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Proxim Receives Overall Partnership Award for 2003 From Ingram Micro U.S. Award Recognizes Proxim's Role in Launch of Target On Surveillance Project SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Proxim Corporation , a global leader in wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and wide area networks, today announced that it has received the Overall Partnership Award for 2003 from leading global IT distributor, Ingram Micro Inc. . Proxim won the award in part for its role in providing the products, tools and training that helped Ingram Micro's sales and technical organizations develop and deliver the company's surveillance program launched in August, 2003. Proxim was one of nine vendors presented with an award during a ceremony at Ingram Micro's annual Marketing Symposium held on October 8th. The prestigious award is given to business partners that excel in the areas of strategy, execution, follow-through, success and ROI. Proxim's work in supporting the development and execution of Ingram Micro's surveillance program contributed significantly to its winning the award. The program combines traditional security equipment such as cameras and video, with digital and wireless technologies to deliver customized solutions that meet the increased surveillance and security needs of vertical industries such as education, enterprise, government, military, retail and transportation. Proxim teamed with Axis to create the innovative solution set which Ingram Micro implemented and marketed, along with products from other leading manufacturers such as Cisco, HP and Sony. "Proxim has taken a proactive role in providing the right products, tools and training to our sales, marketing and technical organizations along with our solution providers," said Kevin Murai, president of Ingram Micro North America. "Their awareness of our customers' needs for support and guidance in this new emerging market has been tremendous." "Providing customers with an end-to-end solution was critical to Ingram Micro's ability to address the growing market for security and surveillance," said Deborah Ablahat-Cipriano, senior vice president of sales and marketing for Proxim. "We were pleased to play such an integral role in designing and developing that solution and are honored that Ingram Micro chose to acknowledge our contribution with this award." About Proxim Proxim Corporation is a global leader in wireless networking equipment for Wi-Fi and wide area networks. The company is providing its enterprise and service provider customers with wireless solutions for public hot spots, voice and data backhaul, enterprise campuses, security and surveillance, broadband wireless access and mobile professionals. This press release and more information about Proxim can be found on the Web at http://www.proxim.com/. Safe Harbor This press release includes forward-looking information and statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Statements regarding the expected benefits of products, including statements regarding the expected performance of Proxim's ORiNOCO products, including performance related to ease of deployment, cost efficiency, flexibility, speed, security, throughput and reliability, are subject to the following risks: that the expected benefits will not be realized by end customers; that products will not be as easily deployable as anticipated; that products will not perform as designed; that products will not be available due to manufacturing or supply issues; that products will not comply with future standards; that the product pricing will not be competitive as anticipated; that network support costs will not be as low as expected; and other risks and uncertainties associated with Proxim's business. For additional information regarding risks relating to Proxim's business, see Proxim Corporation's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 28, 2003 and June 27, 2003, recent current reports on Form 8-K and other relevant materials filed by Proxim with the SEC. DATASOURCE: Proxim Corporation CONTACT: Amy Martin of Proxim Corporation, +1-408-731-2781, or ; or Lori S. Hultin of LSH Communications, +1-818-879-4651, or , for Proxim Corporation Web site: http://www.proxim.com/

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