Over Two Dozen Universities Plug Into Bluesocket to Manage Wireless Access.

Business/Technology Editors

Universities Select Bluesocket for Diverse Performance,

Management and Roaming Needs of Faculty, Students and

Administration of WLANs on Wireless Campuses Worldwide.

Bluesocket Inc., (www.bluesocket.com) the fast-growing developer

-- Clarion College

-- Harvard Medical School

-- London School of Economics (UK)

-- Ohio University

-- Open University (UK)

-- Rutgers (The State University of New Jersey)

-- University of California at Santa Cruz

-- University of Edinburgh (Scotland)

-- University of Hartford

-- University of Georgia

-- University of Pennsylvania

-- University of Rochester

-- University of Texas at Dallas

-- University of Wisconsin

-- Wayne State University

Bluesocket installations in higher education are found around the globe. They range from providing a universal wireless authentication and policy management system on four campuses of the oldest university in the United States, to securing wireless access in university teaching hospitals worldwide.

IT departments at higher-education institutions around the globe are faced with the challenge of enabling collaboration among students, faculty and administrative staff via wireless technology. Educators want to provide the student body with the freedom to roam and work on Internet-connected computers throughout the campus, however they want to ensure proper safeguards are in place. Bluesocket's product family of Wireless Gateways ensures that wireless networks are fully secured, managed and accessible throughout the campus.

Universities selected Bluesocket over competitive offerings because Bluesocket can provide administration, management and Secure Mobility(TM) for campus-wide wireless networks. Secure Mobility is Bluesocket's patent-pending technology that enables users to maintain a persistent connection as they move within the wireless coverage area, even an entire campus.

Bluesocket's strong alliances with educationally-focused channel partners such as BeyondWire (Pennsylvania) and SideBand Systems (Massachusetts) also provided highly valuable insight and assistance to universities in need of on-site installation and project management.

"Just as the Internet changed the face of education forever, the concept of `nomadic computing' is taking higher education by storm," said Doug Jackson, director of technology customer services, University of Texas/Dallas. "Bluesocket's responsiveness and willingness to work to meet our specific requirements facilitated our migration to a secure wireless campus."

Wireless is 200 times faster than dial-up connections because the wireless access points run on airwaves between and within buildings. The cost savings of wireless appeals to universities as well. According to a Buena Vista University (Iowa, USA) study, the cost to wire 41 classrooms would amount to more than $5,000 per room, whereas providing a wireless access alternative would cost only $1,000 per room.

About Bluesocket

Bluesocket, Inc. (www.bluesocket.com) manufactures solutions to manage and secure wireless local area networks (WLANs) in enterprises, educational institutions and public hotspots worldwide. Bluesocket's product family of Wireless Gateways reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO) of wireless LANs while maximizing their benefits--from small businesses and departments; to warehouses, hospitals, universities and large enterprises. Bluesocket provides organizations including KPMG Consulting, Best Western Hotels, Microsoft, and the Universities of Texas and California with simple yet comprehensive systems to secure, manage, and profit from their WLANs (802.11 family, HiperLAN2, Bluetooth).

Bluetooth is a trademark owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc., U.S.A. & licensed to Bluesocket, Inc. Secure Mobility is a trademark of Bluesocket, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names and company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the property of their respective companies.