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Intel et al Lend a Hand

Intel To Help Communities Worldwide Maximize Their Wireless Capabilities Intel, Cisco, IBM, Dell, and SAP have jointly created a Digital Communities program with 16 other wireless companies and Muniwireless.com to lend a hand to communities that seek to install a wireless network.

In this initiative announced one week ago, Intel Corporation said it would help communities use wireless technology and innovative applications to expand and improve services for municipal governments, businesses and citizens. Intel intends to make wireless access about more than checking emails and surfing the web. Those days are rapidly fading, as cities take a long, hard look at wireless networks as a means to improve their core tasks and business processes.

Under the "Digital Communities" initiative, Intel has gathered a diverse group of leading high-tech companies to help 13 "pilot" communities design, develop and deploy comprehensive solutions and services to enhance government efficiency, promote economic growth, foster greater community satisfaction and bridge the digital divide. The applications range from automating mobile workers such as meter readers and building inspectors to increasing the safety and enhancing resource management of first responders by remotely monitoring vehicle location to enhancing parent, teacher collaboration for improved student success.

In the US, Cleveland; Corpus Christi, Philadelphia and Portland, OR, are first up. Taipei, Taiwan stands out among the worldwide pilot communities using technology industriously today. These companies will provide services to these communities, and Muniwireless.com will track progress and catalogue applications and projected ROI benefits. It would be an understatement to project that this should prove a valuable tool for those of you planning networks. Way to go, guys!

Other companies participating in the Digital Cities Consortium include Accela, Airpath Wireless, Alvarion, British Telecom, CapGemini, CDW Government, Inc (CDW-G), Check Point, Civitium, EarthLink, iMove, Panasonic Computer Solutions Company, Pronto Networks, Szintezis Rt., Telindus, Tropos and Vertex.

Other countries in the first phase include Mangaratiba, Brazil; Dusseldorf, Germany; Gyor, Hungary; Jerusalem, Israel; Principality of Monaco; Seoul, South Korea; Osaka, Japan; and Westminster, United Kingdom.

Posted on August 25, 2005 at 11:23 AM

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Greetings,

Accessanyplace is a WISP with assets in the southeast. Our focus has been RV Parks and Marina's, we currently have gotten into the Muni space with a build in the city of Daytona Beach FL, Our technology partners are Tropos, Vivato, Pronto, thus far. We would like to participate in the initiative with Intel. Could you please point us in the right direction.

Kevin D Lampkin
E-mail kevinl@accessanyplace.com

Posted by: Kevin D Lampkin on September 1, 2005 12:33 PM


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