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Multispectral Solutions Receives FCC Waiver to Permit Marketing of Higher Power Model of UWB Precision Tracking System
[June 01, 2007]

Multispectral Solutions Receives FCC Waiver to Permit Marketing of Higher Power Model of UWB Precision Tracking System


GERMANTOWN, Md. --(Business Wire)-- Multispectral Solutions, Inc. (MSSI), a leading provider of ultra wideband (UWB) systems, has received an FCC Part 15 rule waiver to allow the marketing of a higher power model of its UWB-based Sapphire DART Precision Asset Location System(TM).



The waiver, exclusive to MSSI, permits higher power UWB systems to be applied to a wide variety of industries including petroleum, gas, nuclear, steel and chemical production and processing facilities; manufacturing and storage facilities for energy materials, radioactive substances and explosive components; prisons; heavy industry and heavy construction sites; mining, ore processing and excavation operations; emergency and disaster locations; shipyard/dock works; and lumber/paper processing mills.

In granting the waiver, the FCC stated that MSSI's request was "in the public interest in that it will permit Sapphire DART systems to operate more effectively and reliably in protecting human life in these high-risk industrial settings, without increasing the risk of interference to authorized services. These activities will enhance the protection afforded to employees of high risk industrial installations that are vital to the public well-being, facilitating homeland security efforts."


About Multispectral Solutions, Inc.

Multispectral Solutions, Inc. is an industry leader in UWB communications, radar and precision positioning systems. MSSI's Sapphire DART received the 2005 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Innovation of the Year and is the world's first FCC-certified, UWB-based, active RFID and tracking system for personnel and asset management. For further information on MSSI and its products and services, please visit www.multispectral.com.

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