UK-based Business School Adds Voice to Wireless Local Area Network

BOULDER, Colo., May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SpectraLink Corporation (NASDAQ:SLNK) , an industry pioneer in enterprise wireless communications, announced today that it has installed its NetLink Wireless Telephones in the Anglia Polytechnic University (APU), based in Chelmsford, England. APU installed SpectraLink's NetLink Wireless Telephones in the newly built Michael A. Ashcroft Building, which houses the university's Ashcroft International Business School.

The decision to incorporate NetLink Wireless Telephones with the new building's Wi-Fi wireless local area network (LAN) is part of APU's plan to create a high-tech education facility that will serve as a model for future campus expansions. The new building, equipped with 45 NetLink Wireless Telephones, will officially open May 28th in a ribbon cutting ceremony led by the Royal Highness Earl of Wessex.


Faculty will use the NetLink Wireless Telephones throughout the four- story, high-tech glass building while attending classes, meeting with students, and conducting research. The Ashcroft building's conference center also will house several NetLink Wireless Telephones for the students' use.


APU selected SpectraLink's NetLink Wireless Telephones because the system easily and seamlessly integrates with the university's existing Mitel SX2000 PBX. This interoperability also allowed APU to continue working with Proxim, which provided the wireless LAN infrastructure consisting of 46 Wi-Fi access points, 26 of which are installed in the new Ashcroft building and 20 of which dot the APU campus.


"Offering our students and faculty wireless voice communications using SpectraLink's NetLink Wireless Telephones gives them the benefits of high-tech mobility," said Steve Heppolette, APU Network Engineer. "In addition to providing the best learning environment for our staff and students, the university itself is able to maximize gains on a wireless LAN in which we already invested."


"We are excited that Anglia Polytechnic University has included NetLink Wireless Telephones in its progressive communications strategy, making it an excellent model of technological advancement for universities worldwide," said Mike Cronin, vice president of sales and marketing for SpectraLink. "We expect other colleges and universities to follow APU's strong lead in deploying wireless voice communications to better serve their students and faculty."


Product Overview


SpectraLink's NetLink Wireless Telephone portfolio is designed to meet the communication needs for enterprises of any size in an array of industries. NetLink Wireless Telephones operate as client devices on wireless LANs utilizing the IEEE 802.11b global standard, allowing converged mobile voice and data applications on a single wireless infrastructure. SpectraLink Voice Priority (SVP), a quality of service (QoS) mechanism, is employed on the wireless LAN to ensure excellent voice quality with minimal impact on data throughput. NetLink Wireless Telephones integrate with the best-selling PBX systems, and support proprietary IP protocols as well as H.323 for enterprise wireless VoIP solutions.


About APU


APU is a modern university with a strong teaching tradition and roots going back over 100 years. APU is based on two campuses at Cambridge and Chelmsford, and has a Conference Centre at Danbury Park (5 miles from Chelmsford). The Michael A. Ashcroft Building is the new home of APU's Ashcroft International Business School, which was made possible through a generous donation from Lord Ashcroft who is an alumnus of APU. Designed by world-renowned architects Wilkinson Eyre and constructed by builders William Verry, it is technologically advanced with state of the art facilities. New teaching areas, breakout spaces and a titanium-clad auditorium provide a purpose built environment for the students and staff of the Ashcroft International Business School.


About SpectraLink


SpectraLink Corporation's (NASDAQ:SLNK) Wireless Telephones are changing the way companies communicate in the workplace. In businesses large and small, SpectraLink's Wireless Telephones are designed to free workers from desks and workstations, increasing productivity, efficiency and employee satisfaction. SpectraLink, headquartered in Boulder, Colo., has more installed systems, and more experience and application knowledge than any other provider. SpectraLink distributes its products through industry-leading service, equipment, and application providers, cultivating a vast customer base. For more information, call 1-800-676-5465 or visit www.spectralink.com .


Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements regarding future events based on current expectations. These forward-looking statements and other statements, such as statements regarding the future financial performance of SpectraLink, are subject to risks and uncertainties.

SpectraLink Corporation wishes to caution you that there are some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by such statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: the ability of SpectraLink to develop and introduce new products and the impact on demand for existing products; the inability to close several large orders in the sales pipeline; continued weakness or further deterioration in the general economic conditions that may reduce demand for, or delay orders for, SpectraLink's products; adverse changes in economic and business conditions affecting SpectraLink's customers; the failure of the market for on-premises wireless telephone systems to grow or to grow as quickly as SpectraLink anticipates; the intensely competitive nature of the wireless communications industry, and a customer preference to buy all telephone communications systems from a single source provider that manufactures and sells PBX or key/hybrid systems; SpectraLink's and its resellers' ability to develop and execute effective marketing and sales strategies; SpectraLink's reliance on sole or limited sources of supply for many components and equipment used in its manufacturing process; the risk of business interruption arising from SpectraLink's dependence on a single manufacturing facility; customer concerns over security issues in the 802.11 technology; SpectraLink's ability to manage potential expansion of operations in the U.S. and internationally; SpectraLink's ability to respond to rapid technological changes within the on-premises wireless telephone industry; SpectraLink's ability to attract and retain personnel, including key technical and management personnel; changes in rules and regulations of the FCC; SpectraLink's ability to protect its intellectual property rights; and SpectraLink's reliance on its 802.11 technology partners to continue to provide the wireless local area network for SpectraLink's NetLink product, and to provide access points which support SpectraLink Voice Priority. Prospective investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. Further, SpectraLink undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this press release. We refer you to the documents SpectraLink files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, the section titled Forward-Looking Statement Factors in our Form 10-Q for quarterly period ended March 31, 2003, and other reports and filings made with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


All trademarks, trade names, registered trademarks, or registered trade names are property of their respective holders.


Source: SpectraLink Corporation

CONTACT: Michelle Greene of SpectraLink Corporation, +1-303-583-5321,
mgreene@spectralink.com; or Michael Lane, +1-212-651-4230,
michael.lane@fusionpr.com, or Ruth Suarez Zane, +1-212-651-4227,
ruth.zane@fusionpr.com, both of Fusion Public Relations, for SpectraLink Corporation

Web site: http://www.spectralink.com/