Andrew Corp.'s Microceptor Window Mount Antennas Help Schlotzsky's Serve Free Internet Access.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ORLAND PARK Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 8, 2003 Andrew Corporation's (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :ANDW) Microceptor(R) Window Mount Antennas are helping to make Schlotzsky's(TM) Delis (NASDAQ:BUNZ BUNZ Schlotzsky's Delie (stock symbol) ) the latest wireless hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. for discerning diners. Schlotzsky's Cool Cloud(TM) wireless network has been installed in select Schlotzsky's restaurants across Florida, Georgia, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Texas, and Ohio. The Andrew antennas provide Wi-Fi coverage for the countertop Apple Mac computers provided by Schlotzsky's and for customer-owned laptops. The Cool Cloud service is a managed wireless network with a captive portal A default Web page that is downloaded to everyone who logs onto the Internet. Typically used for Wi-Fi hotspots, a captive portal can be used for authorization purposes or as a community bulletin board. See Neighbornode. installed by Austin-based WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network service provider WiFi-Texas.com, Inc. While any laptop with a wireless adapter A device that adds wireless connectivity to a computer or PDA. It is attached via a USB port, PC Card, memory card or is plugged into the PCI bus inside the computer. There are three types of wireless adapters: Wi-Fi, cellular and Bluetooth. will work in Schlotzsky's restaurants, the Cool Cloud network provides PCTEL, Inc.'s Segue(TM) Roaming Client software to simplify "finding" the wireless network. The Cool Cloud wireless service reaches outside the restaurants and also displays Schlotzsky's distinctive logo on user laptops. All Schlotzsky's restaurant wireless hot spots are 802.11b-compliant. Those deployed since April 2003 use Andrew Microceptor Series Window Mount antennas. These antennas are designed for enabling broadband wireless antenna solutions and are particularly suitable for creating wireless hot spots in non-line-of-sight situations such as restaurants, coffee shops, hotel lobbies, and offices. "The Andrew Microceptor antennas are easy to install, provide strong signal strength throughout our restaurants, and are unobtrusive with regard to the restaurant decor. They are an integral part of the solution," said Howard Edson, Director, Information Technology, Schlotzsky's Inc. Microceptor Window Mount Antennas Microceptor antennas are lightweight and easy to install, have slim radomes (just 1.5 x 3 x 12.625 inches), and feature an articulating mount with up/down tilt for capturing peak signal strength. Antennas can be wall or window mounted. The antenna is rated at 12.5 dBi and delivers up to ten times more signal strength than monopole antennas. Andrew Corporation's Cinta(TM) braided braid·ed adj. 1. a. Produced by or as if by braiding. b. Having braids. 2. Decorated with braid. 3. cable connects the installed Microceptor antennas with their output coaxial connectors. "We're excited that Andrew Microceptor antennas are helping WiFi-Texas to provide some of the most advanced hot spot services in Schlotzsky's restaurants nationwide," added Jim Giacobazzi, Vice President, Microwave Systems, Andrew Corporation. "These antennas were designed to offer a low cost solution for the Wi-Fi market without compromising performance." WiFi Texas purchases its Andrew Microceptor antennas from Antenna Systems & Supplies Company, an Andrew value-added reseller based in Schaumburg, Illinois. According to Mike Thomas, Vice President of Sales at Antenna Systems & Supplies Company, "We are pleased to supply WiFi-Texas in its deployment of rock-solid 802.11 networks for customers such as Schlotzsky's." About Schlotzsky's, Inc. Schlotzsky's, Inc., founded in Austin, Texas, in 1971, through its wholly owned subsidiaries Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , is a franchisor and operator of restaurants in the fast casual sector. The current menu features upscale made-to-order hot sandwiches and pizzas served on proprietary buns and crusts, wraps, chips, salads, soup, fresh-baked cookies, other desserts, and beverages. As of June 30, 2003, there were 597 Schlotzsky's(TM) Deli restaurants open and operating in 37 states, the District of Columbia District of Columbia, federal district (2000 pop. 572,059, a 5.7% decrease in population since the 1990 census), 69 sq mi (179 sq km), on the east bank of the Potomac River, coextensive with the city of Washington, D.C. (the capital of the United States). and six other countries. For more information visit www.schlotzskys.com. About WiFi-Texas.com WiFi-Texas (http://www.wifi-texas.com) builds and operates "commercial-grade community networks" for its own medium to high-density residential subscribers and Amenity Networks for the benefit of patrons and visitors of hotels, convenience stores, or similar venues as well as enterprise visitor areas. All WiFi-Texas hotspots feature 24x7 network monitoring, bandwidth usage monitoring and management at user and hotspot level, optional content filtering, a wide range of pricing models and customized forced greeting portals, and an advanced Radius implementation that significantly increases the service reliability and reduces the costs of operating a hotspot. WiFi-Texas is located in Austin, Texas, Telephone: 512-479-0317. About Antenna Systems and Supplies Antenna Systems & Supplies Company (http://www.antennasystems.com/) is a leading systems integrator and distributor of wireless licensed and unlicensed solutions, providing complete turnkey systems solutions. Areas of expertise include licensed and unlicensed microwave data links, laser/infrared free space optics See FSO. and waveguide waveguide, device that controls the propagation of an electromagnetic wave so that the wave is forced to follow a path defined by the physical structure of the guide. assemblies. The company has provided countless data link solutions in frequency ranges from HF to Millimeter Microwave for every application and market segment. Microceptor and Cinta are trademarks of Andrew Corporation. Schlotzsky's and Cool Cloud are trademarks of Schlotzsky's, Inc. Segue is a trademark of PCTEL. |
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