Press Release
For Immediate Release

Wi-Fi HotSpot Lands in the Bath Spa Hotel

Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, 5 December 2003 - SoVision and KooKu have provided the award winning Bath Spa Hotel, part of the Macdonald Group of Hotels, with a Wi-Fi KooKu™ hotspot service. The installation at the Bath Spa Hotel is based on the 802.11b wireless networking standard protocol and encompasses access points in the reception area, library and the outside terrace area.

This KooKu™ service allows guests to access the internet, email and online services at broadband speeds, with a wire less connection. KooKu™ is based on a prepaid system of payment which allows complete flexibility of service provision and removes the requirement for credit checks, credit card support, etc. Unlike other Wi-Fi networks who offer online sign up, which can take up to 20 minutes to complete, KooKu™ offers customers a fast and easy to access Internet service. The Bath Spa Hotel will provide their guest with MicroAPs, a driver free installation device replacing a wireless card, allowing guests without Wi-Fi enabled laptops to access the service - a cost effective, easy to use solution.

Andy Bunt , General Manager at the Bath Spa Hotel, explained, "This is a great opportunity to enhance our already excellent facilities which will provide our guests with instant plug and play wireless internet access using the KooKu™ network, allowing them to work away from the office whilst enjoying the comforts of the hotel. The bespoke nature of the service allows us to provide a tailored range of packages to our guests whilst the flexible branding presents us with multiple marketing opportunities"

KooKu Sales Director, Jeff Martin said, "We are delighted to be involved in enabling the Bath Spa Hotel with this cutting edge technology and the KooKu™ network."

Venues using the KooKu™ network will be presented with a sales pack containing the KooKu™ cards customised with their logo, point of sale material, user guides, staff training and after sales support.

About SoVision

SoVision is the result of the merger of Bristol and Bath's two leading independent Internet Service Providers and Design Houses, Kaliba NetGates and SoVision under the trading name of SoVision.

With offices in Bristol and Bath, we are in a great position to provide continuity of service and assist companies achieve growth and efficiency from better application of the internet and information technology. The roots of the company were established in 1989. The company has links with Kingston inbusiness and Telewest Communications who provide communication services. We are a Microsoft Certified Partner, Cisco Reseller, a member of Intellect, RIPE and an associate member of the IPIA (Independent Print Industries Association).

About KooKu

KooKu is part of the Chronos Technology Group based in Gloucestershire, UK, with offices in Stockholm, Sweden and Florida, USA, which is a business to business specialist provider and system integrator of technical solutions for telecom networks, satellite communication, remote monitoring applications, line of site radio and RF equipment designers.

For more information and photography, please contact:
Jeff Martin
KooKu Limited
Tel: +44 (0)8454 66 00 11
Email: jeff.martin@kooku.com

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