sentr@NETs inetHotel Network to be Rolled Out at 150 AmericInn®s System Wide / May 2000

| May 01, 2000

Hotel Online Special Report sentr@NET’s inetHotel Network to be Rolled Out at 150 AmericInn®s System Wide WAN-centric network will provide high-speed Internet access for guest rooms 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

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.