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Monday, 10/02/2006 4:15:58 PM

Monday, October 02, 2006 4:15:58 PM

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PROFILE:

Airbee At A Glance
Airbee is an innovator of intelligent software solutions for unwired voice, data and video networking. Products include embedded software, management platform, development tools and services and RF security devices for the auto industry. Our products are designed and engineered to comply with ZigBee / IEEE 802.15.4 global standard.


Applications
Certain environments are not suitable for IP communication
Airbee Software is built to the ZigBee / IEEE 802.15.4 global standard-the strongest, most pervasive standard for RF communications in the world. Our products are designed to provide the framework for advanced control, measurement and communication systems used in a wide array of capacities.



As the demands for productivity are driven ever higher comes the necessity for increased control, measurement communications throughout the enterprise. Airbee Software enables machines, measurement devices and mobile vessels throughout the supply chain to become “intelligent”- able to report the very latest and exact metrics.



Today-enterprise level companies-tomorrow’s commonplace
Organizations-especially those who those enjoy large economies of scale are saving tens of billions of dollars per year through the application of wireless technology throughout their supply chains.-Airbee offers an exceptional value proposition to such manufacturers who design and manufacture components, machines, systems and metrics that are used throughout these enterprise supply chains. Partners who service millions of dollars per year in business are mandated to adopt these better, more effective means of trading. Historically, once a technology innovation enters the supply chain-it begins to manifest downwards-to the very source levels of manufacturing. Airbee is serving today’s enterprise markets and working with partners to make affordable solutions for all partners in the modern supply chain.



Better perspective means better vision
It is the ability to control, measure, and communicate effortlessly throughout the enterprise that drastically improving margins. Having an instant snapshot of data provides today’s managers with better decision making facts-both immediate and long term.



There are no winners in a price war
Solution providers need to provide the highest levels of innovation to meet enterprise mandates. Differentiate system solutions with drastically increased capabilities. Instantly add value to any chip, machine, system or mobile vessel with Airbee Embedded Software.



Embedded Software Market
Many positive factors are driving market growth, including compelling returns on investment for vertical market solutions in the automobile industry healthcare, homeland security, manufacturing, and asset management. “The sheer volume of LR-WPAN wireless chipsets will more than TRIPLE those of WI-FI over the next four years,” according to ON World, which is looking for 767 million units to be shipped in 2007. The Wireless Data Research Group has predicted that the market for low-power, low-cost radio frequency integrated circuits will grow to 730 million units ($4.8B) by 2007, ultimately reaching an annual market size of about $8 billion.



To learn more about the Company, please visit their website at: http://www.airbeewireless.com.





Summary

* ZigBee market is projected to be over 800 million chips shipped and several billion dollars revenue generated by 2007. Zigbee technology is predicted to take over Wi-Fi in wireless market in the next couple years. For more info about Zigbee and its market potential, please see the section below under About ZigBee Wireless Technology .

* The company has started licensed its Zigbee technology to vendors/chip makers.

* The Company entered a technology alliance with Sharp Electronics to provide its platform for use in a wireless headset for a low-cost PDA. It expects to incorporate the technology within several other Sharp products as well.

* Airbee's new agreement with Cambridge Consultants Ltd. could lead to the wireless transfer of information between a variety of clinic and hospital devices, culminating in the integration of medical monitoring equipment with data repository and management systems.

* Airbee's agreement with New Leaf Consulting Ltd. allows for the continued development of wirelessly-connected, sensor-based systems for the agriculture industry. If transmission of sensor-based data proves feasible, this work could lead to a multitude of sensor-based applications for the Airbee UltraLite(tm) MAC in a number of other industries. Please see the section below under Wireless Sensor Networks: Mass Market Opportunities for more details on this multi-billion dollar market.

* The company is in negotiation with car makers, chip makers, electronic manufacturers, medical equipment manufacturers/hospitals, homeland security companies to license its wireless technology.


Basic Facts About the Company

(1) Airbee Wireless Products:
Embedded Software
Intelligent software embedded into microprocessors and the industry’s only network management system. Operating on any processor platform, Airbee allows multiple devices, using ultra-low power cells, to dynamically communicate with each other wirelessly over short distances.



Our core brands are:

- Airbee-ZNS™
ZigBee-ready stack software for peer-to-peer, mesh and star topologies save precious development time while achieving a higher return on investment for ZigBee networks.



- Airbee-ZMAC™
Airbee-ZMAC is fully ZigBee ready and complies completely with IEEE 802.15.4 specifications. It is ready for integration with any application code enabling short-range wireless communication over IEEE 802.15.4 compliant radios.



- Airbee-ZNMS™
The Network Management System product is designed for low-rate Wireless Personal Area Networks (WPAN).



The company is also working on ZigBee-based next generation RFID technology for containers/security, more topics and DDs covering this subject will be forthcoming.

The company has two pending patents on ZigBee technology.

(2) The company's white papers on their technologies: http://www.airbeewireless.com/whitepapers.php


(3) Shares Outstanding: 43 million, float 6.5 million, insiders own 78%. Market cap $14 million at the current stock price of $0.32. 52 weeks price range $1.27 to 0.22.

(4) Employees total: 55. To accelerate the release of finished products, in April, the company will hire 60 subcontractors to work on the software developments (in India).

(5) Presently, the company doesn't spend a lots of money. The monthly burn rate is approximately $45,100 and the debt is less than $120K (the debt is related to its first acquisition).

(6) ABEW Chart and TA (the stock started to trade in Jan 2004, no chart before Dec 2003):

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=ABEW&p=D&yr=0&mn=6&dy=0&id=p78022605430&a=7....


(7) Competitors: Within the niche of Zigbee IP licensing, the company has two direct competitors: Figure 8 Wireless and Helicomm, Inc. Helocomm mainly targets China market.

(8) Listing to OTC BB: The company's auditor Bagell Josephs & Company LLP, are currently in the process of completing FY03 consolidated audit. 10Q is expected to be out during the month of April. Following completion of its audit, the company will apply for listing to OTC Bulletin Board.

(9) The company intends to regularly communicate with shareholders and industry analysts. CEO Sundaresan Raja has recently spoken to both ON World and West Technology Research Solutions. In their forthcoming reports, you will see Airbee and its products regularly mentioned.

(10) AirBee's application for admission to the ZigBee Alliance has been accepted.

(11) AirBee's target market for customers includes semiconductor manufacturers (such as Intel, Taiwan Semiconductor, Samsung, Chipcon, AMD, Phillips, LG, Motorola, etc.), chip set transceiver manufacturers (such as TI, Intel, HP, LG, etc.), radio set manufacturers (such as RF Monolithics, Adcon, etc), and OEMs and systems integrators (such as Honeywell, Nissan Motor, Sony, Sharp Electronics which has already became its customer, Phillips, Bose, Dell, etc.).

(12) The company is in the process of finding and working with a manor defense contractor to render subcontractor services to the US Government.

The Management Team

Technology veterans with extensive expertise in wireless networking products founded Airbee in early 2002. The Company has assembled a team of world-class professionals with proven experience in the design, development, manufacture and marketing of wireless software solutions.

Raj Sundaresan, President & Chief Executive Officer
Gene Sharer, Chief Operating Officer
Ram Satagopan, Chief Technology Officer
Satya M. Akula, Director

More details about the background of each individual, please visit:

http://www.airbeewireless.com/management.php

Press Releases:

The company is in the process of moving from Pinksheet to OTC BB, pending the SEC approval, before the application is approved, the company has refrained from issuing any PRs in this quiet period.

You can find the most comprehensive info about the company from their recent 10K filing:

http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1297533/000095014405000844/g93003e10sb12gza.htm

PRs issued by the company:

http://www.airbeewireless.com/news.php

About ZigBee Wireless Technology

ZigBee is a new wireless protocol based on the IEEE 802.15.4 Standard. It operates in unlicensed RF bands (2.4 GHz globally, 915 MHz in the Americas, and 868 MHz in Europe) with data-throughput of 250 Kbps, 40 Kbps, and 20 Kbps, respectively. ZigBee wireless technology is desirable in many low data-rate markets where low-power and long battery-life are important. The value of ZigBee will be key in many market segments rather than restricted to vertically focused applications. ZigBee is ideal for established and existing infrastructures and enables lower development costs, faster market adoption, and faster return on investment. Zigbee that seeks to revolutionize low-power RF inter-communications. ZigBee chips have the potential to be embedded in consumer electronics, home and building automation devices, industrial controls, PC peripherals, medical sensor applications, remote control toys and games. West Technology Research Solutions LLC estimates that the ZigBee component market will reach $1.7 billion by 2007. For ZigBee's application in Sensor Network market, the estimated market potential is $7 billion by 2008, please see Sensor Networks below for details.

Recent study by West Technology Research Solutions concluded that in a few years it will be common to find as many as 100 ZigBee chips around the house in light switches, fire and smoke detectors, thermostats, appliances in the kitchen, video and audio remote controls, landscaping and security systems. By 2008, there could be more than 300 million ZigBee chipsets shipped annually to the home automation segment alone, according to the market research company.

ZigBee Technology: Wireless Control that Simply Works: Why is ZigBee needed?
http://hometoys.com/htinews/oct03/articles/kinney/zigbee.htm

January 23, 2004 ZigBee Key to Jetsons-style Living
"West Research estimates that annual shipments for ZigBee chipsets for home automation will exceed 339 million units and continue to grow rapidly. "
http://www.internetnews.com/wireless/article.php/3303411

Short Distance Wireless Landscape: Will ZigBee Bring "The Jetsons" Home to Life?

"Palo Wireless expect commercial building control to capture the lion’s share of the budding 802.15.4/ZigBee market, while residential automation and industrial applications follow. Palo Wireless predicts 802.15.4/ZigBee nodes/chipset annual shipments in 2008 to break 160 million"

http://www.mindbranch.com/catalog/product.jsp?partner=110&code=R97-1456

23/11/2003 ZigBee future analysis
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=1869

3/4/2004, ZigBee Proponents Say Technology is On Track

http://www.reed-electronics.com/electronicnews/article/CA401278?stt=000&industry id=22115&industry=Supply+Chain

2/19/03 First Market Research Report on ZigBee Market Potential Issued

"West estimates that the overall ZigBee component market will reach $1.7 billion by 2007. Immediate deployment will occur in Home Automation, Home Networking, Building Automation, Remote Control Toys, Utilities, and Industrial Automation segments."

About Wireless Sensor Networks: Mass Market Opportunities

According to the report written by wireless industry authority OnWorld, Wireless sensor networking is one of the hottest new technology areas today. It has the potential to impact multiple industries and become an essential part of our daily lives. With large existing target markets and indisputable advantages, wireless sensor networking is one of the best opportunities today for startups, developers, investors and OEMs, the market potential is 7 billion dollars by the year of 2008. For more details about this area, please see OnWorld report at:

http://www.onworld.com/html/wirelesssensorsrprt2.htm

About RFID

RFID is an information management tool that employs miniature RF transmitters, sometimes called 'smart labels', that are attached to product packages, cases, pallets and shipping containers to communicate their cargo's identification data via radio waves to "readers" that allow a tagged item to be tracked every step of its journey from component stage in the assembly plant to final manufacture, shipping, and movement through all points in the distribution channel, all the way to the retail shelf and eventual purchase by the end user.


About UWB (Ultra Wide Band):


Ultra Wideband (UWB) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ):
http://www.multispectral.com/UWBFAQ.html

UWB Resource Center:
http://www.palowireless.com/uwb/


FCC gives green light to use UWB:

http://www.uwb.org/news/news.html

here is a good article on UWB:

Far faster than Wi-Fi, Ultrawideband may set the standard:

Posted on Tue, Mar. 23, 2004
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/national/8259193.htm

Disclaimer:

The author of this DD page is NOT paid by the company or any other 3rd parties. The author DID spend hundred of hours in research and making phone calls to the company and its competitors. The purpose of my DD is to dig more info about this company, its technologies, and the sector in general so to make a sound investment. The author did own this stock through purchases made from the open market. This is not a suggestion to buy or sell the stock mentioned in this DD page. This DD is for reference only. Your should do your own research about the accuracy of the information mentioned on this page.

IR & TA DD:
http://airbeewireless.com/investors.php

Share Structure:
OS 52,465,282 Dec. 2, 2005
OS 86.8MM July, 2006
Restricted 69.6MM
Float 17.2MM

The SEC Must Go!
And jail shorters.


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