June 24, 2010 - New York, NY - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions, today announced that Orange County Schools, headquartered in Hillsborough, NC, has completed deployment of an Extricom WLAN at two high schools, three middle schools, and seven elementary schools. The Extricom solution will support wireless access to learning resources by a user population of 7,000 students and 1500 staff from anywhere in the Orange County Schools system. The WLAN was implemented by a trusted technology advisor, Interconnect Products & Services, Inc.

Orange County already had wireless coverage from legacy ‘hotspot'-style access points, but they proved insufficient to meet user demands. With the advent of a new generation of wireless clients based on 802.11n, an upgrade to enterprise-class wireless that would support the new standard was needed. Orange County's ultimate objective was to make technology resources more widely available to students and staff, and achieve cost-savings by deploying wireless rather than wired networks. Other requirements included support of iPod Touches and laptops, either in mobile computer labs or one-to-one computing environments.

"Given the size of the end-user population and the increasing criticality of wireless, capacity and functionality were our number one and two criteria for the system we chose," stated Angie Veitch, Director of Technology & Media for Orange County Schools. "We wanted a system that could easily handle large numbers of users, but that was also simple and robust enough that it wouldn't tie down a lot of administrator time. Our technology partner, Interconnect, recommended Extricom as a unique, innovative solution, and it's proved to be that and more."

The field-tested and proven Extricom WLAN has established a reputation in the K-12 market as a ‘go-to' technology based on its uncomplicated implementation and ability to provide capacity in user-dense environments. School IT administrators can leverage Extricom's Channel Blanket™ architecture to deploy access points in any density, ensuring a wireless network with highly resilient and reliable connectivity even when under load.

"Extricom WLAN is implemented as an edge solution rather than a core solution" said Chuck Snider, President of Interconnect. "That translates to reduced complexity and simpler administration, which makes a huge difference for schools where IT administrators might not have in-depth wireless networking skillsets."

Central to the Channel Blanket concept is the Extricom Switch, which coordinates the APs and eliminates the co-channel interference that reduces the performance of conventional WLAN systems. For students and teachers, this means being able to log on to the network and download learning materials quickly, increasing learning time and classroom productivity.

"Education customers are all looking for WLAN infrastructure that will do more in terms of performance and cost less," declared Dan Kirtchuk, VP of Sales & General Manager for Extricom Inc. "Multi-site deployments such as the one at Orange County Schools are real-world proof that the Extricom WLAN can meet any demand that the environment puts on it while still ensuring the strong performance that students and staff need. As 802.11n becomes more and more the norm for schools, we expect Extricom WLAN will be the wireless solution of choice to support it."

About Interconnect Products & Services, Inc.

Interconnect Products & Services, Inc. designs, installs, tests and maintains high-speed structured cable systems, computer networks and integrated voice systems. Its staff includes four BICSI Registered Communication Data Design consultants, one BICSI NTS, backed up with a complement of BISCI/Manufacturer trained and certified installation professionals. Interconnect has installed data, voice and video systems in offices, factories, hospitals and colleges throughout the North Carolina and South Carolina region. Please visit http://www.interconnect-inc.com

London, United Kingdom - June 8, 2010 - Moulton College, a training institution for the Natural, Built and Recreational Environment industries in Moulton, Northamptonshire, UK, has completed deployment of a wireless LAN (WLAN) system from Extricom. The WLAN was implemented by T.James Telecoms, a Technology partner specializing in wireless services, to support mobile learning by students and staff at Moulton's Holcot Centre, as well as portions of the College's main site.

As an overlay to its traditional vocational teaching, Moulton College is integrating sophisticated technology into its everyday lesson plans. The College has numerous buildings, 5,000 students, and a curriculum that incorporates classes in the field as well as the lecture hall, so implementing a campus-wide wireless network was a priority. A funding award from the Mobile Learning Network (MoLeNET) enabled Moulton to invest in mobile learning technologies, including a enterprise-class WLAN and a large number of mini-computers.

"Basically, we need to make sure our students are more prepared for the workforce, and having a grounding in IT is essential," stated Giles Batchelor, Network Development & Services Manager at Moulton College. "Our staff use network resources in any number of ways, whether online exercises, flash quizzes, or video streaming for a stone masonry workshop or animal welfare class, just to name a few examples."

"To support this, we needed a WLAN that would just work reliably without to much intervention on our part but would be flexible enough for a wide range of operating scenarios. We reviewed a number of vendors and it was the Extricom system that ‘ticked all the boxes' for us. The implementation has brought significant benefits, including a MoLeShare Award for innovation in the use of mobile learning technology."

Extricom's Channel Blanket™ architecture has become a byword in the wireless networking community for its simplicity, robustness, and multi-use nature, making it a natural choice for educational institutions. Densely deployed access points provide reliable, resilient network access and high performance for every user. The Extricom switch coordinates the APs and eliminates the co-channel interference that reduces the performance of conventional WLAN systems. The system supports multiple blankets from the same physical infrastructure, essentially separate networks that can be dedicated to specific application types or end-user populations.

For Peter Oxtoby, managing director for T.James Telecoms, Extricom's mobility characteristics were what made it a compelling solution for Moulton College: "Continuous mobility from AP to AP is critical, especially in terms of real-time teaching in the field where handheld devices are replacing flapping bits of paper, for a more enriched learning experience. The WLAN had to support this right out of the box and it did. There are a lot of vendors that tout their solution's ability to provide seamless mobility, but none performs up to the level of Extricom in our opinion."

"Extricom WLAN is engineered to overcome the environmental challenges that can make deploying enterprise WLAN an exercise in frustration," said Edu Meytal, Extricom's executive VP of global sales. "These days, it's not enough just to deploy wireless, you have to deploy wireless that can be guaranteed to perform well under load and under stress. Customers like Moulton College continually demonstrate how the Extricom system lives up to its billing in real-world conditions, no matter what it's asked to do."

About T.James Telecoms

T.James Telecoms are specialists in the design, deployment and maintenance of wireless and wired networks . WAN, LAN and WIFI Hotspot deployment as a service delivery or managed service. They can be contacted at: info@tjames.co.uk or visit their website at www.tjamestelecoms.co.uk

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June 1, 2010 - Tel Aviv, Israel - Extricom Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has approved earlier this year Extricom's patent application for the use of a common basic service set identification (BSSID) to communicate over the air on a common frequency channel with a mobile station. The awarded patent is number 7,697,549 and it can be viewed in full on the USPTO website (http://patft.uspto.gov/).

Extricom is a highly innovative designer and manufacturer of advanced WLAN technology. Single BSSID technology is a core component of Extricom's Channel Blanket™ architecture. Single BSSID technology is critical to ensuring the zero-handoff mobility, network resiliency, and other unique features of the Extricom wireless LAN system. Extricom WLANs based on the Channel Blanket have been deployed in a wide variety of enterprises worldwide including schools, universities, hospitals, logistics centers, and hospitality venues.

Extricom is the only company in the world that has successfully patented Single BSSID technology. With the patent process completed, Extricom is making the Single BSSID technology available to other organizations wishing to license the process for integration into their wireless products. Single BSSID licensing is based on a royalty-based negotiated agreement.

Extricom has also become aware that other companies may have designed, produced, and distributed WLAN products based on a Single BSSID architecture without licensing from Extricom. Extricom intends to vigorously assert patent rights on its core technology and has accordingly filed suit against Meru Networks, Inc. on May 11, 2010 in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware after licensing discussions between the parties were unsuccessful. The lawsuit concerns Meru Networks' apparent infringement of the patent related to use of Single BSSID architecture, and seeks a permanent injunction against Meru Networks' use of the patented technologies and monetary damages for infringing use.

New York, NY - May 19, 2010 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions, today announced that Cedarlane Natural Foods Inc., a leading manufacturer of award-winning healthy and innovative frozen and fresh foods headquartered in Carson, CA, has finished deploying an Extricom WLAN in its multi-building distribution warehouse system. The WLAN will support wireless scanning terminals and a VoIP phone system, and is designed to streamline Cedarlane's day-to-day operations while achieving operational cost-savings.

Cedarlane produces and distributes a variety of natural and organic foods to a wide range of retailers and grocery chains, including Krogers, Albertsons, and Vons. The smooth flow of ingredients and operations is key to Cedarlane's business, so uninterrupted communication and near real-time picture of inventory levels in warehouses are absolutely critical. Cedarlane uses wireless scanners to keep track of inventory over multiple warehouses and is in the process of implementing a wireless VoIP phone system to enhance communications between employees.

"Our warehouses were less than ideal for enterprise-grade Wi-Fi," stated Daniel Baroco, Cedarlane's IT Manager. "Cedarlane employees move around a lot both inside our facilities and between buildings, so we needed a wireless solution that handled mobility, as well as the challenging RF environment of the warehouse, without problems. Extricom was the only solution that fit the bill in terms of the performance and operational flexibility to support our sophisticated application base. In addition to allowing us to track inventory, we anticipate it will help us eliminate use of cellular phones as employee communication devices, a potential cost-savings of $100,000 per year."

Extricom Channel Blanket™ architecture was designed with mobility as a core value, making it ideally suited for the warehouse environment. An Extricom system consists of multiple APs operating on the same channel to create widespread, contiguous blankets of coverage, and a central Extricom switch coordinates AP transmissions to ensure that there is no co-channel interference. The result is wire-like connectivity with no handoffs between APs as wireless clients move around. In addition, multiple Channel Blankets can be layered on the same physical infrastructure, which allows applications with possibly conflicting network needs, such as VoIP and data, to be segregated onto separate blankets.

"Deployments like Cedarlane Natural Foods are a great showcase for how Extricom WLAN helps enterprises overcome technical challenges that other wireless solutions can't resolve," declared Gideon Rottem, Extricom's CEO. "As more and more enterprises look to go beyond the wireless ‘hotspot' and make their WLAN a critical part of the business, operational flexibility, seamless mobility, and guaranteed performance will be at a premium. The multi-purpose nature of the Extricom WLAN makes it the perfect system to leverage these values and achieve substantial ROI."

New York, NY - April 22, 2010 - The Glynn County School System, a 12,500-student school district headquartered in Brunswick, GA, has completed the latest phase of a multi-school rollout of Extricom wireless LAN (WLAN) with implementations at Golden Isles Elementary, the Risley Early College Academy, Jane Macon Middle School, and Glynn Middle School. The deployments will provide full performance, high-capacity wireless connectivity to make a virtual learning environment accessible to students and staff from anywhere on campus, as well as supporting 1-to-1 learning initiatives at selected institutions.

The Glynn County School System began deploying Extricom WLAN in 2006 after extensive research into the available wireless solutions in the K-12 marketplace. The initial deployment at Risley Middle School was funded with a "21st Century Learning Environments" grant from the Georgia Department of Education, and proved to be immediately successful.

From that beginning, wireless coverage has been extended to 11 of Glynn County's 17 schools, and all students at middle school level or above now enjoy wireless access. The system is designed to support approximately 5,000 users at densities of up to 25-30 laptops in a typical classroom, and Glynn County plans to extend wireless coverage to the remaining 6 schools over the next two years.

"For us, consistency and simplicity of deployment is key." stated Bob Schwartz, Glynn's Director of Information Technology Services. "Our wireless system has to have the capability to quickly scale up to meet high end-user demand, but at the same time has to have ‘set it and forget it' reliability and ease of use, and that's what has sold us on Extricom over the course of the project."

"School principals don't hesitate to pick up the phone and let me know if problems crop up with technology, but since the project started, we've had no calls about the Extricom WLAN. In fact, one of our elementary school principals was so eager to have it deployed, she and the school's parents raised the funds for it themselves selling cookie dough. I wouldn't have a problem recommending it to any school district that wants a system-wide wireless solution."

Extricom leverages its unique, innovative Channel Blanket^TM architecture to provide reliable, resilient network access and high performance for every user, making it well-suited for the K-12 environment. The Extricom Switch coordinates the densely spaced access points and eliminates the co-channel interference that reduces the performance of conventional WLAN systems. This architectural difference helps small IT departments quickly deploy and administer an enterprise-class system without requiring wireless expertise, extensive planning, or expensive certifications.

"The continued success that we've experienced at Glynn County says everything about the quality of the Extricom product line for our education customer base," declared Gideon Rottem, Extricom's CEO. "The Extricom solution easily supports the multiple requirements of the K-12 environment, but without the infrastructure complexity of competing big-name wireless systems. Given tight budget realities and the sheer size of the user base, schools are looking for a multi-purpose wireless system that maximizes flexibility, consistency, value, and ease of use above all else. Extricom WLAN, which has the industry's lowest total cost of ownership for an enterprise-class wireless solution, is a natural choice."

London, England - March 25, 2010 - St Francis Xavier College, a 1350-student Roman Catholic Sixth Form College in Clapham, London, England, has completed deployment of an Extricom 802.11n wireless LAN (WLAN) system to provide robust, site-wide network connectivity. The implementation was carried out by Nortech Network Services, a system integrator with extensive experience in providing wireless and networking solutions to the education market. The Extricom WLAN will ensure that mobile students and staff can access the College's virtual learning environment, a central portal containing online educational resources.

Saint Francis Xavier is committed to student achievement and has held top ranking in the 2009 government league table for South and Central London Sixth Form Colleges for 11 years running. Providing ubiquitous wireless access to a Moodle-based virtual learning environment will make an important contribution to the College's strategy for maintaining their high academic standing. Student and staff can now log in to the SFX Moodle website from anywhere on the campus and easily leverage resources such as web links, assignments, exam papers, or course modules.

"We're looking to embed the use of technology within everyday teaching, with the objective of turning out graduates who are technologically aware and literate", stated Pat Griffin, St Francis Xavier's Director of Information Technology, "The College was already well-equipped in terms of the wired network, but student access was limited to heavily over-subscribed learning centres. With the Extricom WLAN we can distribute wireless devices around the school and allow students to work wherever they are. It's steadily becoming a critical part of our core infrastructure, and users no longer ask for access, they just say ‘We'll go wireless'."

Extricom WLAN has a well-established reputation in primary/secondary education for its simplicity of deployment and ability to ensure capacity in user-dense environments such as schools. Extricom's Channel Blanket™ architecture allows access points to be densely deployed, providing reliable, resilient network access and high performance for end-users. The Extricom Switch coordinates the APs and eliminates the co-channel interference that reduces the performance of conventional WLAN systems. In the classroom, this translates to every user being able to quickly log on and leverage needed resources at full performance.

"The bottom line when deploying WLAN in a school is making it as easy as possible", stated Perminder Bhara, director of Nortech Network Services, "At the end of the day, a school IT department just wants something that works well, is going to be reliable, and can provide performance guarantees. Also, more and more schools want to deploy 802.11n, but they need a solution that will work with legacy clients without impacting system speeds. Extricom fits the bill perfectly."

"The deployment at St Francis Xavier College exemplifies the value Extricom brings to our primary/secondary education customers," states Edu Meytal, Extricom's executive VP of global sales. "Typically, they are looking for enterprise-grade wireless performance from a solution that can be overlaid over an existing wired network without complexity or system congestion, and the ability to scale to meet increasing bandwidth and application demands from students and staff. The Extricom solution is a simple, highly cost-effective, and operationally flexible way to achieve this."

About Nortech Network Services

Nortech Network Services is a specialist in the provision of design, installation and support of leading edge network infrastructures. Offering UK-wide coverage, Nortech Network Services provide vendor independent solutions, from small structured cabling installations to complex unified voice/data networks. For more information, please visit the Nortech Network Services website, http://www.nortechservices.co.uk/

Tel Aviv, Israel - March 9, 2010 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions, today announced a master Distribution Agreement for its innovative family of wireless switches and access points with VCOMM, a UK-based specialist distributor of IP telephony and Fixed Mobile Convergence solutions and part of Coms Plc. The agreement forms part of Extricom's ongoing strategy to form alliances with partners that have the skills, knowledge and resources to take advantage of the growing market for mobility-focused WLAN infrastructure.

VCOMM brings many years of experience in delivering high margin, niche solutions to market. "We constantly are looking for the most innovative Wi-Fi products to provide to the Service Provider and Reseller channel," stated Taffy Johal, VCOMM's Sales Director. "Extricom is focused on seamless mobility and the Channel Blanket architecture excels in support of multi-application environments, particularly VoIP. As such, Extricom is a natural complement to our range of IP telephony products and services. Add to that Extricom's deployment simplicity, stellar performance, and operational flexibility, and we believe it will be a critical infrastructure offering for our integration partners."

Extricom's Wireless LAN system is a new generation of business-class wireless infrastructure that scales from a single office to multi-building corporate campuses. The system's unique Channel Blanket architecture delivers simpler design and maintenance, robust wireless connectivity, and seamless mobility. Developed to tackle real-world business challenges, the Extricom WLAN has established its reputation by providing reliable service in some of the harshest environments possible where other WLANs have failed to perform to expectations. The Extricom system is also the industry's most versatile platform for 802.11n implementations; whether in a greenfield deployment or in mixed mode, Extricom delivers maximum performance for both 802.11n and 802.11a/b/g clients from the same infrastructure.

"One of the things that's been holding back widespread adoption of VoWLAN solutions is the lack of reliable, resilient wireless infrastructure that will support any mobility requirement." commented Gideon Rottem, Extricom's CEO. "Extricom's multi-layer wireless LAN is a highly technologically differentiated solution that has an outstanding field record in support of IPT and FMC deployments. Our partnership with VCOMM, a well-established vendor in this market space, will create tremendous opportunities for both companies"

About VCOMM

VCOMM is a trade only, value added distributor that provides IP Telephony products and services to the UK Service Provider and Reseller channel. VCOMM is a part of the Coms PLC network, which also includes Coms.Com and Coms.Net. VCOMM's staff bring many years of experience in delivering high margin, niche solutions to market and are ideally placed to move quickly and decisively within this exciting and evolving space.
 

New York, NY - February 26, 2010 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions, today announced its WirelessAdvantage pricing plan. WirelessAdvantage is designed to help enterprise customers scale their Extricom WLAN network by providing per-port switch bundle pricing for Extricom's highly successful 802.11a/b/g/n EXSW-1600 and EXSW-1632C wireless LAN switches.

WirelessAdvantage offers aggressive value-pricing when customers purchase specific quantities of ports, with significant discounts off standard list price for bundles of 128 ports or more. Extricom will use WirelessAdvantage to extend some of the industry's lowest per-port pricing for an 802.11n blanket solution to its enterprise customer base. WirelessAdvantage also provides additional trade-in credits for existing wireless gear, free network design services for qualified customers, and even more savings if bundled with the Extricom EXNM-2000 Network Management System.

Joshua Farlow, vice president of Streakwave Wireless, Inc. a major Extricom distributor and wireless industry master distributor noted, "Price point is a current barrier when deploying enterprise wireless LAN solutions. Extricom's decision to implement the WirelessAdvantage pricing plan and lower the per-port cost creates a well-defined pricing strategy for large opportunities and aligns with current customer demands."

The EXSW-1600 wireless LAN switch and EXSW-1632C Switch Cascade are central components of Extricom's award-winning 802.11n wireless LAN system, and key building blocks for a new generation of business-class wireless infrastructure that scales from a single office to multi-building campuses. The EXSW-1600 and EXSW-1632C deliver voice, data, video, and location services with a resilient and mobile connection to any Wi-Fi client, in any environment. With the proliferation of mobile wireless clients and applications, such as iPhones and iPods, being able to leverage the capacity and performance offered by 802.11n will be critical to meeting the wireless service demands of increasing numbers of users.

Extricom's Wireless LAN system is a new generation of business-class wireless infrastructure that scales from a single office to multi-building corporate campuses. The system's unique Channel Blanket architecture delivers simpler design and maintenance, robust wireless connectivity, and seamless mobility. Developed to tackle real-world business challenges, the Extricom WLAN has established its reputation by providing reliable service in some of the harshest environments possible, where other WLANs have failed to perform to expectations.

"Wireless LAN is becoming the user-expected, go-to network infrastructure in most large institutions, and satisfying this expectation that means deploying exponentially larger wireless networks than before." commented Gideon Rottem, Extricom's CEO. "Extricom wireless LAN is ideally suited for these kinds of deployments, as has been shown by our successful track record at large organizations such as Texas State Technical College or Kiva Systems. WirelessAdvantage should help our enterprise customers make the crucial transition towards ubiquitous, high-performance wireless network access anywhere on their campuses."

New York, NY - December 9, 2009 - Extricom, a leader in high performance Wireless LAN solutions, today announced that it has joined Extreme Networks® Go Purple™ Partner Program, and Extreme Networks has become a technology partner in Extricom's Uni-Fi Alliance.

Under the Go Purple Partnership between Extricom and Extreme Networks, enterprises can more quickly and cost-effectively roll out seamless wired and wireless networks that support their complete set of applications from the data center network, to the LAN core to the wired and wireless network edge.

As part of the relationship between Extreme Networks and Extricom, customers now have access to and can confidently design and deploy enterprise networks featuring Extreme Networks' high performance Ethernet network solutions along with Extricom's complete line of Wireless LAN Switches and Access Points built around the unique Channel Blanket architecture. As part of Extreme Networks Go Purple program and Extricom's Uni-Fi Alliance, the companies' network solutions have been tested for interoperability and reliable performance.

Extricom's Channel Blanket architecture transforms wireless LANs from a "best effort" system into a stable, secure, and predictable platform that delivers guaranteed services for mobile, mission-critical applications.

"We are excited to join Extreme Networks Go Purple Partner Program where customers will find a wired and wireless network solution that is tested to be practical to deploy and manage, while enabling unbeatable performance and Quality of Service," stated Gideon Rottem, President and CEO of Extricom. "The combination of Extricom's innovation and Extreme Networks' leading edge data infrastructure is an ideal pairing. Extricom has been delivering superior wireless performance with our Channel Blanket architecture for years. Even our company colors are the same, so we feel like we've been a member of the ‘Purple' family for a while now."

"Extricom customers enjoy a unique Wireless LAN solution featuring robust 802.11n that is well complemented with Extreme Networks high performance Ethernet solutions," said Dick O'Hara, director of strategic alliances for Extreme Networks. "It's great to add Extricom to the Go Purple Partner Program. We can leverage the strength of Extreme Networks open approach to network infrastructure and quickly add a new wireless capability for our customers."

Extricom's Wireless LAN system is a new generation of business-class wireless infrastructure that delivers simpler design and maintenance, robust wireless connectivity, and seamless mobility. Developed to tackle real-world business challenges, the Extricom WLAN has established its reputation by providing reliable wireless service in some of the harshest environments possible where other WLAN systems are unable to perform. The Extricom system is also the perfect complement to the recently ratified IEEE 802.11n standard, delivering maximum performance for 802.11n clients and supporting legacy wireless clients from the same infrastructure.

About Extreme Networks, Inc.

Extreme Networks provides converged Ethernet networks that support data, voice and video for enterprises and service providers. The company's network solutions feature high performance and high availability switching that deliver insight and control enabling customers to solve their real-world business communications challenges. Operating in more than 50 countries, Extreme Networks provides wired and wireless secure LANs, data center infrastructure and Service Provider Ethernet transport solutions that are complemented by global, 24x7 service and support. For more information, visit: www.extremenetworks.com

Mineral Wells, TX - December 3, 2009 - Palo Pinto General Hospital, a 99-bed County Hospital District healthcare facility, has completed deployment of an Extricom wireless LAN system to support the Hospital's core mission of providing customer-centered, quality healthcare to the residents of Palo Pinto County. The system was implemented to enable Electronic Medical Recordkeeping (EMR) by mobile caregivers, specifically Physician Order Management and Medication Verification applications. It will also support a variety of other applications, including Kronos, PACS, Nihon Koden Telemetry Monitoring, and a VoIP-based Nurse Call system.

The push for conversion from paper-based records to EMR is a major trend in the healthcare field, and wireless LAN systems are an important component of the EMR adoption process. Wireless LANs give doctors and nurses real-time access to medical information directly at the patient bedside or anywhere in the hospital without the need to be tethered to a specific location to use a computer. The result is maximized resource use, and expedited, better informed, and more accurate care decisions that enhance patient outcomes. Palo Pinto General Hospital is well along in its EMR compliance process, and the Extricom deployment will allow it to move to HIMSS EMRAM Stage 6, just short of full compliance, for the entire facility.

The Extricom solution was chosen after a detailed comparison of major wireless vendors. "We looked at Cisco, Aruba, 3Com, Trapeze, which have cell-based architecture, and Extricom, which uses Channel Blanket™ architecture" stated Darrell Polston, Network Administrator for Palo Pinto Hospital. "All of the cell-based solutions had the same issues: holes in wireless coverage and problematic support for wireless mobility, particularly in elevators. Many of our applications are heavily session-based, and loss of the connectivity could really impact productivity and patient care. So Extricom was the best fit for our needs."

"The deployment at Palo Pinto General Hospital is an important benchmark for Extricom as we look to expand our presence in the healthcare market." said Honoré Labourdette, Extricom's VP of Sales North America. "We see it as a showcase for how an Extricom solution can provide healthcare enterprises with the kind of highly reliable, future proof network infrastructure needed to ensure that EMR adoption programs achieve maximum value."

What makes the Channel Blanket architecture well suited for the healthcare environment is that it is designed with mobility as a baseline value. An Extricom system utilizes multiple Access Points operating on the same channel to create widespread, contiguous blankets of coverage; and a central Extricom switch that coordinates AP transmissions to ensure that there is no co-channel interference. The result is simpler deployments, resilient wireless coverage and uninterrupted mobility with no handoffs between APs as wireless clients move around. Layering of multiple channel blankets enables service flexibility to support a mix of applications with different QoS requirements, all critical criteria for wireless infrastructure that supports healthcare IT operations.

New York, NY and Woburn, MA - October 28, 2009 - Extricom, the designer and manufacturer of the industry's best Wireless LAN for mobility, and Kiva Systems, developer of innovative robotic solutions for automating distribution centers, today announced that Extricom wireless LAN (WLAN) has been integrated into Kiva's Mobile Fulfillment System or MFS. The combination of Extricom's robust Wi-Fi infrastructure and the highly flexible Kiva MFS has helped Fortune 1000 customers achieve breakthroughs in improved productivity, cost-savings, and customer service for their order fulfillment centers.

Kiva's approach to order fulfillment uses hundreds of mobile robotic drive units that bring inventory on movable shelves directly to workers, allowing easy and efficient access to all inventory items at all times and very fast, accurate order fulfillment. Elimination of operator walking and waiting enables worker productivity that is two- to four-times higher than with other automated systems. What's more, because all the system components are mobile and modular, a Kiva-equipped distribution center has unprecedented flexibility when adding new products or expanding throughput-without disrupting ongoing operations.

"A robust WLAN is that basic element of connectivity that spans the Kiva solution, communicating and coordinating the movement of the drive units," says Matt Verminski, Kiva's VP of Hardware Engineering. "Dropped wireless signals can impact system performance, and we found that Extricom was the highest performing enterprise class WLAN that delivered sufficient RF coverage in the 5 GHz band to ensure continuous mobility for our robotic drive units in the harsh warehouse environment. Additionally, Extricom is easy to install and has been highly reliable once deployed. It was the obvious choice."

What makes Extricom an ideal fit for Kiva is the unique Channel Blanket architecture in which all WLAN Access Points (APs) are configured on the same channel. As the Kiva drive units move around the warehouse, they can communicate with multiple APs at all times. The Extricom WLAN switch determines which APs should be talking to which drive unit on a packet-by-packet basis, optimizing the RF coverage.

This also gives the network the ability to self-adjust to a constantly changing RF environment as the Kiva drive units carrying shelving "pods" shuttle back-and-forth to picking stations. The roving drive units associate directly to the Extricom wireless LAN switch instead of an individual access point, and there is no handoff as they move between APs, making mobility truly seamless.

The Kiva Systems solution, enabled by Extricom, is quietly proving its worth at some of America's largest retailers, including Zappos.com and Diapers.com. "The real value of Extricom WLAN lies not just in its technical capabilities, but in enabling our customers and technology partners to build better applications and do more with their businesses without having to worry about basic connectivity issues," states Honore LaBourdette, Extricom VP of Sales for North America. "The Kiva Systems MFS clearly illustrates how Extricom's high-performance, predictable wireless infrastructure makes the difference in a technologically complex system that delivers operational efficiencies and the best possible user experience for Kiva's customers. We are excited to be a part of this innovative mobile solution from Kiva."

About Kiva Systems

Kiva Systems, Inc. uses game-changing automation technology for distribution centers that helps companies simplify operations and reduce costs, while increasing strategic flexibility. Using autonomous mobile robots and sophisticated control software, the Kiva Mobile Fulfillment System enables extremely fast cycle times with reduced labor requirements, from receiving to picking to shipping-all without conveyor. The result is a building that is quick and low-cost to set up, inexpensive to operate and easy to change. For more information on Kiva Systems and its solutions, please visit www.kivasystems.com

New York, NY - October 13, 2009 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions, today announced that its line of switches and access points will be distributed by Streakwave Wireless Inc. "Streakwave", a global Value Added Distributor headquartered in San Jose, CA. The agreement forms part of Extricom's ongoing strategy to form alliances with partners that have the skills, knowledge and resources to take advantage of the growing market for mobility-focused WLAN infrastructure.

Since its founding in 2000, Streakwave has established a reputation for high-quality enterprise-grade products, expert support, and fast delivery. "Streakwave is always looking to provide the most innovative Wi-Fi products to our customer base," stated Joshua Farlow, Streakwave's Vice President of Sales. "Extricom Enterprise WLAN is just that, adding a significantly differentiated, high-value solution to our existing wireless product lines. Extricom's simplicity of deployment, stellar performance, and operational flexibility will make it a critical infrastructure offering for our integration partners."

Extricom's Wireless LAN system is a new generation of business-class wireless infrastructure that scales from a single office to multi-building corporate campuses. The system's unique Channel Blanket architecture delivers simpler design and maintenance, robust wireless connectivity, and seamless mobility. Developed to tackle real-world business challenges, the Extricom WLAN has established its reputation by providing reliable service in some of the harshest environments possible where other WLANs have failed to perform to expectations. The Extricom system is also the industry's most versatile platform for 802.11n implementations; whether in a greenfield deployment or in mixed mode, Extricom delivers maximum performance for both 802.11n and 802.11a/b/g clients from the same infrastructure. 

"We are tremendously excited about the opportunities created by our partnership with Streakwave," commented Honore Labourdette, Extricom VP of Sales, North America. "Their technologically sophisticated customers and partners know that implementing a successful, cost-effective WLAN requires a system that supports any wireless application whatever its mobility requirements. This is the Extricom solution in a nutshell, and we are looking forward to engaging with Streakwave's extensive network of VARs and integrators to address their wireless networking challenges."

About Streakwave

Streakwave Wireless, Inc. is a Global Value Added Distributor with sales and distribution facilities in San Jose, CA, Salt Lake City, UT and Cincinnati, OH. Streakwave offers a complete line of wireless networking solutions from top tier manufacturers. Solutions include: Point-to-Point back hauls, Point-to-Multipoint systems and equipment for all other types of wireless and wired network applications. Primarily, Streakwave serves the Educational, Government, Corporate, Healthcare, Security and Consumer markets.  Contact Streakwave at contact@streakwave.com or visit http://www.streakwave.com.

London, UK - October 5, 2009 - Shelfield Community Academy, a 1400-student Community Academy in Walsall, West Midlands, England, has completed the deployment of an Extricom Wireless LAN (WLAN) designed to deliver multimedia services across campus. Implemented by systems integrator, G4 Networks, the WLAN is a key part of the Academy's ‘technology for learning' strategy. It will become the primary e-learning platform for staff and students, and support operational services such as IPTV.

The Extricom WLAN is currently supporting administrative applications in the classroom and a campus-wide voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) system, and is a major part of a £ multi-million upgrade project at the Academy. Long-term system flexibility and network resilience were critical factors in the tender process, and for ensuring a return-on-investment for the Academy's sponsors. Russ Nicholson, Assistant Principal at Shelfield Community Academy, explains:

"Migrating to a wireless network is a significant investment for the Academy. Over the next few years, it will support the majority of operational and learning applications. So the WLAN we deployed had to demonstrate performance and high capacity such that the user experience matched that of a wired network.

"What's more, the evolution of educational technology is accelerating rapidly. Today, students are using mobile devices for their day-to-day learning. Next year, we might be required to support some device whose network connectivity requirements we can't even foresee. Our WLAN needed to be flexible and forward-looking enough to meet any eventuality."

Following a competitive tender process, which included live demonstrations from multiple wireless vendors, Nicholson opted for Extricom:

"Extricom's technology proved the most compelling, offering both stability during periods of extremely high demand and seamless mobility irrespective of location or application. The unique Channel Blanket architecture allows us to separate different user profiles onto dedicated channels, ensuring that staff applications, for example, are kept secure from students."

Dave Allen, director of G4 Networks, sees Extricom technology as ideally suited to challenging, high-demand educational environments:

"Other leading vendors tout their performance in a pure data environment. Where Extricom shines, however, is when the network has to support the long-term migration onto the WLAN of multiple applications with widely varying connectivity requirements, especially multi-media.

"Shelfield, for example, wanted to implement VoWLAN, so this became a key benchmark to test the performance capabilities of each WLAN solution. With no handover issues or call degradation, it was immediately apparent that Extricom's architecture would deliver the required user experience, and enable teachers and students to leverage video, audio and other real-time applications throughout the Academy without the fear of losing connection."

About G4 Networks 

With a proven track record of working closely with its clients, G4 Networks provides a solution based service with value for money and efficient implementation as its core. Specialising in wireless networks, as well as laser/radio building links, G4 Networks has built its reputation on understanding its clients' needs then designing, installing and maintaining a solution that exceeds their expectations while coming in under budget. G4 Networks' client base includes a number of public sector bodies as well as many well-known private sector organisations such as Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons and ESRI (UK). For more information please visit the G4 Networks website: www.g4.co.uk

Lewiston, Maine - June 24, 2009 - Lewiston Regional Technical Center (LRTC), the largest secondary vocational technical center in Maine, has announced the deployment of an enterprise-class Extricom wireless LAN (WLAN). The system will ensure wireless coverage for both Lewiston RTC and the adjoining Lewiston High School. It will provide mobile computing for some 1500 students and faculty, and enable access to a wide variety of online learning and professional development resources.

The Extricom WLAN replaces an older system, based on Apple Airport access points (APs), that wasn't capable of growing to meet the school's need for campus-wide coverage and increased user capacity. In a novel twist on the concept of "hands-on" learning, the new WLAN is being deployed by Lewiston RTC students, rather than professional contractors, as part of an ongoing Electrical education program.

Lewiston's choice of an Extricom WLAN was made after careful scrutiny of several major wireless vendors. "We didn't just blindly go down the wireless path," states Howard Holinger, Lewiston Regional Technical Center's IT Services Manager. "We felt that Extricom's Channel Blanket architecture was very appealing, and it was forward-looking in terms of application support. Having seamless coverage and mobility anywhere on campus was tremendously important to us, and that's what sets Extricom apart from competitors such as Cisco or Aruba."

The Extricom Channel Blanket™ architecture is well-suited to the classroom environment. Densely deployed access points provide reliable, resilient network access and high performance for every user. The Extricom Switch coordinates the APs and eliminates the co-channel interference that reduces the performance of conventional WLAN systems By enabling multiple Channel Blankets, applications with different Quality of Service requirements can be layered onto what are essentially separate wireless networks on dedicated channels coming from the same physical infrastructure.

Using the students to roll out the network has permitted Lewiston to combine a learning experience with a much needed technology infrastructure upgrade. "We used some existing cabling to get a production wireless system up and running within a day or two," says Holinger. "Our implementation team, however, is all students, who can only work when they're in class, so we're taking our time to get the system fully deployed. By the end of the school year, we expect to have robust wireless access throughout the facility."

Extricom WLAN is particularly attractive to primary/secondary schools due to its simplicity of deployment and maintenance, which helps small IT departments quickly implement and administer an enterprise-class system without requiring wireless expertise, extensive planning, or expensive certifications. "Our core emphasis in the K-12 market has been cost-effective solutions that can handle the user density common in schools," says Honore LaBourdette, Extricom's VP of Sales North America. "By giving our education customers wireless infrastructure that will easily support any application they choose, whether now or five years down the road, we are maximizing the value of their IT spend. I think this is critical at a time when school budgets everywhere are feeling the effects of the economic downturn."

Waco, TX - June 9, 2009 - Texas State Technical College (TSTC), one of the nation's largest residential two-year technical higher education institutions, today announced that it has implemented an Extricom wireless LAN (WLAN) system on its Waco campus. The Extricom WLAN supports both legacy 802.11a/b/g wireless devices, as well as 802.11n devices at full performance. Upon completion, the project will provide network access for 6,400 students and faculty members via a giant mile-long "hot spot" spanning the center of TSTC Waco's sprawling campus, and will constitute one of the largest contiguous 802.11n wireless deployments in the United States.

Colleges and universities have been the earliest and most enthusiastic adaptors of wireless technology, with campus wireless networks experiencing usage increases of as much as 200 percent per semester. This surge in demand, as well as the wide range of bandwidth-hungry applications being accessed, has been a major impetus behind the deployment of wireless LAN systems based on the new IEEE 802.11n standard, which promises substantial increases in speed and improved wireless coverage. Wireless network access means mobile network access; however, many of the conventional 802.11n enterprise solutions have trouble dealing with mobility on this scale. They have difficulty handling thousands of highly mobile wireless users, much less handling the network congestion when many active wireless users converge in the same area.

The Extricom Channel Blanket™ architecture was designed with mobility as a core value. An Extricom system consists of multiple APs operating on the same channel to create widespread, contiguous blankets of coverage, and a central Extricom switch coordinates AP transmissions to ensure that there is no co-channel interference. The result is wire-like connectivity with no handoffs between APs as wireless clients move around. In addition, multiple Channel Blankets can be layered on the same physical infrastructure; allowing TSTC to provide separate, dedicated networks for 802.11n devices and legacy 802.11b/g devices which enables wireless clients from both generations of the standard to operate at full speed.

For Pat Davison, TSTC Waco's Director of Network & Telecommunication Services, the Extricom system's innovative architecture was a clear differentiator over competing systems. "It's really an apples-to-oranges comparison. When all the other vendors are saying ‘me too' and arguing over the same feature set, Extricom comes along and says ‘not me.' There was just no other vendor that dealt with contention in the manner that Extricom did."

Beyond the tactical problems of enabling network connectivity and mobility, the wireless system is also a strategic solution to TSTC's objective of integrating emerging technology trends into the educational curriculum and environment. "Extricom's wireless LAN helps by furthering the classroom beyond the brick-and-mortar location, room 112, third floor," said Davison. "Education continues wherever you happen to be at the moment with your wireless device."

"As our largest 802.11n implementation to date, Texas State Technical College provides clear insights into how wireless technology is becoming an integral part of the higher educational landscape." said Honoré Labourdette, Extricom's VP of Sales North America. "It's essential, however, that the wireless network be able to support complex, highly mobile applications while providing resilient connectivity and data speeds that rival or exceed wired networks. These traits are at the heart of what Extricom 802.11n is about, and we believe they will be critical to making the Wireless Campus a reality nationwide in the next decade."

New York, NY and Tel Aviv, Israel - May 20, 2009 - Extricom, the leading provider of enterprise wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure systems, today announced the release of the EXSW-1632C Switch Cascade. Designed for mission critical and extreme RF environments, Switch Cascade dramatically scales Extricom's Channel Blanket architecture, extending the continuous mobility zone to twice the previous size. Switch Cascade also provides the option of a fully redundant wireless LAN infrastructure, allowing for high-availability scenarios to be supported by an edge WLAN product, an industry first.

Targeting environments such as factories, hospitals and sports stadiums, Switch Cascade enables enterprises to overcome the challenges of maintaining continuous, resilient coverage in large-scale WLAN infrastructures.

"With Switch Cascade, we are now able to deliver fully redundant WLAN systems that support high availability applications at a lower price point than simply doubling the infrastructure," stated Phil Belanger, Extricom's VP of Marketing and Business Development.

"Extricom's Switch Cascade provides a new level of operational versatility to enterprises looking to maximise the utility of their WLAN deployment. The customer can choose to deploy 100% AP redundancy, where there is no performance loss even if a switch failure occurs, or they may use some of the additional APs to cover a larger area."

Extricom's EXSW-1632C Switch Cascade consists of two conjoined 16-port switches. The switches can be positioned several hundred metres apart and their collective APs create a single seamless channel blanket. The switches can also be deployed in a fully redundant primary/secondary mode to ensure continuous network access even if there is an AP or switch failure.

Switch Cascade is compatible with any 802.11a/b/g/n wireless client and interoperable with all Extricom APs, which allow up to four independent coverage blankets to be configured from the same physical infrastructure. It is available as a new hardware product, the EXSW-1632C; or as an upgrade to existing Extricom deployments through a firmware upgrade and an EXSW-1600 that is configured to be the secondary switch in the cascade.

"In today's economic climate, our customers are looking for products that can support widely divergent deployment scenarios without requiring additional modules or licenses," commented Gideon Rottem, CEO of Extricom. "In introducing Switch Cascade, Extricom is providing a highly flexible product tailored to the needs and demands of our customer base, one that fills the gaps other WLAN vendors' products cannot."

Using healthcare as an example, Belanger concludes; "High availability is mandatory for many healthcare deployments. A single EXSW-1632C can provide complete physical redundancy in a dense implementation of access points to support mission-critical activities such as medical telemetry, voice communications, RFID, and real time access to electronic medical records from the same WLAN infrastructure."

Wireless and Mobile 09, Olympia, London, UK - May 20-21, 2009 - Essa Academy, a 900-student Academy in Bolton, England, has completed the deployment of an Extricom Draft N Wireless LAN (WLAN) designed to deliver a multi-media, anytime and anyplace learning environment.  Implemented by systems integrator Solutions House Ltd, the Extricom WLAN will enable the migration of pen-to-digital teaching, allowing students and staff to utilise innovative applications and media both in and beyond the classroom. Supporting a wide array of devices, such as wireless projectors, CCTV, and streaming voice, video and data applications, the WLAN will also underpin the roll-out of Apple iTouches to students in September.

Abdul Chohan, Assistant Director at Essa Academy, comments; "The Academy's mission is to transform and enhance learning opportunities available to students, and technology is key to achieving this. A wireless network brings greater depth and breadth to the education environment.  Through this, students and staff have considerable flexibility and creativity in the way they use tools and applications to support and deepen learning.

"Extricom's blanket wireless coverage ensures we have consistent and reliable connectivity throughout the school campus. No longer confined to the IT suite, students are accessing the network and various applications from the dining hall, playing fields, and taking advantage of different media; uploading videos and podcasts as part of their coursework, for example.  Furthermore, the resilience of the network means we can now explore the option of online exams for up to 200 users in a single location, and even promote the Academy as a business-class conference venue." 

Chohan concludes; "Extricom and Solutions House Ltd have given us the foundations to position Essa Academy as an outstanding learning establishment offering students the best possible environment to maximise their educational and personal development."

With all significant investments fully supported by the Board of Governors and private sponsors, Solutions House Ltd selected Extricom's WLAN system to ensure the Academy would achieve the maximum return-on-investment (ROI) from their wireless network.  Michael Horabin, Managing Director of Solutions House Ltd, said:

"As schools increasingly adopt digital learning structures, it's important that the network foundation can evolve and have the capacity to support new devices and applications.  Extricom's Channel Blanket Architecture enables organisations to increase the availability, density or functionality of the network without requiring new site surveys, or causing interference to the existing network.  The ability to organise network traffic into physically separate layers of coverage allows us to design networks that match the customers' application requirements."

About Essa Academy 

Essa Academy is a new, mixed, non-denominational Academy for 11- to 16 year-olds.  Essa Academy provides an excellent environment for learning and teaching comparable to the best available in the maintained sector. It offers a broad and balanced curriculum to students of all abilities, with special focus on the Science and Languages areas. As Essa Academy becomes fully established it will go on to share the special expertise and the facilities with other schools and the wider community.

About Solutions House 

Solutions House is a network infrastructure provider with a strong track record in the Education sector. Via an in-house engineering team, Solutions House offers a UK-wide service in wireless, cabling, audiovisual systems and unified messaging. Solutions House is a Microsoft Gold Partner, a HP Preferred Partner and one of the most experienced Extricom installation partners in the UK. To see a podcast about the ESSA project, visit www.solutionshouse.ltd.uk, or contact  solutions@solutionshouse.ltd.uk.

New York, NY - May 6, 2009 - The New Mexico Military Institute (NMMI), a prestigious military prep school in Roswell, New Mexico, today announced that it has completed deployment of an Extricom wireless LAN system to provide network access for 1000 students and 300-plus faculty and staff members campus-wide. In addition to enabling general network access for research and online learning, the Extricom system will support VoWLAN phones and an RFID system to track school equipment throughout NMMI's 300-acre campus.

Schools are particularly challenging environments for implementing Wi-Fi networks due to capacity issues created when multiple wireless users converge on the same location and use the system simultaneously. An example of this is when 40 students in a lecture hall log in at the beginning of class.

Extricom's innovative Channel Blanket™ architecture resolves these issues through the use of densely deployed access points that are not subject to performance-impacting co-channel interference. Multiple Channel Blankets can be deployed from the same physical infrastructure, allowing applications with different Quality of Service requirements to be layered onto what are essentially separate wireless networks on dedicated channels.

The technological edge provided by Extricom WLAN will enable NMMI to reap immediate benefits in terms of improved student productivity. According to Royce Braggs, Manager of Network Operations at NMMI, "The Extricom system allows more people to get on the wireless network without it bogging down. It's a pretty simple concept, but I think that it's made a huge impact in terms of faculty trying to achieve academic goals with our students."

NMMI deployed the Extricom WLAN to most major buildings on campus, including barracks, academic classrooms, and athletic facilities. The easily expandable and scalable system gives NMMI the ability to deploy future applications without performing a system re-design or upgrade. As Braggs summarized, "Other systems required a large initial build out and didn't offer the features that Extricom did. We looked at the long-term picture and Extricom won hands-down."

"The implementation at NMMI is a striking example of the benefits this technology can bring to the education market." stated Honoré Labourdette, Extricom's VP of Sales North America. "An Extricom wireless solution is simple to deploy, highly flexible in its ability to handle a mix of applications, and can offer guaranteed service levels. These are all critical in making sure that your students can access the network on equal terms and maximize their learning experience wherever they may be on campus, as well as ensuring the needs of school administration and faculty are fully supported."

New York, NY and Tel Aviv, Israel - February 24, 2009 - Extricom, the leading provider of innovative, field-proven enterprise wireless LAN infrastructure systems, today announced that it has bolstered its executive management team with two new appointments. Phil Belanger, VP of Marketing and Business Development, and Yaron Hermeche, CFO, have joined the company to help refine business strategies and the company's focus on evolving its technology solutions to meet the changing market requirements.

Extricom also announced that it has closed a new round of financing that was led by existing investors Magma Venture Partners and Vertex Venture Capital, ensuring that Extricom is well funded for the demands of 2009 and beyond.

"It's no secret that the enterprise technology market in 2009 will be very challenging given the current economic climate", stated Gideon Rottem, Extricom's CEO. "However, our unique wireless LAN infrastructure delivers value today and can help companies achieve real cost-savings and ROI in the face of very tight IT budgets. We believe this will resonate well with customers and enable Extricom to increase market share."

Rottem concludes, "Our investors continue to demonstrate confidence and commitment to Extricom through this recent funding; and the additional experience, skills and expertise of industry veterans Belanger and Hermeche will strengthen the company further."

"Extricom has shown progressive growth and its technology has gained traction in the market place," stated Modi Rosen, Managing Partner for Magma Venture Partners. "We believe the company is positioned well, and the new executive appointments will build on Extricom's core strength and guide the business towards financial independence."

"This is an exciting time to be in the wireless industry," said Belanger, VP Marketing and Business Development. "We are at the beginning of a huge expansion based on the new capabilities enabled by the 802.11n standard. Extricom's unique Channel Blanket^TM architecture is a perfect complement to 11n that solves real world business challenges in the enterprise. I'm looking forward to helping refine and position this industry-leading technology."

Hermeche, CFO for Extricom, adds; "In today's economy, internal financial discipline is as important for technology companies as the product they sell. To this end, we are focused on becoming self-sufficient as part of a business strategy of stable, controlled, and continuous growth for the long-term."

London, UK and Paris, France - October 27, 2008 - Mignot Hospital, an 800-bed facility within the Versailles Hospital System in France, announces the deployment of an Extricom Wireless LAN (WLAN), to mobilize patient data to the bedside and enable medical staff to achieve a new level of care, responsiveness and productivity. Extricom's Interference-Free™ system was chosen for its unmatched mobility, high-bandwidth, and multi-application flexibility.

At the heart of the project was the mobilization of the hospital's Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS), a tool that enables users to securely access digital images such as x-rays, in real-time, anywhere in the facility. In doing so, Versailles Hospital System can accelerate patient diagnosis and replace expensive film development.

"Simply put, we needed mobility with throughput. Physicians need to be able to access medical information everywhere," stated Hervé Paris, Versailles Hospital System's director of IT. "We needed real mobility without dropped connections while downloading large, highly time-sensitive files, and Extricom was the only product that could accomplish that. And the same infrastructure had to be able to support any other applications we might choose to deploy."

The IT team at Versailles Hospital System realized that Extricom's Channel Blanket™ architecture would deliver the required flexibility, performance and investment protection. And the return on investment was immediate. After implementation by airmedis, a healthcare wireless IT integrator, the Extricom WLAN cut costs of digital imaging and boosted productivity dramatically, enabling doctors to do in less than two minutes what used to take thirty minutes.

"Extricom is ideal for a hospital environment," said Dan Kirtchuk, executive vice president of sales for Extricom. "Easy, rapid access to information, anywhere in the facility, is critical to quality of care, and Extricom is unique in its ability to deliver an always-on, mobile, and high-throughput wireless connection that rivals the wired network."

Learn more about the Versailles Hospital System project here.

New York, NY, September 22, 2008 - The business case for Voice over WLAN (VoWLAN) in the enterprise is no longer a mystery, and the key to successful deployment is to focus on the infrastructure capabilities, rather than debate device features. This is the finding of Voice over WiFi in the Enterprise, a new report released this month by Aberdeen Group.

For this report, Aberdeen surveyed over 200 enterprises, and the data provides helps to quantify the business benefit of VoWLAN. It also found that infrastructure-related characteristics are the critical factors for success, more so than devices and applications. Most important among these are the WLAN system's ability to maximize coverage, roaming, data-and-voice co-existence, and overall reliability of the WiFi connection; but bolstering any one of these without the others, will also prove unsuccessful.

The report found that best-in-class organizations that have done a good job of VoWLAN implementation achieved a 51% increase in workforce productivity and a 26% reduction in cellular service costs. Organizations that have done a poor job of implementation have realized less than half of the increase in productivity and reduction in costs compared with best-in-class companies.

But what are the secrets to their success? The research found that the best-in-class roll-outs, such as those at Commerce (CA) Casino (the report's featured case study), recognize that voice and data must co-exist on the same investment, and therefore seek technologies that maximize their performance by going beyond the traditional "QoS optimization" discussion. In addition, these companies have placed the highest design priorities on breadth of coverage, seamlessness of mobility, and connection stability. This is different from the traditional attention paid to device features and debates. Bottom line, the right infrastructure will provide the flexibility to choose any desired mix of devices, without limitations.

"Thanks to our Channel Blanket™ WLAN technology, the often-cited hurdles to voice over WiFi are eliminated, since we remove the complexities and performance trade-offs inherent in other WLAN offerings," said David Confalonieri, VP of marketing at Extricom. "Voice is a demanding and unforgiving application, and the Extricom system gives enterprises the always-on, mobile Wi-Fi connection necessary to deploy a truly multi-service infrastructure and maximize the wireless investment."

To obtain a complimentary copy of the report, visit the Aberdeen website.

NEW YORK, NY, July 17, 2008 -  Extricom, a leading provider of high-performance enterprise-class wireless solutions for converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video, and location-based services, today announced it has received certification within ShoreTel's Technology Partner Program (TPP). Extricom's WLAN system, based on its Channel Blanket™ technology, extends the ability of ShoreTel's unified communications solutions to allow businesses to seamlessly integrate communications with business processes for a more collaborative and productive enterprise.

"Enterprises and institutions look to ShoreTel for unified communication solutions that perform beyond expectation, and we are committed to meeting that commitment at every turn," said Mark Arman, vice president of business development for ShoreTel. "Now with Extricom in our program, ShoreTel customers will be able to experience ubiquitous, toll-quality voice service over Wi-Fi, without the handoff, mobility, and design complexities inherent in traditional WLAN topologies.

"Extricom seamlessly mobilizes the ShoreTel Unified Communications solution to provide businesses with a high-capacity, wire-like voice service capable of truly replacing the wired network," stated David Confalonieri, vice-president of marketing at Extricom. "Our TTP certification with ShoreTel provides enterprises and solution providers the benefits of streamlined deployment and lower project risks."

Commerce, CA and New York, NY, June 30, 2008 - Extricom, a leading provider of high-performance enterprise-class wireless LAN solutions for converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video, and location-based services, today announced that Commerce Casino, one of the West Coast's premier card rooms, has deployed a casino-wide VoWLAN solution built on Extricom's Interference-Free™ WLAN system. Implemented in conjunction with system integrator Teldata, the Wi-Fi system provides Wi-Fi voice service utilizing SpectraLink phones.

Commerce Casino's complex encompasses 238,000 square feet, all of which required uninterrupted coverage and the call capacity to handle even the most congested areas. At the same time, the system needed to be robust enough to ensure no dropped calls, in spite of the interference-prone environment of the pit floor, where a variety of wireless devices and signal-producing equipment would be jostling for the same airspace.

"For our employees, wherever they are on the floor, that's where their office is. Instant, reliable, and mobile connectivity is therefore essential to our staff. It's critical that our solution give them the ability to roam freely while still being able to take live calls, which is key to good customer service," said Ralph Wong, chief administrative officer, Commerce Casino. "We selected the Extricom system because it gives us the highest quality of voice service available. At the same time, their multi-layer architecture makes the solution future-proof, giving us the ability to add a wide range of other applications, operating in parallel with voice communications, without performance trade-offs."

Teldata managed the implementation, maneuvering around the ongoing casino operations without interrupting a single hand of cards. Thanks to the unique Extricom Channel Blanket™ technology, design of the system was rapid and straight forward, with none of the channelization, IP networking, or coverage overlap and interference analysis required by all other solutions.

"Early on, Commerce Casino saw the potential for wireless to transform on-premise workplace communications," observed Dan Kirtchuk, Extricom's executive vice-president of global sales. "And their implementation of Extricom's next-generation WLAN provides clear evidence that secure, robust, toll-grade Wi-Fi telephony is possible now."

For more information about Commerce Casino, please visit www.commercecasino.com.

New York, NY - June 11, 2008 - Extricom, a leading provider of high-performance enterprise-class wireless LAN solutions for converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video, and location-based services, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has awarded Extricom's EXRP-40 Quad-Radio UltraThin™ Access Point the Communications Solutions Magazine 2007 Product of the Year Award (www.tmcnet.com/comsol).

"This award is a clear endorsement of Extricom's innovation in WLAN architecture and product design," said Gideon Rottem, CEO of Extricom.  "Extricom enables the All-Wireless Office delivering voice, data, video, and location services with an always-on, robust and mobile Wi-Fi connection to any client, in any environment."

"Extricom has been recognized with a 2007 Product of the Year Award for their excellence in the advancement of voice, data and/or video communications," said Rich Tehrani, TMC president and group editor-in-chief of Communications Solutions.  "Extricom has proven they are committed to quality and excellence in solutions that benefit the customer experience as well as ROI for the companies that use them.  I am pleased to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future."

The eighth annual Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award recognizes the vision, leadership and attention to detail necessary to lead the industry in the design of new IP telecommunications solutions. The most innovative products and services brought to market in 2007 were selected as recipients of this year's prestigious Award for their groundbreaking achievement.

The complete 2007 Product of the Year Award annoucement can be found on the Communications Solutions Web site.

Tokyo, Japan, and Tel Aviv, Israel, May 12, 2008 - Allied Telesis, a global provider of secure IP/Ethernet access solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over copper and fiber access infrastructures, and Extricom, a leading provider of high-performance enterprise class wireless solutions for converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video, and location-based services, today announced a strategic reseller partnership. With this agreement, Allied Telesis will be able to offer complete, end-to-end enterprise WLAN solutions spanning wired and wireless networking infrastructure.

"Large-scale deployments of WLAN are accelerating - driven by the ever-increasing demand to mobilize the workforce for voice, video, and data communications," said Yoshio Gohara, senior general manager of RPM division, Allied Telesis. "Extricom has established itself as a leader in enterprise Wi-Fi mobility, with an infrastructure solution designed to concurrently support real-time, mobile applications such as voice over WLAN (VoWLAN), as well as data and video applications."

Allied Telesis will integrate Extricom products - including its EXSW series switches and EXRP series access points - with Allied's x900 series core switches to provide a high-performance network solution for both wired and wireless environments.  With this agreement, Extricom gains greatly-expanded commercial reach in Japan, as well as a partner to help expand recognition for its unique WLAN system. 

"For more than 20 years, Allied Telesis has been a leader in integrating leading edge technologies, and delivering IT's highest return and benefits for its customers," said Dan Kirtchuk, executive vice-president of global sales at Extricom. "Our solution enables Allied Telesis to expand its innovative portfolio, so that their customers can capture the competitive advantages arising from the next wave of wireless applications for the enterprise."

About Allied Telesis, Inc.

Founded in 1987, Allied Telesis is a member of the Allied Telesis Group, a global provider of secure Ethernet/IP access solutions and an industry leader in the deployment of IP Triple Play networks over copper and fiber access infrastructure. Their POTS-to-10G iMAP integrated Multiservice Access Platform and iMG intelligent Multiservice Gateways, in conjunction with advanced switching, routing and WDM-based transport solutions, enable public and private network operators and service providers of all sizes to deploy scalable, carrier-grade networks for the cost-effective delivery of packet-based voice, video and data services.

London, UK - April 28, 2008 - Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons, Raymond Blanc's 2 Star Michelin hotel and restaurant and home to the Raymond Blanc Cookery School, has completed the deployment of an Extricom Wireless LAN (WLAN) system, designed to deliver wireless mobility services to guests and business delegates throughout Le Manoir's 15th century buildings and gardens.  Implemented by systems integrator G4 Networks, Extricom's WLAN system will also support the future migration of Le Manoir's back-office applications, including voice-over-WLAN (VoWLAN), on to the wireless network.

Meeting the demands of Le Manoir's clientele was a key driver behind the deployment of the WLAN solution.  Gurval Durand, deputy general manager, explains, "Many of our guests are high level business executives. The services we deliver, including free wireless access, are designed to meet their high expectations and to make their stay as comfortable as possible.  Every service or product at Le Manoir has to be top-of-the-range."

"Extricom's WLAN technology provides blanket wireless coverage throughout Le Manoir's grounds, allowing guests to connect and continue working wherever they choose to relax, be it in the gardens, lounge, or in the privacy of their own Suite.  The seamless quality of Extricom's Channel Blanket™ architecture means guests can even roam between all three, without disruption to their wireless session."

Durand adds, "Furthermore, it also gives us the scope to explore new wireless applications as we seek to enhance our own communications strategy.  For example, we're currently assessing the deployment of a VoWLAN phone system that would deliver greater mobility to our employees.  Extricom and G4 Networks have given us the longevity and capabilities to evolve as we strive to deliver a first-class guest experience."

Besides meeting expectations for superior performance, systems integrator G4 Networks needed to deliver a wireless network that would neither detract from the aesthetics of the building nor disrupt the listed status of Le Manoir's landmark buildings.  To do so, G4 Networks selected the Extricom EXRP-20 Dual-Radio UltraThin™ Access Points and mounted them all on the outside perimeter of the buildings, pointing inwards to ensure wireless connectivity within the building.

Dave Allen, director of G4 Networks, comments, "At Le Manoir, it's the details that make the guest experience, and they had no lesser expectations for their wireless LAN.  WLAN is a key criterion when choosing hotel accommodation, but the real value-add is its pervasiveness, its simplicity, and the performance quality."    

"Like Le Manoir, Extricom's technology is all in the experience. Its mobility makes it ideal for enterprises that are looking for a far higher quality of service and, as wireless becomes the de facto standard for voice and data applications, its mobility capabilities offer a real differentiator."

Extricom's patented and award-winning Interference-Free™ WLAN System represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a Channel Blanket topology.  The technology eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, "wire-like" client connections, greatly increased capacity, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users.  All this, without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions.  The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the data, voice (VoWLAN), and video applications requested by organizations.

For more information about Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons, please visit www.manoir.com

For more information about G4 Networks, please visit www.g4.co.uk

Peñalolén, Chile, April 24, 2008 - Extricom, a leading provider of high-performance enterprise class wireless solutions for converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video, and location-based services, and I-Systems Corporation, a major Chilean partner of Extricom, today announced that they had completed the implementation of a pervasive Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) for the Municipality of Peñalolén's City Hall. The wireless system is a strategic part of the "e-Government" initiative by Peñalolén.

The e-Government movement uses electronic commerce technology to enhance governmental operations and expand citizen access to governmental services and resources. Chile is the leading exponent of e-Government in the Central and Latin America region, and in a recent UN study on global "E-participation," was ranked fourth in the world behind only the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.

As part of its "Comuna Digital" (Digital Community) initiative, the Municipality of Peñalolén, located in the Santiago Metropolitan Area, is bringing the benefits of e-Government to the city's 216,000 residents. Comuna Digital will leverage a wide range of applications and technologies to enhance the citizen's "user experience" with public services, including online government services, education projects, free Internet access to anyone in City Hall, voice over WLAN communication for local officials, and wireless video streaming so that anyone with a web browser can participate in public meetings.

"Providing pervasive Wi-Fi access throughout our facilities is absolutely essential for Comuna Digital" said Cristian López Vergara, director of IT for the Municipality. "To achieve our goals, we have to deliver enterprise triple-play services, and that requires a network that can guarantee coverage and provide optimal Quality of Service without compromising on performance. The only solution that met our requirements was an Extricom WLAN, which gives us the consistent, high-speed connections and architectural flexibility we need."

Implementation of the Extricom WLAN puts the Municipality of Peñalolén at the forefront of Chile's effort to increase citizen access. It also puts it in the top ranks of enterprises that are using cutting-edge technology to eliminate complexity from operations. "For most customers, I think the most surprising aspect of the Extricom WLAN is its simplicity," commented Jorge Oportot, wireless business manager at I-Systems. "Other enterprise WLAN solutions require a time-consuming planning process, significant technical expertise, and considerable ongoing maintenance. This is just not the case with Extricom. We were able to get the system up and running, and complete the training of the Municipality's System Administrators in two days. The system has been providing transparent, high-bandwidth connectivity ever since. Our deployment at Peñalolén has been a real eye-opener, and I consider it an implementation model that can be widely replicated throughout Chile."

"A new era of wireless deployments has started and demand for this is increasing," confirmed Dan Kirtchuk, executive vice-president of Extricom. "The Municipality of Peñalolén is a model for the future, in which WLAN is deployed to support high-demand strategic objectives, and to provide wireless connectivity everywhere, for all applications, and for all users."

Extricom's patented and award-winning Interference-Free™ WLAN System represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, "wire-like" client connections, greatly increased capacity, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. All this, without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise quadruple play of data, voice (VoWLAN), video and location services.

For more information regarding the Municipality of Peñalolén, please visit www.penalolen.cl.

About I-Systems

I-Systems Corporation is a national company with more than 25 years of experience in the development, installation and integration of systems and technical assistance, based on the support that its installation, equipment and professional engineers and technicians can provide, materializing jobs throughout Chile, including Antarctica. This has positioned them as leaders in the national market in the areas of electronics, communications, sensors, radars, power and other industrial products; and has provided them with the recognition of their clients, which are in the private, public and defense sectors. For more information, visit www.isystems.cl.

St. Julians, Malta and London, UK, April 16, 2008 - Red Herring today announced that Extricom is a recipient of the Red Herring 100 Europe 2008, an award given to the top 100 private technology companies based in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region each year.

"This year's impressive list of winners demonstrates Europe's emergence as a major player in the global technology sector," said Red Herring editor-in-chief, Joel Dreyfuss.  "The exceptional accomplishments of European technology companies and entrepreneurs are a testament to the rapid advancements being made in building the European innovation ecosystem."

Red Herring's lists of top private companies are an important part of the company's tradition of identifying new and innovative technology companies and entrepreneurs. Companies like Google, eBay and Skype were spotted in their early days by Red Herring editors, and touted as leaders that would change the way we live and work.

Red Herring's editorial staff rigorously evaluated more than hundreds of private companies through a careful analysis of financial data and subjective criteria, including quality of management, execution of strategy, and dedication to research and development. 

"This award is a clear endorsement of Extricom's innovation in wireless LAN (WLAN) technology and architecture," commented Gideon Rottem, CEO of Extricom.  "Purpose-built for businesses that demand guaranteed performance and true mobility from their wireless applications, Extricom's solution enables businesses to unleash the transformational benefits of converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video and location-based services in the enterprise."

About Red Herring

Red Herring is a global media company which unites the world's best high technology innovators, venture investors and business decision makers in a variety of forums: a leading innovation magazine, an online daily technology news service, technology newsletters and major events for technology leaders around the globe.  Red Herring provides an insider's access to the global innovation economy, featuring unparalleled insights on the emerging technologies driving the economy. More information about Red Herring is available on the Internet at www.redherring.com.

New York and Tel Aviv, March 25, 2008 - Extricom, a leading provider of high-performance enterprise-class wireless solutions for converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video, and location-based services, today announced its new suite of 802.11n draft 2.0 compliant products. Extricom's fourth-generation solution is the only system to enable disruption-free introduction of full-performance 802.11n in the enterprise, for both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi bands, at the lowest cost-per-port.

It has become clear that, in order to achieve the promise of greater bandwidth, all solutions announced to date impose three disruptive and expensive conditions on any 802.11n implementation: limit ‘N' devices to the 5GHz band, leave the 2.4GHz band only for legacy devices, and install costly non-standard power-over-Ethernet (PoE) schemes to meet the increased energy demands of 802.11n access points (APs). In stark contrast to this, the Extricom WLAN System, based on the unique Channel Blanket™ architecture, avoids the technical and deployment obstacles presented by all other vendor solutions.

"The 802.11n standard promises to play a pivotal role in finally making the all-wireless enterprise a reality," commented Stan Schatt, vice president and director, Wireless Connectivity at ABI Research. "And to future-proof their business case, organizations must ensure that they select an architecture that can support both 802.11n as well as installed 802.11g with a premium placed on flexibility as well as ease of deployment  At the same time, an all-wireless enterprise will require a robust network with strong quality of service and roaming functionality.  Without the ability to support all enterprise applications and full mobility, the gains in bandwidth from 802.11n will only be incremental rather than a quantum leap."

Unlike any other vendor in the market, the Extricom WLAN system combines multi-radio APs to create parallel, simultaneous wireless networks from the same set of APs. These overlapping networks can operate on any combination of channels, modes, and frequency bands, and therefore give IT the ability to allocate each WLAN to specific user groups, applications, or device types. The result is an infrastructure that enables the organization to:

• Gradually introduce ‘n' devices into the existing environment, and do so at whatever pace is convenient for the business, without experiencing any conflicts with legacy devices. No "forklift" cutover of users is required.
• Choose to deploy ‘n' with 40MHz channel bonding in both 2.4GHz and 5GHz, and achieve the promised 300Mbps data rates even when legacy ‘g' or ‘a' devices are present.
• Enhance the existing wireless network with the benefits of 802.11n, without having to rework the number, location, and cabling for APs. In other words, deploy without redesign of the wireless layout.
• Continue with conventional 802.3af power-over-Ethernet. The unique UltraThin™ design doesn't require a power-hungry processor, which means that standard PoE will drive even a four-radio Extricom Access Point at full-rate and full-coverage.
• Eliminate the complexities of cell-planning. This not only makes deployment and maintenance dramatically simpler than any other solution, but also delivers the promised range benefits of MIMO, without the side-effects of unpredictable MIMO coverage.

"The 802.11n standard undoubtedly introduces some important benefits," commented Mike King, research director at Gartner. "But the solutions seen to-date must contend with drawbacks of frequency planning, power, and mixing of new and legacy devices, all of which drive implementation costs higher."

"The implementation of 802.11n should be about evolution, not revolution. Evolution means that 802.11n technology supplements and enhances your existing network infrastructure, rather than forcing you to change it entirely," observed Gideon Rottem, CEO of Extricom. "Gartner has previously noted that fourth-generation WLANs will be most effective in enabling the various modes of 802.11n¹ and we believe Extricom is absolutely proving this out. Our unique architecture not only unlocks the promise of 802.11n, but it provides the total set of business and technical traits to make the converged wireless enterprise a reality. In the end, the Extricom solution provides the highest performance at the lowest cost-per-port possible."

The Extricom 802.11n product suite is the broadest in the industry, encompassing new APs, new and updated WLAN switches, and a new external antenna bar.

• EXRP-40En Four-Radio UltraThin Access Point: The industry's only quad-radio 802.11n AP, incorporating two n/a/b/g radios and two a/b/g radios, which can be operated in any combination of channels and bands. All ‘n' equipped radios incorporate 3x3 MIMO (multiple-in, multiple-out) antenna configuration.
• EXRP-30n Three-Radio UltraThin Access Point: A tri-radio 802.11n AP with integrated antennas, for easy deployment of ‘n' on a large scale. The EXRP-30n is equipped with two n/g/b/a radios and one g/b/a radio, which can be operated in any combination of channels and bands. All ‘n' equipped radios incorporate 3x3 MIMO antenna configuration.
• EXSW-1200 and EXSW-2400 Wireless LAN Switches: Investment in existing switches is fully protected, as they will require only a firmware update to support the new 802.11n APs.
• EXSW-1600 Wireless LAN Switch: The newest member of the Extricom WLAN switch family, the EXSW-1600 provides additional flexibility in tailoring the Extricom WLAN to the organization's scale and requirements.
• EXAN-10 Antenna Bar: MIMO multiplies the number of antennas for each Wi-Fi radio, which leads to an unsightly and inconvenient number of external antennas being connected to each AP. By integrating up to twelve antennas into one assembly, the innovative EXAN Antenna Bar provides the convenience of connecting numerous antennas to the AP, simply by connecting a single cable to the bar that in turn mounts to the wall.

For more information on Extricom's 802.11n suite of products, visit www.extricom.com/80211n

¹"Key Challenges Arise for 802.11n Deployments," Gartner, 25 July 2007, Ken Dulaney.

New York, NY, February 19, 2008 - Extricom, the premier provider of enterprise-class wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure systems for converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video, and RFID services, today launched its PartnerAdvantage Partner Program. The PartnerAdvantage launch comes as solution providers and Value Added Resellers (VARs) of all sizes are searching for highly differentiated solutions that will enable them to take advantage of the multi-billion dollar opportunity the wireless LAN (WLAN) market represents.

The PartnerAdvantage Program is based on a single premise: drive revenue growth and profitability for Extricom Partners, by creating a strong sales and marketing bond between them and Extricom. PartnerAdvantage will offer common-sense, value-adding programs for sales enablement, co-marketing, promotion, and investment protection. These will ultimately enable Extricom Partners to capture above-average product margins, develop their wireless LAN expertise, cost-effectively market their solutions, and protect their pre-sale time commitment via deal registration.

"Extricom PartnerAdvantage is a key building block in our strategy for 2008 and beyond," stated Dan Kirtchuk, executive vice president, global sales for Extricom. "Increasingly, resellers and VARs are recognizing the unique blend of wireless innovation, performance, and ease-of-use that the Extricom WLAN brings to Wi-Fi implementations, and they are evangelizing these value points to the end-user IT community. PartnerAdvantage will enable them to maximize their selling opportunities in a rapidly expanding market."

PartnerAdvantage is built around three levels of partner commitment, Registered, Select, and Premier, with the ultimate goal of bringing together a select group of commercial Partners who will be seen as vendors of choice for Wi-Fi networks. Extricom PartnerAdvantage will give its partners the ability to drive increased profitability while reducing total business costs, based around Extricom's core values: surprising simplicity, total mobility, guaranteed performance and convergence without tradeoff.

"We look at Extricom as a company that provides value on multiple levels. It's a technical solution that will give us an edge in a highly competitive Wi-Fi marketplace, and at the same time we see the value-selling relationship enabled by PartnerAdvantage. This will make it possible for us to quickly identify opportunities, close business, and execute on our commitments," said Frank Kobuszewski, VP of Technology Solutions Group at Syracuse-based CXtec.

For more information, visit http://www.extricom.com/content/partners/sales-partners

New York, NY, February 7, 2008 - Extricom, the premier provider of enterprise-class wireless LAN infrastructure systems for converged voice (VoWLAN), data, video, and RFID services, today announced the appointment of Honoré Labourdette as vice president of sales for North America.

"Organizations are rapidly entering the next era of WLAN deployments, in which Wi-Fi is no longer for just casual hotspot use, but instead supports strategic operational objectives and provides wireless connectivity everywhere, for all applications, and for all users," said Dan Kirtchuk, Extricom's executive vice-president of global sales. "Honoré is a critical addition to our leadership team and has the experience and expertise to build the type of world-class go-to-market organization needed to meet customers' ever-increasing demand for Extricom solutions."

Ms. Labourdette brings over 20 years of successful sales leadership experience in the telecommunications industry. Ms. Labourdette previously served as vice president of 3Com's Worldwide Strategic Alliance Sales where she was instrumental in building 3Com's global system integrator and service provider sales channels. Prior to that role, Ms. Labourdette was VP of Sales at NetSolve (now a division at Cisco), and held leadership positions at Nortel Networks, Network Equipment Technologies, Micom Systems, and AT&T.

"Businesses of all sizes want to unleash the benefits of total mobility in their operations, but to do that they must overcome a number of limitations that exist in traditional Wi-Fi networks," said Labourdette. "Extricom's innovative and proven solution provides exactly the breakthrough they have been seeking. I am excited to be part of this company's explosive growth and to offer enterprises and our partners a truly game-changing technology."

Extricom's patented and award-winning Interference-Free™ WLAN System is the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to Channel Blanket™ topology. This innovative technology eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, "wire-like" client connections, greatly increased capacity, and guaranteed and predictable levels of service for all users. All this, without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise quadruple play of data, voice, video, and RFID.

New York, NY, December 11, 2007 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions, today announced that CMP Channel's CRNtech, the IT Channel's handbook for technology products and services, has named its Interference-Free™ EXWO-404 WLAN Switch to its list of 10 Best Products of 2007, winning in the wireless category. The winners were chosen by CMP Channel editorial staff, based on the results of earlier CRNtech and CRN Test Center editorial reviews performed throughout 2007. Extricom receives this accolade together with other top 10 categories that include market leaders such as RIM, Toshiba, Microsoft, and HP Compaq.

The EXWO-404 provides an unmatched combination of simplicity and performance, enabling businesses of all sizes to confidently and cost-effectively transform their operations wirelessly. The EXWO-404 Wireless Office system offers a business-class, 802.11-compliant WLAN solution in a convenient all-in-one package consisting of a WLAN Switch and four UltraThin™ Dual Radio Access Points (APs). The system's remarkable ease of deployment provides a fast and economical way for organizations to introduce business-class wireless to a branch office, a school, a health clinic, a mid-sized warehouse, or any other environment that requires a small-to-medium wireless coverage area.

In her evaluation summary, Fahmida Y. Rashid, technical editor, CRN, wrote that "the CRN Test Center selected the Extricom Interference-Free EXWO-404 WLAN Switch...for its robust features. The switch, built on the vendor's channel blanket architecture, creates a coverage area where users can move from one access point to another without any handoff latency. Putting all the access points on the same channels, different from other networks and competing products, eliminates interference concerns. And the simplicity of deployment and maintenance make it perfect...to ditch the wires."

"A wave of new and exciting products arrived in 2007, and picking the cream of the crop was both a challenge, and a positive sign that vendors are delivering tools that increase the value solution providers can deliver to their customers," said Robert C. DeMarzo, vice president and editorial director, CMP Channel.

"As the only Channel Blanket™ Wireless LAN architecture in the market today, we take great pride in CRNtech's recognition of our solution to the interference, mobility, and quality of service challenges that are prevalent in other WLAN systems," said David Confalonieri, vice-president marketing for Extricom.

The winners were announced online at www.ChannelWeb.com and will be featured in the December 17 issue of CRNtech. To view the complete analysis of Extricom's wireless LAN product, please click here .

About the CMP Channel

CMP Channel (www.cmpchannelgroup.com ) is the one stop shop customers turn to in order to meet their global sales channel objectives from access to execution. Through use of its family of channel solutions which include CRN and VARBusiness, the ChannelWeb network, XChange Events and the Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED), vendors are able to accelerate sales through the channel. CMP Channel provides a worldwide answer to advertising, branding and marketing services, lead generation, market intelligence, branded and custom events, education of solution providers and best practices for vendors.

About CMP

CMP (http://www.cmp.com/ ) is a media and marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. With the leading online, event and print brands in all technology market categories, and with services and tools that reach beyond traditional advertising, CMP shapes and influences the technology industry worldwide. CMP publishes highly respected media brands such as TechWeb, InformationWeek, ChannelWeb, CRN, EE Times and TechOnline; produces major industry events such as Interop, Web 2.0 Expo, XChange, Game Developers Conference and the Embedded Systems Conferences; and provides business information and marketing services such as the International Customer Management Institute, Semiconductor Insights and Second Life consulting for technology marketers. CMP is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/ ), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. For more CMP news, go to cmp.com/news .

New York, NY, October 9, 2007 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions, today announced that CMP Channel has named Extricom the VARBusiness 2007 Tech Innovator of the Year for wireless, for its development of the Interference-Free™ WLAN System, featuring the industry's first quad-radio Wi-Fi access point. The fifth annual Tech Innovators Awards celebrate the most innovative products, people and personalities in the industry and highlight emerging products and technologies currently sold through the IT Channel.

"Innovation is truly the heart of the technology industry, and the winners of this year's VARBusiness Tech Innovator Awards have taken innovation to the next level," said Robert C. DeMarzo, vice president and editorial director, CMP Channel. "We congratulate Extricom on this year's Tech Innovator Award."

The Tech Innovator awards were awarded in sixteen categories, including Wireless, Voice over IP, Handhelds, Connectivity/Data Networking, Virtualization, and Enterprise Applications and Infrastructure. For each category, at least two judges from a select group of top solution providers and integrators rated each entry on characteristics such as usefulness, the "new and improved" factor, price/performance, revenue potential and overall "coolness." The process leads to three finalists for each category, with the top scoring product in each category earning the VARBusiness Tech Innovator Award.

"This award is decisive recognition of the disruptive innovation represented in our Interference-Free WLAN System," commented David Confalonieri, vice-president marketing for Extricom. "Our partners and customers have witnessed the surprising and unique combination of higher performance and radical simplicity that is now possible in enterprise wireless. They know the Extricom technology enables them to ‘turn the corner' in Wi-Fi, finally eliminating the complexities and limitations that they invariably run into when implementing wireless for greater scale, reliability, and a broader set of uses, including voice (VoWLAN), location based services, and video."

Extricom's patented WLAN System represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. This unique approach eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, "wire-like" client connections, greatly increased capacity, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. All this is achieved without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning required in traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple WLAN for the enterprise triple play of data, voice (VoWLAN), and video.

About VARBusiness 

For the past 20 years, VARBusiness' (www.varbusiness.com) strategic resources have been the gateway to the commercial and public sector (or government) Solution Provider community. The VARBusiness integrated platform of media opportunities provides strategic insight for technology integrators through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness offerings lead vendors and distributors to unprecedented access to the most powerful strategic Solution Providers in the market. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design.

About the CMP Channel

The CMP Channel is the one stop shop customers turn to in order to meet their global sales channel objectives from access to execution. Through use of its family of channel solutions which include CRN and VARBusiness, the ChannelWeb network, the Group's XChange worldwide face-to-face conferences and the Institute for Partner Education & Development (IPED), vendors are able to accelerate sales through the channel. CMP Channel provides a worldwide answer to advertising, branding and marketing services, lead generation, market intelligence, branded and custom events, education of solution providers and best practices for vendors.

About CMP

CMP (http://www.cmp.com/ ) is a media and marketing solutions company serving the technology industry. With the leading online, event and print brands in all technology market categories, and with services and tools that reach beyond traditional advertising, CMP shapes and influences the technology industry worldwide. CMP publishes highly respected media brands such as TechWeb, InformationWeek, ChannelWeb, CRN, EE Times and TechOnline; produces major industry events such as Interop, Web 2.0 Expo, XChange, Game Developers Conference and the Embedded Systems Conferences; and provides business information and marketing services such as the International Customer Management Institute, Semiconductor Insights and Second Life consulting for technology marketers. CMP is a subsidiary of United Business Media (http://www.unitedbusinessmedia.com/ ), a global provider of news distribution and specialist information services with a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. For more CMP news, go to cmp.com/news.

London, UK - October 1st 2007 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions, today announced the signing of specialist value added distributor Wireless IT as its latest UK channel partner. The appointment, which is already generating new revenue streams for the wireless distributor, forms part of Extricom's ongoing channel development strategy to build an enterprise-focused partner base equipped with the skills, knowledge and resources to take advantage of next generation WLAN infrastructure to support converged data, voice (VoWLAN), and video services.

Specialising in wireless networking products, services and solutions, Wireless IT will be using its network of telcos, broadliners and vertical reseller partners to target markets such as manufacturing, education and retail. By focusing on the triple-play ‘voice, video and data' features of Extricom's technology, resellers will be able to return bigger margins by extending their expertise beyond data networking, explains Phil Owen, managing director of Wireless IT. "The wireless LAN industry is booming, particularly demand for real-time services such as voice and video. For our resellers, this represents significant untapped revenue, as well as the potential to broaden their knowledge and value to the enterprise."

Owen continues, "We piloted a number of leading WLAN vendors' technology. Extricom's channel blanket proposition, however, was the only one able to simultaneously deliver voice, video, and data, without impacting on performance or mobility. Furthermore, unlike traditional cell-based architectures, Extricom's WLAN solution requires neither complex site surveys nor specialist RF planning expertise, meaning rapid deployment and greater profit margins for resellers. In a nutshell, it does what it says on the tin and more."

Already seeing success from the partnership, Wireless IT and reseller Cableserve Limited have recently completed the deployment of Extricom's WLAN technology into two of Boughey Distribution's warehouses. Commenting on the appointment, Steve Northedge, vice president and general manager, EMEA said, "The appointment of Wireless IT corresponds with increasing demand for multi-service wireless infrastructures, suggesting that the traditional cell-based WLAN design will eventually become obsolete.

"Enterprises are increasingly demanding that applications such as voice and video services be migrated on to their wireless infrastructure, however, the traditional cell-based nature of wireless LANs is not wholly compatible, and can result in interference or even dropped voice calls. To exploit the long-term revenue potential of wireless it's critical for resellers to advise and implement a platform that will deliver the business-class performance enterprises have enjoyed in the wired environment."

Extricom's award-winning Interference-Free™ WLAN System represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from ‘cell-planning' to a ‘channel blanket' topology. Thanks to its innovative approach, WLAN deployment and maintenance is made dramatically easier and lower in total cost of ownership than traditional alternatives, while achieving a generational leap in capacity, coverage, seamless mobility, and security. The end-result is highly scalable WLAN infrastructure that delivers campus-wide voice, data, and video services with the dependability of a wired network.

About Wireless IT

Wireless IT is a true value added distributor specialising in wireless networking products, services and solutions. Wireless IT supports the reseller market with consultancy, site survey, installation, support and training for internal WiFi and Voice over Wireless LANS, outdoor WiFi, WiMAX, WAN, community broadband solutions and FSO (laser point to point links).

New York City, August 27, 2007 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next-generation Wireless LAN (WLAN) infrastructure solutions, today announced the formation of the Uni-Fi Alliance™, a program that furthers the collaboration of the Wi-Fi ecosystem and maximizes business value through validated product combinations. Together with Extricom, the founding members of the Uni-Fi Alliance are AeroScout, AirTight Networks, Ascom, and Kineto Wireless.

"The multi-application era in WLAN is no longer a promise but a reality," stated David Confalonieri, vice-president of marketing at Extricom. "A smart WLAN infrastructure investment can power many uses - voice, data, video, locationing, and much more. Thanks to the Uni-Fi Alliance, enterprises and solution providers will benefit from validated product combinations that streamline deployment and lower project risks."

Uni-Fi Alliance members span a wide range of devices, PBXs, location services, security appliances, and mobile-to-mobile convergence products. The alliance enables leading technology innovators to verify interoperability between products that contribute to a converged, multi-application WLAN.

"Convergence of services and devices over WLAN offers significant operational and economic opportunity for businesses of all kinds," commented Gabi Daniely, vice-president of marketing and product strategy at AeroScout. "Location-based services and other added-value applications are contributing to the rapid growth of Wi-Fi deployments, so interoperability across a broad range of applications is critical for the emerging generation of Wi-Fi networks."

"While there are established certifications for verifying basic 802.11 component interoperability, there are few industry-standard APIs for linking wireless LANs to upstream applications," observed Joanie Wexler, an independent analyst and editor at Joanie M. Wexler & Associates. "At least until those emerge, it will reduce enterprise integration headaches if WLAN vendors work out interoperability and implementation issues upfront with the suppliers of IP PBXs, location appliances, security appliances, and other servers that generate application traffic over the Wi-Fi network."

Note: There is no connection between Extricom's "Uni-Fi Alliance" and Cambridge Silicon Radio Limited or the "UniFi" semiconductor chip.

Tokyo, Japan and Tel-Aviv, Israel, July 18, 2007 – Sumitomo Densetsu, a leading integrator of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT), and Extricom, the designer and manufacturer of the Interference-Free™ Wireless LAN System, today announced a distribution partnership. With this agreement, Sumitomo will be able to offer complete, end-to-end enterprise solutions spanning wired, wireless, passive and active networking infrastructure.

For over twenty years, Sumitomo Densetsu has been at the forefront of the Japanese market in the design, deployment, and management of advanced information networks. The addition of the Extricom solution enables Sumitomo Densetsu to extend this leadership by providing a truly unique WLAN solution for advanced mobility applications such as voice, video, location-based services, as well as pervasive data connectivity.

Extricom's patented Interference-Free WLAN System represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. This innovative approach eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, "wire-like" client connections, greatly increased capacity, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. All this is achieved without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning required in traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple WLAN for the enterprise triple play of data, voice (VoWLAN), and video.

This agreement will provide Extricom with greatly expanded commercial reach in Japan, as well as the outlet to expand recognition for its brand and unique WLAN system. Customers are demanding that their wireless infrastructure support all services, everywhere, for everyone, with the same predictability of performance they take for granted in the wired world. Sumitomo's market leadership in infrastructure solutions, combined with Extricom's innovative enterprise WLAN, will enable those customers to attain the full benefit of the next wave of wireless applications such as voice over Wi-Fi and location-based services.

About Sumitomo Densetsu Co. Ltd.

As the comprehensive infrastructure company of Sumitomo group, Sumitomo Densetsu has a long record of installations in Japan and overseas. In addition, it has extensive experience in information networks and communications systems through its engagements in the fields of renewal, solar energy, wind power energy and ecology. Headquartered Osaka, the company has capital of 6440430000 Yen and 1,200 employees (2007 June). For more information, visit Sumitomo Densetsu at www.sem.co.jp .

New York, NY, and London, UK, July 16, 2007 - According to a report published this month by the Aberdeen Group, a provider of fact-based research focused on the global technology-driven value chain, the value of wireless LAN (WLAN) technology is undisputed and tangible, but many organizations are unable to realize these benefits because of the complexity and maintenance burdens associated with traditional WLAN systems. Underwritten in part by Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation WLAN infrastructure solutions, these findings show the critical importance of new technological approaches that increase simplicity, even as the drive for greater performance and multi-application support continues.

The report, ‘Measuring the Real Value of Wireless LAN Deployments', is the first to quantify the business value of this technology, and highlights how this value is further enhanced by the addition of non-traditional applications such as voice and video. However, the research also finds that a major expenditure in terms of human capital, tools, and processes has been necessary to truly unlock such value, and that only the "best-in-class" organizations have had the means to do so.

"The research makes it clear that wireless technologies can deliver great operating benefits to organizations," said Philippe Winthrop, research director for wireless and mobility at Aberdeen Group. "However, it also shows that, to become ‘best-in-class' adopters of traditional WLAN systems and seize its promised productivity and collaborative benefits, a significant investment in time and resource has been required. Our research recommends organizations not be deterred, and instead pursue the value of this technology, especially with value-enhancing applications such as voice and video. But the research shows end user organizations need to further improve the return on their investment by challenging WLAN vendors to lower the overall complexity of WLAN solutions."

"In our vision, the hurdles to maximizing the value of WLAN are eliminated, since our channel blanket WLAN technology removes the traditional complexities still found in many WLAN offerings today," said Gideon Rottem, CEO, Extricom. "Extricom is committed to increasing the ROI of WLAN through our high-performance, multi-application platform that decreases project complexity, cost, and risk."

Extricom's patented Interference-Free™ WLAN System represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture, from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" layout. This eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless mobility, ‘wire-like' connections, greatly increased capacity, and guaranteed levels of connectivity for all users. All without the error-prone and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play of data, voice (VoWLAN) and video.

Winthrop concludes, "Best-in-class organizations have the opportunity to simplify and maximize their networks. This ‘one-two punch' is however dependant on the underlying technologies they select."

Findings for the Aberdeen Group report were drawn from a survey of more that 315 organizations. A complimentary download of the report can be accessed by clicking here.

About Aberdeen Group, a Hart-Hanks Company

London, UK, June 20, 2007 - BT iNET, the LAN & IP telephony solutions specialist, today announced a new agreement with Extricom, which will see the company's award-winning Interference-Free™ Enterprise Wireless LAN System incorporated into BT's wireless and mobility convergence solutions.

The first joint customer to benefit is Bishop's Stortford College in Hertfordshire, where BT iNET designed and deployed a wireless network, using Extricom's Wireless LAN (WLAN) system at its core, to cover pupil boarding houses located on the 130-acre campus of the independent school, which caters for girls and boys aged four to 18. The wireless solution provides complete coverage using multiple Wi-Fi channel blankets spanning the site's buildings, enabling a fully converged deployment for carrying real time voice, data, and video. This unique next-generation wireless system delivers seamless, handoff-free user mobility and guaranteed bandwidth, without the channel density or interference constraints common to other Wi-Fi deployments.

Stephen Bacon, head of information technology at the College, said: "We were looking to significantly extend our existing wireless provision and so the new solution needed to be easy for us to deploy and manage, yet still attain the superior performance required by today's connected students.

"The BT/Extricom solution provided just that. Pupils and staff are now benefiting from a resilient, high-performance wireless infrastructure, which is also easy to manage. It has been a win-win solution for both user and administrator."

Neil Pemberton, managing director, BT iNet, said: "Organisations are mobilising their workforce and processes at an accelerating rate. In the past, wireless computing was reserved for a select few and for limited areas of the enterprise. Now, we are seeing organisations adopt wireless technology as a pervasive, strategic asset. By joining forces with Extricom, BT iNet is driving the availability of reliable wireless connectivity, which can support an ever-broadening set of uses, such as voice, ubiquitous data connectivity, location services, and even streaming video. Working together we will identify and leverage the right advanced technologies that will yield the type of infrastructure that can meet these heightened expectations."

Extricom's patented Interference-Free WLAN System represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture, from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" layout. This eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless mobility, ‘wire-like' connections, greatly increased capacity, and guaranteed levels of connectivity for all users. All without the error-prone and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play of data, voice (VoWLAN) and video.

Gideon Rottem, CEO of Extricom, said: "VoIP's (voice over IP) disruptive effect in the telephony field is undeniable. The Extricom WLAN seeks to be equally disruptive in the enterprise WLAN arena, and voice over Wi-Fi is the trigger for such disruption. Voice and location applications demand mobility, and this is the first system to bring total and seamless mobility to Wi-Fi, while also enhancing all other facets of performance such as coverage, capacity, and security, all of which are necessary for the enterprise wireless triple play."

"BT iNet maintains an impressive array of capabilities and expertise in converged wireless, and is well positioned to deliver the kinds of advanced and high-value infrastructure solutions that are an ideal fit for Extricom's WLAN architecture."

Click here to download an Extricom case study of the Bishop's Stortford College WLAN deployment. 

About BT iNET

BT iNet is the leading provider of Cisco-based LAN & IPT solutions, applications and Managed Services that helps you profit from convergence via tailored LAN-centric IT services. The experience, flexibility and responsiveness of BT iNet's organization, and its focus on understanding your business, enable it to design and deliver truly integrated IT services, so that you can maximize the efficiencies and cost savings that convergence brings to business for today and tomorrow. As a subsidiary of BT, BT iNet can offer significant support, including field resource and remote management capabilities to enhance your corporate networks. Enquiries: www.bt.com/btinet Tel: 01691 664055.

About BT

BT is one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services operating in 170 countries. Its principal activities include networked IT services; local, national and international telecommunications services; higher-value broadband and internet products and services and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of four lines of business: BT Global Services, Openreach, BT Retail and BT Wholesale.

In the year ended 31 March 2007, BT Group plc's revenue was £20,223 million with profit before taxation of £2,484 million.

British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.

For more information, visit www.bt.com/aboutbt

Interop Las Vegas 2007 May 21, 2007 - Extricom, the designer and manufacturer of the award-winning Interference-Free™ Wireless LAN System, today announced another significant milestone in the evolution of WLAN with the unveiling of the EXRP-40, the industry's first four-radio access point. The EXRP-40 UltraThin™ Access Point brings unmatched new WLAN system capabilities to customers, including a quadrupling of capacity, predictable Quality of Service, and the flexibility to fully leverage all channels in both Wi-Fi unlicensed bands of operation.

The EXRP-40 UltraThin Access Point contains four IEEE 802.11 a/b/g radios which, thanks to Extricom's unique channel blanket architecture, can operate on any combination of four non-overlapping channels in any band, in any Wi-Fi mode (a/b/g). This generates compelling advantages, including:

• Unmatched Flexibility: By having multiple channel blankets covering an enterprise's service area, IT has the ability to allocate physical channels and bandwidth to specific applications (e.g. voice or data), user groups (e.g. employees or guests), and device types.
• Multiplied Capacity: With four channels available at every location, local capacity and bandwidth is quadrupled, relative to all other WLAN solutions.
• Dedicated Security Monitoring: The 4-radio AP provides the option of using 3 radios for traffic (e.g. channels 1, 6, and 11 in 2.4 GHz) while the fourth radio is used as a dedicated rogue AP and Wireless Intrusion Detection Sensor. This gives the benefits of a 100% dedicated security sensor array, without the cost of a separate physical overlay of sensors.

"The trend for mobility and multi-application convergence, including voice and locationing, is clear," said Rachna Ahlawat, research director, enterprise networking, for Gartner. "And as enterprises come to rely more and more on WLAN, they will seek robust and reliable connectivity."

Extricom's patented Interference-Free WLAN System represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, "wire-like" client connections, greatly increased capacity, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. All this, without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play of data, voice (VoWLAN), and video.

"The EXRP-40 is another major technology step for Extricom and our offering," said Gideon Rottem, CEO of Extricom. "Organizations have clearly said they want to move to the next level with wireless LAN in their operations. This means they demand that the wireless infrastructure support all services, everywhere, for everyone, with the same predictability of performance they take for granted in the wired world. With this clear vision in mind, our customers are turning to Extricom to experience our proposition of guaranteed performance, total mobility, simplicity, and triple-play services without trade-off. The EXRP-40 is a pivotal element in this proposition, enabling an unprecedented quad-blanket, multi-layer WLAN, with dedicated security monitoring and intrinsic quality of service for voice and data."

New York City, NY, May 10, 2007 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, today announced that its Interference-Free™ WLAN system has been awarded Technology Marketing Corporation's (TMC) Communications Solutions 2006 Product of the Year. The award recognizes the Extricom WLAN system's innovation, quality, mobility and performance, and its continued advancement of the communications industry.

"Extricom has been recognized with a 2006 Product of the Year Award for their excellence in technological advancement and application refinement," said Rich Tehrani, TMC president and group editor-in-chief of Communications Solutions. "Extricom has proven they are committed to quality and excellence in solutions that benefit the customer experience as well as ROI for the companies that use them. I am pleased to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future."

The seventh annual Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award recognizes the vision, leadership and attention to detail that are the hallmarks of the prestigious award. The most innovative products and services brought to market in 2006 have been selected as recipients of this year's Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award for their groundbreaking achievement.

Extricom's patented Interference-Free WLAN system represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The Extricom Interference-Free Wireless LAN System:

• Provides stable and guaranteed performance, enabling the industry's first Service Level Agreement (SLA) for WLAN users.
  
• Dramatically simplifies deployment and maintenance by eliminating the complexities of RF cell planning.
  
• Delivers both seamless mobility, high capacity, and blanket coverage free of co-channel interference.
  
• Powers the enterprise triple play, without performance trade-offs.

"Our unique enterprise WLAN infrastructure enables customers to simply and flexibly achieve the seamless mobility, high bandwidth, and reliable wireless service required by their businesses," said Gideon Rottem, CEO of Extricom. "The company continues to deliver new innovations for high performance WLAN systems that empower customers to experience the benefits of a dependable wireless network. Winning the Communications Solutions award further validates our strategy and success."

The full list of the 2006 Product of the Year Award winners can be found on the Communications Solutions Web site.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes four print publications: Customer Inter@ction Solutions , INTERNET TELEPHONY Magazine, IMS Magazine and Unified Communications (launching summer 2007). TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. Ranked in the top 0.003 percent of sites in the world by alexa.com*, TMCnet serves nearly two million unique visitors each month, according to WebTrends. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, Communications Developer Conference, IMS Expo and Call Center 2.0 Conference . TMCnet.com publishes more than 15 topical online newsletters. (*alexa.com is an amazon.com company that ranks Web sites by their traffic levels. Neither alexa.com nor amazon.com is affiliated with TMCnet.).

New York, NY and Athens, Georgia, March 20, 2007 - Extricom, the designer and manufacturer of the award-winning Interference-Free™ Wireless LAN, today announced that the University of Georgia Athletic Association (UGAAA), the home of the Georgia Bulldogs, has selected Extricom's platform to provide wireless services throughout its extensive and state-of-the-art athletics facilities. The roll-out includes the Dan Magill Tennis Complex, in support of the NCAA Tennis Championships to be hosted there commencing May 11th, and Georgia's new Coliseum Training Facility, a 120,000 square foot practice annex for men's and women's basketball and gymnastics.

The elite athlete of today demands the finest facilities and equipment. It is essential that Georgia's facilities meet or exceed the expectations of prospective student-athletes, as well as the press corps attending all of the major events hosted by the UGAAA.

"Providing high-performance Wi-Fi at the Tennis Complex is a key element to creating the best possible experience for the over one hundred press personnel expected at this year's NCAA Championships," said Jeff Daniel, IT director of operations & infrastructure at UGA Athletics. "The performance of the Extricom WLAN is noticeably superior to all other technologies we researched. It enables us to deliver high-speed connections that are stable and consistent everywhere, free of the co-channel interference and other bandwidth-degrading effects of traditional WLAN technologies, which ultimately translates into satisfied, mobile users who are as confident in the wireless network as they are with a wired network."

Extricom's patented Interference-Free WLAN System represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, ‘wire-like' client connections, greatly increased capacity, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. All this, without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play of data, voice (VoWLAN), and video.

With the Coliseum Training Facility, Georgia has set out to build the best practice facility in the NCAA. The complex will feature men's and women's basketball practice gyms, a gymnastics practice gym, new strength and conditioning facilities, and offices for coaches and staff. "The Extricom system is amazingly simple to deploy," commented Nate Tyson, CEO of Venture NetComm, the system integrator responsible for the installation. "It is remarkable that this wireless LAN technology achieves the levels of performance it does, while at the same time dramatically reducing the complexity of WLAN. This enables the UGAAA to deploy rapidly, without costly and time-consuming iterative RF cell planning, and makes ongoing maintenance equally efficient. The bottom line is that it simply works the first time. The University of Georgia has been, and will continue to be an important customer for Venture NetComm. We only provide and install first-rate products for all of their infrastructure needs. Extricom fits the needs of UGAAA perfectly."

Wireless connectivity, voice over Wi-Fi, and wireless electronic ticket scanning are among the applications envisioned for the new network. Beyond the tennis and training complex, the Extricom wireless LAN is slated to cover Sanford Stadium (football), Stegeman Coliseum (basketball), and Foley Field (baseball).

"Building a large scale wireless LAN with the traditional cell-based topologies has presented both complexity and performance obstacles," said Dan Kirtchuk, executive vice-president of sales and marketing at Extricom. "The UGA Athletic Association sets a high standard that must be met, and they recognized that the Extricom solution is the only one that could truly maximize the Wi-Fi experience for administration, students, and visitors alike. The new WLAN network brings Georgia Athletics into a new era of Wi-Fi, in which all facets of performance – coverage, capacity, mobility, and security – are maximized, ready to support the wireless triple play of voice, data, and video, all with a fraction of the complexity and ongoing maintenance costs of alternative technologies."

New York, NY, January 16, 2007 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, today announced that Technology Marketing Corporation's INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (http://www.itmag.com/ ) has named Extricom's Interference-Free™ WLAN System as a recipient of a 2006 Product of the Year Award. The award recognizes the Extricom WLAN System for its vision, leadership, and performance, as well as its role in furthering the development of the Internet telephony industry.

"Voice over IP's disruptive effect in the telephony field is undeniable. The Extricom WLAN seeks to be equally disruptive in the enterprise WLAN arena, and voice over Wi-Fi is the trigger for such disruption. The introduction of voice into the mix of WLAN applications changes the stakes in many ways. Most fundamental is the fact that voice demands mobility, and Extricom's unique technology brings real seamless mobility to Wi-Fi, while at the same time enhancing all other facets of performance that are necessary for the enterprise triple play of services," said Gideon Rottem, CEO and founder of Extricom. "We are truly honored to win the wireless category of the highly-coveted Product of the Year Award by INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine and its panel of esteemed editors."

Extricom's patented Interference-Free WLAN system represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, ‘wire-like' client connections, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. All this, without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play of data, voice (VoWLAN), and video.

"INTERNET TELEPHONY is proud to bestow Extricom with a 2006 Product of the Year Award. Each year INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine recognizes companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements," said Rich Tehrani, TMC President and Editor-in-Chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine. "Extricom has proven it is committed to quality and excellence while addressing real needs in the marketplace. We're proud to honor their hard work and accomplishments and look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the future."

A full list of Product of the Year winners will be published in the February, 2007 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine (www.itmag.com). For more information about TMC and INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine, please visit http://www.tmcnet.com/ .

About INTERNET TELEPHONY® Magazine

Since the first issue in February of 1998, INTERNET TELEPHONY is the only magazine that focuses on providing information in IP communications technologies. INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine provides readers with the best information necessary to learn about and purchase the equipment, software, and services. INTERNET TELEPHONY offers rich content from solutions-focused editorial content to reviews on products and services from TMC Labs andMiercom. The only BPA-audited publication that's 100% dedicated to providing the highest quality content for the IP communications market, INTERNET TELEPHONY has 55,000 dedicated readers.

About TMC

Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes four print publications:Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, SIP Magazine and IMS Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. Ranked in the top 2,600 sites in the world by alexa.com*, TMCnet serves more than one million unique visitors each month. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, The VoIP Developer Conference,VoIP Demo, IMS Expo and Call Center 2.0 Conference. TMCnet.com publishes more than 15 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit http://www.tmcnet.com/. (*alexa.com is an amazon.com company that ranks Web sites by their traffic levels. Neither alexa.com nor amazon.com is affiliated with TMCnet.)

Milpitas, California, and New York, NY, December 6, 2006 - Kineto Wireless, Inc., the key innovator and leading supplier of Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology, and Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next generation wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, today announced the companies have completed interoperability testing between Kineto's UMA solution and Extricom's enterprise wireless LAN infrastructure. Through this testing effort, the companies demonstrated how mobile operators can extend their UMA service offerings into the enterprise and commercial hot-zone markets.

The testing validated what is believed to be an industry first: seamless handover and continuity of active UMA voice calls and data sessions between Wi-Fi access points in an enterprise wireless LAN environment. Seamless mobility across access points truly unlocks the value of mobile/Wi-Fi convergence for all enterprises, enabling superior in-office coverage, single-number convenience, and overall cost efficiencies that cannot be achieved with today's fragmented network situation. Thanks to Extricom's unique Wi-Fi infrastructure, UMA-based sessions can transparently move between access point radios, without any interruption in service. All-the-while, Wi-Fi level security is maintained as well as the IPSec tunnel used to secure UMA services. The tests were conducted with multiple commercially-available UMA-enabled handsets, clearly illustrating the handset-agnostic benefits of the system.

"As more and more employees use their mobile phone as their main phone, the overall cost and performance of mobile service becomes an increasing concern for enterprise IT departments," said Ken Kolderup, vice president of marketing for Kineto. "The traditional challenge of Wi-Fi mobility has been overcome through our collaboration with Extricom, enabling mobile operators to now confidently extend their UMA services into the enterprise market and offer those enterprises the combination of superior mobile performance and lower costs."

Extricom's award-winning Interference-Free^TM WLAN system represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, ‘wire-like' client connections, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. All this, without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play of data, voice (VoWLAN), and video.

"With this proven interoperability, Kineto and Extricom are reaching another major milestone in the evolution of mobile/Wi-Fi convergence, bringing the increasingly popular benefits of UMA technology - high performance, low-cost mobile services - to enterprise wireless LANs," said David Confalonieri, vice president of marketing for Extricom. "This collaboration will help expand the UMA opportunities for mobile operators, as well as unlock new operational benefits for enterprises across all vertical industries."

About UMA Technology

Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology is the 3GPP global standard for fixed/mobile convergence. UMA enables secure, scaleable access to mobile voice, data and IMS services over broadband IP access networks. By deploying UMA technology, mobile operators can deliver a number of compelling fixed-mobile convergence services. The most well known application of UMA technology is dual-mode cellular/Wi-Fi handsets, which enable subscribers to automatically roam and handover between cellular networks and public and private WLANs. Leading operators around the world have embraced UMA technology as part of a fixed-mobile convergence strategy, including Telecom Italia, France Telecom/Orange and TeliaSonera. For more information, please visit http://www.umatoday.com/ .

About Kineto Wireless

Kineto Wireless is the key innovator and leading supplier of Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) Technology, the 3GPP standard for mobile/Wi-Fi convergence. Mobile operators around the globe are selecting UMA to offer subscribers seamless, high-performance mobile voice, data, and IMS experiences on both cellular and Wi-Fi networks. As the leading provider of UMA Technology, Kineto supplies core network solutions through OEM partnerships with major network infrastructure providers, and also provides UMA-compliant software, development tools and support services to mobile silicon/stack suppliers, mobile handset developers, and broadband terminal adaptor/wireless access point vendors. Kineto was recently named as the recipient the 2006 Financial Times (FT) World Communications Award for innovation in technology for its role in UMA. For more information, please visit http://www.kineto.com/ .

New York and Tel-Aviv, November 9, 2006 - Extricom, the designer and manufacturer of the award-winning Interference-Free Wireless LAN System, and ZyXEL Communications Corp., a leading provider of broadband access solutions, today announced a technology partnership. Under this agreement, ZyXEL will leverage Extricom's patented WLAN switch technology to create a new and distinctly different product configuration suited for the small and medium-sized business (SMB) market and will distribute it worldwide.

"Our WLAN switch technology will bring a new level of communications capabilities to the relatively untapped SMB market through our ZyXEL relationship," said Gideon Rottem, CEO and founder of Extricom. "As a recognized leader in delivering Wi-Fi and broadband products to the SMB market, ZyXEL will undoubtedly help us break new ground with mid-market companies and diversify our overall distribution strategy, which to-date has been targeted at enterprise organizations."

Extricom's patented Interference-Free^TM WLAN system represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, ‘wire-like' client connections, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. All this, without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play of data, voice (VoWLAN), and video.

"Extricom's highly-differentiated technology strengthens ZyXEL's WLAN portfolio offering for the SMB space," said Chinru Lin, assistant vice-president, WLAN product division, of ZyXEL. "Following our analysis of technology alternatives, the decision to integrate Extricom's Interference-Free Wireless LAN switch technologies into our WLAN solutions was made for the benefit of our customers, and is indicative of the growing demand for a fourth-generation architecture that can truly provide a ‘wired-like' experience to the user, without the performance and cost of ownership limitations seen in traditional WLAN offerings."

About ZyXEL Communications

ZyXEL Communications Corp. (TSE: 2391), headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, is the world's largest residential gateway provider (In-State, 2006). ZyXEL's comprehensive Internet Protocol-based (IP) networking solutions include access multiplexors, customer premise equipment, Internet security and Wireless LAN equipment, enabling high-performance network services for SOHO, small to mid-sized businesses and service providers. ZyXEL works closely with worldwide network equipment vendors, telecommunications companies, ISPs, and other major businesses. For more information, visit the company's website at http://www.zyxel.com .

London, UK, November 6, 2006 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, next-generation wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, today announced a significant expansion of its European operations, including the signing of a seasoned wireless executive and the establishment of EMEA headquarters in London, UK. The investment is spurred by accelerating customer successes, across key industry verticals including education, healthcare, and government, throughout Western Europe. Customers such as Watford Borough Council and Bruton School in the UK, Abberley Court Hotel, the press venue for the recent Ryder Cup held in Ireland, and Doppelmayr, the German manufacturer of lifts and mountain railways, have chosen Extricom's award-winning Interference-Free™ WLAN system, and discovered unprecedented Wi-Fi performance and enterprise design flexibility.

Extricom's patented WLAN system represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, ‘wire-like' client connections, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. All this, without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play of data, voice (VoWLAN), and video.

"The Extricom 'next-generation' monicker certainly lives up to its billing. Their innovative approach to WLAN provides our staff and students with a wired-like connectivity experience with the freedom of truly seamless mobility on campus," said Ben Walters, network manager of Bruton School. "From the initial plug-and-play deployment to live day-to-day use, we couldn't be more pleased with the decision to choose Extricom."

Strong market reception in Europe has led Extricom to engage in an aggressive expansion program for the region, commencing with the arrival of Steve Northedge as General Manager, EMEA, and the opening of European headquarters in London. Northedge is an experienced general manager, having lead regional sales operations for both Cisco and Symbol prior to joining Extricom, and brings a deep understanding of the European arena in both enterprise and service provider markets.

"In a short four months, we have established sales and field engineering presence in the UK, Germany, Italy, France, and The Netherlands. Our mission is to build local capability in each of our key markets, to ensure we accelerate the development of a high-performance distribution channel, and further propel the already-healthy customer traction we have seen in Europe," said Northedge.

This month, Extricom launched a new Partner Program for value added resellers and distributors. Reaction has been swift, enabling the company to quickly sign new partners such as Selcoms, a UK-based advanced wireless integrator; VCOMM, a VoIP specialist in the UK; SIDIN, a national Italian distributor; and TTL Network, a pan-European system integrator that recently won the inaugural Ultimate Mobility Awards, sponsored by InformationWeek, using Extricom technology.

"The Extricom value proposition is unique and very attractive, both from a customer and reseller standpoint," stated Scott Dobson, managing director of VCOMM. "Given our specialty in IP voice solutions, we have to take great care to invest correctly in the right suppliers. When it comes to enterprise wireless LAN, we explored all our options and found Extricom to be superior in terms of technology, architecture, and commitment to our business."

Tokyo, Japan and Tel Aviv, Israel, September 26, 2006 - Marubeni Solutions Corporation (MSOL), a leading system integrator of telecommunications solutions, today announced a distribution partnership with Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for the enterprise. With this agreement, MSOL will provide advanced WLAN solutions for voice and data to enterprise customers in Japan.

"Large-scale deployments of WLAN are accelerating - driven by the ever-increasing demand to mobilize the workforce for voice, video, and data communications," said Makoto Sekoguchi, Deputy General Manager, IT Solutions Div. of MSOL. "Extricom has established itself as a leader in the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with an infrastructure solution designed to concurrently support real-time, mobile applications such as voice over WLAN (VoWLAN), as well as data and video applications."

Extricom's patented and award-winning Interference-Free^TM WLAN system represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology eliminates the co-channel interference that plagues traditional WLAN systems, to deliver seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, ‘wire-like' client connections, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. All this, without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional solutions. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play of data, voice (VoWLAN), and video.

"MSOL is known for integrating leading edge technologies, and delivering IT's highest return and benefits for its enterprise customers," said Gideon Rottem, CEO and co-founder of Extricom. "Our solution enables MSOL to expand its innovative portfolio, to enable their customers to capture the competitive advantages arising from the next wave of wireless applications such as voice over Wi-Fi."

About Marubeni Solutions Corporation

Marubeni Solutions Corporation (MSOL), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading company introducing advanced technology products in Japan and Asia from all over the world. The main business is sales, consulting, maintenance/technical servicing and import/export of systems including Electrical devices, Equipments, Network systems and CAD/CAM/CAE systems. For more information, please visit http://www.msol.co.jp/

Mountain View, CA and New York City, NY, July 11, 2006 - AirTight Networks™, the leading provider of wireless intrusion prevention and performance management solutions, and Extricom, an award-winning designer and manufacturer of wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, today announced a global partnership to provide integrated wireless switching and wireless intrusion prevention solutions to enterprises worldwide. Under the terms of the agreement, the companies will co-market and cross-reference sell each other's solutions, enabling customers to easily and rapidly procure and deploy a complete, best-of-breed WLAN solution.

"The combination of AirTight's SpectraGuard® solution and Extricom's Wireless LAN System provides our customers with an unmatched level of WLAN performance, security, mobility, and return on investment," said David Confalonieri, vice president of corporate marketing at Extricom. "And this partnership will enable our respective distribution channels to easily bundle the complete offering."

AirTight Networks leads the industry in providing a robust, scalable, and easy-to-manage wireless intrusion prevention system (WIPS) solution. AirTight's SpectraGuard Enterprise has established its industry leadership position by delivering the key elements of an effective WIPS:

• Correct detection and classification of wireless threats - catching all threats, while minimizing false alarms
• Prevention of multiple, simultaneous wireless threats - while continuing to scan for new ones
• Accurately locating the wireless threats on a floor map - so they can be removed

AirTight Networks' family of products include SpectraGuard MNC, SpectraGuard® Enterprise, SpectraGuard Sentry, SpectraGuard Planner, and SpectraGuard SAFE (Security Agent For Endpoints) products. As shown in the February 2006 Tolly Group report and the March 2006 Information Security magazine bake-off, AirTight's SpectraGuard Enterprise outperforms its competitors in wireless intrusion prevention functionality.

Extricom's patented and award-winning Interference-Free™ WLAN system represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology creates extended zones of coverage for every available radio channel, by using each channel at every access point that is controlled by the switch, without incurring the co-channel interference that otherwise afflicts traditional WLAN systems. Within each channel blanket there is seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, wire-like client connections, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users, and all of this is achieved without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional WLAN. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play.

"Extricom's innovative WLAN architecture eliminates a number of deployment and performance constraints inherent in traditional WLAN solutions, and is consequently winning significant enterprise adoption," said David Canavan, vice president of business development at AirTight Networks. "The introduction of AirTight technology will extend this lead even further, as the SpectraGuard products deliver a perfect extension and complement to Extricom's existing on-board wireless security capabilities."

New York, NY, July 3, 2006 - Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, today announced that it has been awarded "Wireless Product of the Year" by Techworld, a business unit of International Data Group (IDG), the world's leading technology media, research and event company. Extricom's patented Interference-Free™ WLAN system was evaluated by an independent panel of judges based on an extensive list of criteria, including: features, functionality, innovation, performance, configuration, resilience, easy of use, fitness for purpose, price and market position.

"We are truly honored to be recognized as the wireless product of the year by Techworld and their panel of esteemed judges," said Gideon Rottem, CEO and co-founder of Extricom. "Techworld's evaluation criteria was as demanding as it was comprehensive, so winning this accolade against a record-breaking number of nominations is a rewarding validation of our unique enterprise wireless LAN infrastructure offering."

Extricom's patented Interference-Free WLAN system represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology creates extended zones of coverage for evNery available radio channel, by using each channel at every access point that is controlled by the switch, without incurring the co-channel interference that otherwise afflicts traditional WLAN systems. Within each channel blanket there is seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, wire-like client connections, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. And all of this is achieved without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional WLAN. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play.

New York, NY, June 12, 2006 – Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, today announced that it has been named to FierceWiFi's annual Fierce 15 list, honoring Extricom for its innovation in the wireless broadband marketplace. FierceWiFi is an internationally recognized email newsletter published by FierceMarkets (www.fiercemarkets.com ), designed to provide executives with up-to-date information on the burgeoning WiFi marketplace.

"Extricom is a FierceWiFi15 for its innovative architecture concept: to achieve radio coverage, the company's design uses each WLAN channel everywhere, instead of relying on cell planning - and it does so while solving the problem of co-channel interference. The result is a network that eliminates the deployment complexities of wireless LAN, while significantly increasing performance in terms of mobility and capacity," said Ben Frankel, editor of FierceWiFi.

Extricom's patented Interference-Free™ WLAN system represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology creates extended zones of coverage for every available radio channel, by using each channel at every access point that is controlled by the switch, without incurring the co-channel interference that otherwise afflicts traditional WLAN systems. Within each channel blanket there is seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, wire-like client connections, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users. And all of this is achieved without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional WLAN. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play.

"We look to FierceWiFi to provide us with the necessary information to remain informed and competitive in today's fast-paced mobile broadband industry," said Gideon Rottem, CEO and co-founder of Extricom. "We consider it an honor to be recognized by such a leading news outlet."

The Fierce 15 celebrates the spirit of being "fierce" - championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. The complete list of Fierce 15 companies is available in today's issue of FierceWiFi and on the FierceWiFi Web site at http://www.fiercewifi.com .

New York, NY, June 5, 2006 – Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, today announced that the company has been selected as a Top 100 Vendor by IT Week, an all digital newsweekly for IT professionals. The list recognizes the top 100 vendors who have demonstrated quality and excellence in their respective fields based on the opinion of IT Week editors, readers, and independent research.

"We are honored that IT Week has recognized the breakthrough innovation of our wireless technology, which we believe has raised the bar for enterprise Wi-Fi solutions," said Gideon Rottem, CEO and co-founder of Extricom. "While businesses are eager for the benefits of wireless, they are also often hesitant about making the transition, when faced with the performance trade-offs and complexity of traditional solutions. This award not only highlights the unique value of our technology in overcoming these obstacles, but also validates our vision of bringing the wired experience to the wireless world through the pioneering Extricom WLAN System."

The inaugural edition of IT Week's annual Top 100 Vendors list appears in the June 5, 2006 issue.

Extricom's patented Interference-Free™ WLAN system represents the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a fundamental shift in architecture from "cell-planning" to a "channel blanket" topology. The technology creates extended zones of coverage for every available radio channel, by using each channel at every access point that is controlled by the switch, without incurring the co-channel interference that otherwise afflicts traditional WLAN systems. Within each channel blanket there is seamless and zero-latency mobility, robust, wire-like client connections, and the ability to design for a guaranteed and predictable level of service for all users, and all of this is achieved without the iterative and costly RF cell-planning of traditional WLAN. The result is a high-performance yet simple solution for powering the enterprise triple play.

For a complete list of winners see www.itweekmagazine.com/current/cissue.pdf

New York City, NY, February 8, 2006 – Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, today unveiled TrueReuse™, a breakthrough technology that sets a new standard for Wi-Fi (802.11) capacity.

At DEMO 2006 , Extricom formally introduced TrueReuse via a live demonstration that achieved a three-fold increase in channel capacity on a system deployed entirely within the confines of the conference ballroom. This level of channel reuse and corresponding capacity increase, in such a constrained space, is unparalleled by other competitive offerings.

"Capacity is rapidly replacing coverage as the key element in the design and deployment of enterprise-class wireless LANs," said Craig J. Mathias, a Principal with the wireless and mobile advisory firm Farpoint Group (Ashland, MA). "The ability to dynamically manage radio bandwidth to maximize throughput for multiple classes of traffic will become a core requirement for all enterprise installations going forward."

The release of TrueReuse for the Extricom Wireless LAN System brings together two complementary and powerful ideas: the Interference-FreeTM channel blanket topology, for achieving robust coverage and seamless mobility with radically simple deployment, and real-time frequency reuse inside the channel blanket, for a multiplication of total capacity system-wide. With TrueReuse enabled, the system is able to decide when to permit multiple access points to transmit to multiple clients, simultaneously on the same channel, without causing co-channel interference, even in a dense access point deployment.

"TrueReuse is the path to the long talked-about Gigabit wireless LAN," said Gideon Rottem, CEO and Co-Founder of Extricom. "Combined with our architecture's robust coverage, seamless mobility, and ease of deployment and maintenance, the Extricom WLAN System delivers the large-scale, multi-service flexibility that enterprises are seeking."

General availability of TrueReuse is expected early in the second quarter of this year.

New York City, NY, February 8, 2006 – Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance wireless LAN infrastructure solutions for the enterprise, today announced the expansion of its wireless switch family, as well as the release of new major capabilities for the Extricom Wireless LAN System. The new functionality includes any band-any mode dual-channel operation, TrueReuse™ channel capacity multiplication, and voice over Wi-Fi capacity enhancements.

The new EXSW-2400 Wireless Switch is a central component of Extricom's patented Interference-Free™ WLAN system, a unique architecture that creates extended zones of coverage for every available channel, by using each channel at every access point that is controlled by the switch, without incurring the co-channel interference that otherwise plagues traditional WLAN systems. This dramatically simplifies deployment of WLAN, while allowing access points to be placed in any desired density, so as to maximize bandwidth and coverage, and deliver the seamless, zero-latency mobility required by applications such as streaming data, voice over Wi-Fi, and client-based VPN security. The EXSW-2400 networks twenty-four high-bandwidth, Extricom UltraThinTM Access Points to create large service zones that are ideal for covering wide areas such as multiple hospital floors, large warehouses, and entire schools.

"The Extricom solution provides enterprise customers with unparalleled flexibility in tailoring the WLAN to their operational needs," said Karel Taal, President of EtherConnect, a Dutch distributor of wireless infrastructure products serving The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg. "This new switch and system capabilities have been eagerly awaited by our customers. In particular, the any band-any mode dual-channel operation and TrueReuse are truly market-leading innovations that customers desire, to boost overall system performance in terms of both capacity and quality of service management. The any band-any mode operation is ideal for hospitals in The Netherlands, since they are not allowed to use the 5 GHz Wi-Fi band. The Extricom system is the only one that will enable these hospitals to concurrently run high speed data on one 802.11g channel and 802.11b voice over Wi-Fi on another channel, both within the same 2.4 GHz band that is permitted for hospitals, and do this using the same set of access points in their facilities."

The newly announced major system capabilities include:

• Any Band, Any Mode Dual-Channel Operation. Extricom extends the flexibility of the dual-radio UltraThin Access Points, enabling them to operate in any combination of band and Wi-Fi channel mode. For example, access points can be configured to concurrently run on two channels in the 2.4 GHz band, using 802.11b mode on one channel and 802.11g on the other. This capability is invaluable for businesses that wish to segregate different traffic and user types onto different channels, thereby solving the long-standing tug-of-war between "b" and "g" clients, voice and data, and user roles such as guests and employees. Such segregation capability is achieved without loss of coverage or capacity, and provides the system with inherent Quality of Service (QoS), without the need for clients and infrastructure to support the 802.11e QoS standard.

• TrueReuse. The EXSW-2400 is the first platform to support Extricom's patented TrueReuse channel processing technology, enabling the aggregate bandwidth of a standard Wi-Fi channel to be multiplied by up to three times.

• Enhanced Wi-Fi Voice. Through highly efficient control of the Wi-Fi channel, the Extricom system is able to double the industry's average number of concurrent G.711 voice calls per channel. Coupled with Extricom's unique zero-latency mobility and link robustness, the prospect of voice over WLAN is now reality.

"Our offerings today are a testament to Extricom's ahead-of-the-curve thinking amongst the multitude of competitors in the WLAN space," said Gideon Rottem, CEO of Extricom. "The drawbacks of traditional cell-planning WLAN architectures are well known. For enterprises to truly realize the business and operational benefits of wireless, a different approach to the underlying WLAN topology is needed, and that has been our steadfast mission. The Extricom solution is the first to deliver on the promise of wireless with wired-like performance, making WLAN a strategic, mission-critical asset for the enterprise."

New York, NY, January 26, 2006 – Extricom, a designer and manufacturer of high-performance, enterprise-grade wireless LAN infrastructure solutions, announced today that it has been selected to present at DEMO 2006 , a premiere showcase for launching new, cutting-edge technology products. At the event, to be held February 6-8 at the Pointe South Mountain Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, Extricom will take the stage alongside the top 70 emerging technology companies to unveil its latest solution.

"The DEMO conferences are renowned for spotlighting companies that break new ground and change the rules in their respective industry," said Chris Shipley, executive producer, DEMO 2006. "Through innovative and counter-trend thinking, Extricom has realized the kind of technology breakthrough that DEMO audiences are hoping to see at such an event."

Extricom has established itself as a leader in the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with a unique infrastructure solution designed to concurrently support triple play services, including voice over WLAN (VoWLAN), without tradeoffs in capacity, coverage, seamless mobility, security, and ease of deployment.

"It is an honor to participate in an event that has been the launch pad for companies such as Palm, TiVo, and U.S. Robotics," said Gideon Rottem, CEO and co-founder of Extricom. "Our current wireless LAN solution makes large-scale enterprise Wi-Fi a reality today, enabling the organization to confidently ‘cut the cord' for mobile and pervasive voice, video, and data communications. DEMO is an ideal venue for us to demonstrate our latest innovation in this arena."

About DEMO 2006:

The annual DEMO conferences focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are hand-selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMO conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring and U.S. Robotics, helping them secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships and influence early adopters. Each DEMO conference features approximately 70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information on the DEMO conferences, visit http://www.demo.com/ .

New York, NY and Herzlia, Israel, January 25, 2006 – Extricom Ltd., a designer of high-performance, enterprise-grade wireless LAN infrastructure solutions, announced today that Motorola, Inc. (NYSE:MOT) through Motorola Ventures, its strategic venture capital arm, has made a strategic investment in the company. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

Large-scale deployments of WLAN are accelerating - driven by businesses' ever-increasing demand to "cut the cord" for voice, video, and data communications. Extricom has established itself as a leader in the next generation of enterprise Wi-Fi, with an infrastructure solution designed to concurrently support real-time, mobile applications such as voice over WLAN (VoWLAN), as well as data and video applications.

Extricom technology enables the enterprise to build a high-performance, large-scale wireless LAN infrastructure that is as dependable as the wired network, and supports triple play services without trading off throughput performance, seamless mobility and security. What's more, deployment and maintenance of the Extricom WLAN system is dramatically simpler than the current generation of solutions in the marketplace.

"We are pleased to have this opportunity to invest in the fast-growing Wireless LAN market," said Matthew Growney, managing director of Motorola Ventures. "Extricom has developed a technology that well suits Motorola's seamless mobility strategy - providing a transparent experience."

"We are excited about Motorola's decision to invest in our company," stated Gideon Rottem, Co-Founder and CEO of Extricom. "Their investment will accelerate the commercialization of our groundbreaking triple play Wireless LAN infrastructure solution."

About Motorola Ventures

Motorola Ventures (MV) is the global, strategic venture capital investment arm of Motorola, Inc. MV actively invests at all stages in developing companies of strategic value to Motorola in order to accelerate access to new technologies, new markets and new talent. For more information: www.motorola.com/ventures .

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by our vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. We dothis by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.8 billion in 2005. For more information about our company, our people and our innovations, please visit http://www.motorola.com/

HERZLIA, ISRAEL, November 1, 2004 – Extricom, Ltd., a wireless LAN (WLAN) company, has received $5.6 million in its second round of financing. The $8 million round is being led by Vertex Venture Capital and includes initial seed investor Magnum Communications Fund. When completed, the round will bring Extricom's total capitalization to $11 million.

According to Gideon Rottem, Extricom's Chief Executive Officer, "the funds will be used primarily to propel penetration of the company's first WLAN products in North America and in the AsiaPAC markets. Additional investors in the round will be announced shortly", he said.

Break-Away WLAN Architecture

Extricom has developed a break-away WLAN architecture for the enterprise that eliminates the coverage and capacity limitations of traditional WLAN architectures, and the need for cell-planning and site surveys-the most expensive aspect of owning a WLAN. Extricom eliminates the need to tradeoff coverage for performance, and does away with the need for site surveys altogether! Extricom's technology is backed by over 10 approved and pending patents related to the ability to deploy a network that operates unaffected by co-channel interference. The outcome is a network that operates at full modem speed, ubiquitously (i.e., with perfect coverage). Extricom sharply increases capacity and scalability in the face of a hostile, in-building RF environment.

Moshe Shahaf, Managing Partner at Vertex Venture Capital said, "The Company addresses a pressing need to develop wireless infrastructure that meets the emerging application requirements. Extricom offers a secure solution that gives users both coverage and capacity. We are confident that the company's strong management team will succeed in making Extricom and its cutting edge technology a major leader in the enterprise WLAN market."

"We continue to be impressed with Extricom's ability to execute and deliver innovative solutions that address real customer needs," added Modi Rosen, Managing Partner, Magnum Communications Fund, which provided $3M in capital for Extricom's initial funding.

The Next Big Wave

"The next big wave in WLAN will be performance and deployment in the enterprise," stated Rottem, "current technologies all fall short, creating a gap that Extricom is poised to fill."

"The current approaches by competitors in this market are fatally flawed," Rottem continued.

"They will never provide unfettered performance, and the performance will only get worse as demand increases. Though the enterprise WLAN market is expected to enjoy high growth," he said, "without a solution that eliminates co-channel interference, there would be a very solid limit to how fast, and how far, this market could expand."

Extricom's interference-free architecture eliminates the root cause of the problem, and its innovative capabilities establish a reliable high data-rate and low-latency WLAN that eliminates all cell-planning obstacles. Extricom's solution is specifically designed to provide ease of deployment, seamless and secure mobility, and high-performance at a reduced total cost (TCO) in the large-scale enterprise. It provides a reliable migration path capable of handling all wired-LAN services needs, thereby making possible a wired-LAN "user experience" in a wireless LAN environment.

Product/Technology Description

Extricom's view is that the only path around the described limitations is a complete shift in thinking and architecture. Extricom confines the intelligence to the wireless switch, thus enabling the use of lower-cost, ultra-thin, and ultra-secure access points (AP). Further, Extricom's patented, per-packet adaptive architecture (where the architecture adapts to its RF environment for each and every packet) coupled with efficient channel reuse, permits a high-performance voice and data network where each user's link is optimized anywhere and at any time in the network.

Extricom's solution is standard compliant and client-agnostic and will support any standard-compliant, off-the-shelf client. No modifications to the enterprise Ethernet are required. Extricom's switch and AP products combine hardware and software, based on low-cost, small-footprint FPGAs, and specialized link-optimization algorithms.

About Vertex Venture Capital

Vertex Venture Capital is a leading player in the international venture capital arena. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, and with offices in the UK, the USA and Singapore, this unique Israeli VC strives to be a value-added partner to produce strong returns for investors. Vertex invests in Israeli and Israel-based companies at all stages of development in the fields of information networking, communications, enterprise software and other emerging technologies. For more information please visit http://www.vertexvc.com/

About Magnum Communications Fund

Based in Tel Aviv, Magnum Communications Fund seeks to work with young companies developing products with outstanding market potential. The Fund invests in new technologies related to the communications industry, including the wireless space, network infrastructure, technologies for network management and value added services. For more information please visit http://www.magnum-com.com/