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Ekahau Announces New Enterprise-Grade Site Survey Version
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Saratoga, CA – February 23, 2006 – Ekahau Inc., the industry leader in providing a Wi-Fi based Real Time Location System (RTLS) solution and Site Survey tools, today announced the new version 2.2 of Ekahau Site Survey (ESS). The updated version can now provide large enterprises with better survey capabilities for large-scale networks.
Ekahau Site Survey 2.2 includes an optimized network planning algorithm that delivers simulation and network planning that is more than 10 times faster than in previous versions. The new release also introduces enhanced device support for quicker, more accurate surveying of dense networks consisting of hundreds of access points. In short, network design, verification and troubleshooting are now even quicker than before.
Ekahau Site Survey 2.2 is currently available in an English language version, and, by March, it will be available in French, German, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese. "By offering a localized version of ESS, Ekahau makes professional Wi-Fi tools available to users that prefer using native language in the user interface and documentation. Combining the native language with the clear user interface makes ESS the easiest to use site survey tool in the Wi-Fi market worldwide." said Arttu Huhtiniemi, Ekahau's director of Product Management.
Ekahau Site Survey is the only available Wi-Fi design and verification tool which combines the whole 802.11 deployment into an all-in-one solution: from planning and surveying, to troubleshooting and reporting. Unlike other site survey tools, ESS assumes that RF is never static, and thus allows for simulating various changes in the RF environment, such as density of the client devices. IT Managers, especially, see value in the ESS monitoring and troubleshooting features. Layer one security and client-side RF verification, for example, cannot be monitored by the WLAN switch, or corrected by ‘Auto-RF' features. ESS provides visual capabilities in a stunning user interface that is well-known for its intuitive approach.
The ESS software family is designed for IT Managers, system integrators, professional service groups – anyone who has to deal with 802.11 installations and management. The ESS plays a major role when deploying Wi-Fi based RTLS solutions such as Ekahau RTLS. There are three optional modules available to add to Ekahau Site Survey Standard edition: Planner for off-site planning and simulation, Reporter for advanced reporting needs, and GPS for outdoor surveys.
Ekahau Site Survey 2.2 is now shipping to customers. The price for the ESS Pro edition including all the optional modules is $3,695. A FREE trial version of ESS is available at http://www.ekahau.com/evaluate.
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. For more information about Ekahau, please visit at www.ekahau.com
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