In the first roaming agreement for network operator STSN, iPass will work to integrate Wi-Fi and Ethernet access points at more than 500 hotels into the iPass virtual network for enterprises

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. and SALT LAKE CITY, May 28 /Wi-Fi Technology News/ -- iPass Inc. (http://www.ipass.com/) and STSN Inc. (http://www.stsn.com/), the worldwide leader in broadband Internet services to hotels, announced today an agreement to provide iPass customers with high-speed Wi-Fi and Ethernet Internet access at the more than 500 business-grade hotels in the STSN provider network. The network aggregation agreement gives iPass the ability to integrate into its virtual network the extensive STSN network of broadband Internet-enabled hotels. It is the first such roaming agreement for STSN.

"STSN is committed to delivering more value to hotel partners and business travelers with greater assurances of speed, security and simplicity," said David Garrison, CEO of STSN. "The iPass service is used by thousands of business travelers every month. There has been anticipation by many enterprises, which have been hoping to use the iPass service at STSN's network of business-grade hotels. STSN increases business guest satisfaction, which is another compelling reason for hotels to partner with us."


STSN-enabled hotels provide secure, high-speed wired-Ethernet or wireless Wi-Fi (802.11a/b) connectivity services in guest rooms, conference facilities and common areas. As performed with all of its roaming partners, iPass will validate STSN's network against rigorous quality assessment and operations tests and enable interoperability with the leading VPNs, personal firewall and policy management systems. Upon passing this battery of tests, the STSN network will be certified by iPass as "Enterprise Ready" and will then be integrated into the iPass virtual network.


"Because iPass is focused on building a service for enterprise users, hotels are one of the most important venues in our Global Broadband Roaming service," said Ken Denman, CEO of iPass. "STSN is a pioneer in bringing high- speed Internet into major hotel brands. iPass is working to integrate the STSN hotel venues into the iPass service to enable additional secure high- speed connectivity options across North America where enterprise IT departments can send their mobile workforce and improve corporate productivity."


"iPass has tested the networks for all of the more than 1,500 Wi-Fi hotspots and 500 Ethernet-enabled venues in its Global Broadband Roaming service and certified them as Enterprise Ready," said John Yunker, analyst in the Business Strategies Group at Pyramid Research. "With more than 500 business grade hotels in its network, STSN is clearly a major service provider to the hospitality industry. This roaming agreement between STSN and iPass should be very welcome news to enterprises offering ample choices and coverage for the mobile enterprise employee."


About iPass


iPass Inc. (www.ipass.com) provides software-enabled enterprise connectivity services designed to give employees secure access to information and applications on the corporate network from approximately 150 countries around the world. As a virtual network operator (VNO), iPass offers enterprise employees a range of Internet protocol-based connectivity technologies, including wired and wireless broadband service at airports, hotels and conference centers worldwide. The iPassConnect(TM) smart client can be easily deployed across multiple computing devices and operating systems within an enterprise. Once deployed, the iPass service gives the corporate IT department complete control over how network resources are accessed. Founded in 1996, iPass is headquartered in Redwood Shores, Calif., with offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.


About STSN


STSN Inc., founded in 1998, has become the worldwide leading provider of wired and wireless broadband Internet services to the hospitality industry. Every month, more than a quarter million business travelers rely on STSN to increase their productivity with secure, easy-to use, and high-speed connectivity options in more than 150,000 guestrooms and 4,500 hotel meeting rooms. STSN is headquartered at 7090 Union Park Avenue, Suite #200, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84047 with additional offices in North America and Europe. For more information or to access a list of STSN-enabled hotels, visit www.stsn.com.


This press release may contain "forward-looking" statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and similar expressions that reflect STSN's current expectations about its future performance, and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause STSN's actual performance to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements.


Source: iPass Inc.

CONTACT: John Sidline of iPass Inc. +1-650-232-4112
or jsidline@ipass.com; or Ellie O'Rourke of The Hoffman Agency, +1-408-975-3057
or eorourke@hoffman.com, for iPass Inc.


Web sites: http://www.stsn.com/
http://www.ipass.com/