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Awards history

Mia Falgard — 2009-08-13T14:36:50Z

Wireless Broadband Innovation Awards 2005

Frost & Sullivan
Best Technology of the Year 2005

European Union IST Prize 2004

Eureka Innovation Label 2004

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Appear Research Labs Presents at the SNCNW '09 & Adhoc '09 Conference at Uppsala University

Mia Falgard — 2009-04-24T12:12:53Z

Date & Place: May 4-5, Uppsala University, Sweden

Abstract:
SIP/SIMPLE event notifications leverage a centralized architecture where a SIP presence server handles publications, subscriptions, and communicates the notifications to the subscribers. Although this
centralized architecture can easily scale up by adding new servers, there are open issues regarding the redundancy and fault resiliency of that design. In order to mitigate these effects we propose a P2PSIP
event notification architecture that distributes the SIP/SIMPLE notification process within a peer overlay. Utilizing a peer overlay yields a solution with enhanced scalability, redundancy, as well as failure and recovery features. At the same time SIP user agents continue to transparently access the overlay as they would in a centralized SIP notification architecture.

About the conference:

SNCNW, the Swedish National Computer Networking Workshop, is a creative and informal forum for researchers and practitioners in computer communication and networking. The main objective of SNCNW is to give all research and development groups an opportunity to present their work. The workshop also provides an excellent opportunity to discuss ideas among colleagues and establish contact between computer network researchers, practitioners and industry, and thus to help strengthen this field in Sweden.

The Scandinavian Workshop on Wireless Adhoc Networks waims at bringing researchers in the field of wireless ad-hoc networking and wireless sensor networks together for discussions in an informal setting. The focus of the workshop is on theoretical and experimental studies on self-organization and/or multihop wireless networks.

The 6:th Swedish National Computer Networking Workshop SNCNW will be held together with the 9th Scandinavian Workshop on Wireless Adhoc Networks (Adhoc'09) at Uppsala University in May 2009.

For more information please visit http://www.it.uu.se/research/sncnw09

French Railways launch their on-board internet and multimedia connectivity services on TGV high-speed train

Mia Falgard — 2007-12-06T15:46:00Z

To watch the video, please click here

As of December 7th, French Railways’ customers on TGV EST EUROPEEN high-speed trains will be offered onboard services on their Wi-Fi laptops, including a rich multimedia portal and Internet access.

This new service is proposed in TGV high-speed trains (both for 1st and 2nd class) on the Eastern France TGV train lines. TGV offers to its customers the possibility to manage their emails, follow the latest news, access their intranet, choose a restaurant or a show, surf on the web, play, follow their trip on a map or watch the news. As of January 2008, the service will also be available on the TGV connections in Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg.

This launch is the beginning of a large-scale live test. It is today available for free on a few trains (3 trainsets are equipped) but the portfolio of services relies on an infrastructure that can be extended to the entire TGV fleet. The service strives for top quality of service: the Internet connection should be reliable (continuous broadband connection, via a satellite link and Wi-Fi relays on the ground) and the portfolio of services should be adjusted to the customers’ concrete expectations. The customer satisfaction will also be measured via a survey performed onboard in two consecutive steps (a commercial phase and a technical phase) and allowing answering to the following questions: who is the customer, at what price, in what conditions?

�Without a reliable technical solution, the service cannot exist. The system performance is the key condition to ensure a top quality of service to the customers. We do not want to disappoint! Technology hence represents an obstacle but the real stakes of the project are to match our customers’ expectations and to develop the business model. That is a challenge.� says Mireille Faug�re, Director of SNCF’s Voyageurs France Europe mainline passenger arm.

The deployed resources are up to the challenge and its stakes. With technical innovations (connection at 320kph) and commercial innovations (rich portfolio of services), the deployment is a first in an emerging market. The new rich multimedia portal represents a €19m investment for the research phase alone. Its implementation was granted to major industry players selected after European Requests for Proposals, namely Orange Business Services, Capgemini, Eutelsat and Alstom Transport.

Depending on the results of the testing phase, SNCF will decide in mid-2008 how it intends to take the service further. The customers of TGV EST EUROPEEN could gradually benefit from the service for a complete coverage of the whole 52 trainsets by 2010. 2000km of lines would be then covered, i.e. the whole East network and its connections towards Germany, Switzerland and Luxembourg. From 2010, the new multimedia portal could be extended to the whole fleet of TGV high-speed trains in France (400 trainsets in total).

With this new offering, TGV innovates and enhances its service offering, based on real expectations from its travelers (business as well as leisure) resulting in a major differentiation advantage, two years from the opening of the French passenger train market to competition. For TGV, �high-speed Wi-Fi� is an asset for going to market, in France as well as internationally.

To access the SNCF TGV Press Pack,
please click here (in English)

Original press release in French

TGV place le service au coeur de son offre, et le concr�tise : � partir du 7 d�cembre 2007, ses clients sur les lignes TGV Est Europ�en disposeront, via leur ordinateur personnel �quip� Wi-Fi, d’un bouquet d’informations et de divertissements embarqu�s, ainsi que de l’acc�s � Internet.

Ce tout nouveau service, est propos� en TGV (1�re comme 2nde classe) sur les lignes du r�seau Est de la France : TGV offre � ses clients la possibilit� de g�rer leur courrier �lectronique, suivre l’actualit�, consulter leur intranet, s�lectionner un restaurant ou un spectacle, surfer sur Internet, jouer, suivre leur voyage sur une carte, regarder le journal t�l�vis�… D�s janvier 2008, il sera �galement accessible sur les liaisons TGV en Allemagne, Suisse et Luxembourg.

Ce lancement marque le d�but d’un test grandeur nature : disponible aujourd’hui gratuitement sur quelques trains (3 rames sont �quip�es), le bouquet de services s’appuie sur une infrastructure pouvant s’�tendre � l’ensemble de l’offre TGV. Il porte une ambition �lev�e de qualit� : la connexion Internet doit �tre fiable (haut d�bit continu, via satellite et relais Wi-Fi au sol), et le bouquet de services ajust� sur les attentes concr�tes des voyageurs. La satisfaction des clients sera �galement mesur�e par une �tude men�e � bord en 2 phases successives (une phase commerciale et une phase technique) et permettant de r�pondre � ces questions : qui est client, � quel prix, sous quelles conditions ?

� Sans solution technologique fiable, le service ne peut exister. La performance des syst�mes est la condition majeure pour assurer la qualit� du service aux clients. Nous ne voulons pas d�cevoir ! La technologie repr�sente donc, en cela, un r�el verrou. Mais une fois lev�, les enjeux de ce projet sont la bonne adaptation du service aux attentes de nos clients, et son mod�le �conomique. C’est un d�fi. � pr�cise Mireille Faug�re, Directrice de la branche Voyageurs France-Europe de la SNCF.

Les moyens d�ploy�s sont � la hauteur du d�fi et des enjeux : cousu d’innovations techniques (connexion � 320 km/h) et commerciales (richesse du bouquet de services), c’est une grande premi�re sur un march� �mergent. Le programme nouveau portail de services est dot� d’un investissement de 19 millions d’euros pour la phase de recherche. Sa r�alisation est confi�e � des acteurs majeurs s�lectionn�s par appel d’offres europ�en, qui sont Orange Business Services, Capgemini, Eutelsat et Alstom Transport.

Mi 2008, en fonction du bilan r�alis� suite au test, la SNCF d�cidera de la g�n�ralisation de ce nouveau service. Les clients des lignes Est Europ�en pourraient disposer progressivement du service, puis, en 2010, de fa�on g�n�ralis�e sur les 52 rames TGV qui circulent sur l’Est. Ce sont ainsi 2 000 km de lignes qui seront couverts soit l’ensemble du r�seau Est, les liaisons vers l’Allemagne, la Suisse et le Luxembourg. A partir de cette date, le nouveau portail de services pourrait �tre d�ploy� sur l’ensemble du parc TGV (400 rames au total).

Avec cette nouvelle offre, TGV innove et fait progresser son offre de services en misant sur la � mobilit� � de ses clients tout au long du voyage : une attente r�elle de la part de ses voyageurs (aussi bien professionnels que loisirs) et un atout majeur de diff�renciation � 2 ans de l’ouverture du march� � la concurrence. Pour TGV, le Wi-Fi � grande vitesse est un outil de conqu�te du march�, en France comme � l’international.

Pour acc�der au dossier de presse de la SNCF,
cliquez ici (en fran�ais)

Appear and telent will jointly develop the UK Market

Mia Falgard — 2007-10-01T12:58:00Z

Stockholm, Oct 1st, 2007 – Appear, the leading provider of context-aware mobile software, continues its European expansion with the announcement of a strategic partnership with telent, leader in the provision of ICT services to the UK Transport and Public sectors. Through the partnership, telent will promote, resell and integrate Appear’s enterprise mobility platform for its customers. Telent will also offer consulting services for Appear customers in the UK. To kickstart their collaboration, telent and Appear will jointly exhibit at the upcoming "Transportation Innovation" at NEC Birmingham, on October 10-11, http://www.transportinnovations.com/
When equipping a mobile workforce with PDAs, smartphones and other wireless devices, it is critical to understand how employees will use these devices, and what it will cost to deploy and maintain a mobility solution. It makes no sense to simply transfer desktop applications to wireless devices. Increasingly, organizations want to package and deliver applications and information based on the user’s situation (context) at the time a request enters the system. This translates into increased employee productivity, easier development of new services, and an improved return on the organization’s mobility solution.

A recent study conucted by the research company IDC confirms that European transportation companies are now realising the benefits of context-aware mobile solutions - achieving both operational gains and customer service enhancements. �To move beyond just wireless location-based services, the most crucial aspect of a mobile solution is the user context, the actionable and combined use of location, profile, language, time, type of mobile device, network bandwidth availability. This translates into a system that provides information services that are relevant to specific operative situations and transportation business environments,� states Ivano Ortis, program manager at IDC.
This research supports telent’s choice of Appear's technology in order to implement enteprise-grade, reliable and efficient mobile application deployments in the transport and public sectors. Telent views Appear’s context-aware software as a key technology to develop its market position. �It is no surprise that the first adopters of Appear's context-aware technologies were leading European ground transport operators, who face the same challenges: a constantly mobile workforce distributed in disparate geographical locations, a dynamic and complex workflow model, requiring users to share and access real-time information on the job", says Peter Felton, business development director at telent.
The recent deployment of a context-aware mobile solution to 10,000 workers at Netherlands Railways, Europe’s largest deployment of mobile devices over a WLAN network, as well as other successful projects delivered within Europe, such as the Paris Subway, confirms Appear’s position as the transport market leader. �We are extremely pleased to partner with transportation industry experts such as telent. This partnership confirms the interest from UK transport companies to adopt intelligent, innovative and future-proof mobile solutions and allows us to bring our experiences of complex context-aware wireless projects to the UK market,� said Xavier Aubry, chief executive officer for Appear.

About Appear: Appear is the leading provider of context-aware software infrastructure designed to power the next generation of mobile applications and services. Using situational information (context), the AppearIQ suite of products transforms ordinary wireless data networks into rich multimedia channels that deliver information, voice, video and messages to mobile computer users. By collecting and sharing context, Appear’s solutions eliminate information overload and ensure users have exactly the information they need, when and where they need it. With Appear software, devices and applications react in real-time to users’ changing needs. Industry leaders in transportation, retail, telecommunications and government use AppearIQ. Appear has also been awarded three EU-funded research projects focusing on �Mobile and Wireless Systems beyond 3G� and part of the fourth call of the IST Sixth Framework Program: MIDAS (www.ist-midas.org), SIMS (www.ist-sims.org) and MUSIC (www.ist-music.eu). Appear has an extensive partner network including industry leaders Cisco and Intel who along with vertical market specialists work to deliver innovative, end-to-end wireless and mobile solutions. The company is privately held and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and with offices across Europe. For further information please visit www.appearnetworks.com

About telent plc: telent plc supplies a broad range of communications support services to telecommunications operators, as well as to large enterprises and government agencies in the UK and Germany, leveraging its accumulated knowledge of customers’ networks, its expert field force, its scale and reputation for quality. The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TLNT. Additional information about telent plc can be found at www.telent.com

Press Contact Appear:
Mia Falgard, +46 8 545 91 370
mia.falgard@appearnetworks.com

EU Research Project SIMS Brings Ease of Use to Mobile Users

Mia Falgard — 2007-09-24T08:12:56Z

Stockholm, Sweden, 24 September 2007: Appear announced today that the EU-funded SIMS consortium is now half-way through its development efforts focusing on the next generation of middleware for wireless networks. The SIMS Consortium includes, beside Appear, some of the most important names in mobile research and industry around the Europe, such as SINTEF (Norway), Orange (Spain), Gentleware (Germany), Gintel (Norway), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (Norway) and the Warszawa University of Technology (Poland).

Part of the 4th call of the IST 6th Framework Program, SIMS is a 4.3 M€ project aiming to solve some of the most difficult challenges faced when developing software for mobile services. The key research focus of the SIMS project is related to semantic interfaces, a technology which supports service discovery and composition of services and software components with guaranteed compatibility.

For example, Device A will automatically download functionality needed to interact with Device B if user A wants that interaction to happen. The middleware will validate opportunities between peers. Due to this, only valid and available service opportunities will be presented to the end-user. Moreover, if successful, SIMS will enable the automatic deployment and learning of functionalities.

�Picture a handful of people, each with a different mobile device, sharing a common interest or task�, explains Richard Sanders, project manager at SINTEF and project coordinator for SIMS. �The devices present service features to each person depending on which service opportunities are achievable. They can learn new services by interacting with each other. The devices can download compatible complementary service components to support new service opportunities. This is a pervasive computing scenario that we have been dreaming of, and which SIMS aims to make come true�.

The benefit of SIMS can be demonstrated by the following maintenance scenario: An elevator breaks down and sends a failure notification. This notification indicates that there is a failure requiring a reboot procedure. SIMS identifies available employees in the area of the alert, and forwards the notification failure to the closest employee with the right skill set and equipment. Thanks to SIMS, the employee has immediate access to relevant software on his/her device in order to reboot the elevator, and can interact via his mobile device with several resources related to the task. For example a camera and a logging system might be involved in the service in order to document what has happened to the elevator, who fixed it, and how it was fixed. The benefits in this scenario include faster detection of the elevator failure, faster dispatching of relevant resources, improved resource allocation, improved audit trail and faster intervention.

Another example demonstrating SIMS technology is shown using a simple chat application. The scenario starts when a user initiates the chat application. The application displays available users, filtered by the Appear Context Engine and the SIMS middleware. The SIMS middleware ensures, in this scenario, that only users with compatible functionality will show up on the screen. In addition, the goal of SIMS is to enable efficient deployment of software components to mobile users. For instance, the chat application can download additional compatible components, e.g. if the chat session evolves into a video-chat.

The SIMS project is influencing an emerging standard for specifying services, within the Object Management Group (OMG). The SIMS project will also result in design tool components running on the Eclipse platform, which will, along with the research results and technical architecture, be freely available for the software development community.

�We are thrilled to contribute to such an important initiative for next generation mobile services� commented Vedran Arnautovic, EU Project Manager at Appear. �Recent analyst research by IDC analyst Ivano Ortis has shown that mobile middleware solutions are critical components for improving the efficiency of field workers and providing innovative services to consumers. With the SIMS research, Appear demonstrates once more that it is at the leading-edge of mobile solution research and development�.

About Appear: Appear is the leading provider of context-aware software infrastructure designed to power the next generation of mobile applications and services. Using situational information (context), the AppearIQ suite of products transforms ordinary wireless data networks into rich multimedia channels that deliver information, voice, video and messages to mobile computer users. By collecting and sharing context, Appear’s solutions eliminate information overload and ensure users have exactly the information they need, when and where they need it. With Appear software, devices and applications react in real-time to users’ changing needs. Industry leaders in transportation, retail, telecommunications and government use AppearIQ. Appear has also been awarded three EU-funded research projects focusing on �Mobile and Wireless Systems beyond 3G� and part of the fourth call of the IST Sixth Framework Program: MIDAS (www.ist-midas.org), SIMS (www.ist-sims.org) and MUSIC (www.ist-music.eu). Appear has an extensive partner network including industry leaders Cisco and Intel who along with vertical market specialists work to deliver innovative, end-to-end wireless and mobile solutions. The company is privately held and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and with offices across Europe. For further information please visit www.appearnetworks.com.

Press Contacts: Mia Falgard, +46 8 545 91 370, mia.falgard@appearnetworks.com

Appear IQ is selected as a technology component by Capgemini for the multimedia portal and Internet access on SNCF's TGV high-speed train services

Mia Falgard — 2007-06-25T08:47:00Z

SNCF Voyageurs France Europe Press Release

Paris, 25 June 2007 - SNCF's Voyageurs France Europe mainline passenger arm continues to innovate in on-board services by launching a multimedia portal and Internet access on its TGV high-speed train services. From autumn 2007, following a test phase, TGV will be providing this service for its customers and will operationally validate the project's technical and commercial viability. During the validation period, the connection will be offered free of charge in First and Second Class to passengers on the recently-opened TGV EST EUROPEEN lines.
The creation of the service is a major technological challenge, delivering innovations that will involve not only train services …

a continuous connection at 320 kph,
rich multimedia content to offer customers a top quality service.

…but also the infrastructure deployed to carry

satellite solutions applied to high-speed rail services,
state-of-the-art telecoms technologies mainstreamed on TGV trainsets,

To see through this programme, which combines Wifi and satellite networks with very high-speed train services, and following a European request for proposals, SNCF has chosen the solution proposed by Orange Business Services, Capgemini, Alstom and Eutelsat.
Depending on the performance delivered and end-user expectations, SNCF will decide in mid-2008 how it intends to take the service, designed to be marketed to TGV customers, further.

SNCF is project manager, designer of the service and commissioning authority.
Orange Business Services is prime contractor for the entire project. It is the service integrator, the operator for the communication infrastructure (access, operation and maintenance of on-board and ground-based Wifi networks as well as for Internet access) and is also responsible for R&D, notably as regards the specially-designed satellite Wifi network routers.
Capgemini will develop and maintain the on-board portal and handle its integration with the information systems concerned by the programme: CRM, Internet 2.0, and OpenSource architecture. It will also contribute its Internet expertise to the new offer's marketing positioning.
Alstom is responsible for supplying and installing Wifi equipment and on-board servers. The equipment is derived from its AGATETM e-media range of passenger information systems.
Eutelsat supplies the satellite network which links each train with the company's Turin teleport. The antennae fixed to trainset roofs have been specially developed by Eutelsat to meet the stringent demands of high-speed rail transport.

Below, please find the press release in French

Communiqu� de Presse SNCF Voyageurs France Europe

Connexion Internet et services multim�dias � bord : TGV lance une phase de test � l’automne 2007

Paris, le 25 juin 2007 - La branche Voyageurs France Europe de la SNCF continue d’innover dans le domaine du service � bord en cr�ant un portail multim�dia et d’acc�s � Internet. D�s l’automne 2007, apr�s une phase de tests, TGV offrira ce service � ses clients et validera de fa�on op�rationnelle la viabilit� technique et commerciale du projet. Pendant toute la p�riode de validation, la connexion sera propos�e gratuitement en 1�re et en 2e classe aux voyageurs sur les lignes nouvellement ouvertes du TGV EST EUROPEEN.
La r�alisation de ce service est un v�ritable d�fi technologique avec des innovations qui porteront aussi bien sur le service…

Une connexion continue � 320 km/h,
la richesse des contenus multim�dias pour offrir aux clients un service de qualit�.

…que sur l’infrastructure d�ploy�e pour porter :

des solutions satellitaires appliqu�es au ferroviaire � grande vitesse,
des technologies T�l�coms de pointe industrialis�es sur des rames TGV,

Pour mener � bien ce projet associant des r�seaux wifi et satellite � tr�s grande vitesse, la SNCF a choisi � l’issue d’un appel d’offre europ�en la solution des entreprises Orange Business Services, Capgemini, Alstom et Eutelsat.
En fonction de la performance offerte et des attentes des utilisateurs, la SNCF d�cidera mi-2008 des suites � donner � ce service destin� � �tre commercialis� aupr�s des clients TGV.

La SNCF est Ma�trise d’Ouvrage, concepteur du service et commanditaire de sa r�alisation.
Orange Business Services est en charge de la ma�trise d’œuvre de l’ensemble du projet, int�grateur du service, porteur d’infrastructures de communication (l’acc�s, l’exploitation et la maintenance du r�seau Wifi � bord et au sol ainsi que l’acc�s � Internet) mais �galement de R&D (routeurs mobiles sp�cifiques pour r�seaux satellites – Wifi).
Capgemini r�alise, d�veloppe et maintient le portail embarqu�, et assure son int�gration aux diff�rents Syst�mes d'Informations concern�s par le projet (CRM, Internet 2.0, architecture OpenSource). Il contribue �galement par son expertise Internet au positionnement marketing de la nouvelle offre.
Alstom est responsable de la fourniture et de l’installation des �quipements Wifi et des serveurs embarqu�s. Ces �quipements sont issus de sa gamme de syst�mes d’information passagers AGATETM e-media.
Eutelsat fournit le r�seau satellite qui relie chacun des trains avec son t�l�port de Turin. Les antennes install�es sur le toit des rames ont �t� sp�cifiquement d�velopp�es par Eutelsat pour r�pondre aux contraintes du transport ferroviaire � grande vitesse.

Cisco and Appear Provide Integrated RFID and Wi-Fi Context-Aware Platform

Mia Falgard — 2007-05-24T04:39:25Z

Stockholm, May 24, 2007 – Appear, a leading provider of enterprise mobility solutions, has introduced three new products that enhance and improve currently deployed fire control, video surveillance and asset tracking systems, in combination with the Cisco Wireless Location Appliance. The new solutions are designed to increase operational efficiencies and add new business capabilities to existing, enterprise-grade systems.

The Appear software platforms utilize a revolutionary technology based on context – or the situational information of both people and items – to dramatically enhance the productivity of onsite mobile workers. Real-time, continually updated situational information is processed and distributed over wireless networks to mobile workers or security staff equipped with handheld devices. Appear’s solutions integrate seamlessly with existing systems and procedures, including RFID tracking, adding more advanced functionality. Employees gain a more comprehensive understanding of rapidly changing situations, ultimately raising productivity, improving overall response times and better securing public safety.

In order to collect pinpoint positioning data from mobile devices and asset tags, Appear has integrated the Cisco Wireless Location Appliance of the Cisco Unified Wireless Network with its own wireless communication platform, Appear IQ, to create a solution that understands who the end-user is, where they are and what device they are using at any given time. The solution is an excellent, safe choice for companies deploying their first location and telemetry solution. The equipment to be added is minimal (Cisco Wireless Location Appliance, Appear Server) and the management tool (Cisco Wireless Control System) is common with the WLAN. The implementation as well as the training should be fast and simple. In addition, the use of the Wi-Fi standard means that your business is not locked into a proprietary solution and can track all its Wi-Fi devices without additional cost. Wi-Fi tags can be added as well as telemetry information, and for more deterministic applications, chokepoints can be deployed to enhance the flexibility of the solution.

For a demonstration of the solution capabilities in the City of Kista, Sweden, please follow the link to our Video on Demand

Ben Gibson, Director of Mobility Solutions, Cisco, said: �By integrating the Cisco 2710 Series Wireless Location Appliance with Appear’s platform, customers can now locate the position of their workers, inside buildings, via their handheld devices far more accurately than ever before. In addition to improving customer service, this joint solution delivers important personal safety and security capabilities. For example, security workers at can now press a silent alert button on their handheld device, which notifies the command and control centre of a security alert. The Integrated Location Services Solution then determines the physical location of their wireless device in order to pinpoint the problem.�

�Today’s mobile workers and public users need access to real time information to assist them in their daily activities� said Xavier Aubry, Chief Operating Officer, Appear. �All of these mobile users need access to information quickly, without the complexities of using a search engine, moving between files, or executing complicated downloads. Context-aware solutions based on Appear IQ and the Cisco Wireless Location Appliance provide a cost-effective, easy-to-use mobile platform that delivers real-time business critical data to a variety of mobile users�

Cisco has licensed the application program interface (API) of the Cisco 2700 Series Wireless Location Appliance to Appear Networks. The platform was tested by Cisco as part of the Cisco Technology Development Partner Program.

About Appear
Appear is the leading provider of context-aware software infrastructure designed to power the next generation of mobile applications and services. Using situational information (context), the AppearIQ suite of products transforms ordinary wireless data networks into rich multimedia channels that deliver information, voice, video and messages to mobile computer users. By collecting and sharing context, Appear’s solutions eliminate information overload and ensure users have exactly the information they need, when and where they need it. With Appear software, devices and applications react in real-time to users’ changing needs. Industry leaders in transportation, retail, telecommunications and government use AppearIQ. Appear has an extensive partner network including industry leaders Cisco and Intel who along with vertical market specialists work to deliver innovative, end-to-end wireless and mobile solutions. The company is privately held and headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden and with offices across Europe. For further information please visit www.appearnetworks.com

Press Contact:
Mia Falgard, +46 8 545 91 370
mia.falgard@appearnetworks.com

Appear Announces Support for Intel UMPC Devices

Mia Falgard — 2007-04-18T05:55:05Z

INTEL DEVELOPER FORUM, April 18th, 2007 – Appear, a leading provider of enterprise wireless and mobility software, today announced that it will support the new Intel(r) Ultra Mobile Platform 2007 being launched today by Intel. As an early supporter of Intel UMPC devices, Appear remains dedicated to supporting market-leading device platforms that will deliver significant bottom-line business benefits to its customers worldwide.

Having already utilized earlier versions of the UMPC platform with customers such as South West Florida International Airport, Appear believes the platform has an important role to play in enterprise mobile solutions over the coming months and years. "Appear is committed to providing solutions that enable mobile users to have the information they need to effectively do their jobs," said Scott Layman, CEO at Appear. "Intel’s new UMPC platform delivers the ability to support the applications our customers are looking for in a form-factor that’s very appealing. We're excited to support this advanced mobile environment."

�UMPC in the enterprise market will significantly improve mobility and productivity for the companies of all sizes,� said Pankaj Kedia, Director, Global Ecosystem Programs, Intel Ultra Mobility Group. �Intel is welcoming Appear's software support for UMPC platforms.�

Appear’s solutions that will support Intel’s UMPC platform include AppearIQ the leading context-aware software platform for enterprise mobility.

About Appear: Appear is the leading provider of context-aware software infrastructure designed to power the next generation of mobile applications and services. Using situational information (context), the AppearIQ suite of products transforms ordinary wireless data networks into rich multimedia channels that deliver information, voice, video and messages to mobile computer users. By collecting and sharing context, Appear’s solutions eliminate information overload and ensure users have exactly the information they need, when and where they need it. With Appear software, devices and applications react in real-time to users’ changing needs. Industry leaders in transportation, retail, telecommunications and government use AppearIQ. Appear has an extensive partner network including industry leaders Cisco and Intel who along with vertical market specialists work to deliver innovative, end-to-end wireless and mobile solutions. The company is privately held with offices in Europe, North America and South America. For further information please visit
www.appearnetworks.com

Press Contact:
Mia Falgard, +46 8 545 91 370
mia.falgard@appearnetworks.com

Appear's New Enterprise Mobility Solutions Enhance Existing Fire, Video and Asset Tracking Systems

Mia Falgard — 2007-04-02T05:44:11Z

Stockholm, April 2, 2007 – Appear, a leading provider of enterprise mobility solutions, has introduced three new products that enhance and improve currently deployed fire control, video surveillance and asset tracking systems. The new solutions –FireSafetyIQ, VideoSecurityIQ and AssetTrackingIQ – are designed to increase operational efficiencies and add new business capabilities to existing, enterprise-grade systems.

The Appear software platforms utilize a revolutionary technology based on context – or the situational information of both people and items – to dramatically enhance the productivity of onsite mobile workers. Real-time, continually updated situational information is processed and distributed over wireless networks to mobile workers or security staff equipped with handheld devices. Appear’s solutions integrate seamlessly with existing systems and procedures, adding more advanced functionality. Employees gain a more comprehensive understanding of rapidly changing situations, ultimately raising productivity, improving overall response times and better securing public safety.

FireSafetyIQ instantly collects, processes and wirelessly transmits contextual information generated by fire alerts to the handheld devices carried by emergency responders. Accessing information contained in fire panels manufactured by GE, FireSafetyIQ filters, transmits and updates panel information cross-checked against responder locations and skills. In addition, any required location maps, checklists, temperatures or other relevant procedural details are also sent to the closest, best-equipped staff.

VideoSecurityIQ coordinates with and enhances existing video surveillance systems by transmitting alert information – including video and voice – over wireless networks directly to the handheld computers carried by security staff. Advanced video surveillance systems rely on real-time analytics to identify suspicious or anomalous behavior. This important intelligence comes at the cost of generating massive amounts of information that can be difficult to process. VideoSecurityIQ uses context-aware technology to rapidly filter through the intelligence to determine those events needing action and subsequently transmit additional video, voice or other necessary content concerning the alert to the closest, best-placed security guard.

AssetTrackingIQ works over wireless networks to ensure enterprise asset visibility. Unlike other single-use proprietary tracking systems, Appear AssetTrackingIQ requires no additional network hardware or wireless infrastructure overlay. Working in collaboration with PanGo active RFID tags the AssetTrackingIQ web-based software provides locationing intelligence that allows organizations to track the movement of key assets and people across their facility.

�Appear’s enterprise mobility solutions demonstrate the enormous value context-aware technology can bring to many different industries,� commented Yad Jaura, Vice President of Global Marketing at Appear. �In an environment where companies are trying to squeeze the highest-value possible out of existing technology investments, Appear’s innovative solutions deliver quantifiable results that help ensure public safety and security.�

About Appear: Appear is the leading provider of context-aware software infrastructure designed to power the next generation of mobile applications and services. Using situational information (context), the AppearIQ suite of products transforms ordinary wireless data networks into rich multimedia channels that deliver information, voice, video and messages to mobile computer users. By collecting and sharing context, Appear’s solutions eliminate information overload and ensure users have exactly the information they need, when and where they need it. With Appear software, devices and applications react in real-time to users’ changing needs. Industry leaders in transportation, retail, telecommunications and government use AppearIQ. Appear has an extensive partner network including industry leaders Cisco and Intel who along with vertical market specialists work to deliver innovative, end-to-end wireless and mobile solutions. The company is privately held with offices in Europe, North America and South America.

Press Contact:
Mia Falgard, +46 8 545 91 370
mia.falgard@appearnetworks.com

More information about AppearFireSafetyIQ, VideoSecurityIQ and AssetTrackingIQ at the following link: http://www.appearnetworks.com/Appear-Solutions.html

Appear Appoints New Sales Manager to Help Drive Company's Growth

Mia Falgard — 2007-02-21T13:33:00Z

Stockholm, February 21, 2007 – Appear, a leading provider of enterprise mobility software, today announced that it has named Tom de Wit, Sales Manager, as part of a planned growth strategy of its sales team. Tom de Wit reports to Xavier Aubry, COO EMEA at Appear.

Based in the Netherlands, de Wit joins Appear with over 25 years of sales experience. Having worked most recently as Sales Director at SeeBeyond (which was acquired by Sun Microsystems), de Wit brings with him a proven track record in driving enterprise sales in the Netherlands. Prior to his work at SeeBeyond, de Wit held senior sales roles at Platinum Technology and CompuWare.

�We are pleased to welcome Tom on board. Increasing the strength of our sales management team will enable Appear to capitalize on the growing number of opportunities for enterprise mobility solutions in Europe,� commented Aubry. �Looking ahead, we are well-positioned to continue our positive momentum while still providing a high level of support to our partners, clients and prospective clients.�

About Appear: Appear is the leading provider of context-aware software infrastructure designed to power the next generation of mobile applications and services. Using situational information (context), the AppearIQ suite of products transforms ordinary wireless data networks into rich multimedia channels that deliver information, voice, video and messages to mobile computer users. By collecting and sharing context, Appear’s solutions eliminate information overload and ensure users have exactly the information they need, when and where they need it. With Appear software, devices and applications react in real-time to users’ changing needs. Industry leaders in transportation, retail, telecommunications and government use AppearIQ. Appear has an extensive partner network including industry leaders Cisco and Intel who along with vertical market specialists work to deliver innovative, end-to-end wireless and mobile solutions. The company is privately held with offices in Europe.

Press Contact:
Mia Falgard, +46 8 545 91 370
mia.falgard@appearnetworks.com