Ekahau, the leading provider of accurate Wi-Fi positioning solutions and site survey tools, today they announced the availability of the Ekahau T101 Wi-Fi tag development kit, enabling pure Wi-Fi based real-time tracking of people, equipment and assets.
The development kit includes the Ekahau Positioning Engine (EPE) 3.0 software and 5 battery powered Wi-Fi tags, for people and asset tracking within standard Wi-Fi networks. The award winning EPE software can also track the location of wireless laptops, PDAs, barcode readers and other Wi-Fi-enabled devices.
Competitor, Bluesoft’s Aeroscout Tages also use 802.11 infrastructure. They are used with Bluesoft’s own location server software but require installation of special hardware receivers to track them. Ekahau requires no special tracking hardware.
The Ekahau T101 tags do not need any proprietary antenna or radio infrastructure on site, but can work with any standard 802.11b and g access point brands. Unlike RFID or Infrared based solutions, the T101 tag is not required to be in the close proximity of a reader gate or scanner. This allows the T101 tags to be used for continuous location tracking as long as the tag is within Wi-Fi coverage area, which can encompass an entire building or campus.
The Ekahau T101 is targeted at enterprises who deploy wireless systems in areas such as healthcare, warehousing and manufacturing sites. The T101 development kit ships by the end of June 2004 with a suggested list price, including the required EPE 3.0 software 15-client version and five T101 tags, is targeted at $4,990. Pricing for additional tags starts at $65 per tag.
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