LifeSize® Unity™ Series combines telepresence-class video, audio and presentation capabilities in a brilliantly optimized, integrated solution with a price point that’s within reach

AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

LifeSize, a division of Logitech (NASDAQ: LOGI – News) (SIX: LOGN.VX – News), today announced its Unity Series, including LifeSize® Unity 50™ and LifeSize® Unity 500™. These sleek, all-in-one HD video conferencing solutions are designed specifically for simple setup and ease of use, enabling companies of all sizes to reap the benefits of HD telepresence without the hefty price tag or the need for a room makeover.

LifeSize Unity 500 (Photo: Business Wire)

Traditionally, telepresence solutions require various components for optimal functionality, including a video system, mounted display, audio device (such as a micpod or phone), and camera as well as furniture and coordinating room makeovers for uniformity in each office. The LifeSize Unity Series removes the complexity from this model by offering an integrated solution that takes only minutes to assemble without the use of tools and without sacrificing quality. This new product line boasts best-in-class video, audio and presentation capabilities elegantly designed and powered by superior LifeSize video technology as its engine. Easy to deploy or redeploy anywhere, the Unity Series provides global uniformity for a consistent user experience across sites.

“With the LifeSize Unity Series, the telepresence experience is now in reach for companies of all sizes,” said Michael Helmbrecht, vice president and general manager of video solutions at LifeSize. “Let’s face it, businesses need to speed decision making and improve productivity across the entire organization. By creating a series of products optimized to provide a telepresence-class experience, yet simple to deploy and use, we are making HD video conferencing easier than ever to bring to every home office, executive office or conference room. For companies who need to conserve their IT resources or have traditionally thought video conferencing was too complex or expensive to deploy, the wait is over.”

LifeSize Unity 50 is a True HD 720p30 tabletop or wall-mounted solution with a 24” LED display for executive offices, small workspaces and home offices. Engineered with simplicity in mind, the LifeSize Unity 50 is ideal for companies who want to deploy the telepresence experience quickly, requiring only two cables for quick plug-and-play setup. LifeSize Unity 50 is powered by LifeSize® Passport™.

LifeSize Unity 500 provides Full HD at 1080p30 with a 40” LED display. Ideal for executive offices and small meeting rooms, the solution provides immersive video communications in an all-in-one turnkey system, requiring no tools and can be assembled in fewer than 10 minutes. LifeSize Unity 500 is powered by LifeSize® Express 220™.

Pricing and Availability

• LifeSize Unity 50 is globally available today and starts at approximately $3,999 U.S. MSRP.
• LifeSize Unity 500 is globally available today and starts at approximately $19,999 U.S. MSRP.
• LifeSize Unity 50 and LifeSize Unity 500 are the first in a line of innovative products in the LifeSize Unity series. Additional products within the series will be announced within the coming year.

Additional Resources

• LifeSize Unity 50 datasheet
• LifeSize Unity 500 datasheet
• LifeSize blog

About LifeSize Communications

LifeSize is a pioneer and world leader in high-definition video collaboration. Designed to make video conferencing truly universal, LifeSize solutions are simple to buy, adopt, support and use. Offering video conferencing systems and software applications as well as a full line of video infrastructure, available on premise or in the cloud, LifeSize is committed to universal video collaboration. With LifeSize, customers can participate in large multi-party HD calls, live streaming and recording, collaboration on any mobile device, on any network, all at the highest level of quality. LifeSize was founded in 2003 and acquired by Logitech in 2009. For more information, visit http://www.lifesize.com.

Note to editors: Photos available at http://www.lifesize.com/press/media_kit.

LifeSize, the LifeSize logo, Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are trademarks of Logitech and may be registered. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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LifeSize Communications
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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

TETRA World Congress, Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI – News), one of the world’s leading providers of mission-critical communication solutions, has unveiled the latest addition to its TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) portfolio: the MTP3000 handheld radio series. Launched at TETRA World Congress in Dubai, the three new models in the MTP3000 series answer core user demands for increased user safety and reliability and set new standards with significant improvements in audio quality, increased network coverage, ruggedness and ease of use. These radios will increase choices for the differing needs of users, ranging from entry level to advanced, with feature sets that match operational needs.

MTP3000 Series TETRA Radio (Photo: Motorola)

The new MTP3000 radios offer the highest receiver sensitivity in the market (a -2db increase on all existing TETRA radios), which allows a 14 percent range increase and a 30 percent boost to network coverage, when compared to a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) specification radio.¹ The MTP3000 series has been designed to deliver superior audio quality with an optimum level of audio loudness and clarity of voice, coupled with a superior microphone system, ensuring that users can hear and be heard clearly, even in the noisiest environments.

KEY FACTS

• The enhanced sensitivity and true 1.8W output will provide the best network coverage and will enhance coverage in buildings and increase user safety.
• The radio features two control knobs, one for volume and one for talk groups. This offers a user experience similar to analogue radios, allowing easy migration from analogue to digital communications. It also makes it easier to use for users wearing the radio out of eye sight (such as the back of the belt).
• The MTP3000 series introduces a new fast and rugged IP55-certified side connector, allowing the user to connect and disconnect an accessory in less than two seconds.
• The MTP3000 range is fully supported by Motorola’s Integrated Terminal Management system, which ensures that organisations can manage their radio fleet effectively.
• As with all Motorola radios, the MTP3000 range has an intuitive user interface and has gone through extensive quality and user testing programmes.
• The range also features an enhanced user display that automatically adapts to changing light conditions encountered by users.
• The MTP3100, MTP3200 and MTP3250 ranges are available to order today, with existing orders due to ship by the end of June 2012.

MTP3100 entry-level series

The MTP3100 series represents an entry-level radio for organisations looking for the benefits of TETRA but who don’t need the advanced communication or data sharing features that require a keypad. User scenarios include security patrols maintaining contact with supervisors or maintenance teams co-ordinating operations across a large industrial or processing installation.

MTP3200 mid-range series

• The MTP3200 radio offers reliable communications to entry-level users working in more mission-critical environments that want to use the radio alongside other data-centric devices for tasks such as database look-ups and information sharing during field operations.
• Typical applications include supervision and tracking of fire service personnel during incident response, police officers sharing real-time information from central databases during surveillance, and oil and gas industry inspection teams conducting safer operations in hazardous chemical or production installations with constant high noise levels.
• The MTP3200 delivers Bluetooth connectivity, which increases the user’s operational flexibility and productivity in the field by offering wirefree accessories and connection to scanners, printers and mobile computing devices. This flexibility meets the critical and growing need for database access in mission-critical or public safety applications.
• The range features GPS so that staff location can be continually tracked during field operations in difficult neighbourhoods or hazardous industrial environments.

MTP3250 high-end series

• In addition to the above mentioned features, the MTP3250 offers a full keypad for more advanced users to maintain critical communication and collaboration between control and field personnel. Ideal for fire officers maintaining real-time contact with team members and control when evacuating a burning building, police officers securely sharing details of a suspect during a pursuit, and in public safety operations, where emergency response teams are able to make split-second decisions in extremely challenging conditions while maintaining effective contact with control rooms.

  Key features that enhance mission effectiveness and user safety include:

• Radio Messaging Service, which is ideal for users who want to report their status using the radio.
• Call Out function, which allows operators to send a message out with a guaranteed response.
• Full telephony capability so the radio can act as a telephone for calls in and out of the TETRA network.

SUPPORTING QUOTE

Tom Quirke, vice president and general manager, Global TETRA Organization, Motorola Solutions

“Government organisations and enterprises need TETRA radios that deliver greater user safety, ease of use and ruggedness to help their users focus on critical operations in what are often harsh or challenging environments. The MTP3000 raises the bar in terms of outright performance while maximising the user’s ability to manage different devices and accessories in the field. With the superiority of built-in safety, enhanced audio quality and intuitiveness in the new MTP3000 series handheld terminals, we are setting new standards with a choice of radios for a wide range of different users. Feedback from different organisations during beta trials has already been extremely positive, and we are very pleased that a user group in the Netherlands has already chosen the MTP3000 series as its radio of choice.”

Jos de Kluyver, Application Manager, EMO

“The outstanding audio quality of the new MTP3000 radio series has convinced us. Our users have tested the devices extensively and the innovative audio and microphone system has made a clear difference for users being able to communicate whenever needed even in very noisy environments. We were also impressed with the ruggedness of the radio, which is critical for us as we operate in very harsh environments.“

SUPPORTING RESOURCES

Website: MTP3000 TETRA handheld radio series

Website: TETRA solutions

Twitter: @MotSolsEMEA

Notes to editors

¹ Performance figures based on a comparison of a European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) specification radio using the Hata urban model.

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of mission-critical communication solutions and services for enterprise and government customers. Through leading-edge innovation and communications technology, it is a global leader that enables its customers to be their best in the moments that matter. Motorola Solutions trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “MSI.” To learn more, visit www.motorolasolutions.com. For ongoing news, please visit our media center or subscribe to our news feed.

MOTOROLA, MOTO, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC and are used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2012 Motorola Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Users to benefit from on-demand information on network availability, ensuring safety and enhanced efficiency

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

TETRA WORLD CONGRESS, Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI – News) has today announced the launch of the second generation of the TETRA (TErrestrial Trunked RAdio) RF Automated Coverage Evaluation System (TRACES). TRACES now allows public safety network operators to collect, visualise and evaluate real-time data from mission-critical TETRA networks allowing them to view usage patterns and quickly identify and react to coverage black spots, thereby maintaining a stable network at all times for users in the field.

The new TRACES version builds a detailed picture of the entire mission critical network by automatically and continuously capturing network performance data from actual user devices and base stations.

Real time Information availability also allows network operators to monitor their compliance against typical KPI and SLA criteria.

KEY FACTS

• TRACES is designed to be flexible, easy to install and modular. The new version of TRACES can be customized to mission critical network operator needs whether they solely manage a network or whether they also have their own fleet of users.
• The new Uplink Measurement Report (UMR) module, the latest TRACES innovation, enables Operators to collect real-time data from their Motorola Dimetra IP network system over ETSI GPS signals from any TETRA user radio while they are in use in the field. This enables operators managing to gain a comprehensive view of network coverage from an end-user perspective, without actually owning a fleet of TETRA radios.
• The first generation of TRACES focuses on recording coverage issues (Downlink Measurement Reports – DMR) via the radio as it’s used in the field. Issues are uploaded to the TRACES server once the radio is docked in the Motorola charger. The second generation of TRACES collects real-time data from base stations (UMR) and devices while in use.
• The use of TRACES as an analytical tool can also greatly reduce maintenance costs because it averts the need for regular drive testing in problem areas.
• When changes occur on the network the actual coverage that is being supplied by the network is quickly visible to the operator who no longer has to rely on predicted coverage maps.
• TRACES enables network administrators to instantly analyse measurement reports and statistics created from end-user radios and network devices. This allows effective and rapid identification and tracking of network coverage issues and changes.
• The new generation of TRACES is being launched at TETRA World Congress 2012 and a demonstration of the system is available on the Motorola stand, Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, [Booth G301, Sheikh Rashid Hall].

SUPPORTING QUOTES

Gary Aitkenhead, vice president, Global Services Organization, Motorola Solutions, EMEA:

“Motorola Solutions launched TRACES as a revolutionary application that initially enabled end-user organisations to gain visibility of network coverage issues via their TETRA terminals. The latest generation of TRACES opens those capabilities to network operators and allows them to access and use exactly the same information. This will help to create a single understanding across the TETRA network and have a hugely positive impact on the cost, complexity and time requirement of maintaining TETRA networks for both the operator and the end-user. The new generation of TRACES is revolutionising service and longer term network planning for both network administrators and end users.”

SUPPORTING RESOURCES
Website: www.motorola.com/tetra
Twitter: @MotSolsEMEA

About Motorola Solutions

Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of mission-critical communication products and services for enterprise and government customers. Through leading-edge innovation and communications technology, it is a global leader that enables its customers to be their best in the moments that matter. Motorola Solutions trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “MSI”. To learn more, visit www.motorolasolutions.com. For ongoing news, please visit our media center or subscribe to our news feed.

MOTOROLA, MOTO, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC and are used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2012 Motorola Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Motorola Solutions
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Elvan.Lindberg@motorolasolutions.com

New release of Dimetra IP Micro enables advanced security, data handling abilities to meet increasing critical voice, data needs

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

TETRA WORLD CONGRESS – Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI – News), a leading provider of mission-critical communication solutions, today announced the launch of the next generation of its Dimetra IP Micro platform offering advanced TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) voice and data functionality for mobile work teams that require an efficient, secure and reliable communications system.

In addition to voice, Release 3.0 of Dimetra IP Micro provides enhanced security options and an expansive suite of data services that give mobile workers the ability to access and share content such as work order information held in back office systems. Notably, Release 3.0 introduces TETRA Enhanced Data Service (TEDS) to the Dimetra IP Micro platform, enabling enterprises to benefit from up to 20 times greater data capacity as well as enabling support for a much broader range of content-rich business applications. By providing staff members with access to business intelligence wherever they are, the Dimetra IP Micro can help transform business processes and maximize workforce productivity.

The small, expandable and easy-to-deploy Dimetra IP Micro communication system enables enterprises and smaller organizations to benefit from the high resilience and quality of Motorola´s Dimetra IP solution deployed in large, nationwide mission-critical systems.

KEY FACTS

• The solution supports a wide range of features including integrated voice and data services and full duplex IP telephony calls, which are important to commercial and enterprise users such as those in construction, manufacturing, mining and transport, resorts and large hotels.
• The solution provides an interface enabling interconnection to conventional analogue systems, making it ideally suited for enterprises upgrading from analogue to advanced digital solutions and who require a smooth migration path.
• Dimetra IP Micro Release 3.0 supports TEDS, allowing end users access to advanced data services including image sending, video viewing and remote access to documents.
• The new solution offers increased network security with air interface encryption and authentication options.
• Dimetra’s multi-channel interface allows these IP services to be linked directly to existing analogue networks.
• The data services provided by Dimetra IP Micro are unparalleled, comprising SDS, Multi-Slot Packet Data (MSPD) and TEDS. With its comprehensive support of data services, Dimetra IP Micro offers users the flexibility and the capacity to support a wide range of applications.
• Dimetra IP Micro Release 3.0 will be demonstrated on the Motorola stand (Booth G301, Sheikh Rashid Hall) at TETRA World Congress, May 14-17, Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.

SUPPORTING QUOTES

Steve Valentine, head of TETRA Infrastructure, Motorola Solutions

“Dimetra IP Micro Release 3.0 represents a unique stage in the long-term development and lifespan of TETRA networks. It enables enterprises to build on their existing communication system investments and prepare for advanced, secure, data-led business-critical communications in the future.”

About Motorola

Motorola Solutions is a leading provider of mission-critical communication solutions and services for enterprise and government customers. Through leading-edge innovation and communications technology, it is a global leader that enables its customers to be their best in the moments that matter. Motorola Solutions trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker “MSI.” To learn more, visit www.motorolasolutions.com. For ongoing news, please visit our media center or subscribe to our news feed.

MOTOROLA, MOTO, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS and the Stylized M Logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Motorola Trademark Holdings, LLC and are used under license. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. ©2012 Motorola Solutions, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Motorola Solutions
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Eltek Launches 48V Flatpack S High-Efficiency DC Power System for Telecom Applications

Flatpack S designed for small-cabinet and limited-space applications; New 48V rectifiers join existing 24V rectifiers for full range of industrial and telecom applications

RICHARDSON, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–

Eltek, the world leader in high efficiency power systems, today announced a new 48V rectifier for its Flatpack S DC power systems to meet demand in the telecom industry for a high-efficiency power system that can fit into small spaces.

The 48V Flatpack S is designed for applications like wireless base station, broadband, fiber-to-the-curb (FTTC), fiber-to-the-building (FTTB) and wireless remote radio head (RRH) cabinets. It provides 95.5 percent power conversion efficiency and is housed in a standard-width telecom power shelf that is shallow (210 mm or 8.3”) and only 41.5 mm (1.6”) high.

The new Flatpack S rectifiers deliver 1000W of power and can be used in both the two-slot and three-slot Flatpack S power shelves. Additional systems with higher power ratings are planned for future release.

The Flatpack S shelves also can be equipped with 1000W, 24V rectifiers for industrial applications.

“As growing data traffic drives the rollout of high speed mobile and fixed data services, the load is pushed towards the edge of the network and space becomes an increasingly important issue,” said Morten Schoyen, chief marketing officer at Eltek. “The Flatpack S 48V delivers industry-leading high efficiency and power density, as well as advanced reliability and safety features in a small package that meets this demand.”

The Flatpack S systems are managed by the Smartpack S controller, which monitors all active components and batteries, and offers extra warning and alarm relay outputs for attaching other alarm sensors. The controller has a large display for onsite setup, status and log access. These functions can also be set and monitored remotely.

The Smartpack S also features an extensive list of battery health and monitoring algorithms to extend the life of battery backup systems and ensure backup power when it is needed.

The Flatpack S DC power system can be configured for a variety of output power levels to meet individual application requirements. It can be flush-mounted or mid-mounted, has two plug-in battery breaker positions, low voltage battery disconnect (LBVD) and several load options. In addition, there is a pull-out drawer for easy access to the connection points and cable strain relief.

The Flatpack S 48V rectifiers are available now from Eltek’s sales force and resellers worldwide.

About Eltek

Eltek is a technology leader in high-efficiency (HE) power solutions for telecom and industrial applications. The company also has a growing business in renewable markets, such as photovoltaic grid inverters and chargers for electric vehicles. Headquartered in Drammen, Norway, with U.S. headquarters in Richardson, TX, the company’s global operations employ approximately 2,900 people, offices in 40 countries and sales in more than 100 countries. More information is at http://www.eltek.com.

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The David James Agency LLC
David Rodewald / Elisabeth Glover
+1-805-494-9508
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