Meshnetworks and Viasys Partner to Bring New Wireless Technology to Intelligent Transportation Systems & Public Safety • Value Added Reseller to Enable Next Generation of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and Public Safety Solutions for Local, State and Federal Government

MAITLAND, FL - March 26, 2003 - MeshNetworks, Inc., an industry leader in the design and development of mobile broadband networking solutions and Viasys, a leading provider of infrastructure development and maintenance services for the transportation and power utility industries, today announced the signing of a value added reseller agreement. Under the agreement, Viasys will begin offering MeshNetworks proprietary ad hoc peer-to-peer (p2p) technology to its customers. The combined solution is designed to easily and cost effectively help municipalities, counties and Departments of Transportation overcome the challenges of rolling out fixed and mobile wireless data networks.

The federal government through the Department of Transportation, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration and the Department of Homeland Security, has made transportation safety infrastructures a top priority by allotting more than $23.5 billion dollars towards the development and installation of intelligent transportation and security systems. Viasys, which installs and maintains the latest in traffic control, safety systems, and wireless communications solutions for every level of local, state and federal government, has played an important role in the implementation of many of the country’s most visible and celebrated ITS installations.

“ITS deployments save time, lives and money, as well as maximizing existing highway infrastructure at a time when most states’ road building budgets have been dramatically reduced," said Viasys Director of Business Development Dan Himes. “MeshNetworks’ technology will allow us to offer a cost-effective, robust wireless solution that reduces the dependency on costly fiber optic infrastructure for ITS applications."

MeshNetworks’ MeshNetworks Enabled Architecture (MEA™) is the world’s first scalable p2p networking technology for mobile broadband networks. MEA enables vehicles, mobile devices and individuals to instantly and securely connect directly with each other and to the public telephone network, Internet and private networks for access to voice, video and data services. MEA also offers built in precision position location - without the use of costly GPS receivers. MEA is unique in the market with its ability to support voice, video, data and position location from a single low-cost, integrated wireless network.

"Viasys has extensive experience and capabilities in the ITS and wireless communications markets, and we are extremely pleased they will be adding our mobile broadband and position location technology to their product offerings," said MeshNetworks CEO Richard Licursi, “I am confident that together we will make significant steps in the marketplace, ultimately contributing to the nation’s overall Public Safety and homeland security."

About MeshNetworks
MeshNetworks has developed a revolutionary network architecture based on patented ad hoc peer-to-peer (p2p) networking technology. The result is a self-forming, self-healing wireless mesh where user devices become the network. MeshNetworks’ MEA (MeshNetworks Enabled Architecture) mobile broadband solution offers non-line-of-sight multi-megabit broadband connectivity, while eliminating the need for towers and extensive system design. MeshLAN ™ Multi-Hopping ™ products enhance the coverage, capacity and throughput of industry-standard 802.11 networks. The company offers this technology in the form of licenses, chipsets, software and turnkey product reference design to OEMs, system integrators and network operators in the Public Safety, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Homeland Defense and WLAN markets.

About Viasys
Viasys (www.viasyscorp.com) is a leading provider of infrastructure development and maintenance services for the transportation and power utility industries. For half a century, the companies that make up Viasys have been providing unparalleled service to 18 state departments of transportation, numerous cities and counties as well as private utilities. With over 1000 full-time employees, Viasys provides the design, installation and systems integration for MeshNetworks' wireless products, as well as the infrastructure backbone necessary to support it.

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