Forney Independent School District of Texas Selects Bluesocket vWLAN 802.11n Wireless Network to Enable E-Book Learning Initiative

Bluesocket Delivers Robust Next Generation vWLANTM Wireless Network With Easily
Administered, Flexible Access Controls to 7,600 Student School District
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(Business Wire)--
Bluesocket, Inc., (www.bluesocket.com), the leader in trusted wireless access
and enterprise mobility, today announced that Forney Independent School District
of Texas is building its wireless network with Bluesocket`s next-generation,
high-performance WLAN solution including its award winning 802.11n 1800 series
BlueSecureTM Access Points. The Texas school district serves over 7,600 students
located in fourteen schools composed of grades K-12.

To proactively address fiscal constraints, the District launched a 1:1 student
notebook initiative in 2004 to overcome a shortage of text books. Through the
E-Book Program each student in grades 5-12 will receive an 802.11n-enabled
notebook pre-loaded with curriculum-specific course materials including
electronic text books, homework assignments and in-class testing. Initially
piloted at one of the elementary schools, the district-wide program roll out
will be completed during the 2010-2011 school year.

With the success and continued growth of the E-Book program, the District
recognizes the need for advanced network management capabilities and user
location tracking. They continue to add Access Points as new schools are brought
into the program and require fast, reliable and automatic network access. As the
program expands across the District, IT administrators need an efficient and
effective way to administer the technology and monitor network usage.

"A high-speed, reliable 802.11n wireless network that offers location-based
tracking and simultaneous user log-in is essential to the success of the E-Book
program," says Mark Hunter, Network Engineer at Forney Independent School
District. "We also knew we needed a solution that would provide significant
scalability and performance and Bluesocket`s vWLAN architecture is ideally
suited to meet our needs. At the client level, our teachers are focused on
delivering the highest quality education to our students and don`t have the time
or resources to deal with connectivity issues or slow network performance. The
Bluesocket solution is a great fit with simple licensing, massive scalability
and robust performance. As well, the ability to integrate with and extend the
investment of our existing third-party access points was a huge bonus for the
District."

Bluesocket surpassed tough competition during an extensive test period, both in
product performance and onsite support. With Bluesocket`s assistance, Hunter was
able to set up a 3-month demo at one of the elementary schools. "Having
unlimited access to the Bluesocket hardware and onsite engineering support was
really amazing. Bluesocket made it clear from the beginning that they view our
relationship as a long-term partnership, now and in the future," says Hunter.

Following the test period Bluesocket worked closely with Hunter to customize a
solution for the Forney District. The initial implementation is scheduled to be
completed this summer and will support the two high schools with more than 250
high-performance 1800 series BlueSecure 802.11n Access Points. Once the district
is fully implemented, the Bluesocket deployment will have in excess of 700
high-performance 1800 series BlueSecure 802.11n Access Points. Additionally, the
Bluesocket management system will enable the District to leverage and extend the
life cycle of their existing network, improve network security with
location-based controls and secure guest access, and reduce IT administrative
time through a single management platform.

"Bluesocket is committed to providing best-in-class technology and support to
the Forney Independent School District. We look forward to continuing our close
relationship as they grow and expand their wireless network," says Mads
Lillelund, chief executive officer at Bluesocket. "As with the Forney
deployment, we are leveraging our vWLAN architecture in opportunities that have
significant scalability and performance requirements and challenging traditional
overlay architectures where scalability comes at a price including higher
operating costs and network complexity."

About Forney Independent School District

Since the turn of the century in 2000, the Forney Independent School District
has been ranked as one of the fastest-growing school districts in the State of
Texas. Located approximately 20 miles east of Dallas, Texas, Forney ISD is
recognized as one of the most progressive and successful school districts in the
area. For nearly 110 years the district has provided the children of Forney with
a top quality education in an advanced and encouraging learning environment that
allows students in Forney ISD the opportunity to grow and develop into young
adults. For more information about the Forney Independent School District,
please visit www.forneyisd.net.

About Bluesocket

Founded in 1999, Bluesocket is a leader in open, standards based enterprise
mobility solutions. Its industry-leading wireless LAN products deliver secure
mobility to thousands of customers across the education, enterprise, government,
healthcare and hospitality markets. Bluesocket`s complete wireless network
solution portfolio brings trust and simplicity to increasingly complex wireless
networks maximizing customer ROI and increasing their competitive edge. For more
information, please visit http://www.bluesocket.com.

Bluesocket, the Bluesocket logo, BlueProtect and BlueSecure are trademarks or
registered trademarks of Bluesocket, Inc. All other trademarks, trade names and
company names referenced herein are used for identification only and are the
property of their respective companies.

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