Ekahau Announces The Availability And Pricing For Ekahau Site Survey 1.0

The Ekahau Site Survey 1.0 Maximizes The Wi-Fi Coverage And Minimizes The Channel Interference

Saratoga, CA - March 12, 2003 - Ekahau, the world leading wireless positioning technology provider, today announced the availability and pricing of the Ekahau Site Survey 1.0 (ESS) software. ESS breaks new ground by accurately connecting the actual Wi-Fi network performance data to each site location. It helps customers to deploy Wi-Fi networks faster, minimize the interference and deliver better connectivity for wireless data and voice.

The deployment of enterprise Wi-Fi just got easier," says Antti Korhonen, President and CEO of Ekahau, Inc. ESS is the industrys first easy-to-use laptop-based software tool that supports multiple NIC brands and can visualize the network interference patterns on an actual floor-plan map, even in multi-floor buildings. With ESS, Ekahau sets a new standard for the network management market."

Ekahau is using its award-winning Wi-Fi location-based services platform, Ekahau Positioning Engine 2.0, as the basis of the ESS. ESS is directed to VARs and system integrators installing Wi-Fi networks to optimize the network performance and connectivity. ESS helps the customer to pinpoint locations where the network coverage is not optimal. It finds the areas with overlapping channel interference and detects the rogue access point locations. ESS visualizes the site survey results with multi-color maps and provides the optimal location for existing or new access points. It also generates visual outdoor coverage maps with GPS support and utilizes for on-site planning with single or multiple access points.

ESS starts shipping March 28th, 2003 with pricing starting at $895.00 for the standard version, and $1,545.00 for GPS-assisted outdoor Wi-Fi mapping. ESS can be ordered at Ekahau Online Store at https://www.ekahau.com/store/.

Ekahau is demonstrating ESS at CeBIT (Hanover, Germany) March 12-19 and at CTIA Wireless 2003 (New Orleans, LA) March 17-19.

About Ekahau, Inc.
Ekahau, Inc. is the industry leader in location-enabling Wi-Fi networks. Ekahau's customers are wireless software developers, leading system integrators, and international OEM partners, who develop and market the next generation of location-based applications. Ekahau has offices in Saratoga, CA, and in Helsinki, Finland. For more information about Ekahau, please visit www.ekahau.com

Public Relations Contacts:

Mr. Antti Korhonen, CEO
Ekahau, Inc.
Tel: +358-424-5331
E-mail: antti.korhonen@ekahau.com
            
Mr. Petri Virsunen, Strategic Business Development
Ekahau, Inc.                
Tel: (408) 998-7882
E-mail: petri.virsunen@ekahau.com