HELIUM ANNOUNCES FREE 14-DAY DEMONSTRATION COPY OF WIRELESS RECON SITE SURVEY, AUDIT SOFTWARE

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 4, 2006 -  Helium Networks
(http://www.heliumnetworks.com), a leading provider of wireless LAN (WLAN)
site survey, design and maintenance products, announces the availability of a free, 14-day ‘test drive’ demonstration copy of Wireless Recon SiteSense software. To download the evaluation software, visit www.heliumnetworks.com/knowledge/demo.htm.

Wireless Recon, a patented, breakthrough technology, enables network engineers and technicians to optimally conduct site surveys or audit 802.11 a/b/g Wi-Fi networks in half the time of traditional methods, while automatically collecting the industry’s largest set of real wireless measurements correlated with precise indoor location information. Wireless Recon works as an ‘indoor GPS’ solution and establishes the industry’s most elaborate accurate set of RF fingerprint data. 

SiteSense, the intelligent software behind the Wireless Recon system, takes this comprehensive set of wireless information and translates it into an easy-to-understand, highly accurate, visual layout of the wireless network. From there, the engineer or technician can design, optimize and maintain a constantly evolving wireless network.  

By downloading the free, 14-day demo software and examining the powerful features, users will quickly see how Wireless Recon will make an immediate impact on the bottom line – from ensuring 100 percent wireless coverage with excellent roaming capabilities and optimizing network bandwidth to reducing security risks and providing cost savings in deployment and ongoing management.

About Helium Networks

Helium Networks is a leader in enabling enterprise-class wireless LANs (WLANs) through its patented, groundbreaking WLAN site survey, design and maintenance tools. Helium is addressing the need for mobile enterprise networking to support mission-critical applications over wireless thereby replacing the need for wired connections. Leading systems integrators and end-user organizations across multiple industries are benefiting by the company’s Wireless Recon site survey system which drastically cuts
the time required to implement and maintain enterprise-class WLANs and significantly improves network reliability and performance while minimizing WLAN’s security exposure. For more information, visit www.heliumnetworks.com or call
412.231.7770, ext. 1.

Media Contacts:
Pam Selker Rak
Phone: (412) 221-4550
pam.rak@mktgcommunications.com

Walt Halasowski
Phone: (412) 231-7770
walt@heliumnetworks.com