InnerWireless Wins "Digie" Award as Most Innovative Technology for Building Infrastructure Automation

InnerWireless showcased at the Realcomm 2004 Conference among leaders in commercial real estate technology

RICHARDSON– Texas – August 8, 2004 – – InnerWireless, Inc., a provider of broadband, multi-service wireless distribution systems for large buildings, today announced that it has received the “Digie” Award for “Most Innovative Technology – Building Infrastructure Automation” at the Realcomm 2004 Conference. The prestigious award recognizes InnerWireless for having consistently demonstrated a distinct and comprehensive vision for wireless applications, involvement in some of the most sophisticated wireless implementations throughout the world, and continuing commitment to broaden its overall vision with strategic relationships with partners such as Johnson Controls, Inc., (NYSE: JCI). Realcomm 2004 is a commercial real estate automation and buildings solutions conference, providing a venue where industry leaders meet to discuss, analyze and debate the latest innovations that are impacting the Commercial Real Estate industry.

“The InnerWireless team is proud to be honored by the leading commercial real estate technology organization in the country,” said InnerWireless President and CEO Ed Cantwell. “This award further underscores InnerWireless’ commitment to providing a wireless utility that allows in-building users access to information anywhere, anytime, and allowing them to act on that information through the InnerWireless turnkey system.”

The company’s innovative InnerWireless wireless distribution system is installed once in a commercial property providing precisely engineered and guaranteed coverage for a wide variety of current and future wireless services without additional intrusive, costly infrastructure changes. Installed in commercial office buildings, campuses, shopping malls, hospitals, convention centers, parking structures – any institution or commercial enterprise – the InnerWireless system helps eliminate dead signal spots and facilitates the expanding number of wireless applications and devices. These include wireless LANs, personal communications services (PCS), cell phones, PDAs and two-way radios for property maintenance and security.

“Innerwireless is very deserving of this year’s “Digie” award in the Most Innovative Technology - Building Infrastructure Automation category,” said Jim Young, co-founder and producer of Realcomm. “They are a company that has consistently demonstrated a distinct and comprehensive vision for wireless applications. InnerWireless is also involved in some of the most sophisticated wireless implementations throughout the world. They are leading the pack and helping to propel our industry forward in the use of this very important technology.”

InnerWireless strategic partner Johnson Controls, Inc., was also recognized at the Realcomm 2004 Conference in the category for “Best Use of Automation – Facility Management”. In March, InnerWireless announced the formation of a strategic alliance with Johnson Controls, the global leader in facility management and control, to offer the wireless utility supporting Johnson Controls’ building automation portfolio as well as other wireless services.

InnerWireless technology uses a single broadband infrastructure comprised of passive antennae components installed throughout a building. Using patented and patent pending technology, InnerWireless' provides a distributed antenna system combining the advantages of a passive infrastructure along with the area coverage only available previously from active systems.

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About InnerWireless
InnerWireless empowers virtually all types of wireless services in large buildings with an advanced wireless distribution product called InnerWireless. The product provides engineered and guaranteed wireless coverage throughout buildings ranging in size from 200,000 to 10 million square feet. This permits InnerWireless to offer a single integrated Wireless Utility that accommodates the full range of wireless systems that are essential for:

• Interpersonal communications including cellular, PCS, paging, wireless messaging, two-way radios for building operations and systems used by fire, life and safety personnel.
• High-speed data such as WiFi and specialized systems for healthcare applications.
• Control systems for HVAC, lighting, security and asset location and tracking.

InnerWireless has a strategic alliance agreement with Johnson Controls, the recognized global leader in building controls and infrastructure. Under the agreement, the two companies are collaborating to bring truly unique wireless solutions to market. Johnson Controls holds an equity position in InnerWireless.

For more information about InnerWireless, see www.InnerWireless.com