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Rajant Wireless BreadCrumbs Safe from Newly Discovered Wi-Fi Protected Access Security Attacks
Rajant Corporation’s Wireless Mesh Systems Are Completely Secure From Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol Attacks
MALVERN, PA, November 18, 2008 - Rajant Corporation, a leading provider of portable, high-speed
mobile wireless networking solutions, announced today that its BreadCrumb® users need not be
concerned about the newly discovered Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) security attacks, as they
are protected through advanced protocols designed for sensitive government applications.
TKIP was designed by the IEEE 802.11i task group and the Wi-Fi Alliance as a solution to replace a less
robust security protocol called WEP without requiring the replacement of legacy hardware. This was
necessary because the breaking of WEP had left Wi-Fi networks without viable link-layer security and a
solution was required for already deployed hardware. The Wi-Fi Alliance endorsed TKIP under the name
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA). The IEEE endorsed the final version of TKIP, along with more robust
solutions such as 802.1X and the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) based CCMP, when they
published IEEE 802.11i in 2004. The Wi-Fi Alliance soon afterwards adopted the full specification under
the marketing name WPA2. Recently, two researchers have published the vulnerability details of TKIP.
“Because of its relationship to WEP, which has been easily breakable for years, we have long suspected
that it would only be a matter of time before TKIP was also vulnerable” said Marty Lamb, Software
Development Manager at Rajant. “Our military and other security-conscious customers required us to
support CCMP with key sizes up to 256 bits for the most secure mobile wireless systems accessible by
off-the-shelf client devices. All a user needs to do is click “CCMP” - for either WPA or WPA2 – and the
TKIP attacks become irrelevant.” He continued, “Our mesh encryption has always been based on AES-
256 and is also immune to these attacks.”
The Rajant BreadCrumb ME2 is currently under certification testing for Federal Information Processing
Standards (FIPS) 140-2 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). A CCMP-only
configuration is strictly enforced when running in FIPS 140-2 mode.
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.
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Peabody Energy Selects Rajant and Wagner Equipment for Wireless Communications System
Rajant Corporation and Wagner Equipment Ink Deal to Provide Wireless Mesh
BreadCrumb®
Systems for the Peabody El Segundo Mine
MALVERN, PA, September 23, 2008 - Rajant Corporation, a leading provider of portable mobile
wireless networking solutions, announced today that it has entered into a reseller agreement with Denverbased
Wagner Equipment Co. (Wagner) to distribute and support its BreadCrumb® wireless mesh
communications product line. In addition, Wagner has successfully commissioned a mine-wide
deployment of BreadCrumbs at the Peabody El Segundo operation for a Machine Guidance Control
System.
Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) is the world's largest private-sector coal company, with 2007 sales of 238
million tons and $4.6 billion in revenues. Peabody’s coal products fuel approximately 10 percent of all
U.S. electricity generation and 2 percent of worldwide electricity. The El Segundo Mine, located in
Northwest New Mexico is ramping up to produce 6 million tons of coal per year to serve rapidly
expanding electricity needs in the Southwest.
“Rajant is very proud to be partnered with Wagner, part of the worldwide Caterpillar dealer network,”
said Frank Olivieri, Director of Mining Business Development for Rajant. “Wagner has a great reputation
in the mining industry and winning the confidence of Peabody Energy is a great endorsement of the
Rajant BreadCrumb wireless mesh solution.”
Through Wagner, the exclusive Caterpillar dealer in the area, the El Segundo mine is using Rajant
BreadCrumb® systems as the wireless mobile network for Caterpillar’s CAESultra® equipped tractors in
an interconnected wireless, meshed, self-healing network that also allows trucks, shovels, dozers, VoIP
Phones, and laptops to communicate with each other in real-time. Many devices that require wireless
communications are constantly on the move throughout the mine and the BreadCrumb® nodes will be
able to rapidly adapt to any changes in the network topology, assuring that IP traffic uptime and
bandwidth are maximized.
“Wagner is excited to be an authorized Rajant reseller”, said Jeff Gartz, Sales Development Manager for
Wagner Equipment. “The Rajant BreadCrumb® solution is already helping mining companies such as
Peabody Energy become more efficient with their operations. Because of their ability to adapt and scale,
we think the Rajant technology will prove to be a competitive advantage to those companies who choose
to deploy it.”
A unique benefit of a Rajant network is that no ‘root node’, central access point or ‘LAN controller’ is
required, thus eliminating extra network latency and single points of failure. The adherence to open
standards by Rajant allows the tractors to receive high precision RTK GPS corrections and share terrain
data in real-time through peer-to-peer communications by the BreadCrumbs.
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Mine Site Technologies and Rajant Corporation Deploy Wireless Mesh Systems in Two Mines
Mobile Rajant BreadCrumb® Systems Newly Deployed in Two Australian Mines
MALVERN, PA, September 22, 2008 - Rajant Corporation, a leading provider of portable mobile
wireless networking solutions, announced today that its global partner Mine Site Technologies (MST)
has secured two new mining deployments in Australia using the Rajant BreadCrumb® wireless mesh
solution. Recently announced as Rajant's global partner for mining, MST is the leading mining solutions
provider, specializing in the development and supply of communications technology and services to the
global mining industry.
Beaconsfield Gold is an underground gold mine owned by Beaconsfield Gold, N.L., and is Australia’s
richest gold vein located in Tasmania. Pooncarie Mineral Sands is located in Pooncarie, New South
Wales, Australia, and is a Gingko surface operation mine owned by Bemax Resources Limited.
“We are very pleased with the results of this powerful partnership,” said Peter Lenard, Senior Vice
President, Business Development for Rajant. “MST’s strong reputation and mining expertise paired with
Rajant’s dependable wireless mesh solutions make a winning combination for the customer.”
The two mines will deploy a large number of Rajant BreadCrumb®
systems in an interconnected
wireless, meshed, self-healing network that will allow loader trucks, shovels, pumps, laptops and other
production equipment to communicate with each other in real-time. Many devices that require wireless
communications are constantly on the move throughout these mines and the BreadCrumb® nodes will be able to quickly adapt to changes in the network topology, assuring that IP traffic uptime and bandwidth
are maximized. A unique benefit of the Rajant network is that no ‘root node’, central access point or
‘LAN controller’ is required, thus eliminating additional network latency and single points of failure.
“MST is encouraged by the results, as well as the extensive interest received for the Rajant wireless
mesh technology from global customers in open pit and underground operations,” said Mike Foletti,
Vice President of Mine Site Technologies USA. “We are in discussions with other major mining
operators for deployments in Australia, South Africa, Dominican Republic, the U.S. and Canada.”
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Iron Ore Company of Canada Selects Rajant Corporation for Mine Wide Wireless Communications
Rajant Wireless Mesh BreadCrumb® System Utilized for Mining Operational and Safety
Improvements
MALVERN, PA, August 6, 2008 - Rajant Corporation, a leading provider of portable, reliable, and
adaptable wireless networking solutions, announced today that it has been selected by the Iron Ore
Company of Canada (IOC), to supply the primary communications platform for mining operations at the
IOC mine located in Labrador City, Labrador, Canada.
The mine-wide Rajant BreadCrumb® wireless mesh network will enable IOC to run multiple mining
applications such as dispatch and health monitoring of capital equipment. The wireless network will be
comprised of both fixed, stationary systems and a high number of mobile wireless systems all
simultaneously interconnected. Thousands of Rajant BreadCrumb® systems are deployed worldwide,
including a mine-wide installation at the Rio Tinto owned Kennecott Utah Copper mine at Bingham
Canyon.
“Helping IOC improve its operational efficiency and safety was the main driver in using the Rajant
BreadCrumb® wireless mesh system,” said Gary Anderson, Senior Vice President of Mining for Rajant.
“Because of the conditions in Labrador City, we also knew they would require a wireless mesh system
that could handle the extreme temperatures, wind, vibration and dust. Already this year, they have had
temperatures of -40º Celsius and it is not uncommon to have winds over 100 mph.”
IOC will deploy a large number of Rajant BreadCrumb® systems in an interconnected wireless,
meshed, self-healing network that will allow loader trucks, shovels, pumps, laptops and other
production equipment to communicate with each other in real-time. Many devices that require wireless
communications are constantly on the move throughout the mine and the BreadCrumb® nodes will be
able to rapidly adapt to any changes in the network topology, assuring that IP traffic uptime and bandwidth are maximized. A unique benefit of a Rajant network is that no ‘root node’, central access
point or ‘LAN controller’ is required, thus eliminating extra network latency and single points of failure.
IOC is Canada's largest iron ore producer and a leading global supplier of iron ore pellets and
concentrates. Owned by Rio Tinto (58.7%), Mitsubishi Corporation (26.2%), and the Labrador Iron Ore
Royalty Income Fund (15.1%), IOC operates within the Rio Tinto Iron Ore group and maintains its head
office in Montreal, Quebec. The facility began operation in 1962 and has produced more than one
billion tonnes of crude ore with an average iron content of 39 percent.
“We selected the Rajant solution because of its ability to scale to our always changing mine
configuration. We also needed a network system that could handle our tough environment”, said Robert
Kuhne, Mine Management and Control Coordinator for IOC. “Their support has been second to none.”
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Carlson Software and Rajant Corporation Announce Partnership to Deliver Mining and Construction Solutions
World-Class Software over Wireless Mesh Networks Provides Customers with Increased
Productivity
MALVERN, PA, June 10, 2008 - Rajant Corporation, a leading provider of portable, reliable,
and adaptable wireless networking solutions, announced today that it has entered into a
partnership agreement with Carlson Software to provide world-class productivity solutions
primarily for the mining and construction industries.
The partnership combines best-of-breed products from Carlson’s comprehensive suite of civil,
surveying, mining, construction, machine-control, GPS and positioning software applications
over Rajant BreadCrumb® wireless mesh networks. Carlson Software solutions work with the
AutoCAD® engine and as add-on software to AutoCAD® and AutoCAD Map®. Rajant wireless
mesh networks are deployed worldwide, including a mine-wide installation at the Kennecott
Utah Copper mine at Bingham Canyon, owned by Rio Tinto.
“With this strategic partnership, we’re bringing Carlson’s leadership in productivity software
together with the reliability of the Rajant wireless mesh networks to offer mining and
construction customers a world-class solution,” said Gary Anderson, Senior Vice President of
Rajant. "This is a strategic step for Rajant as we continue to expand our global mining division
and we look forward to working with the Carlson team.”
Headquartered in Maysville, Kentucky, Carlson Software has offices, training facilities and
dealers around the world to support mining and construction customers. Carlson Grade is a
Windows XP machine control application that works on dozers, drills, motor graders, scrapers,
excavators, loaders and even bucket-wheel excavators. Carlson SurvCE is a data collection
application which drives nearly all GPS and total station equipment, and works on most
Windows CE data collectors including cell phones. The Carlson Field data collection product
works on Windows-based computers and uses the AutoCAD® engine. It brings full CAD
capability, large image file and aerial photo backdrop capability to the field. In addition, Carlson
provides GIS-CE, an extremely low-cost GIS solution for data gathering. These applications,
and others from the Carlson suite, will now be able to run across a resilient wireless network
using Rajant BreadCrumb® devices through this partnership.
A Rajant network is composed of BreadCrumb® devices that form a wireless, meshed, selfhealing
network. Many devices that require wireless communications are constantly on the move
throughout a mining or construction network. The Rajant network’s BreadCrumb® nodes can
rapidly adapt to any changes in the network topology, assuring that IP traffic uptime and
bandwidth are maximized. A unique benefit of a Rajant network is that no ‘root node’, central
access point or ‘LAN controller’ is required, thus eliminating extra network latency and single
points of failure.
“We at Carlson Software are excited about working with Rajant,” says Bruce Carlson, president
and founder of Carlson Software. “Their wireless mesh technology offers an easy-to-setup, selfhealing,
portable network that is ideal for our construction and mining customers. Rajant's
reliable network is key for implementing remote monitoring, productivity analysis, digital
updating of change orders, and other applications offered by Carlson's Command & Control," he
adds.
About Carlson:
Carlson Software, an independent company founded in 1983, develops software solutions to
bring the land development professional from concept to completion. The 25-year-old company is well known for its comprehensive civil, surveying, mining, plus machine control and
positioning software solutions. Its unlimited, free technical support and dedication to customer
service is unique in the industry. Carlson Software has branch offices in Boston, Atlanta, Front
Royal, Va., and Queensland, Australia. For more information please visit www.carlsonsw.com.
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