Darwin Networks using more of Elastic Networks technology.
The more they can sell, the better it is for us come IPO
time. :)
Cheers,
Rob
hoovershbn.newsalert.com
Darwin Networks and Property Technologies Ltd. Announce Partnership
to Provide High Speed Internet Access to the Lodging Industry
Business Wire - February 28, 2000 12:49
LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 28, 2000--
Alliance Gives Lodging Industry One Source For Complete,
Turnkey Voice and High Speed Data Services
Darwin Networks and Property Technologies Ltd. (PTL) announced today a partnership
to begin offering high speed Internet access (HSIA) to the lodging industry,
following the announcement of PTL's new Internet Services Division (ISD) on
February 1. This move comes in response to burgeoning demand from
hospitality clients for an HSIA solution to alleviate the increasing number
of busy signals guests experience when dialing through a hotel's PBX. As a
strategic solutions provider, Darwin will provide
sales, surveys,
installation and maintenance.
Darwin's flexibility, as demonstrated by its offering of an HSIA design
that utilizes either a hotel's existing voice wiring or new Category 5 cable,
was one of PTL's primary reasons for choosing Darwin as a strategic
partner. "With solid financial backing and strong ties to the Internet
community for possible integration of e-commerce applications in
the future, Darwin is positioned to stay well ahead of the competition,"
said Douglas W. Adams, who will head up the new division as national
sales manager. "Darwin's philosophy and joint marketing approach with
hotels is clearly the best offered by any HSIA provider in the market today."
"Today's business traveler wants in-room high speed Internet access,
but doesn't want it to interfere with their ability to receive or make
regular phone calls," said David Wigglesworth, president of Darwin Networks'
Hospitality Division. "Together with Property Technologies, we
can now offer the lodging industry a turnkey solution that avoids this
problem. Property Technologies represents the kind of company that
we seek to partner with to deliver industry-leading solutions."
PTL's first two installations of HSIA are scheduled later this month
at Holiday Inns in Kentucky and Virginia. For an existing wiring scenario,
Darwin will deploy DSL technology manufactured by Elastic Networks.
All sites will be monitored 24 hours a day/7 days a week from
Darwin's Network Operations Center (NOC). A toll-free number for the
Customer Support Center (CSC) is also available to hotel guests. |
