Ekahau Delivers Visitor Tracking Solution for Dubai Theme Park

Ekahau Delivers Visitor Tracking Solution for Dubai Theme Park

October 24, 2007

Ekahau RTLS with Wireless Tags to Ensure Safer
Entertainment Experience for Theme Park Visitors

    HELSINKI, Finland, Oct. 24 /Xinhua--PRNewswire/ --
Ekahau Inc., a leading provider of Wi-Fi based Real Time
Location Systems (RTLS), today announced that the Stargate,
a new multi-use family entertainment center in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates, will integrate Ekahau Positioning Engine 4.0
(EPE) with its Cisco wireless Wi-Fi network to provide a
comprehensive tracking system for visitors, staff and
portable equipment.  One unique application being offered
enables families visiting the theme park to receive a
compact Ekahau T301A tag for each child, enabling parents
and Stargate staff to locate them in real time, should they
get lost.

    "As the first installation in the Middle East for
any tracking system based on Wi-Fi networks, we are
particularly proud to work with such a high profile
customer as Stargate," said Assem Lawandy, managing
director of Wireless Vision, the company responsible for
installing the Ekahau solution. "System integration
with the Cisco network installed by Emirates Computers, a
Dubai-based Cisco Gold partner, is proceeding well and with
everything in place, we will have something truly unique to
offer our customer."

    In addition to the 1,100 Ekahau T301A tags provided for
use primarily with young visitors, the theme park also plans
to use Ekahau's forthcoming credit card-sized T301B tags for
security personnel. Tags will also play an important role in
locating valuable mobile equipment over the 24,000 square
meter venue.

    "Stargate is a prestigious and important project
for Emirates Computers," Haytham Kamel, general
manager - Dubai, Emirates Computers. "The smooth
coordination between the Cisco wireless network solution
provided and Ekahau's RTLS system offers our customer a
unique, cost-effective and extremely advantageous tracking
system that will add to the enjoyment and safety of their
visitors."

    The topography of the theme park is not without its
challenges. It is spread across five domes, each offering a
unique experience including 3-D shows, a rollercoaster and a
real-snow, lunar-themed play area. Other facilities include
a multi-cuisine food court beneath a glazed pyramid
structure and various exhibition and retail sites.

    "After long evaluation, we decided that the
integration of the Ekahau system with our Cisco network
offered the best possible synergy," said Maher Hakim,
concept creator and executive director of Osus, the real
estate company developing and running the park. "We
believe the benefits of this system are clear - allowing
our younger visitors the freedom to explore the centre, and
their parent's peace of mind to know where they are at any
given time. The ability to track our staff and valuable
equipment also is a strategic benefit over such a complex
campus area."

    About Emirates Computers

    Established in 1978, Emirates Computers is a UAE-based
technology company that scopes, plans, designs, implements,
and services the various layers of technology required to
enable clients to experience "Smart Living".
 
    As a partner of choice for leading technology providers
such as Cisco, Nokia, Oracle, Microsoft, Dell, EMC, Sun
Microsystems, Vignette, Tandberg, Citrix, NCR, SGI, Roland
and others, Emirates Computers covers markets  end-to-end,
catering to both enterprises and consumers. For further
information on Emirates Computers, please visit
http://www.emiratescomputers.ae

    About Wireless Vision

    Wireless Vision is a leading provider of Real Time
Location Systems (RTLS) technology in the Middle East.
Based in the U.A.E., Wireless Vision offers its services to
all Gulf States as well as Egypt, Sudan, Jordan and Lebanon.
As the distributor of Ekahau tracking systems in the Middle
East, we offer turn key solutions for people and asset
tracking. For more information, please visit
http://www.wirelessvisionme.com

    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 optimisation tools. Ekahau partners
include wireless software developers, leading system
integrators, and international OEM partners, who develop
and market wireless enterprise applications. Ekahau is a
U.S. based corporation, with offices in Saratoga, CA;
Reston, VA; Helsinki, Finland; and Hong Kong, China. For
more information about Ekahau, please visit at
http://www.ekahau.com


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     Ekahau, Inc.
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     Rocket Science PR
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     Assem Lawandy, Managing Director
     Wireless Vision
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