Community College Technologists Enjoy Sputnik Wi-Fi Service at Conference on Information Technology.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Sputnik Sputnik: see satellite, artificial; space exploration. Sputnik Any of a series of Earth-orbiting spacecraft whose launching by the Soviet Union inaugurated the space age. provided free Wi-Fi access to attendees at the Conference on Information Technology, opening today in Tampa, Florida “Tampa” redirects here. For other uses, see Tampa (disambiguation). Tampa is a United States city in Hillsborough County, on the west coast of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County.GR6. . The conference is sponsored by the League for Innovation, an international consortium serving community colleges. Faculty, administrators, chief technology officers, and webmasters attending the Conference on Information Technology will have email and Internet access See how to access the Internet. at no charge from the conference facilities, including meeting rooms and attendee lounge areas. "We're pleased to work with Sputnik as the exclusive provider of Wi-Fi access at the 2004 CIT n. 1. A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; - used contemptuously. Which past endurance sting the tender cit. - Emerson. ," said Edward J. Leach, Director, Conference on Information Technology. "Sputnik's powerful and flexible technology enables us to provide branded Wi-Fi access to attendees." Sputnik is a fast-growing startup whose Wi-Fi software centralizes the wireless network and subscriber management tasks for a growing list of colleges and universities. The University of Washington, Boston University Boston University, at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; founded 1839, chartered 1869, first baccalaureate granted 1871. It is composed of 16 schools and colleges. , and the University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). at Davis all operate Sputnik-powered wireless networks. Sputnik networks are also in place at over 750 hotels, transportation sites, and other commercial locations in the United States and Europe. Data from The Campus Computing Project reveal that the percentage of US colleges and universities operating wireless LANs more than doubled in recent years, from 29.6 percent in 2001 to 77.2 percent in fall 2004. "Wi-Fi networks are an important element of today's technology-enhanced campuses," said David LaDuke, Sputnik 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. . "A Sputnik-powered Wi-Fi network can provision itself, authenticate and track end users, and be managed from a central location, important features for administrators who must support a large and fluid community of students, faculty, administrators, and visitors." Sputnik offers special higher education discounts and a co-marketing program to support campuses developing add-on applications for Sputnik-powered networks. About Sputnik (www.sputnik.com) Sputnik Inc. provides the leading software platform for wireless networks and applications designed for businesses, service providers, and institutions. Remote network and subscriber management allows cost-effective operation of multiple indoor and outdoor wireless venues. Sputnik launched its commercial products in November 2003 and has gained over 300 customers, many of whom are engaging in major deployments. The privately funded company is based in San Francisco. |
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