Proxim Announces ORiNOCO Smart Wireless Controller to Enable VLAN Roaming Ensures Mobility and High Availability for Voice and Data Applications SAN JOSE, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Proxim Corporation, a leading provider of wireless networking equipment, today announced immediate availability of the ORiNOCO Smart Wireless Controller. The new Smart Wireless Controller offers an ideal solution when Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) mobility is required in networks using ORiNOCO AP-4000 wireless access points. When used with the ORiNOCO AP-4000, Proxim's Smart Wireless Controller ensures mobility for voice and data applications. The introduction of Proxim's ORiNOCO Smart Wireless Controller makes it possible for large campuses or municipal networks to ensure roaming throughout an entire coverage area. The Smart Wireless Controller's client information database allows clients to roam from one VLAN to another without risk of network connections being dropped or networked applications disrupted. "The key features of Proxim's Smart Wireless Controller -- VLAN roaming through distributed tunneling and Ethernet redundancy -- are especially of benefit in the types of municipal/public safety installations we deploy," said Tyler van Houwelingen of Azulstar, a company that recently launched the world's first metro-wide voice over Wi-Fi phone service in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. "These cities must provide Wi-Fi seamless roaming across their networks, and Proxim's product provides that along with high network availability, another critical feature." "In addition to municipal networks, the capabilities of the Smart Wireless Controller are especially important to enterprises that need to converge voice and data on a single network, hospitals and clinics using voice over Wi-Fi, and universities deploying wireless LANs across the campus," said Jeff Orr, senior manager, worldwide product marketing for Proxim. "For these applications, complex VLAN assignment is out of the question. The Smart Wireless Controller provides the perfect alternative, creating a distributed WLAN infrastructure that promotes seamless mobility." The ORiNOCO Smart Wireless Controller provides fast roaming and data prioritization by eliminating traffic duplication and networking bottlenecks via distributed tunneling. The result is a fast, smooth handoff of clients between intelligent access points for latency-sensitive applications such as voice over Wi-Fi. Inclusion of a redundant dual 10/100 Ethernet ports within the Smart Wireless Controller delivers protection from outages due to network failure. Redundancy is also built-in between Smart Wireless Controllers in the event of service interruption, ensuring no single point of failure. Price & Availability The ORiNOCO Smart Wireless Controller is available now starting at $2,999. Beginning now and through July 30, 2005, Proxim is offering its global distributor channel a "Choose Redundancy: Get 50% off the Second ORiNOCO Smart Wireless Controller" promotion. Purchasing two units allows resellers to receive a 50% discount off the second Smart Wireless Controller purchased through Authorized Proxim Distributors in select regions. About Proxim Proxim(R) Corporation is a leading provider of wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and broadband wireless networks. The company provides enterprise and service provider customers with wireless solutions for the mobile enterprise, security and surveillance, last mile access, voice and data backhaul, public hot spots, and metropolitan area networks. Product families include the Award-winning ORiNOCO Wi-Fi products, Tsunami Ethernet bridges, and Lynx point-to-point digital radios. Proxim is a principal and board member of the WiMAX Forum(TM) and a member of the Wi-Fi(R) alliance. The company is on the Web at http://www.proxim.com/. Safe Harbor This press release may contain forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from Proxim's expectations in these statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the possibility that Proxim will not complete the sale of substantially all its assets to Moseley Associates, Inc. pursuant to the asset purchase agreement entered into between Proxim and Moseley Associates, Inc. on June 10, 2005; decisions and actions of the bankruptcy court affecting Proxim and its products; developments in and effects of the bankruptcy process, including the possibility its business not continuing as contemplated; degradations in the business as a result of Proxim's bankruptcy proceedings and Proxim's reliance on interim financing from Moseley Associates, Inc., which could affect the conduct of its business and the availability of its products; and the effect of Proxim's bankruptcy filing on its ability to manufacture, sell and distribute its products. For additional information regarding risks related to Proxim's business, see Proxim Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. Current Reports on form 8-K, and other relevant materials are filed by Proxim with the SEC. Proxim assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements. DATASOURCE: Proxim Corporation CONTACT: Susan Trout of Proxim Corporation, +1-408-731-2954 Web site: http://www.proxim.com/

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