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EthoStream Surpasses 2,000 Properties Installed with High-Speed Internet Access
EthoStream's system is used in over 150,000 guest rooms with over one million network users per monthJune 26, 2007 - Germantown, MD - EthoStream, LLC, a Telkonet company (AMEX: TKO), operators of one of the largest hospitality high-speed Internet access (HSIA) networks in the U.S., and a preferred or endorsed provider for some of the world's largest hotel franchisors, is now delivering broadband Internet access to over 2,000 properties, representing over 150,000 guest rooms and serving over one million network users per month.
EthoStream has developed one of the largest hospitality networks in the US based on its combination of advanced technology, outstanding support and commitment to quality service. At the core of EthoStream's solution is the Remote Management Console (RMC), which enables EthoStream's support center, as well as hotel management, to remotely monitor and manage their high-speed Internet access system in real time to ensure complete guest satisfaction. EthoStream's proactive approach to quality service ensures that each hotel guest is connected to the Internet. EthoStream works with the Internet Service Provider at each property to restore service when an outage occurs. As the only provider to publish its customer support call logs, with EthoStream, hotel management can verify how calls are being handled and can review specific calls, giving them peace of mind. EthoStream brings quality of service to a new level, being proactive in monitoring customer's HSIA service and equipment and interacting with hotel management and guests.
Jason Tienor, president and CEO of EthoStream, commented, "Our solutions are custom designed with quality of service as the number one criteria. By adopting a proactive approach to service on a day-to-day basis, our customers benefit directly. This is the philosophy that differentiates us from other service providers."
About EthoStream
EthoStream, LLC is a technology solution provider targeting the hospitality and MDU/MTU verticals.
Operating one of the largest hospitality high-speed Internet access (HSIA) networks in the U.S.,
EthoStream is a preferred or endorsed provider for some of the world's largest hotel franchisors. Now offering solutions including VOD, VoIP, digital video surveillance, Internet connectivity and HSIA
packages, EthoStream has developed the most comprehensive technology management platform available
for the hospitality industry.
EthoStream has distanced itself from other providers in the hospitality HSIA field through the size of its EthoStream Hospitality Network, high quality of technology and support provided to network members, security of the network and overall guest satisfaction. Beyond claims made by competitors, as the premier hospitality HSIA provider, EthoStream has continued to lead the industry through end-to-end service and its high quality standards. To learn more about EthoStream's products, services and EthoStream Hospitality Network, please visit www.ethostream.com.
About Telkonet
Telkonet specializes in advanced integrated solutions for broadband data networking and energy
management, including its highly successful in-building powerline communications (PLC) technology.
Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, USA, Telkonet has over 175 employees and serves thousands of
customers worldwide.
The company's unique broadband networking solutions currently support more than a million network users per month, with its energy management systems optimizing energy consumption in over 60,000 rooms. Telkonet's technology innovation is underpinned by the highest level of end-to-end quality of service, with comprehensive technical customer support. Its systems deliver wide-ranging functionality, from wired and wireless high-speed Internet access to energy management, IP surveillance and local area networking. Telkonet's platforms are widely deployed on the global stage - in single buildings and ships, in multi-building complexes, hospitality venues and multi-dwelling units, and at government, education and defense locations.
Telkonet's innovations include the revolutionary Telkonet iWire System™, which converts a site's existing internal electrical infrastructure into an IP network backbone - quickly, cost-effectively and without disruption. The portfolio also includes the integrated EthoStream product suite, providing a comprehensive and advanced technology management platform for the hospitality industry, differentiated by outstanding remote management tools and a dedicated customer support facility. Telkonet SmartEnergy completes the line-up, delivering typical bottom line savings of 30% by controlling in-room energy consumption according to occupancy. For more information, please visit www.telkonet.com.
Contacts:Michael Porter
President
Porter, LeVay & Rose, Inc.
212.564.4700
mike@plrinvest.com
www.plrinvest.com
Adam Mazur
Rubenstein Public Relations
212-843-8073
amazur@rubensteinpr.com
