[MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim

[Peter Buncle]

Was that 400m spent making the millions of romabout/skynet/etc cards
that are everywhere ??

-----Original Message-----
From: Brenton D. [mailto:ivile01 at yahoo.com.au]
Sent: Thursday, 21 July 2005 1:48 PM
To: Dean Collins; syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com;
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Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim


No wonder lucent where just going to throw some of the equipment i got
from them in the bin.
 
 
Thanks Brenton
 
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Dean  <mailto:Dean at collins.net.pr> Collins 
To: Brenton D. <mailto:ivile01 at yahoo.com.au>  ;
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Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 1:20 PM
Subject: RE: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim


No lucent paid terrabeam an absolute truckload of money not for the
company (eg the ip itself) but for 50% of the factory that had the
rights to build the terrabeam units themselves.

 

I think it was approx $400M, but you have to remember this was in 2000
during the absolute height of the bubble and terrabeam was going to
change the way we networked cities.

 

 

Cheers,

Dean

p.s. guess not :P

 


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From: Brenton D. [mailto:ivile01 at yahoo.com.au] 
Sent: Wednesday, 20 July 2005 9:39 PM
To: Dean Collins; syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com
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melbwireless at wireless.org.au
Subject: Re: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim

 

and lucent tech own them?

 

 

Thanks Brenton

 

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----- Original Message ----- 

From: Dean  <mailto:Dean at collins.net.pr> Collins 

To: syd-wireless at lists.sydneywireless.com
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Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 6:06 AM

Subject: [MLB-WIRELESS] Proxim

 

Interesting announcement today, I always wondered what happened to
Terrabeam and all of the cash that Lucent pumped into them....I guess we
know.

 

Cheers,

Dean

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 20, 2005 

Dear Proxim Customer: 

We're contacting you with breaking news - Terabeam Wireless,
www.terabeam.com <http://www.terabeam.com> , a leading provider of
long-range, license-free wireless data equipment, is acquiring
substantially all of the assets of Proxim Corporation. 

Just over a month ago we announced the intent of Moseley Associates to
acquire Proxim's assets as well as its domestic and foreign operations.
At the time we indicated that the final acquisition would be completed
after a bidding process. Although we did not anticipate another company
stepping in with a higher offer, we are excited to announce that the
higher bidder and future parent is Terabeam. 

Terabeam is a publicly-held company that is very well-respected in the
wireless space and well-aligned with Proxim's long-range objectives.
Terabeam is acquiring all of the assets of Proxim and will continue to
deliver and support our ORiNOCO, Tsunami and Lynx product lines. 

Rob Fitzgerald, CEO of Terabeam Wireless, has stated his intent to move
forward quickly to close on the acquisition and, when practical, plans
to move Terabeam headquarters to the Proxim San Jose facility. Combining
our product lines, our talent and technology will allow us to continue
to focus on the needs our combined customers and to grow the overall
adoption of wireless networking. 

We will continue to update you as Terabeam acquisition of Proxim is
finalized. We value our relationships with all our customers and we
greatly appreciate your loyalty and understanding. 

Sincerely, 

Kevin Duffy
President and CEO
Proxim Corporation
kduffy at proxim.com <mailto:kduffy at proxim.com> 

 


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