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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Shockwatch and Ekahau, Inc. Bring Advanced Location Tracking to The Supply Chain Industry
Dallas, Texas / Saratoga Ca. - November 11th, 2004 - Shockwatch, manufacturer of the world-leading Shockswitch lift truck monitoring and safety systems, announced they have partnered with Ekahau, Inc, the leader in location-enabling wireless networks.
Ekahau's patented Ekahau Positioning Engine(tm) (EPE) is a software based solution that enables location tracking via any standard WiFi network (802.11a/b/g). EPE can locate an item with up to 1 meter accuracy, and works where ever there is WiFi coverage indoors or
outdoors.
"With the growing popularity of WiFi networks in material handling environments, it is essential that the tools we provide utilize the customers existing WiFi network and cause no disruptions the our customer's operations" said Eddie Clay, Product Manager for Shockswitch.
"We are currently doing this with our existing WiFi Shockswitch products and the soon to come RF Hourmeter. With Ekahau, we can now offer our customers the most accurate, real-time and cost effective location tracking technology available, and it will function using the customer's existing WiFi Access Points. We have begun the process of adding the Ekahau Client software to all of our WiFi products as a standard feature which will allow our customers the ability to add the tracking capability at any time simply by purchasing the software licenses. No additional hardware required!"
"The Shockwatch and Ekahau solution provides the Supply Chain Industry with a combination of leading edge, yet proven technologies, now wrapped in a single easy-to-deploy package" stated Tuomo Rutanen, V.P. Business Development at Ekahau. "Real-time location tracking of mission critical equipment and assets in warehouses can vastly help optimize the supply chain operations of any company and thus deliver immediate quantifiable results.
The integrated Shockswitch and Ekahau Positioning Engine (EPE) will make it easy to accurately locate and track, not just lift trucks, but, any WiFi equipped devices in warehouses and other material handling environments. Critical resources - people and equipment- will always be available at the right place in timely fashion."
About Shockwatch
Shockwatch(r), manufacturers of Shockswitch, is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, where they develop and market a broad range of damage prevention and industrial safety products. Product distribution is worldwide through a national sales force and a network of strategic partners and resellers.
About Ekahau, Inc.
Ekahau, Inc. is the industry leader in location-enabling Wi-Fi networks.
Ekahau's customers include leading corporations around the world that are realizing the benefits of Wi-Fi-based location services and innovative network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau partners include wireless software developers, leading system integrators, and international OEM partners, who develop and market next generation location-based applications. For more information about Ekahau, please visit at www.ekahau.com.
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