FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mobile device users will be able to print from their wireless laptops and PDAs at FatPort Network locations
Vancouver, Canada - October 31, 2001: FatPort Corporation, the leader in software and services for access to secure, accountable, broadband wireless networks today announced a co-marketing agreement with PrinterOn Corporation to provide PrinterOn Wireless Convenience Printing services across FatPort's global FatPort Network.
The agreement will allow mobile device users to print from their wireless laptops, e-mail appliances and personal digital assistants (PDAs) to printers and fax machines located at FatPort Network locations.
"We are very pleased to be working with PrinterOn to expand the convenience and range of services for mobile device users across our network," said Ken Simpson, President of FatPort. "The number one problem mobile professionals face when working away from their desks is printing. PrinterOn solutions will enhance FatPort's service offering by helping our customers alleviate the headaches associated with printing on-the-road."
FatPort Corporation enables users of wireless mobile devices such as laptops and PDAs to access the Internet at high speed from any FatPort Network location. Leveraging the IEEE 802.11 wireless Ethernet standard, FatPort's worldwide access point network delivers wireless high-speed Internet access in cafes, hotels, airports, and other public locations.
PrinterOn Wireless Convenience Printing solutions allow mobile professionals to print, fax and view e-mails, attachments and documents from wireless computing and communication devices to printers registered in PrinterOn's Global Printer Directory - regardless of the user's -- or the printer's -- physical or geographic location.
"With the growing penetration of wireless mobile devices, demand for widely-available convenience printing services is on the rise," said Steve Spicer, CEO and President of PrinterOn Corporation. "FatPort and PrinterOn share a similar mission: to deliver enhanced convenience and mobility to end users by extending the functionality of wireless devices. We are very pleased to be working with FatPort to achieve that mission."
About FatPort Corporation
FatPort is the leader in systems and software for visitor-based wireless networking. FatPort's key technologies allow anyone to access the Internet at very high speeds wirelessly using the device of their choice -- Laptop, Palm, Handspring, Pocket PC. FatPort provides the systems and services that allow ISPs and Telcos to provide and manage mobile high-speed wireless access. For more information, visit www.FatPort.com.
About PrinterOn Corporation
Located in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, PrinterOn Corporation helps mobile professionals print documents from any Internet-enabled computer or wireless device to virtually any printer in the world. PrinterOn solutions include PrintWhere™ universal print driver; PrinterOn Focus, which Internet-enables legacy printers; and PrintWhere Envoy, which enables printing of e-mail attachments from wireless Internet-enabled devices. For more information, visit PrinterOn online at www.printeron.net.
Media Contacts:
Mr. Ken Simpson, President
FatPort Corporation
t. 1-866-FAT-PORT
e. ksimpson@fatport.com
Carola Donsig, Public Relations
PrinterOn Corporation
t. (519) 896-8476
e. cdonsig@printeron.com
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