SDD And Nomadix Integrate Their Internet Access and Billing Solutions for the Hospitality Industry.Business Editors WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 2001 Companies Announce Interoperability Between The JAZZ Communications Accounting Platform and the Nomadix Universal Subscriber Gateway(TM) SDD (Software Design Description) The architecture of an information system. See IDD. , Inc., the leading innovator of centralized multi-property communication accounting systems for the Hospitality industry, and Nomadix, Inc., the leading Internet infrastructure supplier of ubiquitous high-speed Internet access devices, today announced interoperability of their respective products. Together, these products create a robust Internet access solution with cross-property accounting and billing features for guests and tenants. Interoperability between SDD and Nomadix technologies enables owners and managers of commercial properties to combine the breadth, flexibility, and sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of SDD's communications accounting and billing platform with best of breed Internet access solutions from Nomadix. SDD customers can now seamlessly converge existing telephone call accounting investments with SDD Internet access billing using Nomadix devices. Nomadix customers can leverage SDD's accounting systems to integrate both PBX (Private Branch eXchange) An inhouse telephone switching system that interconnects telephone extensions to each other as well as to the outside telephone network (PSTN). voice and data services. "With this announcement, Nomadix becomes a critical component for property managers seeking to own, consolidate, and control their Internet access and billing," said Ron Tarro, 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. of SDD, Inc. He added, "The Nomadix USG (UNIX Systems Group) The division within Novell that was responsible for UnixWare. See USL. (TM) enables a highly stable on-property provisioning of high-speed Internet connectivity tied back to a centralized hospitality communications accounting system platform. It also offers a best in class core technology for enabling Internet access without requiring client-side software or reconfiguration of guest computers." "We see SDD as a valuable partner in putting together a complete Internet access, communication, and billing solution to hotel chains," said Rick Kemple, president and CEO of Nomadix. "SDD's prominent customers, stellar reputation for customer satisfaction, and widely acknowledged competence in hospitality communications billing make them the premier billing partner in hospitality. Their innovative real-time convergent property focused billing management systems lead the industry." Nomadix and SDD Systems will be present at HITEC HITEC Highway Innovative Technology Evaluation Center in the Orange County Convention Center The Orange County Convention Center (OCCC) is the primary public convention center in Central Florida. The large complex is located on International Drive, a major tourist area in Orlando, Florida. Orlando, Fla. at Booth No. 134 and No. 851 respectively. JAZZ Enterprise Communications Accounting JAZZ Communications Accounting is a network billing platform for building owners, managers, and service providers. JAZZ gives providers of on-property digital broadband services an integrated property-based control point for the billing of guest and tenant Internet and telephone usage. JAZZ provides concurrent billing functions to one or many properties from a single integrated billing policy database. The system can interface simultaneously with one or multiple property management systems, telephone systems, and with the property's choices in network infrastructure devices. JAZZ can operate over Intranets and the Internet. The Nomadix Universal Subscriber Gateway(TM) (USG(TM)) The USG(TM) product is a reliable dedicated networking device that solves one of the key issues faced by hotels when deploying and managing high-speed Internet service -- guest connectivity. Nomadix' patented Dynamic Address Translation In a virtual memory system, the ability to determine what the real address is at the time of execution. See dynamic. (architecture) Dynamic Address Translation - (DAT) Conversion of a virtual address into a physical address, as performed by a memory management unit and an (DAT (1) (Dynamic Address Translator) A hardware circuit that converts a virtual memory address into a real address. See also DAT file. (2) (Digital Audio Tape) A magnetic tape technology used for backing up data. (TM)) technology offers a true "plug and play" solution by providing transparent broadband network connectivity to every PC configuration (static IP, DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Software that automatically assigns temporary IP addresses to client stations logging into an IP network. It eliminates having to manually assign permanent "static" IP addresses. DHCP software runs in servers and routers. , DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the , and proxies). No software downloads or PC configuration changes are required to the guest's computer for reliable network connectivity. About SDD Systems SDD creates convergent telephone and Internet accounting systems for owners and operators of hospitality and commercial properties. SDD's customers include many of the most prestigious hotel, event, and tenant properties in the world -- these include: Amelia Island Plantation, South Seas Plantation, Four Seasons, Ritz Carlton, Bellagio, The Cloister, Little Nell, The Breakers, Colonial Williamsburg, Opryland USA, The Plaza, McCormick Place Convention Center, the MGM MGM in full Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. U.S. corporation and film studio. It was formed when the film distributor Marcus Loew, who bought Metro Pictures in 1920, merged it with the Goldwyn production company in 1924 and with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in 1925. Grand, L.A. Convention Center, The Greenbrier greenbrier: see smilax. , Walt Disney World Swan The Walt Disney World Swan is resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney-MGM Studios behind Disney's BoardWalk Resort and across from its sister resort, the Walt Disney World Dolphin. and Dolphin, Doral Golf Resort, and The Phoenician. SDD corporate customers include: Trump Casinos, Mirage Resorts, Harrah's Entertainment, Casino America, Starwood, Carlson Companies, Circus Circus Hotels, Park Place Entertainment, Caesars World, Loews Hotels, Royal Sonesta, Peppermill Hotels, and Harvey's Resorts. For additional information on SDD products and services, visit www.sddsystems.com or call 561/276-7004. About Nomadix Nomadix develops and markets edge-infrastructure service creation equipment that enables solution providers to offer ubiquitous broadband Internet services to their subscribers and generate incremental revenue streams beyond a flat rate connection fee. Nomadix' Universal Subscriber Gateway(TM) platform enables fast and easy broadband access for consumers, and provides a new world of opportunities for solution providers -- a world in which anyone with an Internet-enabled device can instantly become a customer. For additional information on Nomadix and the Universal Subscriber Gateway(TM) platform, visit www.nomadix.com or call 800/666-2349. For additional information contact: Diane Estner, SDD, Inc. 561/276-7004 or destner@sddsystems.com/Greg Hayes, Nomadix, Inc. 818/597-1500 or pr@nomadix.com Note to Editors: NOMADIX(TM), Universal Subscriber Gateway(TM), and USG(TM) are trademarks of Nomadix, Inc. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners. |
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