Server: Netscape-Enterprise/2.01 Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 23:46:14 GMT Accept-ranges: bytes Last-modified: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 22:23:10 GMT Content-length: 6336 Content-type: text/html
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"Kudos to LodgeNet...for its proactive role in bringing in-room Internet technology [to] the guest-room TV..." | |
Barbara A. Worcester Senior Editor, Hotel & Motel Management March 17, 1997 |
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As guest room Internet access becomes a "must-have" for more and more travelers, LodgeNet is stepping up to deliver the most cost-effective, user-friendly Web browsing solution currently available -- and the only one developed specifically for the lodging industry. |
The LodgeNet Internet browser gives guests a complete universe of
resources. Breaking news. Up-to-the-minute weather. The latest sports.
Detailed travel information. Everything necessary to keep in touch,
right from the room -- with no additional hardware. It's interactive information like never before; a world as big as guests' needs. Right in their hands, and as easy to reach as watching TV. |
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What is LodgeNet Internet? LodgeNet Internet provides Web browsing capability to hotel guests through the guest room television. It is designed for easy use by everyone -- those unfamiliar with the Internet as well as computer-savvy business and leisure travelers. Its design accommodates easy updating as additional services are added. LodgeNet has had a test system running in a hotel since early February of this year. Additional hotels began receiving LodgeNet Internet in April. |
How is LodgeNet Internet implemented? The LodgeNet Internet browser incorporates information appliance technology developed by Diba, Inc., a Silicon Valley software technology firm. Diba(TM) Information Appliance Software Suite and Diba Browser software have been integrated with LodgeNet's powerful b-LAN(SM) system through the use of LodgeNet's third-party Applications Programming Interface (API). The three main advantages of this technology are: * It does not require any Internet-specific equipment (e.g., a set-top box) to be added to the hotel room. * It uses the hotel's existing cabling infrastructure, so no new wiring is necessary. * It is the same high-speed system architecture that delivers Nintendo® games and Guest Scheduled(SM) on-demand movies to hotel rooms. This offers the high-performance environment necessary for effective Web browsing. These advantages yield the following benefits: * Highly cost-effective installation. * Easy manageability and upgradability as new Internet services and capabilities become available. * Exceptional Web browsing performance. |
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How does LodgeNet Internet work, and what does it include? LodgeNet Internet allows guests to browse the Web, even if they have little or no previous Internet experience. Using a LodgeNet remote control, guests can click on links to information sites regarding news, weather, sports, travel, and entertainment, as well as jumping to other sites of local and national interest. The browser supports standard HTML; in other words, it "speaks the language" of experienced Web users, enabling full access to unfiltered content (including corporate intranets for business travelers). A "pop-up" on-screen keyboard allows for direct URL input. |
Nintendo is a registered trademark of Nintendo of America, Inc. b-LAN and Guest Scheduled are service marks of LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation. |
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