Summit Data Communications has announced new products and new operating system support. Wi-Fi radio cards in Summit’s new 20G Family deliver wireless LAN technology to mobile devices with external compact flash and PCMCIA slots. Support for Windows XP and XP Embedded (XPe) extends Summit’s client reach beyond the world of Windows CE and Windows Mobile.

The Summit 20G Family of IEEE 802.11g client cards includes two products: a compact flash card and a PCMCIA card. Each card combines a Summit 10G family radio module, a high-performance diversity antenna under a protective cover, and Summit’s enterprise-class software. The result is a Wi-Fi card that, when inserted in a device’s external card slot, delivers the same performance, reliable operation, Wi-Fi and Cisco certifications, and other capabilities found on mobile devices with Summit’s 10G modules inside.

Summit initially delivered its complete software suite on Windows CE and Windows Mobile because those operating systems are predominant on data terminals and similar devices. Now, by porting its software to XP and XPe, Summit enables its radio modules and cards to operate on even more business-critical mobile devices.

Summit offers two 20G models: the SDC-CF20G compact flash card and the SDC-PC20G PCMCIA card. Each is an 802.11g card with an integrated diversity antenna. Both products are Wi-Fi certified and certified for Cisco compatible extensions version 3 for ASDs.

List prices are U.S. $119 for the CF20G card and U.S. $139 for the PC20G card. Volume discounts are available to qualified mobile device vendors. The purchase price covers radio hardware, all necessary software, and a broad range of certification and support services provided by Summit and Summit partners. Summit 20G cards are available in pilot quantities now and will be available in production quantities in July.

Summit software for XP and XPe will be available to qualified organizations for testing later this month and will be generally available in July. Summit software supports the 10G family and the 20G family of Summit products.