Wavelink Sets Industry Standard for Wireless Device and Mobile Systems Management; Leading Mobile Computing Manufacturers Select Wavelink for Control and Security of Wireless Devices

Business Wire, Sept 13, 2004

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Wavelink Corporation, a leading provider of mobile infrastructure management software for the enterprise, today announced support of all major device manufacturers across industries in the specialized mobile computing market. Leading manufacturers including DENSO, Fujitsu, HHP, Intermec, LXE, PSC and Symbol have chosen to resell or OEM Wavelink's popular device management software. Enterprises and organizations can now easily manage, develop and secure critical mobile and wireless devices and applications with Wavelink's proven management solution. Currently, Wavelink powers thousands of mission-critical environments, with more than 200,000 managed client seats deployed.

"As competition in the mobile device market grows, manufacturers must be responsive to the need for wireless management and its critical role in their customers' wireless strategies," said Amy Cravens, senior analyst, In-Stat/MDR. "Wavelink is an ideal partner for these companies because of its support for the broadest range of specialized and general-purpose mobile computing platforms, and the ability to integrate deeply with the equipment as required by the vendors and their customers."

"Wavelink's network and device management solutions have saved us a considerable amount of time managing the network access points and wireless PDAs that make up our growing wireless deployment," said David Horsham, senior network manager, Saint Agnes Medical Center. "Because Wavelink supports such a wide range of hardware vendors, we can choose additional hardware to meet our specific needs as we continue to grow and expand the wireless network."

Ideally suited for multi-platform, multi-generational and multi-vendor environments, Wavelink is the most widely deployed device management solution across vertical markets, helping customers in manufacturing, retail, healthcare, logistics, government and other industries address the complex security and management challenges associated with their mission-critical wireless systems.

"Security and connectivity of wireless devices is a major concern for our customers, particularly in retail, where uptime, data security and quality of service are paramount," said Vernon Slack, Fujitsu's director of mobile solutions marketing. "By partnering with Wavelink, we can assure our customers that they have the best wireless management solutions available to meet these critical requirements and can realize the greatest return on their mobile investments."

"Our customers require proven, flexible solutions for their wireless deployments," said Tom Coppa, product manager, Intermec. "Wavelink's device management solution enhances the productivity and efficiency of mobile systems from Intermec, providing a significantly lower cost of ownership to Intermec customers."

Wavelink's device management solution easily integrates with its wireless network management software and wireless application development tools to provide customers with a system-wide solution that delivers valuable time and cost savings as wireless infrastructure and applications are deployed, secured and expanded.

"Device manufacturers understand the complexity and cost that is associated with managing hundreds to thousands of wireless devices," said Dave Bullis, CEO, Wavelink Corporation. "In the past, organizations were forced to build basic, home-grown management and application-specific solutions that were difficult to scale and could not easily integrate with the network or critical wireless applications. Wavelink's device management solution eliminates this barrier, enabling customers to achieve the benefits of wireless technologies across mixed environments with minimal time and IT expense."

About Wavelink Avalanche

Wavelink Avalanche is an industry-proven device management solution ideally suited for managing industrial handhelds, PDAs and laptops in a wide range of applications. Avalanche provides IT professionals with the tools needed to centrally manage wireless devices, thereby dramatically decreasing the cost of operating and supporting wireless devices, applications and end users. Key capabilities of Wavelink Avalanche allow enterprises to:

--Easily perform over-the-air configuration and software updates

--Seamlessly manage and secure multiple types of wireless devices, PDAs and laptops

--Centrally manage wireless devices in a variety of network environments and across multiple geographical locations

Avalanche also supports multiple vendors and device types, including Windows laptops, PalmOS and Windows CE/PocketPC PDAs, as well as industrial devices and scanners (from companies like Symbol Technologies, Intermec and Fujitsu). Avalanche easily manages mobile devices over both wireless LAN networks (WLANs) and wireless wide area networks (WWANs).

Pricing and Availability

Wavelink Avalanche is available immediately. Pricing begins at $1,500 for a starter pack, plus $50 per device managed.

About Wavelink Corporation

Wavelink Corporation is a leading provider of wireless application development software, network management and mobile device solutions for the enterprise. Since 1992, Wavelink's innovative software has powered a growing number of Fortune 1,000 companies, with more than 5,000 customers and 40,000 wireless installations to date worldwide. Wavelink's application middleware products support the world's most popular mainframe environments, programming languages and device operating systems with technology that spans wireless local area networks (WLAN) as well as wireless wide area networks (WWAN) or the mobile Internet. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.wavelink.com or call 425-823-0111.