators to add mini GBIC SFP Transceivers for longer range, high throughput connections to the main network. Story Continues @ press.arrivenet.com

Linksys Introduces New Power Over Ethernet Adapter Kit for Small Business Solutions

The Linksys 12 Volt Power over Ethernet Adapter Kit Simplifies Wireless Installations
IRVINE, Calif. – February 17, 2005 – Linksys®, a division of Cisco Systems, Inc., and the leading global manufacturer of broadband, wireless, and networking hardware for home, Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) and small business environments, today announced its 12 Volt Power Over Ethernet Adapter Kit (WAPPOE12), a small business solution which simplifies wireless installations by combining power and data into one cable.