Visonic Technologies Announces The Release Of Elpas 2; A New Innovative Topology For Backhauling RFID/RTLS Security And Safety Solutions Over Existing IT Backbones

Visonic Technologies (VT), a global leader in unified Active RFID/RTLS safety and security solutions, announces the release of Elpas 2; an innovative, best-of-breed, fixed infrastructure topology. Elpas 2 delivers connectivity over wired or wireless Ethernet/Wi-Fi networks to enable enterprise-wide, detection, processing and relaying of RF and IR sub-room location data from Elpas Active RFID Asset, Personnel or Infant Protection tags to host applications in real-time.

"Elpas 2 is a major stepping stone in VT's efforts to implement industry-standard WAN/LAN technologies which, will encourage the continued growth and broad adoption of Elpas active RFID tracking and monitoring solutions across industries" said Michael Wasserstein, CEO of Visonic Technologies. "With Elpas 2, real-time asset or personnel location and status data can be costeffectively backhauled over legacy IT backbones. Elpas 2 opens opportunities for institutions where real-time identification and tracking of people or mobile assets is mission critical to internal security and safety operations".

Elpas 2 is intended to complement and add to VT's portfolio of LonWork compatible network infrastructure devices; and will be marketed through VT's worldwide network of qualified partners, beginning third-quarter 2009. For more information visit www.visonictech.com.

About Visonic Technologies
Visonic Technologies (VT) is a fully owned subsidiary of The Visonic Group. (VSC.L). The company is a global leader in unified active Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) and Real Time Location Systems (RTLS) products solutions and services. VT caters to the needs of industries and institutions where the real-time identification and location tracking of people and mobile assets is mission critical to their internal security and safety operations. VT currently serves customers throughout the Americas, the U.K., EMEA, Asia and APEC.

SOURCE: Visonic Technologies