PRESS RELEASE
April 15, 2003
Apple Sells Over 150,000 AirPort Extreme Products
MARKHAM, Ontario—April 15, 2003—Apple® today announced that more than150,000 AirPort® Extreme wireless networking products have been sold thispast quarter, representing nearly half of all 802.11 products the companyshipped during the quarter. AirPort Extreme is the next generation of Wi-Fiwireless networking technology based on the new ultra-fast 802.11g standard.Compatible with millions of 802.11b-based Wi-Fi products, 802.11g offersdata rates almost five times faster and is quickly gaining widespreadacceptance as the next generation standard for wireless networking.*
“Apple was the first computer company to ship 802.11b products with thelaunch of AirPort in 1999, and now we're the first company to ship 802.11gin volume with AirPort Extreme,” said Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice presidentof Hardware Product Marketing. “802.11g-based AirPort Extreme runs fivetimes faster than 802.11b, but it's fully backward compatible with themillions of 802.11b Wi-Fi products.”
AirPort Extreme works with the installed base of 802.11b devices, includingpublic Hot Spots and Wi-Fi certified 802.11b Windows solutions. With up to50 users per base station, AirPort Extreme supports many more users thantypical base stations, providing the flexibility and power to service bothhomes and schools. AirPort Extreme Base Stations offer advanced featuressuch as a USB port for low-cost wireless USB printer sharing and the abilityto bridge up to four additional AirPort Extreme Base Stations together.**
Apple's new 17-inch PowerBook® G4 includes the AirPort Extreme Card, and forAirPort Extreme-enabled systems, including the 12-inch PowerBook G4, 17-inchflat-screen iMac® and new Power Mac® G4 desktops, the card is available forjust $149 (CDN). Starting at just $379 (CDN), the 802.11g AirPort ExtremeBase Station operates at up to 54 Mbps�nearly five times faster than 802.11btechnology.*
- *Based on IEEE 802.11g draft specification. Data rates greater than 11 Mbpsrequire an AirPort Extreme Base Station, an AirPort Extreme Card, and anAirPort Extreme-ready computer. Actual speed will vary based on range fromthe base station, environmental conditions and other factors.** Wireless printing over USB requires Mac OS X version 10.2.3 or later anda compatible printer.
Apple Canada Inc. is headquartered in Markham, Ontario and is a wholly-ownedsubsidiary of Apple Computer, Inc. Apple products are available at more than450 Authorized Apple Canada Dealer locations across Canada.
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