Engim EN-3001 Gains Wi-Fi Certification for Interoperability and Compliance

Business Wire, Nov 11, 2004

ACTON, Mass. -- Industry's First Intelligent Wideband WLAN Chipset for All Services Access Points (ASAP(TM)) Gain Key Industry Certification

Engim, Inc., developers of next-generation silicon technologies that redefine the capacity, security and manageability of wireless LAN infrastructure, today announced that its EN-3001 Intelligent Wideband WLAN Chipset has achieved Wi-Fi(R) Alliance product certification. The certification verifies the compatibility and interoperability of solutions based on Engim's award-winning All Services Access Point (ASAP(TM)) technology with standards-based 802.11 WLAN products. Engim-enabled ASAP-based 802.11 access points deliver the full capacity, performance and traffic management needed to simultaneously support an array of current and emerging enterprise Wi-Fi services such as voice, data, security and management from a single platform.

Wi-Fi Alliance certification validates the interoperability of Engim's EN-3001 Intelligent Wideband WLAN Chipset, which is providing the foundation for a new generation of Wi-Fi infrastructure that redefines enterprise networks. EN-3001-based access points efficiently deliver the comprehensive array of enterprise 802.11 services that today typically require the installation of multiple hardware platforms and overlay networks. This All Services AP capability is the basis for 'future proof' AP solutions with superior capacity, performance, and economics to fully meet the needs of an increasingly mission-critical wireless networks. The Engim EN-3001 Intelligent Wideband Wireless WLAN chipset delivers capacity gains of up to 50 times that of today's single channel APs, making it ideal for today's bandwidth-intensive enterprise applications such as converging data, voice and video.

Engim CEO Nick Finamore notes: "Obtaining Wi-Fi Alliance certification is further proof that the Engim Intelligent Wideband WLAN Chipset significantly enhances the capability for WLAN infrastructure while maintaining compatibility with industry standard clients. We are very pleased to have earned Wi-Fi certification on our first attempt, and attribute this latest success to the capability of our product and the expertise of our development team."

Wi-Fi certification of 802.11 products and reference designs is conducted by the Wi-Fi Alliance, which has certified the interoperability of over 1500 802.11 products. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo on a product or component provides assurance that the product is officially Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(TM) by the Wi-Fi Alliance for interoperability and compatibility.

"Wi-Fi certification is a clear indication that a company is committed to quality and customer satisfaction," said Frank Hanzlik, Managing Director of the Wi-Fi Alliance. "This has become an important criteria to effectively compete in enterprise and retail markets," continued Hanzlik.

ASAP(TM) Technology Enables Multi-Functional & Future Proof APs

The EN-3001's All-Services AP technology enables a variety of multi-functional APs with its unique multi-channel capabilities that support any combination of advanced security and real-time intrusion detection, data-voice convergence, enhanced WLAN management and location determination. Additionally, EN-3001-based solutions have the capacity, traffic management and intelligence to 'future proof' 802.11 networks for large-scale client growth and the ongoing addition of new real-time, business-critical applications and mesh networking capability. Engim's single-platform/multiple-services functionality eliminates the enterprise's need for diverse products from multiple vendors, dramatically reducing WLAN equipment and labor costs, and simplifying WLAN administration and management.

About Engim, Inc.

Engim is the first developer of intelligent, wideband chipsets with All Services AP (ASAP(TM)) functionality designed from the ground up for a new generation of wireless infrastructure solutions that meet the needs for an increasingly mission-critical wireless network. Using its unique wideband spectral processing approach, Engim-enabled products make possible the unprecedented capacity, flexibility and manageability to provide ubiquitous and simultaneous services such as voice, data, and video with advanced system-level security for the enterprise WLAN. With Engim's award-winning ASAP(TM) chipsets, this new generation of equipment is able to rapidly and flexibly provide greatly increased functionality without sacrificing performance and reduce the total costs and complexity of the network. Engim's solutions are designed by world renowned experts in RF, analog and digital communications IC design from organizations such as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), Texas Instruments (NYSE: TXN) and Motorola (NYSE: MOT).

Formed in 2001, Engim is privately held and is funded by Bessemer Venture Partners, Matrix Partners, Benchmark Capital, Adams Street Partners and private investors. For more information, please visit www.engim.com.