September 14, 2011

FREEWAVE TECHNOLOGIES’ EXPERT JIM GARDNER TO PRESENT AT THE 2011 CHEMINNOVATIONS CONFERENCE IN HOUSTON TEXAS

Company executive to present on multiple topics relating to wireless data radio communications, data collection tools and SCADA networks

WHO:             Jim Gardner

                            Oil & Gas Industry Manager

                     FreeWave Technologies, Inc.

                     (www.freewave.com)

Jim Gardner is a seasoned industry veteran in SCADA and data collection technologies and the oil and gas industry manager at FreeWave Technologies, Inc. Gardner has worked in the oil and gas industry since 1975 in various management positions, including as Regional Manager, AMF Tuboscope; as senior vice president and general manager at PRS; as senior vice president and general manager at Remote Operating Systems (ROS); and, as product manager at ABB Totalflow. He joined FreeWave in 2001 as an oil and gas sales manager responsible for launching the company’s products into the oil and gas industry. He currently is a member of ENTELEC, ASGMT and ISHM.

Founded in 1993, FreeWave Technologies is a world leader in the innovative design/manufacture of license-free spread spectrum, licensed band radios and wireless data solutions that are trusted for mission critical applications around the world (www.freewave.com).

WHAT:          Session 6C: Changing the Face of SCADA/Supervisory Control                          Acquisition Data Analysis

Technical Session #1: Demystifying Wireless Ethernet

Wednesday, September 14, 9:30 a.m.

Many SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) managers are looking into converting their telemetry systems from serial communication (RS-232, or RS-485) to Ethernet. Many IT (Information Technology) supervisors are comfortable with Ethernet but have not had much experience with wireless. The trend in data communication is clearly moving to Ethernet, as its advantages are too compelling to ignore: security, faster polling times, mobile communications and more. Internet accessibility and IP addressability all provide benefits previously unavailable with serial communications.

Technical Session #2: The Evolution of Data Collection

Wednesday, September 14, 10:45 a.m.

Today, more pre-planning and system design are necessary to build an expandable, scalable communications network. These systems are much more complex than the older systems and provide far greater versatility and are more robust than the systems built 10 or 15 years ago. This presentation will give an overview of how communication technologies for SCADA have evolved and explain the most effective ways for data collection today.

WHERE:        2^nd Annual ChemInnovations Conference

                        George R. Brown Convention Center

                  1001 Avenida De Las Americas

                  Houston, Texas 77010

WHEN:          Monday, Sept. 13 through Wednesday, Sept. 15

CONTACT:   For more information on FreeWave Technologies, or to set up an interview with Mr. Gardner, please contact:

Christin Jeffers

Catapult PR-IR

(303) 581-7760, ext. 19

cjeffers@catapultpr-ir.com