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PROFILE
MACWIRELESS > A LONG RELATIONSHIP WITH APPLE
Manooch Khajeh is the CEO of
MacWireless and the original founder of
API Engineering, formed prior to
changing the name to MacWireless.
Manooch began his journey with Apple
approximately 20 years ago designing
Ethernet cards for Mac.
MacDirectory > Manooch, how did you
get started with Macintosh?
MacWireless > Mac did not have
Ethernet cards on the motherboard, so I
started designing Ethernet cards for the
motherboards on desktop machines. Then
later on when laptops came out, I
designed products for them. We
designed, developed and licensed over 30
hardware products for the foremost
names in Mac networking. You may
recognize some of the devices we made
for Farallon, Asante, Dayna
Communications, Newer Tech, and
Focus Enhancements.
And then Apple gradually added Ethernet
and then later on 10-100 Ethernet right on
the motherboard. At the end of the '90s
and the beginning of the 2000s, I started
working on wireless. I developed the first
wireless products for Macintosh based on
802.11. That product was called the
Skyline. We had wireless for Macintosh
before Apple had wireless. So that is the
history of this company MacWireless. We
go back as far as networking. There are
some pictures of the early products on
our Web site. If you click on "About Us"
you will find the MacWireless Museum.
MD > When did MacWireless start?
MW > MacWireless made its first
appearance at MacWorld 2002 in New
York. We started MacWireless with three
products -- which were the llBPC card, 11B
USB and 11BPCI, and since then we have
evolved the product line so that now we
now have 11B, 11G and 11N lineup for all
the Macs. We have a wireless solution for
nearly all the older Macs.
MD > Is there anything special you would
like to bring out here?
MW > We have a product called POE --
Power Over the Internet. If you have a
base station that normally needs
electricity to run through a transformer to
get DC current to the device and it
requires an Ethernet data cable -- what
POE does -- it takes the DC power and
injects it into the data wire. POE carries
the power for the device over the same
data cable. This is an excellent item for
schools where they put the device in the
ceiling of a class room or auditorium. The
one data wire can go to 333 feet. This
CAT 5 data cable carries the data and the
power. You have an injector on one end
and a separator or splitter on the other
end. The installer has to run only the one
cable. We support all the Apple base
stations even back to the original Airport
base station.
In December (2007) we will also be
offering switches -- Internet switches --
that provide power, POE power, right in
the switch. These will be on our Web site.
MD > What is your goal for MacWireless?
MW > The primary goal of MacWireless
is to deliver what our name stands for. If
it's wireless and it works with Macintosh,
then MacWireless is the company that
provides it.
MD > What do you see for the future?
MW > Apple is doing extremely well. My
hope and my goal is to grow MacWireless
to follow… Apple to deliver a great line of
wireless products to work with the
Macintosh. MacWireless is now the
premier supplier of wireless products for
Macintosh. We offer a full line of
innovative 11b and 11 g wireless solutions,
including cards, routers, antennae, and
boosters. We specialize in state-of-the-art
accessories for the Apple Airport Base
Station and in helping older Macs join the
wireless revolution.
MacWireless has optimized its online
support process by providing full product
documentation and information to help
with prompt and easy resolution of your
technical questions or issues. Contact
MacWireless at sales@macwireless.com or
support@macwireless.com, or at its Web
site