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Siemens Signs Agreement With BreezeCOM To Deliver Innovations in Wireless LAN Solutions

Joint Press Release from Siemens and BreezeCOM 
 
MUNICH, Germany & TEL AVIV, Israel--In a joint announcement today, Siemens Information and Communication Networks (ICN) Group and BreezeCOM, a leading global provider of broadband wireless access solutions, signed a long-term agreement for Siemens to source BreezeCOM's wireless BreezeNET LAN products. This agreement will allow Siemens to provide new options in its HiPath MobileOffice Suite. The first item on offer will be HiPath Wireless, a mobility-enabled LAN solution.

"The agreement with BreezeCOM will allow us to offer our customers superior quality products immediately," stated Martin Schwarz, President HiPath Office Solutions Divison bei Siemens Information and Communications Networks. "The BreezeCOM products are tailor-made for our HiPath portfolio, including the Hicom 150 and 300 and the HiPath 3000 and 5000 solutions. This will allow us to offer our customers wireless networking solutions for general mobility and IP telephony."

"It is a great opportunity for BreezeCOM to be selected by Siemens as the preferred supplier for its wireless networking products," said Zvi Slonimsky, CEO and President for BreezeCOM. "With over one million PABXs deployed, Siemens' installed base represents a huge opportunity for us as Siemens' customers expand their enterprise solutions to incorporate our wireless products."

BreezeNET Wireless LAN solutions reduce the overall cost of network connectivity through reduced installation and infrastructure costs, primarily in outdoor building-to-building connectivity. They also facilitate rapid deployment, temporary networks and mobile connectivity to LANs in both indoor and outdoor environments.

In a wireless building-to-building application, outdoor wireless solutions connect LANs in diverse locations, removing the need to lay cable and saving recurring leased line fees. In a campus mobility or roaming environment, the growing use of portable PCs has generated the need for mobile access to critical business information, the Internet, Intranet, e-mail and databases. Providing employees both access to company sources as well as the ability to process information, from wherever they are in the location, increases productivity significantly.

BreezeNET satisfies a wide range of customers, including small to large corporations, campuses, educational and medical institutions, transportation, manufacturing, retail, municipalities, as well as ad-hoc temporary networks for exhibitions and conferences.

As a wireless manufacturer, BreezeCOM is distinctive in delivering the best of both Frequency Hopping (FH) and Direct Sequence (DS) technologies. BreezeCOM's flagship BreezeNET PRO.11 product line uses Frequency Hopping and is optimized to perform in high density and noisy environments, while the BreezeNET DS.11 series is excellent for applications requiring higher data rates. BreezeCOM's expertise in both technologies enables it to satisfy the most demanding wireless networking requirements.

HiPath MobileOffice is a suite of mobility products, applications, services and solutions that extend the robust features and functionality of enterprise communications to mobile workers over disparate networks. The suite offers companies a comprehensive array of solutions for supporting teleworkers, whether they are remote call center agents, frequent business travelers, working from home, or in a corporate hotelling environment. HiPath MobileOffice consists of: HiPath Teleworking; the HiPath Xpressions unified messaging product line; HiPath Corporate GSM, Hicom Cordless E; and now, HiPath Wireless.

HiPath MobileOffice is a part of the HiPath enterprise convergence architecture from Siemens which allows companies to implement new convergence technologies in voice and data infrastructures in line with their specific requirements, while protecting existing capital investment.

About Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group
Siemens Information and Communication Networks Group (ICN) is a leading provider of integrated voice and data networks for enterprises, carriers and service providers. Its comprehensive portfolio comprises, in particular, IP-based convergence solutions, and a full range of products for broadband access, optical transport networks as well as the integration, services and applications business. The Siemens Group thus provides complete solutions from a single source for the infrastructure of the Next Generation Internet, a prerequisite for mobile business. In fiscal year 2000 (year-end 30 September) ICN posted sales of 11.4 billion euro, and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of 692 million euro. ICN employs 53,000 people worldwide. Further information about ICN is available at: http://www.ic.siemens.com/networks.

About BreezeCOM
BreezeCOM is the leading provider of broadband wireless access (BWA) solutions used by service providers and enterprises. Its products provide a wireless alternative to wired access solutions, such as DSL and cable modems, and facilitate indoor and outdoor, as well as fixed and mobile wireless LAN connectivity. BreezeCOM products are based on a packet switching point-to-multipoint wireless platform, optimized for high-speed Internet and intranet access. Core technologies include spread spectrum radio, digital signal processing, modems, networking protocols and VLSI. 

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