LXE Strengthens Relationship with Summit Data Communications

Strategic alliance brings market-leading Wi-Fi to LXE mobile computers

ATLANTA – LXE Inc., the rugged mobile computer business of EMS Technologies, Inc., announced today a strategic alliance with Summit Data Communications,a leading provider of wireless LAN radio modules and cards for business-critical mobile devices. Under the expanded alliance, LXE will equip all of its rugged handheld, voice-ready, and wearable computers, and most LXE vehicle mount computers, with Summit-embedded Wi-Fi® solutions.

“Summit has been a key Wi-Fi solutions provider to LXE since 2006,” says William (Bill) H. Roeder, vice president, Business Development and Marketing at LXE. “Summit understands the challenges of the rugged, highly-mobile environments in which LXE customers operate, and Summit Wi-Fi solutions deliver the security, coverage, and reliable connectivity that our partners and customers demand. Our new strategic alliance ensures that existing and new LXE products can take advantage of Summit Wi-Fi innovations as soon as they are available.”

All Summit-embedded Wi-Fi solutions are certified for Version 4 of Cisco-Compatible Extensions, or CCX. Summit Wi-Fi solution offers a high level of Cisco compatibility for business-critical mobile devices. By leveraging Summit’s CCX support, LXE has achieved CCX V4 compliance on its line of Windows CE-based hand-held, wearable and vehicle-mounted computers. Future LXE computers will feature Summit Wi-Fi inside.

“No one has more rugged mobile computer models certified for CCX V4 than LXE,” says Roeder. “CCX V4 certification indicates seamless integration with Cisco infrastructures and allows LXE products to support Cisco innovations for security, mobility, quality of service, and performance management. Our partnership with Summit will enable us to maintain our leadership in Cisco compatibility.”

In addition to being certified for CCX V4, Summit Wi-Fi solutions support all key industry standards, including the top industry standard for Wi-Fi security, known as the Enterprise version of Wi-Fi Protected Access 2®, or WPA2®-Enterprise.

“With Summit Wi-Fi inside, LXE computers support WPA2-Enterprise with a broad range of options, including all popular authentication types,” said Chris Bolinger, Summit vice president of Sales and Marketing. “It is easy to configure LXE computers for even the most secure networks, including those that meet the retail industry security standard known as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, or PCI DSS.”

For more information on LXE handheld, wearable, and vehicle-mounted computers, go to www.lxe.com.

About LXE Inc.
LXE, a division of EMS Technologies, is a leading manufacturer of rugged vehicle-mounted, handheld and wearable mobile computers. LXE helps companies extend corporate networks to mobile workers in demanding conditions by providing easy-to-use, tough and reliable wireless computers. LXE products are used by organizations worldwide to drive down costs and improve customer satisfaction. Visit www.lxe.com or www.ems-t.com for more information.

About Summit Data Communications, Inc.
Summit Data Communications, Inc. is the mobile in today's mobile computers and other business-critical mobile devices. Summit's embedded Wi-Fi solutions provide secure, reliable connections in the challenging environments in which business-critical mobile devices operate, including factories, warehouses, ports, hospitals, and retail stores.

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