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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Airespace and Bluesoft Partner to Bring Ubiquitous Wireless Location Services to the Enterprise
Airespace, Inc. and Bluesoft, Inc. announced today a strategic agreement that will enable enterprises to better track mobile devices for increased productivity and security. Under terms of the agreement, Airespace will integrate Bluesoft's AeroScout(R) active WLAN Radio Frequency ID (RFID) tag with the Airespace Wireless Enterprise Platform as part of the Airespace Wireless Location Services (AWLS) package. The addition of an active 802.11 RFID transceiver to the new Airespace platform enables a complete end-to-end location tracking system that provides new inventory management, auditing, and security capabilities to business environments.
The Network is the Scanner
The complete Airespace Wireless Location Services package announced today (see accompanying release, "Airespace Introduces Industry's First WLAN System with Advanced Wireless Location Services for Better Asset Tracking and Tighter WLAN Security..."), includes Airespace's advanced location tracking software, a standalone location appliance, robust Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), and a new active RFID transceiver from Bluesoft. Unlike traditional passive RFID devices, the new solution does not require dedicated readers, but rather allows the WLAN network to act as a long-range reader, locating wireless devices and active RFID tags anywhere within the network.
The Airespace RFID tag, based on Bluesoft's AeroScout technology, is a Wi-Fi compatible device designed for seamless integration into WLAN environments. Key features of this product that enable anytime, anywhere tracking of mobile devices include:
-- Active beaconing technology: the Airespace RFID transceiver uses active beacons that can be tracked by WLAN access points located several hundred feet away
-- Compact case that can easily be mounted on any surface
-- Powerful, replaceable battery that provides up to 3 years of continuous service
-- Channel sensing technology to avoid interference with other WLAN traffic
"Traditional RFID tags are playing a transformational role in the supply chain," said Matthew Glenn, director of product management at Airespace. "Our partnership with wireless positioning leader Bluesoft provides a critical extension to our location services as increasingly ubiquitous WLAN networks provide comprehensive asset tracking and location services to the enterprise marketplace."
Platform Interoperability for Broad Application Availability
The Bluesoft and Airespace solutions will interoperate in a flexible manner to provide location functionality across a wide range of environments and for many applications. The API included in the AWLS package is interoperable with Bluesoft's AeroScout Location API, enabling customers to benefit immediately from applications already integrated with Bluesoft's AeroScout WLAN Location System. In addition, the Airespace active RFID tag will also be interoperable with Bluesoft's AeroScout system for applications that need high-precision outdoor location functionality.
"As a company that sets the standard in enterprise Wireless LANs, Airespace is a superb partner to extend the use of our unique Wi-Fi based active RFID tags," said Andris Berzins, VP Marketing and Business Development for Bluesoft. "Our customers now have the option to use our tags in any enterprise application, such as a corporation tracking overhead projectors or a manufacturing facility keeping tabs on expensive equipment. Customers benefit from integration with the applications that we and our partners provide to create immediate value from location information."
About Airespace, Inc.
Airespace designs and develops intelligent wireless networking platforms that support business-critical applications. The company has set the standard for enterprise Wireless LANs, having earned Network Computing's "Editor's Choice Award," Network World's "World Class Award" and "Best of the Tests Award," eWEEK's "Excellence Award," Internet Telephony's "Product of the Year," and nomination as one of the "Best Wireless Products of 2003" in InfoWorld's Reader's Choice Awards. With dynamic RF management, air-tight security, seamless mobility, and support for real-time applications such as voice, Airespace helps enterprises implement secure Wireless LAN networks worldwide.
For more information on Airespace and its products, visit www.airespace.com or call 408-635-2000.
About Bluesoft, Inc.
Bluesoft's suite of AeroScout(R) products provides enterprise visibility solutions that bridge the gap between Wi-Fi, RFID and GPS. Bluesoft enables location and presence-based applications for indoor and outdoor environments where real-time visibility of assets and people is required to drive revenues or cut costs. The company's products, including the world's first Wi-Fi-based active RFID Tags, are based on established communications standards to provide functionality and cost advantages to customers in many different industries. Bluesoft is a privately held company based in San Mateo, CA. For more information, please visit www.bluesoft-inc.com or contact Yuval Bar-Gil at info@bluesoft-inc.com or 650-571-0800.
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