VeriWave and Empowered Networks to Offer WLAN Testing in Canada



Empowered Expands Strengths and Services in Wireless Testing With VeriWave Solutions and Tested by VeriWave(TM) Program

PORTLAND, OR and TORONTO -/March 15, 2006 - Wi-Fi Technology News/- VeriWave, Inc., the leading provider of performance analysis test systems for wireless local area network (WLAN) products, and Empowered Networks(R), a leading solutions integrator focused on solutions for testing and management, jointly announced a new partnership to bring VeriWave's advanced WLAN testing solutions to the Canadian marketplace.

Effective immediately, Empowered is the primary point-of-contact for VeriWave prospects and customers in Canada. Empowered will deliver VeriWave's solutions for testing Wireless LAN infrastructures, combined with support, consulting and training. The companies will jointly offer the Tested by VeriWave(TM) program through the EmpoweredTestLab(TM) Service. The close partnership also entails joint customer programs, ongoing training and joint marketing activities and events.

"VeriWave is proud to enter the Canadian market with a partner as distinguished as Empowered Networks," said Chris DeMonico, VeriWave's chief executive officer. "Empowered brings extensive technical expertise in networks and wireless technologies, combined with a solid track record of superior customer service."

"We're very pleased to be VeriWave's exclusive partner for Canada," said Glen Emo, President and CEO, Empowered Networks. "Our team is very excited about bringing VeriWave solutions to our entire customer base of equipment manufacturers, service providers and enterprise network managers. Empowered's strengths in network and application testing, including Voice over IP and mobile technologies, are especially applicable to wireless environments."

Wireless is rapidly entering the enterprise space to become an integral part of corporate grade networks. For Wireless LANs to be fully adopted as part of mission critical corporate infrastructure, they must guarantee secure, consistent, and reliable performance. Testing of wireless LANs has been limited to small-scale, non-repeatable, environments, with limited testing of a minimal set of inaccurate metrics, causing performance surprises when these networks are actually deployed. Anyone designing or deploying Wireless LAN infrastructures needs to be certain the network will deliver voice, video and data applications with the quality of service required.

VeriWave's WaveTest 90 takes the guesswork out of testing the performance delivered to hundreds of mobile roaming clients, with unprecedented precision, repeatability and automation.

About VeriWave

VeriWave is the leading provider of test systems for performance analysis of wireless local area network (WLAN) products. VeriWave's products are used by equipment manufacturers to accurately analyze the performance of their products, as well as by carriers and enterprise users to make the right choice when selecting WLAN equipment for deployment in their networks. For more information about VeriWave, call (503) 473-8350, or go to http://www.veriwave.com.


About Empowered Networks(R)

Empowered Networks(R) is a leading independent solutions integrator. Empowered simplifies and optimizes the test and management of next-generation networks and applications by combining market-leading solutions from trusted partners with a comprehensive family of EmpoweredServices(TM). Empowered has earned the trust of many leading organizations in Canada by implementing modular, high value solutions for over 300 customers, including Canada's leading IT-dependent enterprises, communication service providers and network equipment manufacturers. Empowered Networks is a privately held Canadian company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, with offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, and Atlanta. For more information please visit http://www.empowerednetworks.com.