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 .

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