GN
NetCom and Red-M Join INNTECHNOLOGY for the BLUETOOTH™ demonstration
at the Venetian
- The Companies Join IBM, Texas Instruments, WIDCOMM, Silicon
Wave, Pistachio, Inc., TROY Group, Hewlett Packard, Bachmann
Software and Handspring -
Las Vegas, Nevada, November X, 2000 –InnTechnology, a leading provider
of technology products and services for the hospitality industry and the trend-setting
Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, has teamed up with other industry leaders to
provide live presentations of soon-to-be-available wireless guest amenities.
Actual hands-on demonstrations, featuring wireless guest check-in and wireless
printing utilizing Bluetooth™ wireless technology, will be staged on-site
at The Venetian during Fall Comdex 2000, November 13-17. Members of the press
are invited for a demonstration on Monday, November 13. Please call (973) 376-9300
to reserve a space.
The invitation-only demonstration will showcase "real-world" Bluetooth™ applications
in action. Beginning in The Venetian Hotel lobby, InnTechnology will demonstrate
wireless guest "check-in", opening a guestroom door and printing,
transferring data, accessing centralized information and conducting voice communications
over a LAN.
"As a pioneering developer of Bluetooth™ products and technology we
have set ourselves the ambitious goal of making the mobile Internet a reality," said
Simon Gawne, VP of Marketing and Business Development at Red-M. "We are
pleased to be at the InnTechnology Bluetooth™ demonstration, so visitors
can see and touch the future."
In September, 2000, GN Netcom introduced. the world’s first commercially
available headset to achieve official Bluetooth product certification. "We
are very pleased to be participating with other leaders of the Bluetooth movement," said
Paul Mahoney, Director of Product Marketing for GN Netcom. "The Venetian
demonstration gives us an opportunity to show the real-world applications of
Bluetooth, and more specifically, the GN 9000 BT headset."
Companies participating in the demonstration are at the forefront of bringing
Bluetooth™ products and applications to the consumer marketplace:
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GN
Netcom will provide a Bluetooth wireless headset in the lobby,
which will talk across The Venetian network using voice-over-IP
to another GN Netcom headset in the guestroom. Additionally
GN Netcom will demonstrate a Bluetooth headset interfaced to
the Venetian phone system.
- Red-M
will showcase its 3000AS access server as the platform for
wireless delivery of key content demonstrating wireless access
to hotel-specific content from a PDA.
- IBM
will offer a ThinkPad notebook PC with a Bluetooth™ PC
card from IBM.
- Texas
Instruments provides the digital baseband for both Bluetooth
Access Points, part of TI’s Bluetooth™ chipset
used in TROY XCD devices.
WIDCOMM has developed the BlueConnect™ expansion module to Bluetooth™ -enable
the Handspring Visor™ PDA.
- Silicon
Wave provides its Odyssey Bluetooth™ radio solutions
including the SiW1502 Radio Modem IC to TROY XCD.
- Pistachio
Inc. has written the Bluetooth™ software application
for the Handspring Visor.
- TROY
will provide Bluetooth™ Access Points in both the
Venetian lobby and the demonstration suite.
- Bachmann
Software will provide its PrintBoy software, enhanced
to enable printing from the Handspring Visor using Bluetooth™ wireless
technology.
- Hewlett-Packard
Company is the manufacturer of the HP OfficeJet 520 printer/fax/scanner/copier,
the all-in-one printer that will be used for the demonstration.
- InnTechnology
has designed and integrated this Bluetooth™ solution.
It will provide the central server and software to manage these
different devices, including: the delivery of the automated
check-in; the control of the door lock access; the in-room
printing capability; and billing of all services (including
in-room printing) to the guest’s folio (through an interface
to the Venetian’s Property Management System).
- The
Venetian will provide a 700 square foot suite to demonstrate
future functionality applications available to their guests.
About
InnTechnology
InnTechnology, Inc. is an industry leader for in-room hard
copy solutions in the hospitality industry. As Bluetooth™ wireless technology becomes widely
available, InnTechnology will extend its offerings through strategic partnerships
like that of TROY GROUP, becoming a key provider of in-room and in-hotel wireless
connectivity for handheld and other devices. InnTechnology focuses on creating
and offering technological solutions to the hospitality industry that are aimed
toward enhancing the guest’s stay in its serviced hotels, increasing hotel
operational efficiency, while at the same time enhancing revenue and decreasing
costs to the hotel.
About The Venetian
The Venetian has continuously demonstrated strong leadership in providing its
guests with the foremost in technological services. A prime example of this
leadership is their engagement of InnTechnology, which installed HP OfficeJet
520 all in one, color printer/fax/scanner/copier in all of its 3,036 suites
in May, 1999. Guests at The Venetian can print from their laptops, send and
receive faxes, and make copies. Just as importantly, every guest can now also
enjoy the luxury of receiving a hard copy of his hotel bill, faxed directly
to his room at checkout, without the hassle of going to the front desk.
About GN Netcom
GN Netcom is a world leader in hands-free communications technologies. Specializing
in the design and manufacture of high-quality telephone headsets, voice input
devices, remote voice pickup and related products, the company offers a product
line that defines the state-of-the-art for both traditional corded and wireless
solutions.
By working in close partnership with customers, GN Netcom has become a leading
provider of hands-free solutions to the call center, general office, SOHO,
mobile and PC applications markets in North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific.
GN Netcom has production facilities in the United States and Europe and cooperates
with distributors in more than 60 countries around the world. In August 2000,
GN Netcom acquired San Diego-based JABRA Corporation, the leading and fastest-growing
supplier of advanced hands-free headset/earset products for cellular, desktop
and computer applications in the United States.
About Red-M
Founded in 2000, Red-M is a subsidiary of Madge Networks N.V. The company is
a pioneer of mobile commerce solutions that allow the wireless integration
of data, voice and video communications in the work environment, delivering
reliable and secure access to Internet, Intranet and business critical applications
from a wide range of mobile devices. Information on Red-M can be found on the
World Wide Web at www.red-m.com.
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