AXCESS Inc. Enters Cooperative Marketing Agreement with Concourse Communications; Companies Collaborate to Offer Wireless Security Solutions to Airport Market.Business Editors & High Tech Writers DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2001 AXCESS Inc. (Nasdaq:AXSI), a leading provider of advanced security and corporate asset productivity solutions, today announced a cooperative marketing agreement with Concourse Communications Group, L.L.C. AXCESS and Concourse will work together to offer wireless network-based security systems to airports. Based in Springfield, MA, Concourse Communications provides neutral-host wireless access systems to airports throughout the country, including JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Detroit Wayne County Wayne County is the name of sixteen counties in the United States of America, some named for the American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne:
By pairing AXCESS' network-based security products with Concourse's CWAS system, the two companies will be able to offer scalable, easily deployed streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. and automatic identification systems. Utilizing the wireless network, users will be able to monitor live, streaming video from anywhere within the airport, tarmac and surrounding areas. Security personnel will be able to view video on handheld computers, allowing for mobile surveillance and improved response time. In conjunction with CWAS, AXCESS' ActiveTag line will provide secure, hands-free vehicle and personnel access control as well as asset tracking within the facility. "AXCESS' digital video and automatic identification products address immediate concerns that our customers are expressing," stated Jim Ross James William Ross (born January 3, 1952) is a Hall of Fame professional wrestling announcer and former executive currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment working on its RAW brand as their play-by-play commentator. , Co-Founder & President of Concourse. "The network-based nature of the systems fits well within our current technology offering, allowing us to jointly offer flexible security solutions to the airport market." Mike Uremovich, Vice President of Sales for AXCESS commented, "Concourse Communications has an innovative product, installed systems, and established relationships within the airport market. We look forward to working together to bring these solutions to this market." About AXCESS AXCESS Inc., headquartered in Dallas, TX, provides network-based asset management solutions to the enterprise using patented technologies in wireless automatic identification and multi-media for improving operations productivity, physical security, asset and inventory management, and logistics. Products include hands-free, long range RFID (Radio Frequency IDentification) A data collection technology that uses electronic tags for storing data. The tag, also known as an "electronic label," "transponder" or "code plate," is made up of an RFID chip attached to an antenna. (radio frequency identification See RFID. ) technology used to track and monitor people, assets, inventory and vehicles as well as patented streaming video technology for enterprise multi-media transmission and digital recording. AXCESS Inc. is a VennWorks partner company and trades under the symbol AXSI on the Nasdaq market. For more information on AXCESS Inc., visit www.axcessinc.com. About Concourse Communications Concourse Communications is the leading developer of neutral-host wireless access systems in airports and other transportation-related venues. These systems support wireless voice, data and video services offered by commercial wireless service providers, airport operators, and their airline tenants. Concourse is installing neutral-host systems in Newark, JFK, LaGuardia, Detroit Metro and the Minneapolis/St. Paul airports. They recently signed an Agreement with iPass", Inc., which allows for the creation of an open-architecture Wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area system for use in public hotspots such as airports. That system will be launched this fall in one of Concourse's contracted airports. For more information on Concourse Communications, visit http://www.concoursecommunication.com. This news release contains "forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. " within the meaning of the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 |
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