Real-Time Location System delivers UWB precision.

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Offered as flexible, enterprise-level ultra wideband (UWB) system, PLUS(TM) v2.0 monitors interaction of thousands of assets, as close as 12 in., through multiple walls and floors as well as in RF-noisy indoor environments with sub-room level accuracy. Interaction-level asset information is delivered in real-time to optimize workflow efficiency and asset utilization while linking asset to business process for auditing or compliance.



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Time Domain's New PLUS(TM) 2.0 System Delivers Ultra Wideband (UWB) Real-Time Precision Location at 'Wi-Fi Pricing'



Interaction-Level Real-Time Location at a More Affordable Cost

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., July 23 -- In a move to deliver improved real-time precision asset visibility in healthcare, manufacturing, safety/security and retail environments at a more affordable price, Time Domain Corporation (http://www.timedomain.com/), a leader in precision ultra wideband (UWB) real-time location systems (RTLS), today announced the availability of its new PLUS(TM) 2.0 product line. PLUS 2.0 now delivers the superior location performance of UWB at a total cost of ownership comparable to other less precise RTLS systems.

The new PLUS 2.0 platform is a highly flexible, enterprise-level UWB system that monitors the interaction of thousands of assets, as close as 12 inches, through multiple walls and floors and in "RF noisy" indoor environments with sub-room (portion of a single room) level accuracy. With improved location accuracy and interaction-level asset information in real time, end customers can maximize workflow efficiency, reduce operational costs and improve asset utilization while linking an asset to a business process for auditing or compliance.

"Our partners and their customers can now leverage UWB's superior performance for real-time work-in-process visibility versus other active RFID technologies at a very competitive total cost of ownership," said Greg Clawson, vice president of sales and marketing at Time Domain. "With the release of PLUS 2.0, we are introducing enhanced UWB precision functionality as well as important new features that streamline the installation process and reduce ongoing support costs when deploying RTLS applications."

Time Domain has added a number of advanced features to its PLUS 2.0 Location Engine, providing the company's partners and customers four core levels of UWB precision monitoring that are easily adapted for a variety of application requirements. The PLUS 2.0 Location Engine, which computes the location of PLUS(TM) tags and provides it to the enterprise application software, offers:

-- Zone-based, long-range > 150'/50M location tracking of 1,000s of items simultaneously;

-- 1-d, long-range > 90'/30M tracking of an assembly process with < 36"/1m of accuracy along the line, making it ideal for work-in-process (WIP) manufacturing, especially in highly metallic areas where other RFID technologies fail;

-- 2-d, single floor < 36"/1M precision tracking of people, assets and processes for true operational asset visibility; and

-- 2.5-d, multi-floor < 36"/1M precision tracking for true enterprise scale solutions in large buildings, ensuring 'what floor' as well as 'where on the floor' location.

In addition, PLUS 2.0 eliminates the cumbersome installation of reference tags for calibration recovery during a power outage, or system downtime for maintenance or repair. This ensures 24 x 7 operational availability of the PLUS 2.0 location system.

Sysgen, a Time Domain partner, completed the design and deployment of a 50 reader PLUS 2.0 UWB solution, integrated with its Tracpoint application, at the Nesconset Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, a 240-resident, 200,000 square-foot healthcare facility. Implemented over two days in June 2008, the PLUS 2.0 upgrade is delivering real-time precision tracking of patients and assets resulting in significant productivity gains.

"With PLUS 2.0 providing reliable sub-room monitoring, the real-time location of our assets, employees and patients is always available. If the power goes down or we need to perform maintenance, the system is designed to come back up instantly. Because we get location data every second with sub-room level precision, we can replace our old wandering prevention technology and monitor the whereabouts and condition of our patients everywhere in the facility. RTLS is the future of long-term care and our investment in the Sysgen/Time Domain Solution allows us to positively impact our bottom line while improving the care of our residents," said Robert Heppenheimer, owner and executive director of Nesconset Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation.

The PLUS 2.0 UWB product line is available now through Time Domain's network of value added resellers. For more information on PLUS 2.0, visit www.timedomain.com.

About Time Domain Corporation

Time Domain is the world leader in ultra wideband (UWB) product development and provides solutions that enable enterprises to maximize productivity of their people and assets using a real-time location system (RTLS). Our products and professional services deliver "Precise Location for a World in Motion" to the healthcare, retail, and other vertical markets and are sold and supported through a network of certified channel partners. Time Domain's new Precision Location UWB System (PLUS(TM) 2.0) products are powered by the innovative PulsON suite of UWB technologies, which are also available for strategic OEM integration. For more information, please visit www.timedomain.com. Pharos Capital Group, LLC, www.pharosfunds.com, of Dallas, Texas and Nashville, Tennessee is Time Domain's largest Private equity investor.

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