The World Economic Forum of Geneva, Switzerland, in conjunction with Apax Partners and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, has selected Kiyon, Inc of La Jolla, CA as one of its worldwide Technology Pioneers for 2005. The World Economic Forum, known for its annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland that attracts government and business leaders from around the world, chose 29 companies as Technology Pioneers for 2005 that it considers developing and applying the most innovative and transformational technologies in their area and have the potential to significantly impact the way business and society operates. Kiyon was chosen for its advancement in wireless technology.

Kiyon’s selection as a Technology Pioneer is based on its innovations in mesh networking aimed at the center of converging trends involving wireless mobility, ubiquitous connectivity and an evolution of all communications media toward a common packet-based Internet Protocol. The Kiyon Autonomic Network (KAN) software allows for QoS and complete broadband and TCP/IP throughput over multiple hops in a wireless mesh network. Kiyon’s software kernel is downloadable to any client or consumer electronic device for P2P and M2M connectivity and solves the key throughput problem for wireless broadband transmission to guarantee at least 2 Mbps of broadband for each client, while continually self-managing all network and application functions automatically. Kiyon’s technology serves as an “Operating System for Convergence” for high bandwidth applications connected by WiFi/802.11x, UWB, WiMax or other wireless platform in the home, business, or community setting.

“Kiyon is proud to be among the World Economic Forum Class of 2005 Technology Pioneers,” stated Dr. Michael Nova, Founder and CEO of Kiyon. “This is a recognition of an irreversible trend toward ubiquitous wireless connectivity, and Kiyon’s ability to deliver the software solution that will seamlessly link this expanding universe of mobile devices. KAN is the only wireless mesh technology that can run high-level protocols and multimedia, including mesh VoIP, streaming and real-time video, home Audio-Visual streaming, RFID and supply-chain applications, and many others requiring substantial bandwidth over any radio.”

The World Economic Forum established the Technology Pioneers program in 2000 to provide a new perspective on technological change. The World Economic Forum runs the program with Apax Partners and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu as Strategic Partners. The Forum monitors and highlights innovations from around the world that will change and improve society. Each year members, constituents and collaborators of the World Economic Forum nominate Technology Pioneers. An external review committee comprised of technology experts evaluates nominees. The criteria for selection include: Innovation; Potential Impact; Growth and Sustainability; Proof of Concept; Leadership; and Non-affiliated Status.

Kiyon, Inc (www.kiyon.com) was founded in early 2003 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California. Its proprietary communications protocol for autonomic mesh networking is distinguished from other networking technologies by virtue of its unique ability to maintain broadband throughput capacity over multiple hops, and versatile MAC layer routing that allows it to interface with any higher-level application. It is ideally suited for wireless TCP/IP propagation and running various high level broadband applications; whether an IP backbone or direct P2P between clients.

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