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MyFax Internet fax services introduced to business travelers
Wireless Logix Group and Protus IP Solutions team to put internet fax into the hands of busy travelers
Princess Expands Internet Options With Fleetwide Wireless Access, New Internet Cafes
V- LINK UNVEILS SITE-LOGIX AT HITEC TRADESHOW
V-Link wins $ 1 million contract to build, manage and support Wi-Fi network for TravelCenters of America
V-Link partners with Lantana Communications to deliver Wi-Fi solutions to enterprises
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February 13, 2006 — Wireless Logix GroupTM and Protus IP Solutions announce the integration of MyFax into the BizCenter™ Logix business center solution located in hotel lobbies, airport club lounges and Multi-Dwelling-Units (MDUs) throughout the United States. MyFax, an internet-based fax service offered by Protus, allows busy business travelers to send and receive faxes using existing email accounts or the web. It also enables users to better manage their fax communication – reduces paper usage and allows faxes to be scheduled at a preset date, all at a lower cost than traditional fax servers or fax machines, regardless of physical location.
“Mobile workers expect information immediately and demand that voice and data keep pace with their business requirements and hectic schedules,” says Joseph Nour, CEO of Protus IP Solutions. “Partnering with Wireless Logix to bring our MyFax service to business people in transit answers a huge demand for mobility, accessibility and the capability to transmit paperless documents as needed.”
Faxing is a critical component to many business transactions where sales orders, purchase agreements, contracts and other documents are time sensitive. With Internet-based faxing capability, faxes can easily be forwarded, saved and stored digitally, allowing for smarter document management. Internet fax virtually eliminates lost pages, allows for immediate electronic document storage and ensures delivery of the document to the right hands. A key benefit MyFax offers Internet fax users in a public facility is document confidentiality. Using Internet fax service, business users eliminate the risk posed by traditional fax machines of exposing private and confidential faxes as they sit idly on the paper tray.
BizCenter Logix is a complete business center solution developed for public access at airline club lounges, hotels, resorts, condominiums, apartments, libraries and similar places. Utilizing the combination of secure browser software ‘NetStopPro’ and a multi-function device, business centers can provide users with high speed Internet access, printing, copying, scanning and Internet faxing services.
“Offering a business executive Internet based faxing capability in our business centers, provides them with the confidence that their fax communications remain secure and confidential with easy access through their email and from the web,” says, Abbas Sadriwalla, CEO, Wireless Logix Group. “With the integration of MyFax internet-based fax functionality into the BizCenter Logix solution, business center owners can further streamline their business processes and eliminate all associated costs of hardware, software and phone lines.”
About MyFax
MyFax is an Internet fax service provided by Protus IP Solutions. the world. Since Protus was established more than 8 years ago, customers within the finance, insurance, real estate, pharmaceutical and retail industries have trusted their outsourced communication needs to our reliable service. We manage 600,000,000 faxes per year, we deliver 300,000 pages per hour, and we dial 320,000 calls per hour. On-line Internet fax services targeting Personal, Small Business and Corporate users are sold under the brand name MyFax. Protus solutions are sold both directly and through a network of worldwide partners, including major service providers. Additional information is available at www.protus.com or www.myfax.com.
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Princess Expands Internet Options With Fleetwide Wireless Access, New Internet Cafes
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Passengers Can Now Log on With Personal Laptops Aboard Every Ship
SANTA CLARITA, Calif., Dec. 03 /PRNewswire/ -- Passengers who pack their own laptop can now use it to check their email or surf the Internet aboard any Princess ship. Wireless "hotspots" for Internet access have been expanded throughout the fleet, and are now available on all 14 Princess vessels.
Passengers who want to enjoy web surfing from the comfort of their own computer can purchase Internet time for just 35 cents per minute and settle back to check their email or stock quotes from any of the ships' atrium areas.
In addition, the Internet will be even more accessible aboard several ships which will sport new Internet Cafes, significantly expanding the number of computer terminals onboard. "Staying connected is important to many of our passengers," said Jan Swartz, Princess' senior vice president of customer service and sales.
"So we are continually looking for ways that we can offer the convenience of additional Internet services that enable people to keep in touch on vacation. We have been gradually rolling our Wi-Fi program out over the past year and are very pleased to now be able to feature it fleetwide."
Passengers may purchase time on Princess' Wireless Network at the passenger services desk at a rate of $10.50 for 30 minutes. To access the network, users will need a laptop with wireless capabilities. Passengers with computers that do not already have a wireless network card may purchase a 'Windows XP' compatible card on board.
New Internet Cafes are springing up throughout the fleet as well. Sun Princess, Dawn Princess and Regal Princess have each recently debuted a new Internet center. The centers feature 13 terminals on Regal Princess and 20 terminals each on Sun Princess and Dawn Princess.
Princess' Wireless Network first launched last year with the debut of Island Princess. All new ships have debuted with the service, and other vessels have been updated to offer the feature during the past year.
Fleetwide, Princess ships provide a range of Internet capabilities. Shipboard Internet Cafes feature between eight and 26 terminals, depending on the vessel. Most centers are open 24 hours a day and are easily accessed when passengers swipe their cruise cards through the computer's card reader. Selected vessels also provide computer stations in the ship's library. Terminals offer Internet access with direct links to most popular web-based email providers, and passengers can print from the web for $1 per page.
Princess' wireless internet access capabilities were created in association with V-Link Solutions, Inc., one of the top-five Wi-Fi service providers in the United States. "As a leader in deploying complete Wi-Fi solutions to the hospitality and travel industries, we are proud to continue to be a part of Princess Cruises' success in the technology arena," said Abbas Sadriwalla, CEO of V-Link Solutions and Kiosk Logix. "With more than 500 of our NetStop software licenses from Kiosk Logix already at work for Princess in their on-board cyber cafes, we look forward to continuing this solid relationship."
Additional information is available through a professional travel agent, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS, or by visiting the company's website at
http://www.princess.com.
About Princess Cruises: One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is a global cruise and tour company operating a fleet of 14 modern ships renowned for their innovative design and wide array of choices in dining, entertainment and amenities, all provided in an environment of exceptional customer service. A recognized leader in worldwide cruising, Princess offers its passengers the opportunity to escape to the top destinations around the globe, with sailings to all seven continents, ranging in length from seven to 30 days. The company, which celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2005, is part of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK).
About V-Link Solutions: V-Link Solutions, Kiosk Logix, V-Link Hospitality Technologies, and DataScan, together known as the Wireless Logix Group, provide complete Wi-Fi and WLAN business solutions. For more information please visit
http://www.vlinknet.com.
Princess Cruises is a proud member of World's Leading Cruise Lines. Our exclusive alliance also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises, Windstar Cruises and The Yachts of Seabourn. Sharing a passion to please each guest, and a commitment to quality and value, our member lines appeal to a wide range of lifestyles and budgets. Together we offer exciting and enriching cruise vacations to the world's most desirable destinations.
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News, background information and photography are available 24/7 at
http://www.princess.com/news. SOURCE Princess Cruises
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Super Net and V-Link Solutions Deploy BelAir Networks Wide Area Wi-Fi System to Expand Network in Louisiana State University Region
New Network Provides Wireless Access for Louisiana State University Area Residential and Business Community
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 21, 2004 - Whether over e-mail, Instant Messaging (IM) or their cell phones, today's college students are known for staying in constant contact with one another. Now, students, residents and businesses in the communities near the Louisiana State University (LSU) can do just that - wirelessly with BelAir Networks' Wide Area Wi-Fi solution.
Super Net, a leading wireless and wired Internet communications services company, and V-Link Solutions, a leading Wi-Fi services provider, integrated BelAir Networks' Wide Area Wi-Fi solution to create a combined Power Line Communications (PLC) and broadband Wi-Fi network for the residential and business communities adjacent to LSU. The deployment delivers high speed Internet access over two square miles of open areas and buildings around LSU including 2,200 apartment units that are currently under-served by broadband providers.
"By partnering with leaders in Wi-Fi and PLC technologies, Super Net has demonstrated a successful alternative business model for ISPs," said Super Net president Kevin Dufresne. "We've proven that Wi-Fi can be used effectively to offer reliable and lower cost Internet service that is competitive with telephone and cable operators, while offering users the added benefits of mobility and convenience."
Super Net connected the BelAir Wide Area Wireless system to its PLC Internet service which delivers broadband over electrical power lines throughout the areas surrounding LSU. The entire system is managed by V-Link's PASSYM back-end network provisioning and monitoring platform. PASSYM provides important user billing and authentication services, over both the Wi-Fi and the PLC segments of the network.
"We are very pleased to be part of such a sophisticated solution combining Wi-Fi and PLC to deliver broadband Internet services to the LSU area," said Abbas Sadriwalla, CEO, V-Link Solutions, Inc. "With more than 600 Wi-Fi and wired networks deployed and currently under our management, we have the experience and the expertise to provide quality services to users on this network."
As a customer logs into the system, V-Link's PASSYM platform ensures that the users are authenticated against their profile in a database to maintain proper usage as well as monitor the length of time the system is used. V-Link also provides 24X7 phone-in technical support to end users and network administrators.
"Broadband wireless access is an increasingly important collaboration tool for both business and academic communities," said Phil Belanger, vice president of marketing for BelAir Networks. "We are pleased to partner with two innovative companies to provide a creative communications solution for the community around LSU."
The four BelAir200 nodes installed around the LSU region enable high speed access to the entire network at conveniently located hot zones throughout the surrounding area. Built specifically for outdoor deployment, the BelAir200 can be mounted directly on buildings, on light poles in parking lots and city streets. Each BelAir200 includes up to three backhaul radio modules that create 5 GHz point-to-point links to form the wireless backhaul mesh that interconnects all of the BelAir200 nodes. The BelAir200 access radio module supports Wi-Fi client access in the 2.4 GHz band and includes integrated antennas that project Wi-Fi signals over a large area outdoors or into multi-story buildings from the outside. The resulting system delivers unmatched capacity, security and scalability for multi-application Wi-Fi networks.
About Super Net Inc.
Super Net provides ISP service solutions for MDU and MTU property owners, businesses and residents by leveraging state of the art Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) and PLC (Power Line Communications) technologies. Through strategic partnerships with leading providers of these technologies, Super Net has rapidly gained market share in the Baton Rouge region. Headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Super Net is poised to lead the MDU/MTU Internet service provider market. For additional information, contact kevin@1supernet.com or (225) 298-1230. http://1SuperNet.com
About V-Link Solutions, Inc.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based V-Link Solutions, Inc. is a leader in delivering complete Wi-Fi solutions to the hospitality, travel and housing markets. It is one amongst a small handful of companies to own a backend solution for monitoring, metering and billing users in a Wi-Fi network. Ranked amongst the top five Wi-Fi services providers in the US, V-Link Solutions has grown rapidly since its inception in 2001 to become a major player in deploying and managing Wi-Fi hotspots across continental North America for customers such as the Hilton, Marriott, InterContinental and other leading hotels as well as the Travel Centers of America and Princess Cruise Lines. V-Link Solutions is a member company of the Wireless Logix Group.
www.vlinknet.com
About BelAir Networks
BelAir Networks is the only company to offer scalable, Wide Area Wi-Fi. Built specifically for outdoor deployments, BelAir Networks' patented solution integrates easily and transparently into the existing networks and the physical infrastructure of downtown business districts, hotels and resorts, and college campuses. BelAir Networks' Wide-Area Wi-Fi delivers maximum network capacity at the lowest cost - in days, not weeks. Founded in 2001, BelAir Networks is a privately held company headquartered in Kanata, Ontario. For more information, please visit
www.belairnetworks.com
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V-Link wins $ 1 million contract to build, manage and support Wi-Fi network for TravelCenters of America
Fort Lauderdale, Florida. June 1, 2004. V-Link Solutions has won a contract from the largest full service travel center company in the US, TravelCenters of America Inc (TA), to build, manage and support Wi-Fi hot spots at all of TA's 125 owned travel centers and several franchised locations as well. The Wi-Fi hot spots will be operated under the TA SpeedZone SM brand and will be fully operational by July 3, 2004. The TA SpeedZone SM high speed internet connectivity service is being offered as a paid service, with multiple price points. End users can access the service with pre-paid cards or use credit cards to pay online.
V-Link will provide back end management (authentication, metering, billing and monitoring) for these hotspots with its proprietary web based back end engine called PASSYM. It will also provide 24/7/365 technical support to the network's administrators and end users.
As part of the contract, V-Link has integrated its billing engine into TA's RoadKing Club loyalty program, thereby permitting TA RoadKing Club members to redeem their TA RoadMile points to purchase access time or to add time to their TA SpeedZone accounts.
Comments Abbas Sadriwalla, Chief Executive, V-Link, "As a solutions provider, V-Link encourages customers to put their own brands on the Wi-Fi networks we build and manage for them, because we view the wireless high speed internet network as the infrastructure on which other services will be deployed in the future. Integrating TA's loyalty points program into the Wi-Fi network is an example of how such networks can be put to multiple uses. We have several other innovative applications and solutions which work off Wi-Fi networks, and we can bring these technologies to the table as the need arises".
For more information visit
www.vlinknet.com
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V-Link partners with Lantana Communications to deliver Wi-Fi solutions to enterprises
Fort Lauderdale, January 14, 2004
V-Link Solutions Inc., has entered into a partnership with Dallas based Lantana Communications Inc., to deliver integrated Wi-Fi business solutions to Lantana's current and future clients. Lantana Communications is a national communications solutions provider that configures Avaya's cutting-edge converged communications products into business solutions for medium and large sized enterprises. It posted sales revenues estimated at $25 million in 2003.
V-Link will extend Lantana's offerings with its established Wi-Fi products and services including its managed back end services for Wi-Fi networks, its Wi-Fi enabled, kiosk based self service solutions, its innovative Wi-Fi applications for the hospitality industry, its wireless high speed internet services, and integration services to enable new Wi-Fi technologies to work seamlessly with legacy platforms.
Comments Abbas Sadriwalla, CEO, V-Link Solutions, "Adding Wi-Fi connectivity to conventional wireline communications platforms makes business sense because it allows mobile workers within the enterprise to stay connected and productive. Enterprises have made substantial investments in communications networks, and the case for leveraging these networks to derive additional business benefits with Wi-Fi connectivity is compelling. We are very pleased to partner with Lantana Communications to enable its customers to go Wi-Fi."
Lantana's premier clients include Coca-Cola, SouthWest Airlines, Travelocity, Eagle Global Logistics, East Texas Medical Centre Regional Health Care System etc. Lantana was nominated Avaya Business Partner of the Year for 2003 and has won several other citations as well.
Adds Jonathan Irwin, President, Lantana Communications, "V-Link is a critical partner providing business value around our emerging Wi-Fi technology offerings. Lantana's partnership with V-Link will enable our customers to leverage their advanced business communications applications to derive measurable ROI and differentiation."
Fort Lauderdale based V-Link Solutions was incorporated in 2001 as a private company. Uniquely positioned within the Wi-Fi services industry as a complete Wi-Fi business solutions provider, V-Link has grown rapidly to become a major player in Wi-Fi services. Its operations now span continental North America and it has a multinational presence in over 60 countries through strategic partners.
For more information please visit
www.vlinknet.com
