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December 2005

December 7, 2005

Sputnik Offers New Server Appliance for Wi-Fi Network Management;
Upgrades Access Points, Firmware

Sputnik today introduced the Sputnik Server 1100, an integrated server appliance running the company's award-winning Sputnik Control Center wireless network management software. Sputnik also introduced two higher-powered wireless access points and firmware for the new Linksys WRT54GL. More... |  PDF

September 2005

September 14, 2005

Sputnik Provides Linksys Broadband Routers with
Wireless Network Management Software

Sputnik announced its innovative wireless network management software can now be used with two popular Linksys® broadband routers. The Sputnik Agent for Linksys, a free software download available today, now equips the Linksys WRT54G or WRT54GS to serve as wireless access points (APs) in centrally managed, distributed Wi-Fi hotspot networks powered by Sputnik software. More... |  PDF

June 2005

June 23, 2005

Temporary Networks at Conferences, Exhibitions
Showcase Sputnik Wireless Network Management Software

Supernova 2005 to Challenge Network with Focus on Video, Blogs, Multiplayer Online Games

Sputnik today today announced that is installing temporary wireless networks at conferences, exhibitions, and other events to showcase how easy it is to install and manage Sputnik Wi-Fi networks. More... |  PDF

June 8, 2005

Sputnik Wi-Fi Management Software Offers Seamless Integration with Microsoft Internet Authentication Service
Corporate Wi-Fi Networks Can Use Popular Single Sign-on System for Secure Authentication

Sputnik today today announced that its Sputnik Control Center™ software now integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Active Directory® via Microsoft's Internet Authentication Service (IAS). More... |  PDF

April 2005

April 14, 2005

Sputnik Extends Range of Managed Wi-Fi Networks with Dual-Radio
Wireless Access Point

Wireless Networks Spanning Several Miles Now Serve Large Buildings,
Parks, Business Districts

Sputnik today introduced the Sputnik AP 250, a high-powered, dual-radio wireless access point that extends the range of the company's distributed wireless networks serving hotels, multi-tenant dwellings, airports, campuses, and municipal wireless venues. More... |  PDF

February 2005

February 8, 2005

Sputnik Bundles Credit Card and PayPal Billing with Hosted
Wi-Fi Management Service

Sputnik, a leading provider of Wi-Fi management products and services, today introduced SputnikNet Premier™, a hosted wireless network management service that can accept online payments for wireless Internet service through credit card billing and PayPal. More... |  PDF

December 2004

December 1, 2004

Sputnik Adds PayPal And Credit Card Payment Features to Wi-Fi Business Software

Sputnik announced today new software modules that enable Internet service providers and hotspot providers operating Wi-Fi networks powered by Sputnik Control Center software to accept online payments for wireless Internet service. More... |  PDF

December 1, 2004

Sputnik Partners with Gemtek Systems to Deliver Carrier-Grade Access Point with Wi-Fi Management Software

Sputnik announced immediate availability of the Sputnik AP 220, a carrier-grade access point based on Gemtek Systems model P-520. The new access point runs Sputnik's award-winning Agent software so that it can be centrally managed over the Internet, out of the box. The Sputnik AP 220 is designed for maximum coverage for large wireless venues such as hotels, multi-tenant dwellings, dormitories, and businesses. More... |  PDF

November 2004

November 8, 2004

Community College Technologists Enjoy Sputnik Wi-Fi Service
At Conference On Information Technology

Sputnik provided free Wi-Fi access to attendees at the Conference on Information Technology, opening today in Tampa, Florida. The conference is sponsored by the League for Innovation, an international consortium serving community colleges. More... |  PDF

October 2004

October 25, 2004

African King Visits Sputnik to Learn about Wi-Fi

Sputnik recently hosted a fact-finding mission from Ghana led by the King of Cape Coast, His Excellency Osabarimba Kwesi Atta II. The mission is investigating how wireless networks can speed the development of Ghana’s business, educational, and tourist facilities in Cape Coast. More... |  PDF |  Photo

September 2004

September 21, 2004

Award-Winning Sputnik Wi-Fi Network Management Software
Now Available as Sputniknet Hosted Service

Sputnik, a leading provider of managed Wi-Fi software and hardware, today introduced SputnikNet™, a hosted service that lets businesses and Wi-Fi providers manage wireless networks over the Internet, without installing server software. More... |  PDF

September 21, 2004

Sputnik Adds Multiple-Venue Network Management Features
to Award-Winning Wi-Fi Software

Sputnik introduced a major upgrade to its award-winning Sputnik Control Center software that includes new scalability, authentication, and management features for administrators of multiple-venue wireless networks.. More... |  PDF

August 2004

August 31, 2004

Sputnik Teams with Wireless Enthusiast Group to Expand Free Wi-Fi Service in San Diego

Sputnik, a San Francisco-based provider of managed Wi-Fi software and hardware is backing a free, community Wi-Fi network started by SoCalFreeNet, a 250-member San Diego wireless users group. Sputnik is providing the volunteer group with software and hardware that will power a growing network of access nodes in and around San Diego that provides free wireless Internet access. More... |  PDF

July 2004

July 19, 2004

Sputnik launches Unwired Campus Program with free Wi-Fi service at two leading conferences for higher education

Sputnik introduced its new program for supporting on-campus wireless networks by providing free Wi-Fi access to attendees at the Syllabus2004 conference on technology for higher education, opening today in San Francisco, and at the NACUBO annual meeting for campus business officers in Milwaukee, also opening today. More... |  PDF

June 2004

June 24, 2004

Sputnik Unwires Springboard Venture Forum with Wireless Internet Access

Attendees at today's Springboard Enterprises Venture Capital Forum at Stanford University will have private wireless Internet access thanks to network hardware and software provided by San Francisco Wi-Fi innovator Sputnik. Venture capitalists and entrepreneurs alike will be able to do email and Internet access on the fly. More... |  PDF

June 8, 2004

Sputnik announces partner program for managed Wi-Fi service based on Sputnik hardware and software

Sputnik, whose integrated platform for managed Wi-Fi service has enabled hundreds of providers to build and scale profitable wireless businesses, today announced a reseller partner program. Sputnik reseller partners will supply and support Sputnik-powered wireless hotspots in hotels, transportation sites, and other commercial locations. More... |  PDF

May 2004

May 17, 2004

XDIGI rolls out fully managed Wi-Fi service based on Sputnik hardware and software

Extreme Digital Network, Inc. (XDIGI), a national Internet service provider based in the Dallas area, today announced the first fully managed wireless Internet access service designed for hotels, offices, and retail locations that want to offer free Wi-Fi hotspots for their customers. More... |  PDF

April 2004

April 29, 2004

Wireless provider Sputnik teams with Indy upstart eWireless
to expand Indianapolis free Wi-Fi access

Sputnik, a San Francisco-based provider of secure managed Wi-Fi software and hardware is backing local start-up eWireless' citywide push to make Indianapolis one of the top 10 in Intel's annual survey of cities offering the greatest wireless Internet accessibility. More... |  PDF

April 21, 2004

Take Wi-Fi outdoors for the summer--Sputnik slashes the price of "Hotzone Kit"
to build an indoor/outdoor wireless network

Does your wireless network follow your customers outside to the patio when spring fever strikes? Everything a hotspot provider needs to build and manage an indoor/outdoor or extended range Wi-Fi network is included in the new Sputnik Hotzone Kit. More... |  PDF

April 7, 2004

Sputnik teams with ValuePoint to deliver indoor/outdoor Wi-Fi hotspots
for public Internet access and fixed wireless applications

Sputnik and ValuePoint Networks have teamed to deliver a high-powered, indoor/outdoor wireless access point designed for distributed Wi-Fi deployment in hotels, multi-tenant dwellings, airports, campuses, and outdoor public venues. More... |  PDF

March 2004

March 9, 2004

Sputnik delivers smart 802.11G access point and pre-paid card support to Wi-Fi hotspot providers

Sputnik today announced immediate availability of a smart, low-cost 54 Mbps wireless access point designed for centralized management and new software that enables hotspots to offer customers pre-paid cards for network access. More... |  PDF

 

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