Atreus Systems Corporation Partners with Copper Mountain Networks in CopperPowered Hotel Initiative to Deliver Cost-Effective, Always-On or Usage-Based Access to Hotel Guests.OTTAWA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1999-- Coalition Delivers High-Speed Internet See broadband. Services and Connectivity to Hospitality Industry Atreus Systems Corporation, a leading software vendor of vertical market solutions for high-speed Internet services and Copper Mountain Networks, Inc., (Nasdaq:CMTN) the market share leader in business Digital Subscriber Line See DSL. (communications, protocol) Digital Subscriber Line - (DSL, or Digital Subscriber Loop, xDSL - see below) A family of digital telecommunications protocols designed to allow high speed data communication over the existing copper telephone lines between end-users and (DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary ) equipment, have announced a partnership to provide high-speed Internet solutions to hotels. The program, called the CopperPowered Hotel(TM) initiative, addresses the broadband access See broadband and wireless broadband. needs of the burgeoning hotel market by providing service providers with flexible, non-proprietary, interoperable, end-to-end DSL solutions based on best-of-breed products. The CopperPowered Hotel initiative enables service providers and hotel management companies to leverage existing copper wiring in hotel properties by offering a high-speed access solution. The initiative addresses the needs of business travelers for high-speed access by ensuring end-to-end interoperability between Property Management Systems (PMS (Pantone Matching System) A color matching system that has a unique number assigned to more than 500 different colors and shades. This standard for the printing industry has been built into many graphics and desktop publishing programs to ensure color accuracy. ), Service Selection Gateways, DSL concentrators, various end-user access devices, and guests' laptops. The initiative provides ISPs and hotel management with a cost-effective, plug-and-play solution for configuring guest computers to a hotel network and the Internet without modification of the existing configuration. By facilitating the bundling of hardware and software solutions for ISPs serving the hospitality industry, the CopperPowered Hotel initiative will ultimately enable hotel guests to access enterprise networks on the Internet, as well as hotel billing, in-room services, localized content, and other value-added IP services. "Atreus is excited to work with technology pioneers such as Copper Mountain, and is committed to facilitating this initiative," said Doug Bellinger, President & CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Atreus Systems Corporation. "With guestLINK, hotel patrons can access an extensive solution set to address their advanced networking requirements. This strategic partnership will provide hoteliers with a simple, low maintenance solution to enable delivery of high margin, high value services." Atreus is actively developing xLINK(TM) product family, software that allows service providers to leverage their investment in high-speed access deployment through value-added and enhanced IP services. XLINK(TM) enables service providers to deploy a networked solution of vertical market portals for broadband services See broadband and broadband service provider. including traditional value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. as VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. , e-commerce, unified messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. , business-to-business commerce, voice over IP, fax over IP and email. With xLINK, Service Providers (ISPs, ASPs, etc.) can now bundle voice, data and content oriented services into a portal tailored for markets such as MDU/MTU, hospitality and small businesses. New services are easily added to the infrastructure, and made available to the entire community. This allows complex services delivered from a number of locations and systems to be easily deployed and managed by the service provider. The result is a suite of value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services tailored specifically for a particular community of interest providing real value for those customers. guestLINK(TM) Hotel Solution Atreus' guestLINK, part of the xLINK(TM) product suite, delivers cost-effective, seamless, high-speed Internet services to hotels. Atreus guestLINK(TM) software provides broadband Internet See broadband. service providers (ISPs) with a cost-effective, plug-and-play, high-speed Internet solution set for the hotel industry including: email, web browsing, printing/faxing, online gaming See gaming. , and virtual VPNs. The guestLINK service is designed to enable hotel patrons to easily access the Internet, corporate email and other services by plugging their laptop into the hotel network through an ethernet connection to Copper Mountain's DSL devices. guestLINK requires no reconfiguration of the user's PC, has a simple web-based service ordering process, enforces privacy and security, and integrates with the hotel billing system. Expanding beyond the typical single point solution, the guestLINK product enables a distributable, layered policy management framework allowing service providers to manage a network of hotels with affinity programs, "follow me services", and user profiles. With guestLINK, hoteliers can enable flat rate or per-use billing for network access and services. By offering these high-value services, hoteliers are able to offload To remove work from one computer and do it on another. See cooperative processing. their existing phone infrastructure, build customer loyalty, and create an additional high-margin revenue source. "Atreus has thought through many of the issues associated with connecting a guest's laptop computer to the hotel network without requiring any manual configuration changes," said Richard Sekar, director of product marketing at Copper Mountain Networks. "Additionally, Atreus' interface to the hotel billing system - 'pay-by-day, pay-by-stay, pay-by-play' is a very innovative and flexible approach. Service providers and hotel management companies are looking to make guests' connections to the Internet seamless, while at the same time they want to deliver value-added portal services-Atreus enables both with ease." "The Atreus guestLINK software works seamlessly with Copper Mountain's DSL solution, ensuring that the seasoned traveler maintains the connectivity required to operate in today's business Today's Business is a show on CNBC that aired in the early morning, 5 to 7AM ET timeslot, hosted by Liz Claman and Bob Sellers, and it was replaced by Wake Up Call on Feb 4, 2002. environment," said Andrea Baptiste, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Atreus Systems Corporation. Together, Atreus' best-of-breed software with Copper Mountain's leading DSL solutions will deliver a host of value-added services that will greatly enhance the productivity of business hotel patrons." About Atreus Systems Corporation Atreus Systems Corporation is a leading software vendor providing vertical market solutions for high speed Internet services. Atreus develops and markets broadband products and services that enable networked vertical market solutions for telecommunications service providers A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. . Headquartered in Ottawa, Canada, Atreus Systems specializes in the development, marketing, and sales of xLINK(TM) product suite and StartSmart(TM) professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. to telecommunications carriers and ISPs globally. For more information, visit the company's website at www.atreuscorp.com or call 613/233-1741. About Copper Mountain Networks Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMTN) develops and markets a comprehensive family of DSL solutions that enable high-speed internetworking over existing copper facilities. The company's mission is to enable carriers and other service providers to offer a full range of high-performance, cost-effective data and voice services over DSL that are easy to deploy, use, and manage. Copper Mountain's CopperRocket(TM) CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) Communications equipment that resides on the customer's premises. CPE - Customer Premises Equipment family addresses the bandwidth, reliability, ease-of-use, and cost concerns of remote offices and users. Its carrier-class CopperEdge(R) DSL concentrators and CopperView(TM) network management solutions offer a robust and scalable platform for carriers and multi-tenant unit service providers to generate a high return on investment while satisfying the ever-increasing user demand for bandwidth. Customers wanting more information about Copper Mountain products can contact Diana Helfrich at 650/687-3314 or visit the company's World Wide Web site at http://www.coppermountain.com. For investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. information, call toll free 877/INFO-CMTN (463-6268) or contact the company at IR@coppermountain.com. Portions of this release contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. regarding future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. Copper Mountain wishes to caution you that there are some factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results indicated by such statements. These factors include, but are not limited to quarterly fluctuations in operating results attributable to the timing and amount of orders for our products, the concentration of our revenue in a small number of customers, factors affecting the rate of DSL deployment by our customers, market acceptance of our products, our ability to keep pace with rapidly changing product requirements, and factors affecting the demand for DSL technologies. We refer you to the documents Copper Mountain files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled Risk Factors in our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-73153). Atreus, the Atreus logo, xLINK, guestLINK and StartSmart are trademarks of Atreus Systems Corporation. Copper Mountain, CopperPowered Hotel and all Copper Mountain product names are trademarks of Copper Mountain Networks, Inc. |
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