Minneapolis, Minn., May 4, 2000�. sentr@NET,
LLC today announced it has been selected by AmericInn International, LLC
to be the preferred provider of a multi-purpose communications network
that provides high-speed Internet access for guests and meeting rooms.
Following pilot installations now underway at selected AmericInn®s
in Minnesota and Missouri, the sentr@NET�s inetHotel network will be rolled
out to all 150 AmericInn®s across the country.
sentr@NET uses an efficient WAN-centric approach to deliver services
to hotels, management companies and franchisers ranging from high-speed
guest room Internet access to secure management company/franchiser-wide
Intranets. While guest services are a very important part of what
sentr@NET�s inetHotelTM network provides, equally important is enabling
property groups to deploy centralized services and applications including
two-way reservation systems, e-purchasing systems and shared yield management
programs. The inetHotel network also opens the door for lower cost
connectivity and communications services such as group-wide email, voice-over
IP between properties and video training that can positively impact the
management and operation of multiple property organizations.
�AmericInn® understands the value of having
a single global network that delivers high-speed Internet services to guests,
supports their current communications and operational processes, and enables
new initiatives such as two-way reservation systems and centralized purchasing,�
said Ian Mackay, president and chief executive officer of sentr@NET.
�sentr@NET�s inetHotel network will provide convenient,
reliable, high-speed Internet access for guest and meeting rooms at AmericInn®-owned
properties, and will be offered, as part of our master agreement with sentr@NET,
to the owners of franchised and managed AmericInn® properties as well,�
said Luke Fowler, president and chief executive officer of AmericInn International,
LLC. �The efficiencies of this company-wide network and the accompanying
guest Internet access is very important to AmericInn International, LLC
as well as to our current and future franchisees as we strive to provide
this critical amenity for business and leisure travelers.�
Founded in 1997, sentr@NET is a privately-funded vertical application
service provider to hotels, management |
inetHotel - check out the difference
inetHotel is the easiest and least intrusive high-speed
Internet access network to install. The check list of advantages are many,
here are just a few to consider.
inetHotel requires only a single wire pair -- the same
wire carrying voice today-- to bring high-speed Internet to each room
no rewiring and no second analog lines are necessary --
inetHotel works with existing Category 3 or Category 5 wiring
guest and meeting rooms are left intact, no wall receptacles
need to be changed with inetHotel
inetHotel bypasses PBX and with cost effective trunk line
alternatives can increase trunk line capacity for profitable voice traffic
meeting rooms are wired for full-time availability of
high-speed access, enabling short notice sales of meeting facilities
the type of events that can be booked for meetings is
expanded with facilities that can support multiple concurrent users
the economies of inetHotel make it a great fit for all
property sizes |
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companies and franchisers.
AmericInn International, LLC, based in Deephaven, Minn. has 150 properties
open in nearly 20 states, with 32 more properties under construction or
in the early stages of development.
This press release contains forward-looking statements under the federal
securities law. |