Bluesocket Strengthens Management Team with Strategic Personnel Moves

BURLINGTON, Mass. - April 12, 2007 - Bluesocket, Inc., (www.bluesocket.com) the leader in open wireless network, security and management solutions, today announced the addition of Mike Braatz to its management team as vice president of marketing. The company also named its current vice president of sales, Ann Doyle, to vice president of worldwide sales. These appointments further strengthen Bluesocket's seasoned executive management team and broaden the company's presence in the global wireless LAN market.

"Mike's background in developing strategic marketing programs and managing business development efforts will be an invaluable asset to our management team," said Mads Lillelund, CEO at Bluesocket. "His expertise in conjunction with Ann's proven global leadership will continue Bluesocket's growth in key markets and evolve our award-winning product family to deliver customers the highest level of quality and performance."

Braatz was most recently the vice president of marketing and business development for PanGo Networks, where he was instrumental in forming strategic alliances and partnerships, and directing global marketing and communications programs. While at PanGo - a leader in the enterprise asset tracking solutions market - he focused on building and executing go-to-market strategies with a variety of market-leading wireless infrastructure companies, ISVs and distribution partners, resulting in significant customer acquisitions and market penetration.

Prior to PanGo Networks, Braatz was a co-founder and vice president of business development at Optiant. There, he helped launch the company into the supply chain optimization marketplace, built the company's strategic partnerships and was instrumental in all customer and go-to-market campaigns designed to enhance the company's market leadership position. Before Optiant, Braatz was a consultant with Bain & Company where he worked with companies in the wireless, software and manufacturing industries. Drawing from these experiences, he will further strengthen Bluesocket?s marketing and business development efforts.

"Bluesocket has a strong track record of delivering complete and secure mobility solutions to customers across a variety of markets. I look forward to building on that strength to forge new alliances and launch Bluesocket as a major player into emerging wireless markets such as voice over Wi-Fi and fixed mobile convergence," said Braatz.

Also announced today, Ann Doyle, vice president of sales, Americas, was appointed to lead the company's worldwide sales operations. Ann joined Bluesocket in July 2006 and has since played a critical role in building the company's channel and North American sales programs. With more than 25 years of experience in North American and international sales, this promotion recognizes her ability to help Bluesocket penetrate new global markets, while growing existing relationships with international partners and customers.

"The wireless market continues to grow at a rapid pace, bringing many new and diverse opportunities to Bluesocket," added Doyle. "With an award-winning product line and a strong customer-centric approach, Bluesocket will continue to advance and deliver a complete, seamless and integrated mobility solution that our customers can build on as their wireless needs continue to expand and evolve."

About Bluesocket

Founded in 1999, Bluesocket is a leader in open, standards based enterprise mobility solutions. Bluesocket is the first company to deliver an enterprise communication solution that unifies secure wireless LAN, SIP-based enterprise Voice over IP and fixed mobile convergence. Its complete wireless network and voice solution portfolio bring trust and simplicity to increasingly complex wireless networks maximizing customer ROI and increasing their competitive edge. For more information, please visit http://www.bluesocket.com.

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