Chantry Networks Wins EDUCAUSE 2003 Show-Stopper Award; Awards Highlighted in University Business Magazine.Business Editors/Education Writers/High-Tech Writers WALTHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 2003 Chantry chan·try n. pl. chan·tries Ecclesiastical 1. An endowment to cover expenses for the saying of masses and prayers, usually for the soul of the founder of the endowment. 2. Networks, the leading provider of innovative wireless networking See wireless network. technology, has received the EDUCAUSE 2003 Show-Stopper Award. The award winners are featured in this month's issue of University Business magazine. "Our wireless technology is a proven solution for the higher education higher education Study beyond the level of secondary education. Institutions of higher education include not only colleges and universities but also professional schools in such fields as law, theology, medicine, business, music, and art. market," said Peter N. Vicars, president and 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. , Chantry Networks. "This award is further validation that leading educational institutions are implementing sophisticated, large-scale wireless networks for greater services and competitive advantage. We are extremely honored to receive the EDUCAUSE Show-Stopper Award." University Business recruited an undercover panel of judges Panel of Judges is an indie pop band from Melbourne, Australia. Members
Chantry Networks, whose BeaconWorks(TM) wireless LAN A local area network that transmits over the air typically in the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz unlicensed frequency band. It does not require line of sight between sender and receiver. Wireless base stations (access points) are wired to an Ethernet network and transmit a radio frequency over an area infrastructure has been widely praised in the industry, demonstrated its VNSWorks technology at the EDUCAUSE show. Chantry's VNSWorks technology, which is embedded in BeaconWorks, addresses key requirements for wireless in education by enabling separate virtual networks for students, faculty, staff and visitors over one single physical network - providing enhanced wireless service at a lower cost. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. one of the judges, "This is a highly scalable solution that should make it easy for lots of schools to join the wireless revolution."(1) Chantry was the only wireless vendor selected for this award. In addition to VNSWorks, Chantry has other features that are suited to university environments. For example, Chantry's 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. allows end-users (students, faculty and administrative staff) to launch their Web browsers and sign on to the university WLAN See wireless LAN. WLAN - wireless local area network network. Chantry's Captive Portal intercepts the URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. request and returns a customizable "splash page" allowing the users to authenticate on the network based on defined policies for that end user. These policies can be determined by the IT administrators and or the university departments. Captive Portal provides the IT organization a way to easily manage access, security and user profiles upon initial authentication to the WLAN network which persists throughout the users' session. Since the spring 2003 launch of BeaconWorks, Chantry's wireless solution has been adopted by a number of leading higher education institutions. Additionally, there has been a significant number of hospitality businesses turning to Chantry for its wireless needs. In the last few months, Chantry has been named both winner and finalists for a number of industry awards, including "Best of Show" at Networld+Interop 2003, the Investor's Choice "Best Follow-On Investment Opportunity" from VentureFair, and the "Forum Favourite" award from the Canadian IT Financing Forum. About Chantry Networks Chantry Networks is the creator of BeaconWorks, the world's first large-scale routed wireless LAN (WLAN) solution. Offering unprecedented scalability and availability, coupled with unique network virtualization features, BeaconWorks overcomes the obstacles inherent in traditional WLAN systems to provide enterprises and service providers with the first economical and practical solution for building seamless and pervasive wireless networks. Founded in April of 2002, Chantry Networks has offices in Boston and Toronto, and is backed by top-tier investors including Flagship Ventures, Primaxis Technology Ventures, Venture Coaches and Ventures West. (1) From the December issue of University Business. |
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