Intuicom Selected to provide Wireless Networks to the University of Utah Seismic Network 

 Intuicom's Wireless Network Technology Makes Real-Time Seismic Data a Reality

Boulder, CO, May 31, 2002- Intuicom, Inc.™, a leader in wireless data networks optimized for real-time location-based and data-critical applications, announced that it has been selected to provide wireless data network solutions to the University of Utah that will provide real-time availability to the regional seismic information. The Intuicom solution allows the University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) real-time access to their seismic data and full-duplex communication with the sites.

The University of Utah Seismograph Stations Urban Strong-Motion Recording Network currently consists of 45 sites with 20 more to be added this summer. Sensor outputs are digitized on-site at 100 samples-per-second and output serially to a variety of broadcast media. Sites are distributed over the extent of the Wasatch Front urban corridor, a distance of 120 miles. Data from over 25 of these sites will be brought back to the University via Intuicom's wireless network technology. At the University, the data will be used for real-time monitoring of seismic activity in the urban corridor. Data from these sites are used to create a contour map of measured groundshaking, which is broadcast to emergency management personnel.

Utah's wireless networks will utilize Intuicom's Communicator ™ transceivers for two-way data communication back to a central server. The central server will be running Intuicom's WiGate™ Software, that controls and simplifies data flows coming off the network, and provides for the efficient management of the data in an IP format.

"This project presented us with some very challenging communication issues ranging from the overall geographic size of the project to the need for two-way communications and continuous data streaming," said Dave Drobeck, Technical Manager for the program. "Intuicom has worked with us closely to overcome these challenges and provided a solution that really delivers."

"The high-demanding data critical nature of this program really pushes the current communication technology," said Steve Fisher, CEO of Intuicom. "We appreciate the opportunity to participate in this flagship program and to continue to demonstrate what can be accomplished in the real-time monitoring market."

About the University of Utah Regional Seismic Network: The University of Utah Seismograph Stations (UUSS) is a research, educational, and public service entity within the University's Department of Geology and Geophysics. UUSS operates a 100 station Regional seismic network serving the populations of Utah, eastern Idaho and western Wyoming.