Archive for June, 2009

SF WiFi online store….almost…..

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

SF WiFi resells the U4EA Technologies wireless access points and controllers. The SF WiFi online store is not quite complete so please contact us with an email for current pricing.

Fusion 300 WLAN Controller
Fusion 50 802.11b/g Access Point
Fusion 70 802.11b/g/n Access Point

Email: info@sf-wifi.com

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Microsoft extends XP availability to 2011

Monday, June 22nd, 2009
Microsoft confirmed a new policy.

“Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate customers will have the option to downgrade to Windows XP Professional from PCs that ship within 18 months following the general availability of Windows 7 or until the release of a Windows 7 service pack, whichever is sooner, and if a service pack is developed,” a company spokeswoman said in an e-mail.

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4ipnet Announces Manageable 802.11b/g EAP700 Wall Jack Access Point

Friday, June 12th, 2009

http://www.4ipnet.com/eap700_overview.htm

(Press Release) – Jun 11, 2009 – Taipei, Taiwan – 4ipnet, Inc., a
provider of wireless network connectivity and management products, today released its EAP700 802.11b/g Wall Jack Access Point with PoE. It is high-power, low-profile, able to serve both wired and wireless networks, and remotely manageable when connected to a 4ipnet Controller. The simplistic yet chic design of EAP700 allows it to blend into a working or a living environment practically and stylishly.

4ipnet EAP700 Wall Jack Access Point

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Meru first with wireless LAN management app for iPhone

Thursday, June 11th, 2009

Meru, a company that develops and markets wireless LAN infrastructure solutions, has introduced the E(z)RF OnTheGo application specifically designed for Apple’s iPhone and iPod touch.

Aimed at business-to-business clients, the application is billed as the first of it’s kind across the industry, built around the recently updated E(z)RF Network Manager 2.0 software tool.

Network administrators for the first time can work untethered from their desktop consoles, gaining the ability to view customised dashboards, receive high-priority alerts from an iPhone.

As a browser-based application, E(z)RF OnTheGo does not require users to download any software onto an iPhone.

Hospitality Wireless Special

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

From what we hear from our Hospitality clients guest occupancy has been down during the winter. Business is starting to pick up a bit this spring and with summer approaching it is a good time to look at amenities and upgrade long overdue services.

Hotel guests are now pounding the hotel wireless networks with their iPhones, Netbooks, laptops and connecting to traffic intense sites like Pandora, YouTube, Hulu and maybe connecting back to their office for email and work. Nowadays almost no vacation lacks a few business emails.

A wireless network with spotty coverage, poor design, downtime, lack of features will drive guests away.

I have been told by a few clients that guests will not even check in if there isn’t sufficient wireless at the hotel. 

SF WiFi resolves wireless network issues. Our Hotel General Managers are happy and the guests don’t complain to the front desk!! Well maybe guests still complain about the continental breakfast – but we can’t support that.

SF WiFi offers s FREE site survey to gather the necessary information for a proper wireless design. 

About SF WiFi: 
We are a Northern California wireless solution provider. SF WiFi specializes in Hospitality Wireless, Hot Spot Wireless and wireless business solutions.
SF WiFi services Include:
Wireless site surveys
Wireless network design
Wireless hardware & software product recommendations & sales
Wireless network installation
Contined support after installation
San Francisco Wireless Solutions
San Jose Wireless Solutions

For more information, please contact SF WiFi. info@sfwifi.com

Solar Powered Bus Shelter Unveiled in San Francisco – With WiFi !!

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom recently unveiled the first of 1,100 solar powered bus shelters that will be installed throughout the city between now and 2013. Crowned with a rolling red crest of photovoltaic panels, the shelters will use the sun’s rays to power their intercom, LED lighting, and even wireless routers that will help blanket the city with WiFi goodness. Designed by Lundberg Design and contracted through Clear Channel, the new shelters signal a bright future for solar technology in the Bay Area.

The roof is constructed from an innovative 40% post-industrial recycled polycarbonate material embedded with thin-film photovoltaic cells. The panel powers the NextMuni display that tells people when their bus is coming, a Push-To-Talk system so blind people can hear the NextMuni information, environmentally friendly light bulbs, and free Wi-Fi. The old florescent lights in the current shelters use 336 watts; the new LED panels use only 74 watts.

“Transit shelters that use photovoltaics, LEDS, and WiFi are going to be standard in the future and Im proud that San Francisco is once again acting like the pace car for other cities by trying and implementing these technologies”, said the mayor last week.   Wireless will roll out in another phase.

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