Ekahau, a leading provider of Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), today introduced the Ekahau Positioning Engine 4.0, a major upgrade of Ekahau’s server software that features faster and more accurate location tracking. It is said to ease the deployment and management while providing the ability to track more than 10,000 objects, using Wi-Fi.
The EPE 4.0 includes a number of new features that improve the performance of Ekahau’s turn-key RTLS solution. They include:
- Improved Accuracy and Scalability: A higher percentage of accuracy in locating tracked items or people to within up to one to two meters. The software is capable of tracking more than a total of 10,000 objects and can complete 600 location transactions per second.
- Simplified Set-Up and Monitoring: A new web-based administrator interface and the Ekahau Location Survey tool, is said to cut deployment time of Wi-Fi-based RTLS in half compared to the previous version.
- Rapid Application Development and Integration: A new HTTP-XML application programming interface (API) speeds application development and integration with third-party systems.
- Remote Tag Management: Integrated tag management tools that enable users to monitor battery level, control LED and buzzers, and reconfigure and update firmware over the air.
“By combining the EPE 4.0 with Sybase’s RFID Anywhere solution, our customers are able to easily extend Ekahau’s RTLS capabilities, along with other sensory data, into their applications,” said Martyn Mallick, director of RFID and Mobile Solutions at Sybase iAnywhere.The EPE 4.0 will be generally available in November 30th, 2006. Free evaluation software is now available.
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