Helsinki, Finland – October 21, 2009 – Meshcom Technologies today announced its latest contribution to the global open source community and wireless industry by releasing its previously proprietary Meshcom MeshDriver software as open source and now available to everybody. The software will be published available through EmbedOne, the open source division of Meshcom. Meshcom also announced the future development of MeshDriver will be EmbedOne community driven.

“MeshDriver can be implemented in any Wi-Fi device; from access points, networked surveillance cameras and laptops to smart phones, cameras and printers. It will provide ubiquitous connectivity and matches nicely with recent news from Wi-Fi Alliance announcement of Wi-Fi direct to enable peer-to-peer Wi-Fi connections. The solution enables users and devices to see the other users around and interact with them – or connect to devices through them – without any unnecessary configurations”, said Marko Nieminen, VP of Engineering at EmbedOne.

MeshDriver is available for downloading to desktop and embedded Linux, as well as Windows operating systems. Users and developers can find the source code, discussion forums and related development tools available from EmbedOne community starting from today at http://embedone.com

“Our goal is to fuel the creativity of developers for networking and connectivity applications. The idea of making MeshDriver open source has been bubbling in our minds for some time now and the idea supports greatly our goals. Now, it seems that Wi-Fi is developing to the direction with great potential for totally new revolutionary applications and therefore supports our mesh vision very well. Since the launch of EmbedOne, the open source division of Meshcom, we have been preparing MeshDriver for open source distribution and today we are happy to announce it is officially available”, said Miska Kaipiainen, CEO & Founder of EmbedOne.

Helsinki, Finland – September 14, 2009 – Meshcom Technologies, Inc. today announced its new brand name – EmbedOne – for its new embedded Linux line of business. At the same time, new publicly available suite of software and services for the embedded Linux community was announced.

EmbedOne EMI is embedded Linux OS management framework. It is a turn-key solution for embedded system developers and applications providers. It features unified management interface of system through JSON-RPC like API and extensive developer tools for own extensions. It can manage system configuration changes, system software updates and applications control. EMI is available under open source and commercial licenses.

EmbedOne Linux is new embedded Linux OS and development environment optimized for networking applications. Naturally, EmbedOne Linux is powered by EMI. In addition, it features new and innovative virtualized cross development environment enabling rapid application development with no need to invest in cross development environment. EmbedOne Linux is designed to cut time-to-market and development costs. It is open source and absolutely free.

In addition, EmbedOne announced availability of professional support and engineering services related to its new product offering.

“Embedded Linux has been coming for many years now and many companies have been mesmerized by its license free nature and the features it can provide – free of charge. However, the major breakthrough in embedded is still yet to come. We have noticed that many communities and organizations are struggling with their embedded Linux projects due to major integration issues resulting to delays in product roll-outs. We have spent past years in developing a solution to correct this major issue and today we are extremely happy being able to announce our solution that will benefit the embedded Linux community as a whole and especially companies who work in it”, says Miska Kaipiainen, CEO and Founder of EmbedOne.

About EmbedOne

EmbedOne is a provider of embedded Linux operating system, components and services for the Linux community and embedded industry. EmbedOne is the commercial sponsor of EmbedOne Linux and the developer of EmbedOne EMI, framework for unified embedded system management. EmbedOne is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. http://embedone.com

Erkki Hietalahti from Nordic Growth comments: “Meshcom is at the forefront of technical development in facilitating real world applications for mesh networking, such as triple play services, and we are happy to support their expansion in this high growth market segment.”

Miska Kaipiainen, CEO & Founder of Meshcom explains: “We are excited about the market situation today since we can offer proven solution for mesh networking that fulfill its expectations – it just works and enable instant cost savings. Being backed up by Nordic Growth gives us opportunity to expand our product portfolio and address the global demand by spreading our products and technology to global markets”.

About Meshcom Technologies

Meshcom Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless mesh-enabling software for network device and handset vendors, OEMs, systems integrators and service providers. Meshcom’s products and enabling technology offer high-performance mesh networking with new levels of mobility, reliability, security in wireless broadband connectivity. Meshcom has offices in Helsinki, Finland and Hong Kong, China. www.meshcom.com

About Nordic Growth

As a venture capital and private equity firm, Nordic Growth undertakes investments in outstanding Nordic companies seeking above-market growth supported by a technology based competitive advantage or business model. Through operative and board-level experience from private and listed companies, the investment professionals have an expertise and functional experience including strategy evaluation, formation and implementation, corporate management, sales, marketing and product management. The team, operating from offices in Copenhagen, Helsinki and Stockholm as one pan-Nordic team, has an impressive record in financial structuring, valuations, and sell and buy-side mergers and acquisitions. www.nordicgrowth.com

For further information, please contact:

Erkki Hietalahti
Investment manager & Partner, Nordic Growth
Tel. +358 9 4241 4450

Miska Kaipiainen
CEO & Founder, Meshcom Technologies
Tel. +358 9 3231013

• automatic discovery and use of all network devices (wireless and wired)
• automatic neighbor and route discovery
• reactive routing based on AODV routing protocol
• optional link cost metric for enabling link quality/cost aware routing
• fragmentation of data packets
• 128-bit AES encryption
• authentication
• compatibility with existing wired/wireless networks
• routing of non-mesh device traffic through mesh network
• superpacketing

Requirements for Windows version:

• Windows XP operating system, with Service Pack 2 installed

Requirements for Linux version:

• Linux operating system, 2.6 series kernel (required kernel features: CONFIG_PACKET, CONFIG_UNIX, CONFIG_TUN)

NOTES FOR RELEASE 1.0.8:

• Fixed multicast frame handling enabling IPv6 support.
• Fixed a bug resulting in a crash in case of a malformed distributed configuration packet.

Helsinki, Finland – August 1, 2008 - Meshcom Technologies, leading provider of high-performance wireless mesh-enabling software, today announced that former Nexthop specialist and director in business development, Mr. Ben Huang, has joined Meshcom as its new Asian Sales Manager and will be based in Taipei. Together with Meshcom Global Business Development Manager, Mr. Leo Lo, who is based in Hong Kong, China, Meshcom’s Asian Sales Manager Ben Huang will continue to lead the strong regional growth of the company particularly in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong, and also across other parts of Asia.

This dual-presence in strategic locations in the Asian region will enable Meshcom to maintain even closer relationships with its partners and customers in the region by allowing timely response to the vast wireless networking demands surging in the Chinese and Asian markets. Meshcom partners and prospects in the Asian region will benefit from enhanced resources on local levels in terms of technical, sales & marketing and also language exchanges, as well as the keen business insight of the two managers coupled with robust, long-standing experiences in the networking industry.

To seek further information from, or correspond with, our personnel based in Asia, please find contact details as follows:

Ben Huang
Meshcom Technologies, Regional Sales Manager
Mobile: + 886 920486955
E-mail: ben.huang@meshcom.com
www.meshcom.com

Leo Lo
Meshcom Technologies, Global Business Development Manager
Mobile: + 852 9787 2807
E-mail: leo.lo@meshcom.com
www.meshcom.com

About Meshcom Technologies

Meshcom Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless mesh-enabling software for network device and handset vendors, OEMs, systems integrators and service providers. Meshcom’s products and enabling technology offer high-performance mesh networking with new levels of mobility, reliability, security in wireless broadband connectivity. Meshcom has offices in Helsinki, Finland and Hong Kong, China. www.meshcom.com

Turn-key solution and services for internet service providers, system integrators and network builders for realizing mesh networking

Helsinki, Finland – May 07, 2008 - Meshcom today announced the launching of engineering and technical consultancy services for wireless broadband industry to support wireless mesh connectivity. From network concept design to network implementation, this services offering presents an ideal total solution for SIs and network operators who can benefit from Meshcom’s high-quality services offering that can be customized for each specific project requirement and environment of the customer.

Grounded in Meshcom’s zero-configuration MeshDriver and Meshcom Firmware for wireless network devices, such all-inclusive services will allow wider categories of customers to benefit from Meshcom’s competence and know-how in network layer development and routing protocols for Wi-Fi, WIMAX and supporting networks. Depending on the customer’s needs for network design, planning and actual implementation, Meshcom specifies components in the network planning phase, consults and recommends best-fit equipment and offers performance testing and maintenance via technical support and tailored training to realize mesh network powered by Meshcom’s mesh solutions.

‘There has long been a clear interest from the wider wireless market, especially from system integrators, network operators and solution providers, to deploy Meshcom’s solutions for networks in varied topologies and for different applications, mesh and non-mesh alike. Meshcom’s software development and system design has well illustrated the success of our customization work through our close communication with our customers and partners. By officially launching our services offering, we are confident in continuing to provide valuable and flexible solutions to fit any requirements of our customers. In this regard, we are ready and look forward to using our traditional strengths as a technology supplier to further strengthen our position as a turn-key services provider and answer the rising market needs from network operators.’ said Marko Nieminen, VP of Services at Meshcom Technologies.

About Meshcom Technologies

Meshcom Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless mesh-enabling software for network device and handset vendors, OEMs, systems integrators and service providers. Meshcom’s products and enabling technology offer high-performance mesh networking with new levels of mobility, reliability and security in wireless broadband connectivity. Meshcom has offices in Helsinki, Finland and Hong Kong, China. www.meshcom.com

Responsibilities:

• Selling directly to customers.
• Planning and implementing the sales strategy.
• Traveling across the region for sales and marketing activities.

Requirements:

• University graduate (either Engineering or Sales and Marketing).
• 5 years sales / sales management experience with IT field.
• Technology knowledge from WLAN, WiMax, MESH Networking.
• Prior experience of SW / SW license sales is preferable but not essential.
• Experience of OEM / ODM device vendors as customer base a big merit.
• Knowledge on embedded system.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Independent & Self-motivated.
• Fluent written and spoken English is a must.
• Fluent spoken Mandarin, proficient written Chinese.
• Ability to interact with all levels of people.

Interested candidate please provide detailed CV and expected salary in Word or PDF format by Email to titan@cretum.com

Helsinki, Finland – March 26, 2008 - Meshcom today announced the availability of Meshcom Firmware for online evaluation. Meshcom Firmware is a complete software package that can be easily tailored for the specific product needs and company image of the customer and is especially aimed for device manufacturers who can be spared from in-house software development worries and enjoy faster time-to-market.

The availability to evaluate Meshcom Firmware over the Internet presents a convenient option for interested prospects. After receiving an interest request for evaluating Meshcom Firmware, Meshcom dedicated personnel will provide the user instant access to the GUI for trying-out. Prospect can then conveniently acquire an insight of the standard features included in the Meshcom Firmware package and experience the visual outlook of the Firmware user interface.

This special online evaluation version of Meshcom Firmware is installed into an off-the-shelf hardware platform. The unit is a fully functional prototype of a typical WISP network Wi-Fi access point, and consists of several radios for connectivity for users as well as for infrastructure backhaul. The web based management is based on Meshcom Firmware reference management interface and can be customized for any company brand and image requirements and fulfill additional functionalities required for the customer’s specific application.

‘There has long been a keen interest shown towards a total mesh-enabling software solution by Meshcom. By providing this online evaluation possibility to our prospects, we aim to facilitate our customers’ wish to evaluate our innovation as quickly and conveniently as possible. We certainly welcome comments from prospects after the online try-out and are eager to discuss with prospects their specific business case and customization needs in great detail.’ said Marko Nieminen, VP of Services at Meshcom Technologies.

About Meshcom Technologies

Meshcom Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless mesh-enabling software for network device and handset vendors, OEMs, systems integrators and service providers. Meshcom’s products and enabling technology offer high-performance mesh networking with new levels of mobility, reliability and security in wireless broadband connectivity. Meshcom has offices in Helsinki, Finland and Hong Kong, China. www.meshcom.com

• automatic discovery and use of all network devices (wireless and wired)
• automatic neighbor and route discovery
• reactive routing based on AODV routing protocol
• optional link cost metric for enabling link quality/cost aware routing
• fragmentation of data packets
• 128-bit AES encryption
• authentication
• compatibility with existing wired/wireless networks
• routing of non-mesh device traffic through mesh network
• superpacketing

Requirements for Windows version:

• Windows XP operating system, with Service Pack 2 installed

Requirements for Linux version:

• Linux operating system, 2.6 series kernel (required kernel features: CONFIG_PACKET, CONFIG_UNIX, CONFIG_TUN)

NOTES FOR RELEASE 1.0.7:

• Routing based on link cost has been added to AODV. This feature does not affect normal AODV operation and can be activated with a new mdcfg command.
• New mdcfg command: ‘aodvcostdelay’ enables AODV cost-based routing.
• New mdcfg command: ’setlinkcost’ sets the cost per link per port.
• New mdcfg command: ‘aodvrefreshinterval’ sets how often routes are refreshed.
• New mdcfg command: ‘getlinktimeout’.
• New mdcfg command: ‘getdefaultauth’.

Mountain View, California and Helsinki, Finland – February 28, 2008 – Meshcom Technologies, a leading provider of mesh technology and Storm Semiconductor, leading manufacturer of high performance Gigabit network processors for wireless networks and network storage applications, today announced a partnership to roll out a total solution for Wi-Fi mesh access point designs. 

The solution consists of Storm Semiconductor’s Gemini, a powerful dual core network processor, Meshcom’s mesh technology and a complete reference design will be available to access point manufacturers in 1H/2008.

Installation, cabling and maintenance costs for network access are expensive in many environments. Meshcom has created a solution, Meshcom MeshDriver, to solve these problems. Meshcom MeshDriver is a layer 2.5 protocol stack with proven features of zero-configuration, self-resilience and an advanced routing algorithm. 

Storm Semiconductor’s Gemini Dual Core Network Processor is now powered by Meshcom MeshDriver and is capable of supporting mesh networking without adding any additional hardware. Gemini incorporates two powerful ARM9 processors, with a dedicated hardware acceleration module called NetEngine for IPv4/v6 routing and forwarding, Layer 4 to Layer 7 packet inspection, filtering and classification, delivering a Gigabit WAN to LAN routing throughput, and wire-speed QoS performance. 

“Wireless mesh networking is a hot topic since it solves many networking issues in a very cost effective manner”, said Miska Kaipiainen, CEO & Founder of Meshcom. “Today, consumers are being surrounded with new gadgets and appliances which all use difficult-to-configure network connections for services. Similarly, operators and WISPs need to offer services to the next billion people who live in rural or difficult-to-network areas. They stumble in creating profitable business since roll-out costs and maintenance for the networks are too high. We are very excited to work together with Storm Semiconductor because now we are able to create a solution that makes configuration trouble-free and allows operators to engage in more profitable business activities”. 

“Gemini’s dual CPU core with multiple Gigabit Ethernet interfaces and segregate PCI-to-CPU architecture makes it a unique and optimal solution for a dual band WiFi mesh network design,” said Douglas Cheung, Sr. VP of Marketing and Operations of Storm.  “Combined with the NetEngine, our customers will be able to build a high performance WiFi device that incorporates advanced features such as Network Address Translation, Firewall, and Quality of Service.  Most importantly, for this joint solution, Storm’s technology maximizes the potential of Meshcom’s software in both performance and cost competitiveness for the whole eco-system”. 

About Meshcom Technologies 

Meshcom Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of wireless mesh-enabling software for network device and handset vendors, OEMs, systems integrators and service providers. Meshcom’s products and enabling technology offer high-performance mesh networking with new levels of mobility, reliability, security in wireless broadband connectivity. Meshcom has offices in Helsinki, Finland and Hong Kong, China. www.meshcom.com.

About Storm Semiconductor 

Storm Semiconductor, Inc. is a leader in embedded network processing, multimedia content transport, and storage solutions for both enterprise and home networks. Storm delivers easy to use, cost effective broadband communication and network solutions covering NAS, secured VoIP, media server and gateway, dual band WiFi AP, WiFi mesh network, and integrated EPON CPE. Storm is also an emerging leader of system-on a-chip, gigabit switches and transceivers, and software solutions such as consumer network QoS, and hardware acceleration engine. For more information please visit www.stormsemi.com.