HELIUM NETWORKS ANNOUNCES THREE NEW CUSTOMERS
Acela Technologies; University of Sherbrooke, Canada; and MCPc
Select Wireless Recon™ Site Survey Audit and Design System

LAS VEGAS, MAY 1, 2005 - Helium Networks is pleased to announce that three industry-leading organizations have selected its Wireless Recon site survey audit and design system: Acela Technologies, Inc., a network systems integrator located in Frederick, Maryland; the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada; and MCPc, a network systems integrator headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Helium Networks' patented, breakthrough Wireless Recon system enables network engineers and technicians to optimally conduct site surveys or audit 802.11 a/b/g wireless networks in half the time of traditional site survey and design methods, while automatically collecting the industry's largest set of real wireless measurements with precise location fingerprint. Wireless Recon is comprised of SiteScoutÔ hardware and SiteSenseÔ software, which provides real wireless measurements with precise position location information. It then leverages this rich data set to understand and analyze the RF behavior inside a facility with the highest degree of accuracy and precision.

According to networking industry veteran, Jim Sommer, co-founder of Xitech Inc, a network system integration firm in the Mid-Atlantic region, the Wireless Recon system is a viable tool for a variety of wireless network professionals - from systems integrators (to enhance their services), software or hardware vendors (as a certification tool) and end users (IT professionals) in market sectors such as healthcare, education, and manufacturing, to hardware vendors.

"There is a perception that deploying wireless networks is easy, but it's not - the unknowns are extremely costly," said Sommer. "Wireless Recon site survey audit and design technology is a 'must-have' for anyone deploying wireless LANs to support mobile, mission-critical applications. It essentially engineers wireless LANS - resulting in the same quality of service levels required for physical LANs."

Acela Technologies, Inc., a leading network systems integrator that provides engineering services, technology assessments, and information assurance to government and commercial entities, concurs with Sommer's assessment. Acela selected Wireless Recon to utilize as a tool for its various customer applications and wireless deployments.

"When our engineers saw a demo of the Wireless Recon product suite, their immediate reaction was that it would significantly reduce site survey costs for our customers due to its ability to automatically and continuously collect and analyze real wireless measurements with position location information," said Daryl Boffman, president/CEO of Acela Technologies. "It also reduces documentation requirements for site surveys since we can use any type of facility drawing as a background reference - we're no longer limited to just AutoCAD drawings."

The University of Sherbrooke is deploying wireless to support a variety of mission-critical applications, such as IP telephony, increased access to the Internet for both students and administration, as well as providing increased access to data by its various campus departments. Network analyst Pascal Beauregard selected Wireless Recon because the University needed an easier, more reliable tool that enabled network analysts to collect a much larger set of real wireless measurements with precise location information.

"Previously, we were using laptops and the wireless card client to collect RF measures," says Beauregard. "We then had to draw a coverage map using CAD floor map converted to Visio, which is very time-consuming and error-prone. Using Wireless Recon wireless LAN site survey and audit system will take the guesswork out of our wireless network performance and provide better quality of service, security and stability to support our demanding network applications."

MCPc is a value-added reseller and direct marketer of technology solutions to over 7,800 organizations throughout the U.S. MCPc operates from 28 localities, representing over 280,000 products offered through a customizable e-procurement solution, MCPconnect. As a technology provider, MCPc offers solutions that drive business results in various areas, including mobility and wireless.

"The need for mobility in the workplace is growing considerably throughout our customer base," said Ted Hervol, regional vice president of MCPc. "Wireless Recon will enable our network engineers to significantly reduce the time required to site survey
Wi-Fi networks, prevent coverage leaks to undesired areas, and optimize network capacity while significantly cutting deployment and maintenance costs for our customers. With this tool, we are equipping our engineers with the most advanced technology to enable them to, in turn, provide the most reliable site surveys to our customers. We intend to purchase several Wireless Recon units and make them readily available to engineers at our various locations."

About Helium Networks

Helium Networks is the developer of groundbreaking wireless LAN site survey, design and maintenance products. The company’s Wireless Recon site survey system drastically cuts the time required to implement and maintain the wireless networks and significantly improves network reliability and performance while minimizing WLAN’s security exposure. Helium’s solutions are based on a unique and patented technology platform. For more information, visit www.heliumnetworks.com or call 412.231.7770.

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