Wayport Launches Cybercenter Express Public Space PC for the Hospitality Industry
Wayport, Inc. introduces walk-up Internet access with the Wayport CyberCenter Express
AUSTIN, TX, September 27, 2005. Wayport, Inc. announced today the U.S. introduction of the Wayport CyberCenter Express, a public space PC solution. The CyberCenter Express offers hotel guests and retail customers a convenient way for customers to connect to the Internet in hotel lobbies and other public areas.
Wayport's CyberCenter Express offers walk-up high-speed Internet, access to various Microsoft applications and convenient payment options. Customers can easily access the CyberCenter Express services by swiping a Wayport prepaid card or a major credit card. The station provides card verification and acceptance online and the customer is immediately connected to the Internet and ready to use the service. Wayport's turnkey approach provides complete installation, 24/7/365 support and remote management and also proactively pushes patches, virus scan software and updates to the system for added security.
"We are looking forward to offering Wayport's CyberCenter Express to our meeting attendees and hotel guests," said Mike Dickersbach of Thayer Lodging Group. "Wayport's flexible solution allows us to provide public PC Internet access as an amenity for our conference attendees and a convenient way for all our hotel guests to stay connected to work and family."
The free-standing CyberCenter Express utilizes state of the art hardware and software, including a 17" LCD monitor with SXGA color TFT display, an Intel`O Pentium`O 4 processor and Microsoft`O Windows`O XP Professional and Office 2003 Basic Edition. The CyberCenter Express solution has already been successfully installed in top hotels across Europe, complementing existing wired and wireless services at the properties.
"Wayport continues to look for ways to enhance the amenities provided by our hotel partners that will accommodate the needs of business travelers, meeting planners and the traveling public," said Jack Alton, vice president of sales for Wayport. "The CyberCenter Express gives our hotels a competitive advantage by providing guests easy, flexible access to information, email and other business services with a simple, easy to maintain public PC."
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