Pioneering Public/Private Partnership Unwires Indianapolis' Fountain Square District to Create Largest Free Wi-Fi Zone in Indiana.Indianapolis-Based eWireless Leads Business/Government Team Providing Free Sputnik-Powered Wi-Fi to Fountain Square A fountain square is a park or plaza in a city that features a fountain. A fountain square is similar to a town square but is usually smaller and not situated in front of the town hall or county courthouse. It may stand alone or as part of a larger public park. Cultural and Tourism District INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis wireless provider eWireless announced an innovative public/private partnership has created the state's largest wireless Internet zone A Wi-Fi hotspot that is made available for access to the Internet, typically in a public venue. Anyone with a wireless router is creating a wireless zone (hotspot); however, in a home or office, the hotspot also enables users to connect to resources on the local network such as printers at the Fountain Square cultural and tourism district. The new Wi-Fi zone See Wi-Fi Alliance. is jointly sponsored by the Fountain Square Merchants Association and the Indianapolis Local Initiatives Support Corp. (a government group), along with eWireless. Fountain Square visitors will have free wireless access to the Internet throughout the historic neighborhood and along the path of the future cultural trail leading into the district. The wireless network is part of a service and branding program for the cultural district -- wireless users have immediate access to a calendar of community events and a directory of local attractions to increase visitor awareness of Fountain Square entertainment and shopping opportunities. eWireless, which donated its time to design, install and manage the wireless network, chose 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. wireless technology for the project. "Sputnik wireless network management software lets us operate and troubleshoot the network over the Internet from a central location, a must for maintaining a large wireless zone such as Fountain Square," said Henry Kurkowski, vice president of business development at eWireless. The Fountain Square Cultural District hot zone joins other already established eWireless hot zones in Indianapolis, including Broad Ripple, Monument Circle, and the ArtsGarden. At a June 27 "cord-cutting" ceremony inaugurating the new wireless hot zone, Indianapolis Mayor Bart Peterson Barton "Bart" Peterson (born June 15, 1958 to parents Howard and Lori) has been mayor of the U.S city of Indianapolis, Indiana, since 2000. A Democrat, he defeated Sue Anne Gilroy 52 percent to 41 percent in 1999 to become Indianapolis' first Democratic mayor since 1967. said, "Not only will this Wi-Fi zone be a beneficial economic development tool, it will also enhance tourism in our great city by connecting visitors with all of the great things Indianapolis has to offer." "The Fountain Square wireless network demonstrates key advantages of Sputnik's ability to provide control over branding and the Wi-Fi experience," 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. . "Civic and business leaders demanded a public network that wouldn't break the budget to operate. Sputnik keeps operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales low by keeping costly technician visits down." About eWireless (www.ewireless.com) eWireless is based in Indianapolis and specializes in wireless Internet technology. Its primary mission is to develop and implement communication and connectivity solutions that use Wi-Fi and wireless technologies in conjunction with Internet marketing See Internet advertising. strategies to advance economic development for business and communities. About Sputnik (www.sputnik.com) Sputnik Inc. is a leading provider of software as a service (SaaS) that enables wireless service providers to build venue-branded, access-controlled Wi-Fi services and manage them over the Internet. Sputnik's remote network and subscriber management features allow cost-effective operation in locations without onsite technical support. The company's easy-to-use, flexible software supports a wide range of businesses, service providers, and educational institutions. The company is based in 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 . All statements that involve Sputnik's plans, forecasts, beliefs, projections, expectations, strategies and intentions are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future results; rather, they are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in this presentation. These risks include, but are not limited to, the uncertainty of demand for Sputnik's products; the anticipated customer benefits from Sputnik's products; increased competition and technological changes in the markets in which Sputnik competes; Sputnik's ability to manage its expenditures; and other risks detailed from time to time in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Sputnik assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements. |
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