Rajant Corporation Announces MSHA Certification of the BreadCrumb WE-IS for Wireless Mesh Networking in Underground Coal Mines

Mine Safety and Health Administration Certifies That the BreadCrumb WE-IS Meets
the Safety Requirements of Title 30 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 23
MALVERN, Pa.--(Business Wire)--
Rajant Corporation today announced that the Mine Safety and Health
Administration (MSHA) has approved the BreadCrumb WE-IS for use in gassy
underground coal mines. Originally designed for military applications, the
BreadCrumb WE-IS is the only hardware of its type that is constructed for
portable use, weighing in at less than five pounds. 

The Miners` Act of 2006 required all US coal mines to have a communication and
tracking plan in place for disaster control and prevention. To avoid the dangers
of spark ignition from electrical equipment, MSHA also instituted safety
parameters for related networking hardware. The Rajant BreadCrumb WE-IS
underwent extensive analysis and testing by MSHA. 

"The BreadCrumb product line is ideal for use in mine safety, rescue and
emergency operations," said Peter Lenard, Senior Vice President at Rajant
Corporation. "After a rigorous testing period, we`re proud to have achieved MSHA
certification for the BreadCrumb WE-IS and pleased to be able to make this
proven, safe, high-quality networking product available for the underground coal
mining industry." 

The BreadCrumb WE-IS wireless node can be used to create a stand-alone network
or the extension of an existing network. Rajant`s BreadCrumb technology supports
voice, data and position location applications. The BreadCrumb WE-IS comes with
one radio, a high-gain flexible antenna, integrated IS battery, BITE LED for
range notification and placement, and a rugged industrial-grade case. Rajant has
additional BreadCrumb products in evaluation by MSHA which feature extended
battery life and multiple radio configurations. 

About Rajant:

Rajant Corporation enables secure communications-on-the-move through a portable
meshed wireless network that can rapidly reconfigure and adapt in real-time.
Rajant`s BreadCrumb Wireless solutions provide networks for Military, Mining,
Homeland Security, First Responders and Public Safety and provide voice and data
communications across a meshed, self-healing network. Rajant`s BreadCrumb
network nodes communicate with IP based client devices such as laptops, PDAs,
video cameras, satellite terminals, networked radios, RFID`s and sensor devices.
Please visit www.rajant.com or call (484) 595-0233.

Rajant Corporation
Dianne Schwarztrauber, 484-595-0233
[email protected]

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS108873+25-Sep-2009+BW20090925