xG Technology Announces Membership in the International Association of Emergency Managers
Solidifies Company's Commitment to Facilitating the Success of Emergency Management Professionals with its Patented xMax Cognitive Wireless Networking Technology
SARASOTA, Fla., June 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- xG Technology, Inc. ("xG" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: XGTI, XGTIW), a developer of wireless communications and spectrum sharing technologies, announced today that it has joined the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). Founded in 1952 as The U.S. Civil Defense Council, IAEM is now the premier worldwide organization for emergency management professionals.
According to Tim Moynihan, Vice President of Sales at xG Technology, membership in IAEM confirms the company's commitment to helping emergency management teams solve their most pressing communications challenges during a crisis. "Joining IAEM signals our staunch dedication to making a difference in emergency management, which is an important sector for xG," he said. "The xMax system is a first-of-its-kind mobile and scalable wireless broadband data network that can be rapidly deployed anywhere to provide voice, video, and data communications when traditional infrastructure is down due to disasters, whether natural or man-made. Once deployed, any commercial device with WiFi or Ethernet connectivity, including smartphones, tablets, and laptops can be connected to this all-IP network to provide emergency management leaders with unmatched command and control capabilities down to the lowest tactical level."
Moynihan added that the IAEM membership will give xG the opportunity to expose the many benefits of xMax to the widest audience of emergency management professionals possible, and to learn more about their specific needs. "These people live with the issues of disaster response every day," he said, "and they have an acute requirement for mission-assured, voice and data communications. As a dynamically deployable, scalable, and responder-dedicated mobile data network designed to leverage commercial-off-the-shelf smart devices, xMax represents a comprehensive solution to emergency management mission-critical needs currently unmet by existing communications systems."
About xG Technology
xG Technology has created a broad portfolio of intellectual property that makes wireless networks more intelligent, accessible, affordable and reliable. The company has created xMax, a patented all-IP cognitive radio technology that enables robust mobile broadband communications for private, consumer and government networks. xMax can solve the crisis facing the wireless industry caused by data-hungry devices and applications that are straining network capacity. It eliminates the need to acquire scarce and expensive licensed spectrum, thus lowering the total cost of ownership for wireless broadband access. xG's goal is to help wireless broadband networks deliver voice, video and data services to fixed and mobile users. The xMax cognitive radio system incorporates advanced optimizing technologies that include spectrum sharing, interference mitigation, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) and software defined radio (SDR). These and other technologies make xMax ideal for wide area, as well as rapid emergency communication deployment. xG offers solutions for numerous industries worldwide, including urban and rural wireless broadband, utilities, defense, emergency response and public safety.
Based in Sarasota, Florida, xG has 60 U.S. and over 140 international patents and pending patent applications, and its products have been sold in both domestic and foreign markets. xG is a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market where xG common stock is traded under the symbol XGTI and xG warrants are traded under the symbol XGTIW. For more information, please visit www.xgtechnology.com.
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On April 3, 2014, the issuer, xG Technology, Inc., filed a Registration Statement on Form S-1/A Amendment No. 1 (Registration No. 333-194810) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") with respect to the offering to which this press release relates. A copy of the preliminary prospectus for the offering is included in that registration statement. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may obtain these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, copies of the preliminary prospectus and, when available, the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from Roth Capital Partners, LLC, Prospectus Department, 888 San Clement Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660, telephone: 800-678-9147, e-mail: [email protected]; or Feltl and Company, Inc., Prospectus Department, 800 LaSalle Avenue, Suite 2100, Minneapolis, MN, 55402, telephone: 612-492-8800, e-mail: [email protected].
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