Innovada Co-Chairs WiSen/Enterprise Ireland Open Meeting

Strength of industry and academic response indicates the vibrancy of the Wireless Sensor Networks area

Dublin, Ireland - 10 Feb 2006. Innovada, the device connectivity company, together with Enterprise Ireland, will co-chair an open meeting between industry and academia with the purpose of refining a research strategy of national importance in the area of wireless sensor networks. The event, organised jointly by the WiSen Industry Group and Enterprise Ireland, will take place on Tuesday, 14th February 2006, in the Conference Theatre, Enterprise Ireland, Glasnevin.

"This event is an important step in the formulation of a national research and development programme in the area of wireless sensor networks," stated Ben Hurley, CEO of Innovada and Chairman of the WiSen Industry Group. "An important goal for WiSen is to accelerate the commercialisation of WSN technologies, and thereby position Ireland as a key solution provider on the international stage," added Hurley. "As a company focused on tapping into the projected global growth in demand for Wireless Sensor Networks applications, these developments on the national stage are essential steps for us in developing future opportunities with commercial potential," concluded Hurley.

About WiSen

WiSen is a network of committed organisations drawn from industry (indigenous SMEs and multi-nationals, comprising both technology providers and users), university research centres and government agencies, who share a common vision of the importance of wireless sensor networks in our future economy and shaping our future society, and are united in a common desire to promote wireless sensor network research, development, and successful commercialisation. Further information can be found at www.wisen-ireland.com.

About Innovada

Innovada is a world-class innovator of wireless and wired device communications solutions for global markets. Innovada's solutions are used and deployed by some of the world's largest utilities. Innovada is the communications provider of choice to the market leader in polyphase electricity metering. Innovada has unique technology and expertise targeted at the fast-growing market for devices that communicate information, including among others applications such as automated meter reading (AMR), wireless sensor networks (WSN), machine-to-machine communications (M2M), and point-of-sale terminals (POS).

Innovada's wireless AMR solutions are unique in their breadth of wireless technologies, including GSM/GPRS, CDMA/1xRTT, and license-free ISM band solutions. Innovada's wireless platforms uniquely combine customer domain knowledge, communications flexibility, and cost-effectiveness in experience-determined packages. Innovada's unique, proprietary modem offering is the simplest and most cost-effective fixed-line modem solution for embedded applications in global markets.

Innovada sells its product solutions directly to global OEMs and other companies active in utility metering, point-of-sale terminals, machine-to-machine applications, set-top-boxes, security panels and other verticals, and through partnerships with global leading RISC microprocessor brands.