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Anacapa and Firetide Bring Free Wireless Internet to La Semaine Italienne in Paris, France
PARIS --(Business Wire)-- May 24, 2005 -- Anacapa Marketing Services and Firetide, a leader in mesh networking, announced they have partnered to provide free wireless Internet access to visitors attending the fifth annual "La Semaine Italienne" (Italian Week) festival in Paris, France. The two companies will create a wireless mesh network for the event that will enable wireless Internet to all attending the festivities in Paris' historic 13th district from today until Thursday, June 2, 2005.
The event celebrates Italy's rich cultural heritage and brings a week of Italian food, wine, writings and film to Paris. This year's festival will highlight the works of Italian poet, film director and writer Pier Paolo Pasolini.
"It is exciting to be involved with such a rich sharing of culture and heritage," said Daniel C. Toomey, Jr., Anacapa's Chief Executive Officer. "We believe that providing free Internet service extends this sharing and opens the festival to a broader audience throughout the world."
"The Internet has emerged as a primary medium for sharing ideas, thoughts and cultures," said Bo Larsson, Firetide's CEO. "We are pleased to extend the reach of La Semaine Italienne by enabling wireless access to everyone attending the event."
The fifth annual "La Semaine Italienne" (Italian Week) festival in Paris, France, will be held in various venues surrounding Paris' historic 13th district town hall. Free wireless Internet access will be available for the entire event, with wireless coverage best near the town hall. For more information visit http://www.mairie13.paris.fr.
About Anacapa Marketing Services, Inc.
Anacapa Marketing Services, Inc. operates an advertising service designed specifically for free HotSpot operators. The company provides HotSpot operators with the equipment needed to set up a free HotSpot as well as a generous revenue sharing program. Anacapa was founded in 2002 and has offices in Westlake Village, California, and Bangalore, India.
For more information, visit the company's Website at www.anacapa.biz, or contact Daniel C. Toomey, Jr. at 920 Hampshire Road, Suite V, Westlake Village, CA 91361. Domestic: 877-631-5857. International: 847-227-3052.
About Firetide, Inc.
Firetide is a privately held wireless mesh technology company that develops networking equipment to deploy high performance, scalable wireless mesh networks quickly, easily and affordably. Firetide's Instant Networking solution is ideal for building backbone infrastructure for Wi-Fi networks, video networks, and temporary networks in a variety of environments, such as Internet HotZones, airports, hotels, campus environments, or other locations where wiring is too difficult or expensive to install. Investors include Menlo Ventures, HMS Ventures, Hawaiian Electric Industries, and Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners. For more information, visit the company's website at www.firetide.com.
2005 Firetide(TM), HotPort(TM) and Instant Mesh Networks(TM) are trademarks of Firetide, Inc.
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