Ekahau Offers Clear Visibility into Real-Time Location Tracking With Ekahau Vision


SARATOGA, California, March 17 /PRNewswire/ --

- First RTLS Application using Rich Internet Applications Delivers 
Intuitive Web-based Graphical Interface Designed to Improve Asset 
Utilization and Workflow

Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time
Location Systems (RTLS), today introduced Ekahau Vision, a web-based visual
interface that enables enterprise users of Ekahau RTLS to automatically
monitor the location of tagged assets and people in real-time. Similar to
consumer mapping applications, Ekahau Vision is based on Rich Internet
Applications (RIA), which results in a user friendly and consumer-like
intuitive interface designed to significantly reduce training requirements
for users that need to locate critical assets and staff.

"The launch of the Ekahau Vision significantly strengthens our
application offering," said Antti Korhonen, president and CEO of Ekahau.
"While Ekahau RTLS's superior positioning accuracy is an important enabling
factor for several different location tracking use cases, the Vision
application software is what finally turns the 'x' and 'y' location
coordinates into a meaningful enterprise benefits and return on investment.
The new Ekahau Vision follows the current trend of consumerization of
enterprise IT applications and delivers an easy-to-use interface. No other
tool in the industry offers the ability to monitor, query and collect asset
data in such an easy and visual way."

When used in conjunction with the Ekahau Positioning Engine
(EPE) - a software-driven location platform that enables location tracking
over standard enterprise Wi-Fi networks - Ekahau Vision enables enterprises
to identify, from any Internet-enabled device, the real-time and historical
location of objects and individuals with building-, floor- and room-level
accuracy. On its graphical map-based interface, Ekahau Vision delivers
real-time information, including the location of assets, timestamps of the
last known location, location history and event management, such as
identification of all equipment that require maintenance in a given time
period. Ekahau Vision also supports configuration of the home page to display
variety of customized views, such as asset and staff location in a dashboard
format.

Making Ekahau Vision unique is the use of RIA, which allows it
to function like a traditional desktop application without the need for any
client-side software installation. RIA enables Ekahau to deliver a tracking
visualization tool that is richer and more responsive than other traditional
web applications that primarily are based on static HTML. Because it is easy
to use, a technical background is not required to operate Ekahau Vision.
This, in turn, speeds end-user adoption across the enterprise and allows more
users to benefit from RTLS.

Ekahau Vision furthermore leverages Ekahau's unique "zone"
technology. Unlike other RTLS systems that require proprietary door readers
or gates to alert on exit and entry events, Ekahau Vision incorporates zone
functionality within the software, enabling system users to create virtual
chokepoints anywhere in a building or on a campus.

Ekahau RTLS with Ekahau Vision offers users the best
cost/performance ratio in the industry, enabling tracking of 40,000 objects
on a single server across more than 100 million square feet and locating up
to 800 objects per second. The Ekahau location tracking solution is also easy
to install and maintain because it works on any generation or brand of
standard enterprise Wi-Fi equipment.

Ekahau Vision is available now. Customers currently having a
support contract for Ekahau Finder or Ekahau Tracker are eligible for free
upgrades to Ekahau Vision. Contact Ekahau sales for further information.

About Ekahau Inc.

Ekahau Inc. is the industry leader in providing Wi-Fi based
RTLS solutions. Ekahau's customers, including several Fortune 500 companies
worldwide, are realizing the benefits of Wi-Fi based location services and
innovative Wi-Fi network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau partners
include wireless software developers, leading system integrators, and
international OEM partners, who develop and market wireless enterprise
applications. Ekahau is a U.S. based corporation, with offices in Saratoga,
CA; Reston, VA; Helsinki, Finland; and Hong Kong, China. For more information
about Ekahau, please visit at http://www.ekahau.com

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