Ekahau Connects With Digi to Location-Enable Wireless LAN Devices

Ekahau Connects With Digi to Location-Enable Wireless LAN Devices

March 14, 2006

Ekahau's Embedded Technology Delivers Streamlined, Tagless Deployment of Real Time Location Services via Digi WLAN Modules

    SAN DIEGO, March 14 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Ekahau Inc.
today announced that it is collaborating with Digi
International(R) (Nasdaq: DGII) to embed Ekahau's
location-enabling technology into the Digi Connect(R)
family of wireless LAN embedded modules and external device
server products. The Digi Connect 802.11b WLAN products
provide wireless connectivity to a wide range of edge
devices, such as medical equipment in health care
facilities and industry leading WPA2/802.11i security which
is a critical requirement in many commercial-grade
applications. By enhancing the Digi Connect product line
with location tracking capabilities from Ekahau, customers
will have a robust and secure wireless networking solution
that allows them to easily and cost-effectively add
applications to track assets, equipment and people.

    As part of this close collaborative effort, Ekahau is
licensing its software to Digi, which is integrating the
software into the Digi Connect Wi-EM, Digi Connect Wi-ME,
and Digi Connect Wi-SP products. These products are used by
many industries including health care, manufacturing,
mining, oil and gas. By integrating the Digi Connect
802.11b product with the Located by Ekahau in a IV pump,
forklift or even a miner's lighting system, these assets
become immediately trackable with the deployment of the
Ekahau Real Time Location System (RTLS) solution.

    "The addition of Ekahau's real-time location
services to our Digi Connect product line allows us to give
our customers a way to increase the value and utility of
their Wi-Fi networks," said Steve Ericson, director,
product management, Digi International. "Ekahau's
non-proprietary software solution in combination with
Digi's highly secure and standards-based wireless product
offering is distinctive because it will integrate easily
and cost-effectively with existing Wi-Fi networks. And, by
having Ekahau's software integrated into our products, we
are making it easier for our customers to leverage their
wireless infrastructure investment by eliminating the need
to purchase specialized RFID tags or deploy a separate,
proprietary system when they're ready to add location
tracking applications."

    Located by Ekahau Initiative

    "This OEM agreement with Digi is the first in a
series of similar agreements that Ekahau will be entering
into as part of its Located by Ekahau initiative."
Located by Ekahau is a program in which Ekahau partners
with wireless device manufacturers to incorporate Ekahau's
industry-leading Wi-Fi enabled RTLS solutions in new and
existing products. With Located by Ekahau,
location-enabling technology will be embedded into a myriad
of devices -- Voice over WiFi (VoWiFi) handsets, with Wi-Fi
adapters, laptops, PDAs, barcode and RFID scanners, medical
equipment and other special purpose tools.  This
infrastructure allows end users to quickly deploy RTLS
solutions using existing Wi-Fi networks for tracking assets
and people without the need to purchase specialized tags.

    "Wireless device manufacturers are becoming
acutely aware that they must include a location-enabling
component in their product offerings in order to stand out
in a competitive market," said Tuomo Rutanen, vice
president of business development for Ekahau.  "This
partnership with Digi exemplifies how Ekahau can work with
manufacturers to deliver a comprehensive solution that
allows end users to quickly deploy advanced wireless
applications."

    You will be able to see a demonstration of the Located
by Ekahau utility on the Digi booth at the Embedded Systems
Conference in San Jose April 4 - 6th.

    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. Ekahau is a
U.S. based corporation, with offices in Saratoga, CA;
Reston, VA; Helsinki, Finland and Hong Kong, China.  For
more information about Ekahau, please visit at
http://www.ekahau.com .

    About Digi International

    Digi International(R), based in Minneapolis, makes
device networking easy by developing products and
technologies that are cost effective and easy to use. Digi
markets its products through a global network of
distributors and resellers, systems integrators and
original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).  For more
information, visit http://www.digi.com .

    For more information, please contact:

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     Juliet Travis, 
     Rocket Science PR
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    Ekahau 
     Jarmo Ikonen, 
     Sales Director
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