Ekahau Announces New Enterprise-Grade Site Survey Version

Ekahau Announces New Enterprise-Grade Site Survey Version

February 23, 2006

Ekahau Site Survey 2.2 Improves Performance 10x and Adds Multi-Language Support

    SARATOGA, Calif., Feb. 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Ekahau
Inc., the industry leader in providing a Wi-Fi based Real
Time Location System (RTLS) solution and Site Survey tools,
today announced the new version 2.2 of Ekahau Site Survey
(ESS). The updated version can now provide large
enterprises with better survey capabilities for large-scale
networks.  

    Ekahau Site Survey 2.2 includes an optimized network
planning algorithm that delivers simulation and network
planning that is more than 10 times faster than in previous
versions. The new release also introduces enhanced device
support for quicker, more accurate surveying of dense
networks consisting of hundreds of access points. In short,
network design, verification and troubleshooting are now
even quicker than before. 

    Ekahau Site Survey 2.2 is currently available in an
English language version, and, by March, it will be
available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and
Portuguese. "By offering a localized version of ESS,
Ekahau makes professional Wi-Fi tools available to users
that prefer using native language in the user interface and
documentation. Combining the native language with the clear
user interface makes ESS the easiest to use site survey
tool in the Wi-Fi market worldwide," said Arttu
Huhtiniemi, Ekahau's director of Product Management. 

    Ekahau Site Survey is the only available Wi-Fi design
and verification tool which combines the whole 802.11
deployment into an all-in-one solution: from planning and
surveying, to troubleshooting and reporting.  Unlike other
site survey tools, ESS assumes that RF is never static, and
thus allows for simulating various changes in the RF
environment, such as density of the client devices.  IT
Managers, especially, see value in the ESS monitoring and
troubleshooting features.  Layer one security and
client-side RF verification, for example, cannot be
monitored by the WLAN switch, or corrected by 'Auto-RF'
features. ESS provides visual capabilities in a stunning
user interface that is well-known for its intuitive
approach. 

    The ESS software family is designed for IT Managers,
system integrators, professional service groups -- anyone
who has to deal with 802.11 installations and management. 
The ESS plays a major role when deploying Wi-Fi based RTLS
solutions such as Ekahau RTLS.  There are three optional
modules available to add to Ekahau Site Survey Standard
edition: Planner for off-site planning and simulation,
Reporter for advanced reporting needs, and GPS for outdoor
surveys.

    Ekahau Site Survey 2.2 is now shipping to customers. 
The price for the ESS Pro edition including all the
optional modules is $3,695.  A FREE trial version of ESS is
available at http://www.ekahau.com/evaluate .  
   
    About Ekahau Inc.

    Ekahau Inc. is the industry leader in providing Wi-Fi
based RTLS solutions.  Ekahau's customers, including
several Fortune 500 companies worldwide, are realizing the
benefits of Wi-Fi-based location services, and innovative
Wi-Fi network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau
partners include wireless software developers, leading
system integrators, and international OEM partners, who
develop and market wireless enterprise applications.  For
more information about Ekahau, please visit at
http://www.ekahau.com .

    Ekahau(TM), Ekahau Positioning Engine(TM), Ekahau Site
Survey(TM), Ekahau T201 (TM), Ekahau RTLS (TM), Ekahau
Finder(TM), Ekahau Tracker(TM) and the Ekahau logo are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Ekahau.  Other
product and company names may be trademarks or trade names
of their respective owners.  

    For more information, please contact:

    Ekahau Public Relation Contacts: 

    Europe 
     Nina Mattsson, 
     Sr Manager, Worldwide Marketing & PR
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]

     Jussi Kiviniemi, 
     Product Manager
     Tel:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]  

    United States 
     Juliet Travis, 
     Rocket Science PR
     Tel:   [phone] x5
     Email: [e-mail]

SOURCE  Ekahau Inc.