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Siemens Launches HiPath Wireless LAN Solution, Deployable Over Any Data or VoIP Network

Posted on: Tuesday, 3 May 2005, 09:00 CDT

Siemens Communications, Inc., today announced its new HiPath(R) Wireless portfolio, a centrally deployable and highly flexible 802.11 wireless Local Area Network (LAN) system that works in any enterprise environment and on any existing data network or voice over IP (VoIP) infrastructure. The HiPath Wireless system is on display May 3-5 at the NetWorld+Interop 2005 conference in Las Vegas, Siemens Booth 1737.

The Siemens HiPath Wireless portfolio represents a major milestone in the integration and development of open, standards-based wireless network solutions that can be deployed over any existing IP network infrastructure, including interoperability across multi-vendor systems. The solution, supported by a new line of comprehensive HiPath Services offerings, incorporates industry-leading innovations from Chantry Networks Corp. Chantry was acquired by Siemens in January.

"The array of wireless technologies required to fully mobilize an enterprise is vast," said Craig J. Mathias, a principal with Farpoint Group, an Ashland, Mass.-based mobile advisory company. "Siemens has a long history of expertise on local-area and wide-area wireless solutions, as well as a keen understanding of the elements of convergence required to build mission-critical enterprise solutions."

With its converged architecture, the HiPath Wireless solution enables fast and secure roaming across access points throughout an enterprise environment. The system's Layer 3 overlay architecture provides for centralized management and coordination of access points, security and user-based policy rules - creating a platform for highly flexible, cost-effective, scalable and secure deployments. Rapid subnet roaming supports real-time applications like VoIP without the need for re-authentication and re-keying as a user roams.

Virtual wireless subnets are also part of the HiPath Wireless system's architecture, enabling enterprises to dynamically create user access policies for different campus locations and for different classes of users or applications. The HiPath Wireless Controller automatically provisions the right levels of access and quality of service for roaming users.

The new line of comprehensive Siemens HiPath Services offerings, which include flexible packages of lifecycle maintenance, managed and professional services, provide complete support for the HiPath Wireless system. HiPath Services modules provide a range of enterprise support options, from basic repairs to advanced convergence support to help enterprises maximize deployment options and investments.

"Siemens has one of the industry's most robust voice and data portfolios to support an exciting new era of boundary-free enterprise collaboration solutions - from back-end integration to real business process linkages," said Andy Mattes, president and CEO of Siemens Communications, Inc., and a keynote speaker, May 5, 9 a.m., at the NetWorld+Interop event. "HiPath Wireless solutions support the way people work today - within the office, throughout the extended enterprise campus and including branch offices and other remote locations."

About Siemens

Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $91.5 billion in fiscal 2004. Founded more than 150 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $16.6 billion and employs 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Thirteen of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 430,000 people in 192 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com.

About Siemens Communications, Inc.

Siemens Communications, Inc., offers its customers a broad portfolio of communication products and services and is a leader in convergent technologies, products and services for wireless, fixed and enterprise networks. The company's portfolio ranges from devices for end users to complex network infrastructures and complementary services for enterprises, carriers and service providers. Siemens Communications, Inc., is headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla. For more information, visit www.usa.siemens.com/communications

Note: HiPath is a registered trademark of Siemens AG. All other company, brand, product and service names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.

This release contains forward-looking statements based on beliefs of Siemens management. The words "anticipate,""believe,""estimate,""forecast,""expect,""intend,""plan,""should," and "project" are used to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the company's current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause the actual results to be materially different, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of competing products, lack of acceptance of new products or services and changes in business strategy. Actual results may vary materially from those projected here. Siemens does not intend or assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements.

Source: Business Wire

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