DataVox Unveils i-Connect and i-View Internet and Digital Video On-Demand Services.

Business/Technology Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 7, 2002

Hotels and other multi-unit environments can install new digital

technology across existing cabling

DataVox Hospitality Services, Inc. (http://www.datavoxhospitality.com), a technology services provider for the hospitality industry, today announced availability of i-Connect and i-View, a comprehensive technology package for high-speed Internet connectivity and digital video-on-demand services for the hospitality industry.

DataVox's i-Connect enables organizations with multi-unit or campus-like environments, such as hotels, to offer Internet services across existing telephone or Ethernet cabling. Entire systems can be installed without any interruption to the existing telephone service, avoiding all construction costs associated with running new cable.

Using i-Connect, property managers, hospitality and corporate facilities can deliver an unprecedented number and variety of new broadband services that integrate voice, video and data, such as:

-- high-speed Internet access,

-- video-on-demand,

-- voice over IP (VoIP),

-- Internet gaming,

-- multimedia,

-- secure access to virtual private networks (VPNs),

-- office productivity applications; and

-- distance learning/training.

All guest usage of i-Connect internet services can be billed to individual guest statements in accordance with a range of flexible billing options to suit the unique needs of the property.

i-View, a companion product to i-Connect, enables deployment of digital video-on-demand services to individual rooms over the i-Connect network infrastructure.

Property managers and hospitality facilities can install an intelligent set-top box in each room. All set-top boxes are linked to a central content server that is frequently updated with licensed movie content from major movie studios, such as New Line Cinema and CSPN.

i-View is deployed as a system owned by the property in which it is installed, providing the property with flexibility in tailoring its digital-video content to the specific needs of the property's clientele.

Additionally, because the system is digital, the amount of space it occupies is about one-fifth that of current analog-based legacy systems offered by such vendors as On Command and LodgeNet.

Based on Cisco's (NASDAQ: CSCO) Long-Reach Ethernet (LRE) broadband networking solution, i-Connect delivers up to 15 Mbps performance over existing Category 1/2/3 wiring. With Ethernet-like performance that reaches up to 5,000 feet, LRE enables simultaneous multiple voice, video and data applications.

i-Connect features Broadband Services Manager (BBSM), the user-friendly console that manages Internet usage, ensures security, interfaces with existing property management systems, and offers a welcome window that can be used for revenue-generating advertising. BBSM is fully web-enable and is available with 24/7 help desk service and support. i-Connect options include WebTV and secure wireless LAN.

About DataVox:

DataVox Hospitality Services is a subsidiary of DataVox Technologies Inc. Founded in 1992, DataVox Technologies is a privately-held IT services company overseeing complex IT initiatives primarily for financial institutions in the areas of enterprise network communications and management, remote computing, disaster recovery, storage (SAN/NAS), cabling infrastructure design, LAN and wireless LAN security, and other IT design implementation and management requirements.

DataVox is authorized and certified by the following industry-leading vendors to install, deploy and service their products: Cisco, Citrix, Compaq, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Lucent, Microsoft, Network Associates, Nortel, Novell, 3Com and others. For more information visit www.datavox.com or call [phone].