Sarasota wireless firm harnesses new patent

SARASOTA — Wireless communication firm xG Technology has been awarded a new patent for an automated system that connects users of its xMax broadband system during emergency response situations.

Under the new system emergency response teams at a disaster scene can automatically connect their devices to a registration server, the Sarasota-based firm says in a release. The system works on any type of device, the firm adds.

xG Technology, now with 52 patents, is publicly traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol XGTI. (Recent price: $1) The firm sold $1.33 million of common stock last month.