Lantronix Expands Wireless Portfolio With MatchPort b/g Pro, the Most Secure Embedded...

Lantronix Expands Wireless Portfolio With MatchPort b/g Pro, the Most Secure
Embedded 802.11 b/g Networking Module Available

IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq:LTRX)
today announced the industry's most secure embedded 802.11 b/g networking
module, the MatchPort(r) b/g Pro. The latest addition to the MatchPort family of
pin/form factor-compatible wired and wireless networking modules, MatchPort b/g
Pro is an ideal networking solution for data sensitive, regulatory, and
IT-driven applications that demand the safest and most reliable technology such
as medical records, financial transactions, and government data. In addition,
MatchPort b/g Pro features SmartRoam, a breakthrough technology from Lantronix
that provides users a higher degree of reliability and mobility when moving
throughout a building, warehouse, or even across campus-wide networks.

"Listening to our customers, we realized the need for an ultra-secure wireless
networking module for applications handling critically-sensitive information
such as patient data and point-of-sale transactions. We developed MatchPort b/g
Pro to exceed the wireless security requirements for even the most specialized
applications and environments," said Reagan Y. Sakai, interim CEO and CFO. "It
gives OEMs a fast, simple, and affordable way to offer enterprise-class WiFi
security, and improves their competitive offering with piece of mind that their
products are virtually immune to malicious attack or data hijacking. Along with
the highest degree of wireless reliability, MatchPort b/g Pro takes the
complexity out of RF design and embedded networking, allowing OEMs to focus on
their core competencies while minimizing engineering risk, shortening
development time and reducing development cost."

"In our hospitals and medical facilities it is important for wireless equipment
and associated technology to deliver the highest levels of security to ensure
compliance with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
mandates," said David Hemendinger, vice president, CTO for LifeSpan, Rhode
Island's first healthcare system. "Security protocols such as 802.11i and 802.1x
EAP authentication are vital to ensure our patients' privacy and should become
mandatory requirements in any wireless point-of-care deployment."

MatchPort b/g Pro's extensive suite of security features include:

* IEEE 802.11i compliant radio with AES-CCMP (Advanced
Encryption Standard-Counter Mode with Cipher Block Chaining
Message Authentication Code Protocol) and TKIP (Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol)
* Complete suite of 802.1x EAP (Extensible Authentication
Protocols) including EAP-TLS (Transport Layer Security),
EAP-TTLS (Tunneled Transport Layer Security), PEAP (Open
standard from Cisco Systems, Microsoft and RSA Security),
LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol)
* End-to-end TLS/SSL 3.0 (Secure Sockets Layer) and SSH
(Secure Shell) tunneling
* End-to-end AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) 128-bit
encrypted tunneling
Going beyond IEEE 802.11 standards, the MatchPort also features the SmartRoam
technology. SmartRoam continuously tracks the radio signal strength of access
points within range. Pre-authentication and caching enables smooth and automatic
transition to an access point with a stronger signal, enhancing mobile
reliability while minimizing communication disruption for the user. Unlike other
solutions, users experience a seamless transition, gain uninterrupted mobility,
and a quicker, more reliable connection to the network.

MatchPort b/g Pro is the third member of the MatchPort product family of
pin/form factor-compatible device networking platforms. The MatchPort family
enables OEMs to future-proof their designs with the flexibility of delivering
wired or wireless connectivity on the same board design with a choice of modules
offering an array of price and performance options. The family also includes the
MatchPort AR, (turnkey, application-ready programmable device server module with
highly-secure Ethernet connectivity and advanced web server capabilities), and
the MatchPort b/g, (full-featured, secure, embedded 802.11 b/g device server
module).

MatchPort b/g Pro handles the most computationally demanding or data intensive
applications effortlessly with a 32-bit, 159 MIPS (Dhrystone 2.1) 166 Mhz
processor. With 8 MB of SDRAM and 8 MB flash, it provides enough memory capacity
for OEM customization, loading web pages, and data 'store and forward'
applications. It features two serial ports with 230Kbps data rate capability,
seven control pins (CP/GPIO), and a wide operational temperature range of -40
degrees to 70 degrees Celsius, and optionally to 85 degrees Celsius.

An application API and software developer kit (SDK) will be available, enabling
OEMs to develop and deploy custom applications meeting their specific needs.
MatchPort b/g Pro will be available worldwide in March through the Lantronix
channel and other sales partners. The SDK will be available during the second
quarter of 2008. For more information, please visit: www.lantronix.com. For
high-resolution product photos, please visit:
http://www.lantronix.com/news/photolib/index.html

About Lantronix

Lantronix, Inc. (Nasdaq:LTRX) is a leading innovator in device networking
technology. The company specializes in wired and wireless hardware and software
solutions which allow virtually any electronic product to be network-enabled in
order to remotely access, monitor and control it over a network or the Internet.
Lantronix product portfolio includes Device Enablement solutions which provide a
direct network connection to equipment and machines for remote monitoring and
control, and Management and Control solutions which extend the ability to
remotely manage IT equipment and literally thousands of networked devices,
regardless of location, from a central point of access. Lantronix provides
customizable technologies and solutions that are used by original equipment
manufacturer (OEMs) design engineers to network-enable their products, IT
administrators to manage data center and network infrastructure, and systems
integrators to provide complete, remote device management solutions for their
customers. With nearly two decades of networking expertise and more than 30,000
customers worldwide, Lantronix solutions are used in every major vertical market
including security, industrial and building automation, medical, transportation,
retail/POS, financial, government, consumer electronics/appliances, IT/data
center, and pro-AV/signage. The company's headquarters are located in Irvine,
California. For more information, visit www.lantronix.com.

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