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PLEASANT HILL, Calif., May 10, 1999 � Tut Systems, Inc.
(NASDAQ: TUTS) today announced that Tokyo�s Century Hyatt will deploy Tut�s
Expresso MD product to provision high-speed Internet access to its hotel
guests. Tut�s Expresso MDU is a "no new wires," high-speed Internet
access solution that delivers cost-effective, "always-on", plug-and-play
high-speed Internet access to multiple dwelling units (MDUs) such as apartments,
hotels, dormitories and commercial shared tenant environments using Tut�s
award-winning HomeRun technology.
Located in Tokyo�s Shinjuku district, one of the world�s most popular
destinations for business travelers, the Shinjuku Hyatt currently contains
235 hotel rooms and 10 meeting rooms utilizing Tut�s Expresso MDU to provide
Internet services to its guests rooms and meeting rooms. With Tut�s
high speed Internet services, business travelers can benefit from a cost-effective,
"always-on", high-speed Internet connectivity that allows
By offering Internet services to its guests, the Century Hyatt is taking
advantage of the growing demand for high-speed Internet access in multi-dwelling
unit environments across the country. In the U.S. alone, a majority
of business travelers now carry laptops, and a great number of convention
attendees and business travelers choose a hotel based on its ability to
deliver office-like conveniences, including high-speed Internet
"One of our biggest and most urgent challenges for the Century Hyatt
Hotel, which hosts a great deal of business travelers from outside Japan,
has been how to provide high-speed Internet access to our guests," said
Mr. K. Nishimura, Marketing Director for Century Hyatt Shinjuku.
"With Tut�s Internet solutions, we avoided the expense and inconvenience
of rewiring our rooms while delivering cost-effective, plug-and-play,
"The Century Hyatt�s deployment of Tut�s Internet solutions highlights the growing demand for Internet access on a global scale," said Ken Cooper, Managing Director, International Business Development for Tut Systems. "Our Expresso MDU product was specifically designed from the ground up to service this fast-growing sector of the hospitality market, which wants to cost-effectively and quickly offer Internet access to hotel guests. By deploying Tut�s Internet services, Century Hyatt has recognized the large market opportunity and is primed to take advantage of it." Tut�s Expresso MDU is the first "single box" access concentrator solution to enable the cost-effective provisioning of high-speed Internet access and data services for hotels, as well as apartment buildings, dormitories and other multi-dwelling units (MDUs). Expresso MDU incorporates Tut�s popular HomeRun home networking and LongRun technology to deliver data at a speed of 1 megabit per second over existing telephone wires without interruption of voice services. Internet service provider Rikei Corporation installed Tut�s Expresso MDU at the Century Hyatt as part of Rikei�s Internet Access Service, called "RINKS", that provides the system integration, Internet services and support to the hotel�s guestrooms and meeting rooms. At the Century Hyatt, Rikei is also using ATCOM/INFO�s IPORT Internet access system, a software solution for hotel guests, which requires no user software or laptop reconfiguration. "The partnership between Tut Systems and Rikei Corporation offers a
very valuable service to property owners," said Mr. K. Aoyagi, Executive
Director of Rikei Corporation. "Tut�s networking technology with our Internet
services and support give property owners a quick entry into the Internet
access market � allowing them to offer residents or hotel guests a powerful
Internet service while gaining an additional revenue stream.
About Tut Systems, Inc.
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