Strategic alliance ensures market-leading Wi-Fi on Nordic ID handheld computers

Published 14th April 2009

Nordic ID strengthens partnership with Summit
14.4.2009

Strategic alliance ensures market-leading Wi-Fi on Nordic ID handheld computers


Salo, Finland (April 14, 2009) – Nordic ID, one of the leading mobile data collection terminal manufacturers in Europe, today announced a strategic alliance with Summit Data Communications, the leading provider of embedded Wi-Fi® solutions for business-critical mobile devices. The partnership provides the next level of better performance for Nordic ID computers with Summit solutions inside.

“We were an early adopter of Summit solutions,” said Hannu Heino, R&D Director of Nordic ID. “Summit has been a reliable partner for nearly three years. Our new strategic alliance with Summit ensures that Nordic ID will be at the forefront of Summit technological innovations and Summit service. Facilitating information flow, channeling and distributing it to the right points across this highly changeable and dynamic field of operations is one of the key challenges for improving our customers’ businesses. Summit WLAN ensures secure and reliable connection in all conditions. ”

“Like Summit, Nordic ID is a relatively small company that competes against much larger rivals,” said Summit president Ron Seide. “Nordic ID succeeds because it understands the requirements of its customers and delivers solutions that address those requirements. Nordic ID is partnering with Summit for the same reasons.”

Summit Wi-Fi solutions are certified for Version 4 of Cisco Compatible Extensions, or CCX, and support all key Wi-Fi industry standards, including the top security standard, known as the Enterprise version of Wi-Fi Protected Access™ 2, or WPA2-Enterprise. With Summit Wi-Fi inside, the security on Nordic ID computers is also sufficient for the retail industry security standard known as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).

The Nordic ID handhelds are advanced mobile computers designed together with the end customers to take the full advantage of RFID and other data collection methods in daily work.

About Nordic ID
Nordic ID, based in Salo, “the mobile valley of Finland”, is one of the main providers of handheld terminals and computers for retail and industry, with customers such as WH Smith, Spar, Coop, Adidas and Kaiser's Tengelmann. Every morning between 8 and 9, over 2 million retail transactions are processed by Nordic ID handhelds. Annually the company supplies over 10,000 products that use the latest wireless and mobile telecommunications technology. For more information, visit www.nordicid.com.

About Summit
Summit Data Communications, Inc. is the mobile in today’s mobile computers and other business-critical mobile devices. Summit’s embedded Wi-Fi solutions provide secure, reliable connections in the challenging environments in which business-critical mobile devices operate, including factories, warehouses, ports, hospitals, and retail stores. For more information, visit www.summitdatacom.com.

Wi-Fi® is a registered trademark and Wi-Fi Protected Access is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance.


For more information, please contact:
Teemu Ainasoja
Director
Nordic ID Solution Centre
Tel. +358 (0)400 251 857
teemu.ainasoja(a)nordicid.com