Apprion Press Release

Mountain View, CA – April 22, 2010 – Apprion, the leading provider of industrial wireless application networks, today announced the results of a year-long research effort to track the adoption of wireless technologies in the process manufacturing industries. Representing one of the largest and most comprehensive research efforts ever to look at the state of wireless in industrial facilities, Apprion's "State of Industrial Wireless 2010" report provides a useful benchmark for manufacturing professionals to gauge their own facilities' efforts.

The research results summarized in the report indicate that wireless technologies have made substantial gains over the last year – in levels of adoption and interest – and in addressing many of the concerns that had held back adoption in the past. Some of these key findings include:

• 64% of process manufacturing facilities surveyed now report having at least one wireless application installed at their facility
• This last year saw a 23% increase in wireless adoption and an 85% increase in those currently considering wireless applications
• Compliance applications for security/safety and workforce productivity are the key drivers for adoption in 2010 with over 50% respondents considering one of these apps
• Condition Monitoring/Asset Management applications lead wireless adoption in 2009 with an increase of 56%
• Video, Communications, and Mobility are the applications driving the next wave of adoption
• The number one barrier to implementing wireless applications is cost/budget constraints

For this research effort, Apprion teamed up with Control Magazine to conduct a series of surveys designed to gain insight into the state of industrial wireless within the process manufacturing industries beginning in April, 2009. Over 1200 Control readers representing the full spectrum of process manufacturers participated in eight separate surveys that looked at broad ranging issues regarding wireless adoption as well as specific application areas. The results of these surveys are summarized and provide a snapshot of the state of industrial wireless in April, 2010, how it has changed in the past year, and where it is likely to go from here.

"This is the first in a series of reports Apprion will make available on our research. We provide this information to our customers and partners in industrial wireless so that we all can gain a better understanding of the current level of adoption of wireless applications, their perceived and realized benefits, along with the barriers and challenges facing those that have already deployed or are considering deploying wireless applications," said Apprion Co-Founder and VP of Marketing and Services Stephen Lambright.

To download the report please visit the Apprion Resource Center.

About Apprion
Apprion delivers wireless application networks and services for the process manufacturing industry. These wireless application networks are based on Apprion's ION System – the first and only open, scalable, and extensible foundation for managing and integrating multi-vendor wireless devices and applications.

Whether it is the need to address safety or security concerns, reduce maintenance or material costs, or improve productivity or asset utilization, a wireless application network from Apprion will assure that any wireless application is easier to deploy and manage while delivering value faster, more efficiently. For more information, visit www.apprion.com.

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