Ekahau Inc, Saratoga, Calif, a provider of Wi-Fi-based real-time location systems (RTLS), has introduced the Ekahau positioning engine (EPE) 4.2, which helps improve the solution’s ability to deliver standards-based location accuracy, speed, and savings to the Wi-Fi-based RTLS market and application developers.

The product is the foundation of the company’s RTLS, a turnkey system that can be installed over any brand or generation of Wi-Fi infrastructure. The RTLS provides a software solution that supports location tracking with room-level or better accuracy using the existing Wi-Fi network. It does not require additional chokepoints, UWB antennas, or other proprietary infrastructure.

The company has incorporrated new features such as added event management, better scalability, and faster deployment. The positioning engine’s HTTP API allows it to be used as a development platform for RTLS application development and ERP integration.