Ekahau to Provide Underground Asset Tracking for Inco Mines

Ekahau to Provide Underground Asset Tracking for Inco Mines

April 30, 2007

Prominent Canadian Mining Company to Improve Worker
Productivity with Ekahau's Real Time Location System


    SARATOGA, Calif., April 30 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ --
Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time
Location Systems (RTLS), today announced that CVRD Inco
Ltd., a premier mining and metals company and the world's
second largest producer of nickel, has selected Ekahau as
its vendor of choice for underground asset tracking
technology.

    The Ekahau RTLS will be used to track production
vehicles in the company's mines in Ontario, Canada.  With
the real-time location capabilities, Inco employees will
easily be able to find their equipment during scheduled
shift changes.  And, through specialized reports generated
by the Ekahau RTLS solution, mine management will be able
to gain better visibility into operations in order to
improve productivity. 

    "We evaluated a number of location tracking
solutions, but only the Ekahau RTLS demonstrated how we
could maximize the investment in our existing in-mine Wi-Fi
networks to quickly and efficiently locate our production
equipment underground," said Richard Howes, Manager of
East Mines at Inco.  "By using the Ekahau solution to
provide asset visibility from the surface, we are able to
better manage daily mining operations and make changes
without delay to maximize performance."

    Offering the industry's best reliability and location
accuracy, the Ekahau RTLS is the only non-proprietary
real-time tracking solution that can be implemented
entirely over standard, open Wi-Fi networks.  It does not
require the addition of any complex proprietary sensors,
exciters or other infrastructure, as is the case with other
RTLS systems.  Using purpose-built tags and standard
wireless connectivity, the Ekahau RTLS can track objects or
people with an accuracy of as little as three feet across
large production facilities or multi-campus enterprises. 
By doing so, it provides a single centralized solution that
delivers enterprise visibility across all assets.  In
addition, Ekahau and St. Paul, Minn.-based 3M have teamed
up to bring innovative RTLS solutions, along with 3M's
materials expertise and strengths and knowledge of the
mining industry, to suit the needs of mining customers
worldwide.

    "Ekahau's proven RTLS is ideal for underground
applications -- whether tracking assets or ensuring worker
safety," said Antti Korhonen, president and CEO of
Ekahau.  "While Inco is initially using the solution
to improve operational efficiency, it can easily be
expanded for use in tracking the location of miners. 
Should an unfortunate accident occur underground, the
Ekahau RTLS can provide users with the last known location
of the miners, taking the guesswork out of the rescuers'
job."

    GG Automation Inc. (GGA), an Ontario-based systems
integrator, is partnering with Ekahau on the installation
of the RTLS solution in Inco's mines.  GGA is a leader in
wireless communication for underground mining with GGA's
proven hybrid fiber coax (HFC) system.  GGA is now focusing
its attention on mine safety and production monitoring with
Ekahau RTLS. 

    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 CVRD Inco Ltd.

    CVRD Inco, a subsidiary of Companhia Vale do Rio Doce
(CVRD).  In business for 100 years, the company is one of
Canada's best-known companies and largest exporters.  CVRD
Inco is foremost a primary metals company, producing 19
percent of the world's nickel supply.  The company also
produces copper, precious metals, cobalt, sulphuric acid
and liquid sulphur dioxide.  CVRD Inco is based in Toronto
and employs 13,000 people around the world at our mining
operations, production facilities, research center, and
through our extensive marketing and sales network.  For
more information, please visit http://www.inco.com . 

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    For more information, please contact:

     Juliet Travis
     Rocket Science PR
     Tel:   [phone] x5
     Email: [e-mail]
     Web:   http://www.ekahau.com
            http://www.inco.com