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Adds Wireless High-Speed Internet Access through Partnership with StayOnline |
ATLANTA, GA � August 1, 2002 � It�s antebellum
meets high tech as the Foundry Park Inn & Spa in Athens, GA, completes
installation of wireless high-speed Internet access in its facilities.
StayOnline, a leading provider of 100% wireless Internet solutions for
the hospitality industry, is handling the job of merging old and new.
The Foundry Park Inn & Spa sits on an historic 3.8 acre site at the edge of downtown Athens. Designed to replicate row houses built in the 1820�s, it also preserves on-site historical buildings from that time period. The Foundry itself was once the site where the world�s only double-barreled cannon was built for the Civil War now on display at the Athens-Clarke Co Courthouse. �Our goal is to blend tangible symbols of antebellum history with the modern comforts that define a fine hotel property, � said Richard Goodrum, Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Wesley Hospitality, the hotel�s management company. �Through StayOnline�s wireless solutions, we are able to provide our customers with the highest quality of service, and preserve the dignity of the historic structures.� The Foundry�s Athens Steam Company Pub, 6,000 sq ft Conference Centre and Spa will provide guests with wireless Internet access. Guests will be able to surf the Net at speeds 200 times faster than dial-up modems and without risk of drop offs or stalled connections. Adjoining Guest rooms will also be enabled with wireless access. The StayOnline system provides guest access through Plug & Play wireless EZAir devices for travelers� laptops.For Foundry visitors, this means there is no configuration or reconfiguration required either before or after they attain their high-speed Internet access.The wireless system uses Wi-Fi technology, also called 802.11.It is powered by StayOnline�s proprietary GuestPasssm Server Solution. For Wesley Hospitality, the company that manages the Foundry Park Inn & Spa, the ease of configuration was a strong selling point. �Technology is an integral part of the branding strategy with our boutique concept,� added Richard Goodrum, �Our guests expect the highest level of service, and that means the ability to pop open a laptop and go online, even if it�s just minutes before a massage.StayOnline provides us with a solution that is easy to install and simple to use.� �Hotel Guests expect high-speed access whether the hotel was built in
the 1800s or last year,� added Antonio DiMilia, president of StayOnline.
�With wireless, you can get that coverage without the excessive cost or
complexity of installing
�We�re very excited to be entering the Athens area,� continued DiMilia. �Athens is a very forward thinking, technology � friendly area that has just recently begun wireless initiatives of their own. With the ongoing support from the University of Georgia, we foresee great things coming up in Athens in the area of wireless.� About Foundry Park Inn & Spa
About StayOnline
For additional information on StayOnline and its lodging solutions, please visit http://stayonline.net. For a real-time demonstration of StayOnline�s StaySecure streaming digital video security solution, click on the StaySecure logo (the site�s archives can be accessed simply by changing the date and time of the requested video). |
Michael Henderson StayOnline Director of Marketing Tel. (877) 668-3572, Ext. 212 [email protected] nternet: http://stayonline.net |