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Five Years Ago: Intel, Xircom Deal To Shape Mobile Computing Future
News Intel and PC Card specialist Xircom today said their three year OEM and technology agreement will be key in bringing notebooks up to desktop standards. Mobile solutions still have a delay of up to four months on desktops," said Benny Van Calster...
[January 20, 2002, 6:31]
Xircom To Support Handspring
News Xircom has announced that it is extending its handheld PC support to Handspring, the Palm Pilot clone maker. Xircom said that it will provide a variety of Springboard modules integrating Ethernet, modem and wireless technologies giving Visor users...
[January 6, 2000, 10:50]
Xircom Sets Sights On Consumer Gadgets
News Mobile communications specialist Xircom has the consumer firmly in its sights, following Tuesday's acquisitions. Traditionally Xircom has a corporate focus but yesterday bought up Universal Serial Bus (USB) product manufacturer Entegra -- the...
[September 29, 1999, 10:11]
Nuggets: Xircom Goes For Win CE... Don't Ask?
News According to connectivity company Xircom, Windows CE-based PDAs are what corporates want their staff to use. Based on this claim, which seemed to be based on nothing more than anecdotal evidence, Xircom on Thursday launched its CompactCard family...
[May 7, 1999, 15:18]
Xircom, TDK Prep GSM/ISDN Combo Cards
News Launching its first GSM PC Card at CeBit today - a data-only card supporting Ericsson and Philips handsets - Xircom president and CEO Dirk Gates said that a standard 56kbps agreement may not be too far away in the light of the 3Com/US Robotics...
[March 14, 1997, 10:12]
Xircom Sells Wireless LAN Unit
News The new company is Netwave Technologies, the result of a management buyout and run by Jerry Ulrich, who also had CFO responsibilities in his time at Xircom. In Europe, Xircom will continue to have responsibility for Netwave until the end of the year.
[September 18, 1996, 11:35]
Intel Winding Down Xircom Subsidiary
News Intel is winding down its Xircom networking subsidiary, part of the chipmaker's strategy to concentrate on its basic markets. Intel is in the process of closing its Thousand Oaks, California offices, the former Xircom headquarters, and is...
[February 3, 2003, 8:04]
Xircom SpringPort Modem 56 GlobalACCESS review
Reviews Business travellers or casual email users who need online connectivity in a hurry will find that Xircom's SpringPort Modem 56 GlobalACCESS comes with a full suite of ready-to-use software, a standard telephone jack and rock-solid stability.
[January 8, 2001, 23:00]
Double Height PCIMA Slot Laptops
Forum I current run a Dell Latitude laptop running a CAD package which has its license locked to a XIRCOM double height network adaptor. Alternatively does anyone know of a adaptor device to plug the Xircom card into, then connect to a laptop via a USB...
[April 11, 2006, 7:24]
Intel Puts Down Rex
News Intel acquired Rex as part of its acquisition of Xircom, which was completed in March. Intel now plans to focus the former Xircom unit on making networking accessories for desktop PCs, laptops and other handhelds, including Palm's products, Intel...
[August 22, 2001, 8:49]
VoiceStream Up On Buyout Rumours
News Last month, VoiceStream agreed to sell its OmniPoint Technologies division to Xircom in a stock deal worth $52.2m. That deal also gave VoiceStream a minority stake in Xircom. Shares of VoiceStream Wireless jumped in pre-market trading, after...
[July 11, 2000, 13:50]
ZDNet UK's Mail Room
News Story: Xircom goes for Win CE. Are you sticking to your position that large corporations with thousands of employees such as IDC and Xircom are driven by a magical power from Microsoft that "brainwashes" them?
[May 11, 1999, 11:29]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog Dirk Gates, extremely dapper and disturbingly youthful CEO of Xircom, that's who: fortunately for my nerves, he proves to be delightfully enthusiastic and -- at heart -- the true geek. Xircom's main problem is that its speciality -- PC Cards -- has...
[May 16, 1998, 7:00]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News Dirk Gates, extremely dapper and disturbingly youthful CEO of Xircom, that's who: fortunately for my nerves, he proves to be delightfully enthusiastic and -- at heart -- the true geek. Xircom's main problem is that its speciality -- PC Cards -- has...
[May 16, 1998, 6:00]
Wi-Fi 'in Danger Of Being Overhyped' - Intel Exec
News The company quietly stopped selling its Intel Pro/Wireless 2011, 2011B, 2000/5000 and Xircom Wireless branded products in February 2003, according to its Web site. Chipmaker Intel has discontinued sales of its branded wireless networking products...
[August 29, 2003, 11:15]
Five Years Ago: Intel's Grove: UK Must Use IT Better
News He said Intel's recent deals with Danish network specialist Case Technologies and mobile connectivity firm Xircom were key to laying the infrastructure of faster networks. First published 6 February, 1997
[February 6, 2002, 6:01]
Intel Sells Hard Drive Unit To Adaptec
News Intel's Xircom subsidiary, by contrast, was gradually dissolved. Intel sold ICP Vortex, a subsidiary that specialises in cards for controlling hard drives, to Adaptec this week as the chip giant continues to focus its energies on its core products.
[June 13, 2003, 10:03]
Mobile Quirks Stop Users Booting Windows 98
News Networking cards from 3Com, Intel and Xircom worked fine in PC Week Labs' test. Users who have tried loading the commercial version of Windows 98 on top of Windows 95 have experienced problems getting the operating system to recognize PC Card...
[June 29, 1998, 9:36]
CeBIT 2000: What's Hot At This Year's Show
News No such worries this year, with a multitude of vendors -- including Xircom, Siemens and Psion Dacom -- proudly displaying Bluetooth-enabled wares in a dedicated pavilion. Expect wireless, lots of wireless.
[February 21, 2000, 8:50]
Intel Axes Its Consumer Electronics Unit
News In August, the company discontinued Rex, a personal organiser it acquired when it bought Xircom. Intel is winding down its consumer electronics division as the company continues to pare back to its core chip business.
[October 19, 2001, 9:05]
