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Colubris (News - Alert) Networks, provider of intelligent wireless LANs (WLANs) for enterprises and service providers, announced several major enhancements to its flagship wireless LAN offering Colubris Intelligent Mobility Solution.

 

Aimed at Internet service providers (ISPs) and hospitality companies of all sizes, new features enable them to offer a range of customized services tailored to their venues and customers. The enhancements also support multiple ISP business models, payment vehicles and network deployment models with flexibility to deliver services to client devices connected by Ethernet or wireless LANs.

 

This inbuilt flexibility feature allows hospitality companies to integrate their Wi-Fi networks with existing property management and credit-card processing systems, which gives these companies more flexible options for deploying WLANs.

 

Additionally, hospitality companies, as well as hotspot operators, retail companies and other businesses that offer public Internet services, can now offer tiered subscription plans and deliver advertising, thereby generating more revenue for their businesses.

 

"Consumers of public Wi-Fi want the service to be as easy to use as possible, and that often means not being locked into limited subscription models. By the same token, hospitality companies are looking for new ways to provide customers with the services they want while also increasing their revenue opportunities. The new version of  Colubris' products enables organizations to achieve both goals," said Tom Racca, vice president of marketing of Colubris Networks.

 

Racca added, "Additionally, the enhancements to our Wi-Fi solution allow hospitality companies to easily integrate their Wi-Fi networks with their existing property management and credit-card processing systems, providing an even more seamless experience to guests."

 

Colubris Intelligent Mobility Solution also features a new software licensing model that allows Colubris’ channel partners and customers easy and convenient upgrades without requiring the purchase of new hardware unlike other WLAN solutions that rely on pre-deployed firmware.

 

"The enhancements Colubris has made are extremely beneficial to our customers, and also make it easy and attractive for us to sell their products," said Gary Patrick, president of Hotel Internet Services. "The Colubris solution is ideal for public Wi-Fi providers, regardless of size, as it allows them to tailor their wireless service to offer the most attractive options to their customers in order to generate maximum revenue."

 

This new version would be available from September 2008.

 

 

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