FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 21, 2003

Contact:

Dean Compoginis                                                                                 Kami Taylor    

Director of Marketing Communications                                                 VP/Sales and Marketing          

Teledex, LLC                                                                                       Datanamics

Telephone: (408) 363-3100                                                                  Telephone: (702) 697-2279                             

Email: deancompoginis@teledex.com                                                    Email: KTaylor@DatanamicsInc.com

 

 

TELEDEX, DATANAMICS ANNOUNCE HIGH-SPEED INTERNET PARTNERSHIP

Datanamics to Provide Support Services for Teledex ExpressNet™ Products

 

San Jose, California, May 21, 2003 --- Teledex LLC, the leading worldwide provider of telephones for the hospitality industry, and Datanamics, a leading full-service networking, IT consulting, and laboratory testing company, today announced their partnership in providing high-speed Internet access equipment and support services to the hospitality industry. Teledex has recently brought to market ExpressNet™, an integrated, economical solution for lodging properties of all types to deliver dependable, high-speed Internet access for less than $200 per installed room. Datanamics will provide full support for installation, training and ongoing 24/365 support for guest rooms and meeting rooms for ExpressNet sites throughout North America.

 

Comments Teledex CEO Ron Lesniak, "We're quite impressed with the long list of major clients Datanamics has assembled over their two-plus decades in this industry. Every client we have spoken to has been nothing short of thrilled with their relationship with Datanamics, and as a partner going forward, we're excited to be associated with this kind of company. Teledex is now able to provide the total high-speed Internet solution, from the back-office equipment, to the guestroom terminals, and now, ongoing 24/365 support."

 

Adds Kami Taylor, VP/Sales and Marketing for Datanamics, "The Teledex ExpressNet product family is a truly exciting offering from a quality company with a rock-solid reputation in the hospitality industry. Teledex telephones are in the majority of hotel guest rooms throughout North America, and Datanamics is excited to do our part in the push to develop ExpressNet as the dominant HSIA solution for hospitality. Our ability to provide installation support, training and ongoing 24/365 guest support is key to providing the total package for any vendor, and we're thrilled to add this important service component to the ExpressNet offering."

 

 

ExpressNet Background and Advantages

 

Uses Existing Wiring, Eliminating Expensive Recabling

ExpressNet does not require properties to install new cable infrastructure. Utilizing existing copper wires, the ExpressNet solution delivers dependable 1Mbps access to each endpoint. Typically, lodging properties wishing to deploy HSIA to guestrooms are required to install new cabling, at significant expenditure, in order to provide the service. Such recabling also tends to be disruptive to property operations during installation.

 

Priced Under $200 Per Installed Guestroom

ExpressNet provides high speed Internet access for less than two hundred dollars ($200) per guestroom, including the necessary server and concentrator equipment that is installed in the property’s telecom equipment room. Pricing per property will vary slightly depending on each property’s specific needs, but at less than $200 per installed guestroom, ExpressNet is priced significantly lower than most HSIA solutions.

 

Guestroom Terminal Installs Directly to the Underside of Teledex Telephones

Using the integrated ExpressNet adapter, the in-room terminal easily installs directly to the underside of the majority of Teledex guestroom telephones, occupying no additional space on the desktop, nor requiring additional equipment installation under the desk or onto the wall. The ExpressNet adapter places the RJ-45 Ethernet jack conveniently on the base of the telephone.

 

An Integrated Solution

All the components of the ExpressNet solution have been designed and selected to work together in harmony, providing a trouble-free service that properties are able to leverage immediately for enhanced competitive advantage.

 

Plug-and-Play Guest Convenience

ExpressNet software provides for plug-and-play ease of use for the guest. Network Address Translation Services (NATS), part of the server side software, requires no reconfiguration of a guest’s laptop computer network settings. This makes the service attractive for the guest, as well as easy to manage for the property.

 

ExpressNet Components

The ExpressNet components include the ExpressNet Concentrator Chassis and ExpressNet Gateway Server, both of which are installed in the property’s telecommunications equipment room, and the ExpressNet Adapter, which is installed in each guestroom. The ExpressNet Adapter is designed to install easily onto the underside of most Teledex telephones. For telephones that do not accept the ExpressNet Adapter, alternate adapters are available.

 

About Teledex

With over 6.5 million guestroom telephones shipped, Teledex is the worldwide leader in providing feature-rich, durable telecommunications devices to the global hospitality industry, and has been selected as a preferred supplier by most major hotel chains, as well as a number of multinational corporations. For more information, please visit www.teledex.com.

 

About Datanamics

Datanamics, Inc. is a full-service networking, IT consulting, and laboratory testing firm founded and headquartered in Las Vegas since 1977, serving local and global clients in the hospitality and MDU industries in all phases of network and IT processes and hardware.  Datanamics is owned by its employees, who are proud of their recognized commitment to client service.  Visit Datanamics’ website at www.datanamicsinc.com.

 

 

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