ATLANTA — Feb. 19, 2002 — StayOnline, a leading provider of wireless Internet connectivity solutions for the lodging industry, is pleased to introduce SuiteOnline   — “Hospitality’s most complete, cost effective, yet advanced connectivity solution . . . In today's challenging hospitality market, SuiteOnline serves two important needs: It provides Internet access for a hotel's most-demanding business guests, and its installed wireless infrastructure allows for the use of PDA-based property management tools."

Antonio Di Milia, StayOnline President, said SuiteOnline encompasses every aspect of a hospitality-oriented, wireless high-speed Internet connectivity solution. Some of the key advantages of SuiteOnline are:

• SuiteOnline is proven to meet the Internet requirements of discerning corporations as they select hotel properties for their travelers, thus offering a measurable ROI and competitive advantage for hoteliers;
• Thanks to StayOnline’s proprietary technologies and a true nationwide Company presence, SuiteOnline is the most advanced yet affordable solution on the market;
• SuiteOnline creates the environment needed to add PDA-based hotel management tools (e.g. Palm Hospitality Technology’s JiHi housekeeping and minibar control system), as well as other emerging solutions that can take advantage of a robust wireless network, thus improving hotels’ operational efficiencies on many levels;
• Unlike many other products on the market today, SuiteOnline is designed specifically for the hospitality industry and requires no software load to the user’s laptop or system re-configuration;
• SuiteOnline is a complete turnkey solution, which allows hoteliers to easily, and quickly add high-speed Internet access as a hotel amenity without any disruption to guestrooms.

• RoamOnline — A wireless network that covers an entire Hotel property: Guest rooms. Poolside. Meeting rooms. Restaurants. Lobbies. Hotel guests can reliably and easily connect wirelessly anywhere within the property utilizing the StayOnline EZAirsm Laptop connection kits. RoamOnline requires no laptop configuration and is ideal for use in a Hotel Public Network. RoamOnline is compatible with all 802.11b laptop and PDA devices as well as with emerging PDA based hotel management tools;
• RoomOnline — A wireless in-room computer system designed to offer access for those guests that choose to travel without a laptop computer. This system is optimized for high-speed Web surfing and email. It is an ideal addition to extended-stay properties, concierge level rooms, or simply properties that want to offer the most-advanced technology solutions to their guests;
• MeetOnline — A meeting room access solution designed for multi-user environments. It offers the most-robust wireless network along with a redundant Ethernet wired access to ensure the most secure and reliable access for mission-critical high-speed Internet connectivity in conference rooms. This system is ideal for classroom and training environments, as well as for email stations, workgroups, trade shows, exhibitions, presentation settings and conferences;
• GuestPass Server — Running StayOnline’s proprietary GuestPass v. 2.0 Visitor Based Network Software, this client-server solution is the heart of the SuiteOnline system. It provides security control, Web portal management, access management, billing, PMS integration, reporting and network management;
• EZAir Laptop connection kits — True plug-and-play connections to the RoamOnlinesm wireless network. These units require no intrusive software load or reconfiguration on the guest’s laptop PC and have the ability to run off the laptop’s battery through a simple mouse port adapter.

About StayOnline 

Based in Atlanta, StayOnline provides state-of-the-art turnkey wireless high-speed Internet access/in-room PC solutions for the lodging industry. StayOnline is the exclusive “Brand Standard” high-speed access provider for all Hawthorn Suites hotels in North America as well as the exclusive AFM Preferred Alliance wireless high-speed Internet partner for the ASTON, Best Inns, Howard Johnson, Knights Inn, Park Plaza, Park Inn, Ramada, Villager Lodge and La Quinta® Inns brands throughout Canada. In addition, StayOnline boasts an impressive customer base, including properties in the Sheraton, Homewood Suites, Embassy Suites, Hilton, and Crowne Plaza lodging brands. 

StayOnline’s new StaySecure Web-enabled video surveillance solution allows properties to piggyback on the company’s wireless network for cost-effective real-time and archived security videos. 

For additional information on StayOnline and its lodging solutions, please visit http://stayonline.net. For a real-time demonstration of StayOnline’s StaySecure streaming digital video security solution, click on the StaySecure logo (the site’s archives can be accessed simply by changing the date and time of the requested video.)