InnerWireless To Launch RF Location System At Annual HIMSS Conference

New "Spot" technology developed to help hospitals improve productivity and patient safety by accurately locating and optimizing the use of valuable healthcare assets

RICHARDSON, Texas - Feb. 9, 2006 – InnerWireless®, Inc., leading provider of in-building wireless systems, today announced that it will officially launch its RF (radio frequency) location system, named "Spot," at The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference & Exhibition. Spot was created to provide hospitals with a reliable and cost-effective solution to locate valuable medical equipment and quickly match these items with patients and clinicians who need them.

"Misplaced or missing assets degrade a hospital's financial situation, especially when equipment is often over-purchased to ensure availability. At HIMSS, we want to show hospital executives that Spot is simple to implement and provides a short-term ROI and ongoing VOI," said Ed Cantwell, President and CEO of InnerWireless. "With Spot, InnerWireless is bringing high-assurance location services indoors in the same way that GPS did for outdoor applications such as transportation. We tell you in which room your crash cart, for example, is located; not where it might be. Spot is a cost-effective, scalable and reliable solution that supports improved patient care and safety, while helping to make hospitals true 21st century facilities."

Spot can be rapidly deployed because virtually no data or power cables are pulled when installing the system - making installation simple, fast and scalable, and minimizing infection control issues. Both tags and RF infrastructure are optimized using the 802.15.4 wireless communications standard, thus avoiding the IP address proliferation caused by piggybacking on a hospital's existing 802.11 wireless data networks.

Spot’s open 802.15.4 standard has no impact on a hospital’s 802.11 network, and it is fully compatible with InnerWireless’ core product, the Medical-grade Wireless Utility. Spot is positioned to cost less than 802.11 tracking systems, so its lower cost eases entry for enterprises such as hospitals, which are increasingly demanding accurate asset-tracking solutions. Additionally, the Spot RF “beacons” that allow the RFLS tags to be tracked are easy to mount, wireless and do not require hard-wiring – much like a home’s smoke detector. Both the tags and beacons communicate through two master radios per floor.

InnerWireless has brought wireless solutions to more than 25 leading hospitals across the United States, deploying its Wireless-grade Medical Utility in facilities such as Children’s Memorial Hospital of Chicago and the National Institutes of Health’s Mark O. Hatfield Clinical Research Center to help create 21st century wireless ecosystems.

InnerWireless at the 2006 Annual HIMSS Conference and Exhibition
Visit InnerWireless at HIMSS in booth #4851 for a demonstration of Spot and to learn more about its Medical-grade Wireless Utility. InnerWireless' Product Pavilion Session will be at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14 at the Wireless & Mobility Pavilion Theater (booth #7847).

About InnerWireless
InnerWireless, Inc. deploys its Medical-grade Wireless Utility in hospitals and healthcare-related facilities to support a full range of wireless services and applications. InnerWireless, which guarantees wireless coverage inside buildings ranging in size up to 10 million square feet, is properly engineered to accommodate wireless systems essential for interpersonal communications, clinical operations, and building operations. In addition, InnerWireless has launched Spot to provide wireless, high-assurance location accuracy for hospital assets, clinical staff and patients. For more information about InnerWireless, visit www.InnerWireless.com.