Ekahau Announces Wi-Fi Location Tracking Badge With Display and Two-Way Messaging Capabilities

Ekahau Announces Wi-Fi Location Tracking Badge With Display and Two-Way Messaging Capabilities

February 23, 2007

- T301-B Tag Offers Ultra-Thin Form Factor and Ability to
Support Innovative Location-Enabled Communications
Applications


    SARATOGA, Calif., Feb. 23 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Ekahau
Inc., the leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location
Systems (RTLS), today announced that it is developing a
Wi-Fi-enabled badge designed to support a variety of new
location tracking and communications applications on
enterprise campuses. The T301-B tag is the industry's first
tag that combines location capabilities with a display,
which supports wireless text messaging and enables users to
acknowledge messages by using the tag's two integrated call
buttons. By incorporating this functionality into the tags,
enterprises are able to use their own Wi-Fi networks for
tracking applications and two-way communications, rather
than managing and paying for separate paging services.

    "Accurate location tracking and two-way
communications is a powerful combination for enterprises
interested in improving the efficiency of their employees
or streamlining their processes," said Marcus Torchia,
senior analyst, Enterprise Applications and Mobile Solutions
at the Yankee Group. "By developing a tag with such a
wide array of features, Ekahau is enabling enterprises to
get creative in the use of their Wi-Fi networks for more
than just the average voice or data services."

    The T301-B is the newest product in Ekahau's
comprehensive family of RTLS solutions, which includes the
Ekahau Positioning Engine server software, Tracker
application software and tags for tracking assets,
high-value inventory and individuals. Ekahau offers the
industry's only vendor-neutral RTLS system, which can be
deployed over any brand or generation of 802.11 Wi-Fi
networks without the need for proprietary hardware.

    "Wi-Fi RTLS location tracking technology and text
messaging in a single product gives enterprise customers a
foundation for many new wireless applications for personal
safety, work flow and equipment management. With such a
solution, enterprises can further capitalize on their
investment in a campuswide Wi-Fi network to support a wider
array of voice, data and location services," said Antti
Korhonen, president and CEO of Ekahau. "This product
launch is another example of Ekahau's role as an innovation
leader in the Wi-Fi RTLS market."

    The T301-B tag will incorporate audible alarm signals,
multicolored LEDs and a screen to provide messaging
capabilities. As a result, the Ekahau system can provide
audible, visual and text-based alerts or work-flow messages
to individuals carrying or using the T301-B tags, much like
traditional paging or text messaging services.

    The display will assist with asset tracking as well,
enabling the tag to display routine maintenance or usage
priority information and inform users of the status or
condition of an asset. Because of Ekahau's unique two-way
messaging capabilities, T301-B users can send alerts via
the tag's push buttons to signal others about maintenance
issues, the status of a particular asset or when to pick up
an item from inventory.

    The display and call buttons on the T301-B enable many
new applications, such as:

    - Location-based paging or alerts to inform individuals
that they have entered a hazardous work area and what they
must do to comply with regulations;

    - Status reporting for assets that require regular
maintenance;

    - Paging and locating key on-call employees, such as
doctors in hospitals where cell-phone use is often
prohibited;

    - Work orders for work-in-progress inventory items,
such as a list of manufacturing errors that must be
corrected on high value assets;

    - Display of location history to show workflow or
production status;

    - Paging services for enterprise campuses, where people
can be paged based on their location for a specific task or
work order;

    - Theme parks, sports venues, restaurants or resorts,
where patrons must wait to be seated or receive VIP
services. With location information, such patrons also can
be located in the facility for personal attention by the
staff.

    With an ultra-thin form factor, the T301-B tag also
will be ideal for applications that require tracking people
within an enterprise campus area. The T301-B will include
new features designed specifically for safety and security
applications. For example, it will have an integrated pull
strap alarm that enables a staff member to call for help or
other assistance immediately. This type of feature is
critical for compliance with European Union regulations,
which require companies to provide lone workers with a
resource to call for help in an emergency.

    The Ekahau T301-B tag will be available with or without
the display. The tags will be available during the second
half of 2007 through Ekahau resellers and partners
worldwide. Early production units will be available to key
customers during the summer of 2007. For more information
please contact [e-mail].

    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 .


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    U.S. Media

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     Worldwide Marketing & PR
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     Product Management
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