Bandspeed's AirMaestro Reference Design Receives Wi-Fi(R) Interoperability Certification; AirMaestro is One of the Industry's First Access Points to Achieve This Level of Comprehensive Certification.

AUSTIN, Texas -- Bandspeed, the leader in Wi-Fi management solutions for the mass market, today announced that the company has completed all Wi-Fi Alliance certifications for the AirMaestro reference design. The certifications include IEEE 802.11a, b, g, h and d, as well as extensive security, EAP type and multimedia certifications. AirMaestro was certified as an enterprise-class access point supporting remote authentication.

"With AirMaestro, Bandspeed has developed a unique solution that allows the mass market to take advantage of large enterprise performance and security features at an affordable price," said Aaron Vance, senior analyst, Synergy Research Group. "The completion of Wi-Fi Alliance certification ensures that the innovative AirMaestro solution is interoperable with the large and growing number of Wi-Fi Certified devices."

Bandspeed's AirMaestro has been certified for the following standards:

IEEE Standards

--802.11a, b, g, h, d

Security

--WPA(TM): Personal

--WPA: Enterprise

--WPA2: Personal

--WPA2: Enterprise

EAP Types

--EAP-TLS

--EAP-TTLS/MSCHAPv2

--PEAPv0/EAP-MSCHAPv2

--PEAPv1/EAP-GTC

--EAP-SIM

Multimedia

--WMM(TM)

--WMM Power Save

"AirMaestro is one of the very first access point solutions to receive such a thorough level of certifications from the Wi-Fi Alliance," said Bill Eversole, president and CEO of Bandspeed Inc. "The module-level certification allows our OEM and ODM customers to quickly develop Wi-Fi certified products with complete assurance that the AirMaestro platform meets every standard required for mass market deployment."

Wi-Fi certification is provided through testing managed by the Wi-Fi Alliance, a non-profit organization formed in 1999 to certify interoperability of IEEE 802.11 products. Since 2000 the Wi-Fi Alliance has worked with members to certify more than 2,500 Wi-Fi products. These certifications have laid the foundation for rapid adoption of Wi-Fi products in homes, offices and public access locations around the world. The Wi-Fi Alliance certification program ensures that wireless local area networking products from multiple manufacturers work with each other. Such Wi-Fi CERTIFIED(R) approvals lead to improved user experience, higher customer satisfaction rates, reduced costs, and interoperability at Wi-Fi ZONES(TM).

About Bandspeed

Bandspeed is the leader in next-generation Wi-Fi management providing access point solutions that make possible mission-critical Wi-Fi voice, data and video applications for the mass market. Bandspeed's AirMaestro is an 802.11 Wi-Fi access point platform consisting of the AirMaestro software and integrated circuits (IC). Bandspeed is privately held and headquartered in Austin, Texas. For more information on Bandspeed, please contact the company at 512-358-9000, or visit Bandspeed's website at www.bandspeed.com.