Press Release

Zumasys, Inc. Signs Reseller Agreement with LightPointe Wireless Integrator Adds Optical Wireless Solutions for "Last Mile" Connectivity

September 22, 2004
Zumasys, Inc. announced today that it has signed a reseller relationship with LightPointe, the leader in optical wireless solutions. Based in San Diego, LightPointe designs and manufactures high-speed optical wireless products for use where copper and RF solutions are unavailable or limited. Optical wireless solutions are based on free-space optics (FSO) technology, which transmits voice, video and data on beams of light.

LightPointe's products link campus/enterprise networks to fiber backbones or bridge two or more buildings in classic LAN-to-LAN connections historically addressed by T1/E1 or 802.11 bridges. With bandwidths ranging from single T1/E1 up to 2.5 Gbps at distances up to 4 km, LightPointe products transmit voice, data, and video over any protocol without the need for fiber-optic cable or RF spectrum licenses.

"Optical wireless provides more bandwidth for less money than traditional wireless bridges and we are excited to add the LightPointe products to our portfolio of wireless solutions," said Paul Giobbi, President of Zumasys. "With the new LightPointe FlightLite 100 we are able to offer our customers 100MB full-duplex connections between buildings for as little as $7,500, which is fantastic." According to Bob Preston, senior vice president and chief marketing officer at LightPointe, the FlightLite 100 is ideal for a variety of applications, including building-to-building connectivity, especially where IT managers are seeking to replace 802.11b products and looking toward 802.11a/g as the next logical step. "With FlightLite 100, remote buildings can be connected to the campus LAN for about the same price of competing 802.11 solutions but with about four times the bandwidth," he says. "Zumasys has a strong history providing Wireless LAN/WAN solutions to the SMB market and we are excited to partner with them."

Zumasys is a national information technology services company but much of its growth comes from its burgeoning wireless mobility business. Zumasys pioneered the concept of connecting mobile workers via cellular-based Internet connections (i.e. 3G wireless) using bandwidth-optimized infrastructure software such as Microsoft Terminal Server and Citrix MetaFrame XP. The company targets small-to-medium sized businesses and gives their mobile workers a competitive advantage by leveraging both Wireless LAN & WAN technologies to increase their productivity, boost sales and lower costs.

About LightPointe
LightPointe designs and manufactures high-speed optical wireless products based on free-space optics (FSO) technology for cost-effective "last mile" connectivity in enterprise and carrier networks. LightPointe products are customer deployed in more than 60 countries, and the company is recognized worldwide for the highest standards of quality and service.

About Zumasys, Inc.
Zumasys specializes in architecting and implementing multi-vendor technology solutions that allow remote offices and mobile users to work together wirelessly, improving customer service and profitability. Zumasys applies its expertise with Citrix MetaFrame XP Presentation Server and Citrix Secure Access Manager to create centralized application portals that are accessed over cellular-based mobile Internet connections (i.e. 3G Wireless). These wireless application portals ultimately lower costs, increase productivity and ease application deployment. Zumasys maintains certifications in Microsoft (MCSE & MCP), Novell (CNE), CompTIA (A+), Citrix MetaFrame (CCA, CCEA & CCSP), SCO Unix, IBM (RS/6000 Certified Specialist & AIX Systems Support Specialist), mvBase, mvEnterprise and D3. Zumasys holds reseller agreements with Artisoft, Cisco, Citrix, Digi, HP, IBM, Intel, jBASE, Microsoft, Neoware, Panasonic, Proxim, Raining Data, Sierra Wireless, SonicWall, Systech, ViewSonic and Wyse. Zumasys is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA. For more information, visit www.zumasys.com.