News | May 25, 2006

Agentek Achieves Symbol Technologies Validation

Real-Time Mobile Computing Solutions for Field Service and Fleet Operations Meets Objectives in Symbol's Solutions Validation Program

Agentek, Inc., a leading wireless mobile solutions provider and Premier Solution Provider member of Symbol Technologies' PartnerSelect Partner Program, today announced that Agentek's mobile development platform and applications, were granted the SymbolPLUS Validated Software logo through Symbol's Solutions Validation Program. This designation will help assure customers and partners of system interoperability between Symbol devices and Agentek applications.

Agentek's Agent Field Service and Agent Fleet mobile applications were tested and co-validated on Symbol devices, including the rugged MC9000 series mobile computers utilizing Windows Mobile 5, and the MC50 and MC70 Enterprise Digital Assistants (EDA). Symbol and Agentek engineers performed a series of scanning tests to co-validate the performance and interoperability in different wireless configurations including WLAN, WAN - GPRS and CDMA, as well as Bluetooth.

"Symbol is pleased Agentek completed Symbol's Solutions Validation Program to provide a broad suite of co-validated mobile business applications," said Patrick McCullough, vice president and general manager of Symbol's Solutions Division. "Agentek successfully tested on a broad set of Symbol devices, and together, Agentek and Symbol are delivering integrated mobile computing solutions to a broad array of industries, including manufacturing, retail, transportation and logistics, medical equipment, utilities, and third-party services."

The Agentek-Symbol partnership delivers an end-to-end solution for real-time data access, and provides rapid implementation with a lower cost of ownership. Agentek's end-to-end enterprise mobility communications expertise and Symbol's market-leading mobility products provide customers with an integrated system to help reduce application development time and test costs, and improve staff productivity and operational efficiencies.

"This is an important validation to our customers of Agentek's ability to deploy and support solutions on the latest Symbol products," said Mark Jordan, Vice President of Product Development for Agentek. "Our joint customers are already benefiting from our partnership with Symbol, and can now enjoy the world-class capabilities not only for increased field force efficiency but also for enterprise effectiveness through real-time mobilization of critical backend business information."

About Agentek
Agentek is a leading provider of mobile field force automation and communications solutions that enable businesses to dramatically improve visibility, communication, productivity and service delivery in real-time. From customized and pre-packaged applications to backend enterprise integration, Agentek delivers best-in-class mobile communication solutions that address the challenges organizations face in areas such as field service, transportation and logistics, route accounting, and field sales automation. For additional information visit www.agentek.com.