TapRoot Systems, a developer of software for the smartphone market, has announced it now supports Wi-Fi Protected Setup in its rich set of embedded 802.11 Wireless LAN software products.
TapRoot’s WLAN software solutions enable mobile device OEM’s and ODM’s to take advantage of advanced Microsoft (
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“TapRoot’s embedded WLAN software solutions for Windows Mobile handsets have enabled the leading handset OEMs and ODMs to meet the most advanced carrier requirements,” said Justin Helmig (
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“To maintain our leadership position in the industry, we continue to add support for new and compelling features such as Wi-Fi Protected Setup to our WLAN product portfolio.”
TapRoot Systems has developed the necessary security and roaming components that handset vendors need to support and manage the discovery, association, authentication and encryption for 802.11 Wireless LAN networks. Integration-ready solutions for Windows Mobile, Symbian OS, and Linux Mobile include WLAN security supplicants, device drivers, and testing services that enable customers to create differentiated devices with the fastest time to market.
The company provides software products and services for the mobile device marketplace and specializes in foundational software solutions and creative applications for the industry's major mobile operating systems: Windows Mobile, Microsoft Windows CE, Linux Mobile, and Symbian OS.
TapRoot is a Microsoft Certified Partner, a MontaVista (
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TapRoot’s Security Supplicant for Windows Mobile supports a wide variety of security methods including those required for WPA/WPA2 personal and enterprise and now, Wi-Fi Protected Setup certification.
In April, the company announced it was selected by Freescale Semiconductor (
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Edited by Stefania Viscusi