Press Release
For Immediate Release

Photographers Use KooKu Hotspot at the Inside Soap Awards

Lydbrook, Gloucestershire, 8 October 2003 - Photographers at the Inside Soap Awards had the ability to send their pictures on the night using Wi-Fi internet access. The Café Grand Prix in Mayfair, where the Inside Soap Awards were held, became the latest prestigious venue in London to become Wi-Fi enabled via KooKu. The installation in Rosie's Bar, the venue's members bar which was transformed into the press room for the evening, is based on the 802.11 wireless networking standard protocol.

This service allowed photographers to access the internet, email and online services at broadband speeds, without a phone line connection. Photographers without wireless cards were provided with MicroAPs, a driver free installation device replacing a wireless card, a cost effective and easy to use solution.

Ian West, Chief Celebrity Photographer for the Press Association, said: "Being able to have access to the internet using the KooKu network enabled me to send my pictures instantly to the agency and newspapers. The service was easy to log-on and technical support was on hand to help."

Kooku spokesperson, Jeff Martin said, "We are delighted to have been involved in enabling a venue as prestigious as the Café Grand Prix with this cutting edge technology and the KooKu network. The photographers were delighted with the service and the demand for it is now increasing".

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 the Café Grand Prix

Café Grand Prix is made up of three locations steeped in history and glamour: La Rascasse, the Pit Brasserie, and Rosie's Bar. All reflect the spirit of the original locations in Monaco.
At Café Grand Prix you can enjoy fine dining at La Rascasse, a stylish French restaurant with one of the most extensive wine lists in London.
And why not pop downstairs to the elegant and snug Rosie's Bar, the best kept secret in London, for a champagne aperitif, or whisky and cigars after dinner? For lighter meals, or just a coffee or a beer, there's the smart Pit Brasserie. For more information, visit the Café Grand Prix website on www.cafegrandprix.com.

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, visit the KooKu™ website on www.kooku.com.

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

- ends -