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Vienna's Luxury Hotel, Das Triest, Deploys Nokia's Wireless LAN to Satisfy Business Travelers
May 30, 2000
(Vienna, Bad Homburg, May 30, 2000) – Das Triest hotel in Vienna is Austria's first hotel to install Nokia's wireless LAN (Local Area Network) solution in order to allow guests to surf the net on their own laptops up to 50 times faster than conventional dial-up lines.
"At Das Triest, 80 percent of our guests are business travelers. Over 95 percent of them carry a laptop and we want to keep these people connected", said Mr. Manfred Stallmajer, manager at Das Triest. "Nokia's wireless LAN is a perfect fit for us as it enables secure high-speed access that supports bandwidth-hungry Internet and business applications."
Nokia's wireless LAN solution consists of Nokia's wireless LAN access points, Nokia's wireless LAN cards, and sophisticated software and utilities in order to make installation, use, and management of the solution a seamless extension to a wired network. The products are compliant with the IEEE 802.11 industry standard for wireless LAN.
Das Triest has deployed several Nokia wireless LAN access points throughout the hotel building, in order to provide guests with easy and secure wireless access to networked resources in guest rooms, lobbies and conference areas. Guests can roam freely from one access point to another while staying on the same network.
Hotel guests will receive, on request, a Nokia Wireless LAN Card for their laptop during check-in. The hotel reception will provide the required installation assistance, in addition to the written instructions available. When guests check out, they can either purchase the card and keep it, or return it at the reception desk.
If any guests already own an 802.11 compliant wireless LAN card, they can use it within Nokia's wireless LAN coverage area due to common standards.
"At Nokia, we’re committed to delivering innovative technology to mobile users around the world and making the job of connecting people and information effortless and instantaneous. Das Triest hotel is just the first step in a series of roll-outs in Austria to provide people with reliable and secure high-speed access when and where they need it", said Rainer M. Richter, General Manager for Continental Europe, Nokia Internet Communications.
About Das Triest
Das Triest is a luxury, designer hotel located in downtown Vienna. Originally, the hotel was a station for stagecoaches between Vienna and Triest and provides a classical example of the combination of history and modern design. Guests can expect 73 totally renewed luxury rooms and two air-conditioned meeting rooms for up to 120 people. The newly designed courtyard also provides guests with an opportunity for relaxation and quiet in the middle of the city. Das Triest prides itself on providing guests with the highest level of personal service.
About Nokia
Nokia is paving the way to the Mobile Information Society with its innovative products and solutions. The company is the leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks, related services as well as multimedia terminals. In 1999, Nokia's net sales totaled EUR 19.8 billion (USD 19.9 billion). Headquartered in Finland, Nokia is listed on the New York (NOK), Helsinki, Stockholm, London, Frankfurt and Paris stock exchanges and employs more than 56 000 people.
Contact information:
Nokia Internet Communications
Tel. (Int.) +358 40 521 7844
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