Boingo Wireless Promotes Public Wi-Fi Internet Access at Networld+Interop.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NetWorld+Interop 2002 Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 6, 2002 Visit ORiNOCO Booth (#843) to Receive Free ORiNOCO Wi-Fi Card When You Sign Up for Three Months of Boingo Wireless Boingo redirects here. For the Hoodwinked character see Boingo (Hoodwinked). For the rock band, see Oingo Boingo. Boingo Wireless is a private American company that provides wireless communication services, specifically Wi-Fi. Service Boingo Wireless today announced that Networld+Interop attendees who sign up for three months of Boingo Wireless service at the ORiNOCO booth (#843) will receive a free ORiNOCO Gold Wi-Fi card. The Networld+Interop exhibit hall is open May 7 through May 9 and attendees will also receive free Wi-Fi service at eight convenient access point locations throughout the convention center. "High speed Wi-Fi Internet access See how to access the Internet. sells itself," said Dave Hagan, president of Boingo Wireless. "Once a business traveler tries Wi-Fi, they have a hard time going back to dial-up for accessing the Internet, corporate applications and email when they travel. Agere recognizes the value in getting the right tools into the business traveler's hands." The burgeoning Wi-Fi public Internet access market is poised for substantial growth in 2002, with roughly 1,000 commercial hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. today and the potential to grow to 5,000 by the end of the year. Boingo and Agere endeavor to help accelerate the adoption of Wi-Fi in public locations by enabling business travelers with the necessary Wi-Fi hardware and the leading ultra-high-speed wireless Internet service. In March, Agere and Boingo announced that Agere would bundle the Boingo Software with ORiNOCO Gold and Silver Wi-Fi cards. Boingo Service and Software The Boingo Wireless service is designed for business travelers who are frustrated with slow dial-up access hot Dial-up access is a form of Internet access via telephone line. The client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. when away from their home or office. Boingo utilizes Wi-Fi, also referred to as 802.11b, which has emerged as the preeminent international standard for wireless broadband Internet access. Wi-Fi provides speeds of up to 11 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. , almost 200 times faster than 56k dial-up service. Boingo Software provides powerful features for all Wi-Fi enthusiasts, whether they are Boingo members or not, including a network sniffer and a profile manager so they can connect to favorite Wi-Fi networks quickly and easily. Boingo Software is even more powerful for Boingo members. It features a built-in searchable database of Boingo's growing list of hot spot locations. The software also simplifies logging onto Boingo hot spot locations -- members just click the "Connect" button in the Boingo software to access the Internet. Boingo Software also includes a "Personal 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. " feature, so members can instantly secure their wireless connection from hackers and snoops SNOOPS - Craske, 1988. An extension of SCOOPS with meta-objects that can redirect messages to other objects. "SNOOPS: An Object-Oriented language Enhancement Supporting Dynamic Program Reeconfiguration", N. Craske, SIGPLAN Notices 26(10): 53-62 (Oct 1991). . One-click simplicity for secure wireless broadband. About Boingo Wireless Boingo Wireless, Inc. is an ultra-high-speed wireless Internet service now available in hundreds of locations across the country, such as hotels, airports, cafes, and other public places. Boingo provides business travelers with a wireless broadband Internet connection to improve productivity while on the road. Through its free Wi-Fi software, Boingo makes finding and connecting to Wi-Fi networks point-and-click simple and secure. EarthLink founder and chairman Sky Dayton founded Boingo in 2001 and serves as its 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. . To sign up for Boingo service, or to download Boingo's free Wi-Fi software, visit http://www.boingo.com or call 1-800-U-BOINGO. |
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