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Operator Chooses Affordable Compliance with CMSP Gateway

FORT MYERS, FL.—Nov. 17, 2011—Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, mobile device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that that MetroPCS Communications, Inc. has selected Interop’s hosted Commercial Mobile Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway. The Interop solution provides an affordable way for MetroPCS to deliver Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alert messages to subscribers with CMAS-compatible handsets.

Interop’s solution, which has been designated a Certified CMSP Gateway Host by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), ensures compliance with CMAS standards in time for the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) implementation deadline of April 2012. Certification eliminates the need for operators to spend time and resources conducting testing with FEMA and ensures that they can deliver Presidential, Imminent Threat, and AMBER alerts as soon as they become available.

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Spokane, WA - ReliOn, the leading provider of high reliability fuel cell solutions for backup power applications, today announced that it ranked number 148 on Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500(TM), a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and clean technology companies in North America. Rankings are based on percentage of fiscal year revenue growth during the five year period from 2006-2010. ReliOn grew 695 percent during this period.

ReliOn credits its continued growth to its focus on the business fundamentals of continuous product innovation, hard work and teamwork. Gary Flood, ReliOn President and Chief Executive Officer stated, “ReliOn is honored to be listed among so many technology leaders on the Fast 500. Our growth is only possible because of the dedicated staff at ReliOn. Their focus on the whole solution, from product concept through customer deployment and services, shows that passion and dedication to customer more

Limited Number of Tickets Remain

AUSTIN, TX–Sept. 20, 2011–Executives from across the wireless industry have signed up for the 2011 Wireless Hall of Fame celebration, scheduled for the US Grant Hotel in San Diego on Oct. 10. The reception and dinner event has received strong sponsorship support from leading industry companies.

Dr. Irwin Jacobs, founder of Qualcomm and a Wireless Hall of Fame member, is serving as event chairman. Corporate sponsors include:

• Bandwidth level—AT&T, Eagle River Holdings, Qualcomm, and Verizon Communications

• Spectrum level—Ericsson, Personal Communications Devices, Sprint, Syniverse Technologies, T-Mobile, and Trilogy Partnership

• Frequencies level—Aloha Partners, BilltoMobile, Cenoplex, Cox Communications, Dyna LLC, Gemalto, Interop Technologies, Leap Wireless, Mobilitie, and Sybase 365.

CTIA, CommNexus, Coracle Group, and the Telecom Council of Silicon Valley also have provided communications support and assistance.

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Elliptic Technologies Debuts NEW multi-packet processing security engine for high Capacity Wireless and Network Applications

September 1, 2011 – Ottawa, Canada: Elliptic Technologies, a leading global supplier of security IP and software, unveiled today its latest security engine called the Multi-Packet Manager, a highly programmable and efficient security protocol accelerator with enhanced processing capabilities for multiple data streams. The Multi-Packet Manager is perfectly suited for applications that deal with multiple active connections and significant traffic load on different contexts, such as 4G LTE-Advanced wireless cellular base stations and femtocells.

The market is experiencing an explosion of new multi-media enabled mobile devices that are connecting to networks in all market segments, from smartphones, tablets, datacom, to consumer electronics and smart grid. It is estimated that there will be more than 50 billion connected devices in use by 2020. This rapid growth puts a lot of pressure on more

Fort Myers, FL–July 20, 2011–Interop Technologies, a provider of core solutions for messaging, device management, and connectivity gateways, has named Doug Thompson Jr. to the position of Director of Product Management. With more than 18 years of experience in telecommunications, Thompson has an extensive background in product life cycle management, strategy assessment, and new product introductions. At Interop he will be responsible for driving the evolution of the company’s solutions as they continue to support next-generation technologies. He will be based in Interop’s Dallas office.

“In leading our product management team, Doug will focus on creating new features and functionality and further expanding our solutions to support wireless and broadband operators, said Jim Dwyer, Vice President of Product Management, Interop Technologies. “Doug’s industry experience and proven leadership will benefit Interop as we work to drive value for our customers and expand into new markets.

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Operator Obtains Affordable Compliance with FCC Mandate, Enhanced Safety and Security for its Subscribers

FORT MYERS, FL–July 13, 2011–Interop Technologies, a provider of core wireless solutions for messaging, device management, and connectivity gateways, today announced that Bluegrass Cellular will deploy Interop’s hosted Commercial Mobile Service Provider (CMSP) Gateway. This solution enables Bluegrass to deliver Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) alert messages originating from the Federal Alert Gateway to its subscribers without deploying cost-prohibitive systems on its network.

Bluegrass Cellular, a leading regional wireless operator, is known for delivering cutting-edge solutions and outstanding customer service to wireless subscribers in Central Kentucky. The company plans to deploy the solution upon completion of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) testing as required by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The FCC and FEMA are implementing CMAS, known commercially as the Personal Localized Alerting Network (PLAN), as a result of the Warning, more

Industry’s first solution to offer bundled 4G and 3G wireless WAN connectivity, with secure and reliable access to Sprint Global MPLS; Explorer Pipeline experiences significant cost savings and improved productivity

Overland Park, Kan. – June 27, 2011 – Sprint (NYSE: S) now offers businesses Sprint 4G Enterprise WAN (wide area network), a fixed wireless access solution that provides speed, reliability and secure wireless connectivity to the Sprint Global MPLS network. Not only can wireless connectivity open a world of possibilities by allowing people to work virtually anywhere, now Sprint 4G can enable businesses to replace or improve on traditional “wired” options with a solution that is cost-effective, fast and flexible to deploy without compromising bandwidth and network reliability, available within all Sprint 4G markets.

“Sprint understands the critical challenges facing businesses today, which demand innovative solutions to address higher bandwidth needs, business continuity, and cost reduction in a more

Industry to Honor Four Individuals at October 10 Event in San Diego

AUSTIN, TX–June 22, 2011–The Wireless History Foundation (WHF) announced today the names of four accomplished individuals who will be inducted into the Wireless Hall of Fame during the Foundation’s Oct. 10, 2011 dinner in San Diego. The 2011 inductees are:

• Nick Kauser — Former Chief Technology Officer of four major wireless carriers including Rogers Cantel, McCaw Cellular Communications, AT&T Wireless Services, and Clearwire Corporation, which he also co-founded. Kauser built the first nationwide network across both Canada and the United States. He led U.S. standards processes, aggressively explored new technologies, and laid the basis for nationwide automatic roaming.
• Robert Marino — Former President and first employee of United TeleSpectrum (now Sprint), also former President of cellular companies including Compania de Radiocomunicaciones Moviles (Buenos Aires, Argentina), Houston Cellular Telephone Company (now more

Security Expert and Avenda Systems CTO Santhosh Cheeniyil to Present “Managing the Mobile Enterprise” for Better Security and Productivity of Mobile Devices

Santa Clara, Calif., – June 16, 2011 – Avenda Systems, the leader in identity-based network access security, today announced that its CTO has been selected to address the network implications of today’s Wi-Fi capable devices on enterprise networks at the Mobile Computing Summit 2011, to be held June 28 – 30 in Burlingame, Calif.

Santhosh Cheeniyil, security industry expert and Avenda Systems CTO, will present “Managing the Mobile Enterprise” on June 30. Attendees will learn how to plan for the use of mobile assets, identify users with multiple devices, handle network connectivity issues, and enforce effective security policies. Information about the conference can be found at: http://www.netbooksummit.com

“As enterprises cope with the influx of personal devices on their networks, it is important to have a more

Aptilo Networks and OXYGEN Middle East (ME), a VAD focused on leading edge Wi-Fi and Security Solutions in the Middle East region, announced today that OXYGEN will now be offering Aptilo’s pre-integrated solutions for control of billing, user services and access in wireless networks including Wi-Fi, WiMAX™ and LTE as part of their mobile broadband ecosystem of solutions. Serving an extensive network of systems integrators, OXYGEN is a leading solutions provider for leading technologies including wireless networks and applications in the Middle East.

Aptilo’s service management and policy control solutions compliment OXYGEN’s offering to systems integrators, which is built around the Aruba Wi-Fi infrastructure. Aptilo’s solution – proven in large installations like the Wi-Fi network in the City of Taipei deployed by Q-ware Communications and its mother company with more than 10,000 Aruba access points – provides a complete solution to manage paid and free Wi-Fi services with an more