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"The launch of the Ekahau Vision significantly strengthens ourapplication offering," said Antti Korhonen, president and CEO of Ekahau."While Ekahau RTLS's superior positioning accuracy is an important enablingfactor for several different location tracking use cases, the Visionapplication software is what finally turns the 'x' and 'y' locationcoordinates into a meaningful enterprise benefits and return on investment.The new Ekahau Vision follows the current trend of consumerization ofenterprise IT applications and delivers an easy-to-use interface. No othertool in the industry offers the ability to monitor, query and collect assetdata in such an easy and visual way."
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When used in conjunction with the Ekahau Positioning Engine (EPE) - asoftware-driven location platform that enables location tracking overstandard enterprise Wi-Fi networks - Ekahau Vision enables enterprises toidentify, from any Internet-enabled device, the real-time and historicallocation of objects and individuals with building-, floor- and room-levelaccuracy. On its graphical map-based interface, Ekahau Vision deliversreal-time information, including the location of assets, timestamps of thelast known location, location history and event management, such asidentification of all equipment that require maintenance in a given timeperiod. Ekahau Vision also supports configuration of the home page to displayvariety of customized views, such as asset and staff location in a dashboardformat.
Making Ekahau Vision unique is the use of RIA, which allows it tofunction like a traditional desktop application without the need for anyclient-side software installation. RIA enables Ekahau to deliver a trackingvisualization tool that is richer and more responsive than other traditionalweb applications that primarily are based on static HTML. Because it is easyto use, a technical background is not required to operate Ekahau Vision.This, in turn, speeds end-user adoption across the enterprise and allows moreusers to benefit from RTLS.
Ekahau Vision furthermore leverages Ekahau's unique "zone" technology.Unlike other RTLS systems that require proprietary door readers or gates toalert on exit and entry events, Ekahau Vision incorporates zone functionalitywithin the software, enabling system users to create virtual chokepointsanywhere in a building or on a campus.
Ekahau RTLS with Ekahau Vision offers users the best cost/performanceratio in the industry, enabling tracking of 40,000 objects on a single serveracross more than 100 million square feet and locating up to 800 objects persecond. The Ekahau location tracking solution is also easy to install andmaintain because it works on any generation or brand of standard enterpriseWi-Fi equipment.
Ekahau Vision is available now. Customers currently having a supportcontract for Ekahau Finder or Ekahau Tracker are eligible for free upgradesto Ekahau Vision. Contact Ekahau sales for further information.
About Ekahau Inc.
Ekahau Inc. is the industry leader in providing Wi-Fi based RTLSsolutions. Ekahau's customers, including several Fortune 500 companiesworldwide, are realizing the benefits of Wi-Fi based location services andinnovative Wi-Fi network planning and optimization tools. Ekahau partnersinclude wireless software developers, leading system
