Siemens Becomes CWNP Solutions Provider

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 26, 2006 - The CWNP Program, the industry standard for wireless LAN training and certification, today announced that Siemens (NYSE:SI) has become a CWNP Solutions Provider. The certification gives Siemens Professional Services the credentials to design, deploy and support Wi-Fi and wireless LANs that are more secure, reliable and cost-effective.

Introduced in 2004, CWNP Solutions Provider Certification recognizes companies with credibility in the wireless LAN services marketplace.

"I think it's a very big statement to the industry for Siemens to become a CWNP Solutions Provider," said Kevin Sandlin, CEO and co-founder of the CWNP Program. "Siemens is raising the bar for global wireless consulting providers by employing CWNP certified IT professionals, and is making a statement to the industry that the education of their employees will help their bottom line. The best systems engineers, IT professionals, and salespeople in wireless are always the ones with the best training."

Siemens joins other well-known industry leaders Lucent Technologies and INS as the latest company to commit their employees to being the most knowledgeable in wireless.

Siemens HiPath Wireless Portfolio provides a complete solution allowing companies to realize the benefits of true enterprise mobility. Siemens HiPath Professional Services maximizes network, security, and directory infrastructure through design, development, implementation and integration services. By leveraging Siemens expertise and professional resources, IT challenges can be turned into opportunities.

About Siemens

Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the largest global electronics and engineering companies with reported worldwide sales of $96 billion in fiscal 2005. Founded nearly 160 years ago, the company is a leader in the areas of Medical, Power, Automation and Control, Transportation, Information and Communications, Lighting, Building Technologies, Water Technologies and Services and Home Appliances. With its U.S. corporate headquarters in New York City, Siemens in the USA has sales of $18.8 billion and employs approximately 70,000 people throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Thirteen of Siemens' worldwide businesses are based in the United States. With its global headquarters in Munich, Siemens AG and its subsidiaries employ 460,000 people in 190 countries. For more information on Siemens in the United States: www.usa.siemens.com.

About The CWNP Program

The CWNP Program is the industry standard for wireless LAN training and certification. IT professionals in 86 countries have achieved CWNP certification in how to make wireless LANs more secure, cost-effective, and reliable. More than 20 Wi-Fi industry-leading companies have become technology partners with the CWNP Program. The CWNP Program was created by Planet3 Wireless, Inc., a privately-held Georgia corporation. For more information about the CWNP Program, visit www.cwnp.com