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¡ñ DATATECH NOW OFFERS MOBILE/REMOTE HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE
ON HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEM (DIRECWAY)
Contact: Michael Sherman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel. 319-754-0604
Cell Phone: 901-351-9861
Email: msher@winegard.com
DATATECH NOW OFFERS
MOBILE/REMOTE HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE
ON HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEM (DIRECWAY)
Becomes A ¡®Value-Added Reseller¡¯ Of DirecWay
Internet ¡®High Speed¡¯ Bandwidth Services
For Mobile Applications
Salt Lake City, UT July 8, 2004. DataTech International, LLC, a partner with Winegard Company, widely considered an innovator and pioneer in Satellite, Off-Air, Telemetry antenna and mobile reception product design and manufacturing, has recently entered into an agreement with Hughes Network Systems (HNS) DirecWay to become a ¡®Value-Added Reseller¡¯ (VAR) of DirecWay Internet ¡®High Speed¡¯ bandwidth services for mobile applications. Individuals, businesses, the government and military or any time-sensitive service and care organizations who are constantly on the go and who need to send and access information, will now have access to the technology that makes all this possible, no matter where they are.
These new internet satellite antennas now set for production at the end of this year will provide unlimited mobile access to users such as news organizations, RV customers, emergency medical and service providers, broadband and video conferencing for all industries and mobile office applications
DataTech is finishing the developing phase of their first series of products, the DT Series of Two-way Fixed/Transportable Mobile Satellite Internet Systems offers real-time IP, video, voice, audio and data communications virtually anywhere, anytime, delivering ¡®High-Speed¡¯ Internet-based services and applications at a ¡®click¡¯ of a button.
"This is milestone for DataTech and our respective markets. We are excited to have HNS/DirecWay as a bandwidth partner and look forward to additional collaborative efforts and success. Our new DT series, soon to be launched on the HNS/DirecWay platform, will provide very quick, reliable, and secure Internet service offerings for many industries who are on the move and need to stay in touch¡± ?states Reed Brown, President of DataTech.
DataTech will launch its first product Series, the DT Two-Way Mobile Internet antenna system on the HNS/DirecWay ¡®High Speed¡¯ bandwidth platform at CES 2005. Available with a .74, .98 and 1.2 meter dish, this DT system deploys rapidly, providing instant Internet connectivity with a simple touch screen interface and is also easy install.
Mobile ¡®High Speed¡¯ connectivity enables customers to access broadband connectivity for all remote locations, including single platform connection for all users and cost-effective pricing with uniform monthly service fees. Such applications as Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoiP), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Secured Private Networks (SPN), Transportable Wi-Fi Access, Real Time Webcasts via Multicast Delivery and Streaming and much more, is now available with this DataTech automated Internet satellite antenna system.
¡°Just imagine the possibilities! Our system is the perfect product for the RVers or private and government organizations that need access to information or an uplink quickly. What about emergency response or disaster situations? Who would have ever thought you could stay connected to a ¡®High Speed¡¯ live link, without access to a cellular, DSL, or T1 line? The need is there and the possibilities endless¡± adds DataTech¡¯s Vice President Chuck Uhl.
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If you¡¯d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Reed Brown or Chuck Uhl, please call Michael Sherman at 319-754-0604 or send an email to msher@winegard.com.
About DataTech:
DataTech is a new company in partnership with the Winegard Company and was formed to develop technologies and associated products that deliver mobile Internet and data communications within the domestic and international mobile markets. Its first product line, The DT Series of Two-way Fixed/Transportable Mobile Satellite Internet Systems offers real-time IP, video, voice, audio and data communications virtually anywhere, anytime. The DT Series includes mobile internet Satellite systems with dishes ranging from 0.74 meter to 1.2 meters designed for use by:
- Emergency and medical service providers, news organizations, Government and Military, RVers, the trucking industry, Mobile office and broadband and video conferencing for all industries.
- With Fully automatic pointing/acquisition/cross-polarization systems to access virtually any broadband satellite platform.?
- Optional DBS television with dual TV LNB outputs for multiple TV signal reception, including HD compatibility simultaneously while using the Internet.
- Fully automatic High Speed bandwidth services.
- Deploys rapidly with one click connectivity for rapid signal acquisition.
- Works on virtually any VSAT satellite broadband platform.
About Winegard:
The Winegard Company is widely considered an innovator and pioneer in Satellite, Off-Air and Telemetry antennas and mobile reception product design, performance and assembly and has consistently adapted to meet the challenges of the ever-changing electronics market. It remains committed to continuous improvement in the quality, cost and delivery of its products and services to effectively meet all of its customer¡¯s needs and currently designs and manufactures more than 1,000 different products in four product lines distributed in all states and worldwide, including:
- Satellite Antennas and Mounts: Residential antennas ranging in size from 46 cm to 1 meter.
- Mobile Television Reception Products: RV, Trucking, and Marine applications. Satellite systems ranging from manual crank-up models to automatic satellite tracking systems with GPS/DVB. Off-air antennas including bi-directional and omni-directional VHF/UHF/FM antennas. Ground Antenna Mounts and Accessories.
- Off-Air Antennas: From DC to 5.8 gigs AM/FM/VHF/UHF Antenna Systems, Distribution and Pre-Amplifiers, Power Supplies and Accessories
- Telemetry:? Medical and Data Antenna Systems, Distribution Amplifiers, Power supplies and Accessories.
¡ñ Winegard FORMS NEW COMPANY DeliverING Two-way Fixed/Transportable Mobile Satellite Internet Systems
Offering Real-time IP, Video, Voice, Audio And Data Communications
Anywhere, Anytime
Contact: Michael Sherman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel. 319-754-0604
Cell Phone: 901-351-9861
Email: msher@winegard.com
Winegard FORMS NEW COMPANY
DeliverING
Two-way Fixed/Transportable Mobile
Satellite Internet Systems
Offering
Real-time IP, Video, Voice, Audio And Data Communications
Anywhere, Anytime
DataTech Will Introduce Its First Product Line, The DT Series
For Both The Domestic And International Markets
at CES 2005
Salt Lake City, UT June 8, 2004? Winegard Company, widely considered an innovator and pioneer in Satellite, Off-Air, Telemetry antenna and mobile reception product design and manufacturing, has now established DataTech, LLC, a new company dedicated to mobile Internet antenna products for both the domestic and international markets.
Headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, DataTech will develop technologies and associated products that deliver Two-way Fixed/Transportable Mobile Satellite Internet Systems offers real-time IP, video, voice, audio and data communications virtually anywhere, anytime.
"Just as the Internet has transformed modern day living over the last 15 years, mobility of the Internet and all of its applications will revolutionize the 21st century for business and consumer alike,¡± states Randy Winegard, President/CEO of Winegard Company. ¡°We are excited to be at the forefront of this market.¡±
DataTech¡¯s first Series of mobile Internet antenna systems has been designed for virtually any satellite send and receive platform. This flagship product, available in a .75, .98 and 1.2 meter mobile antennas, will provide a user-friendly environment, including rapid signal acquisition and will be in full compliance with all FCC regulations for sending and transmitting in a mobile environment.
"Mobile Internet technology is all about the freedom, importance and affordability of high speed communication, anytime, anywhere,¡± says DataTech President Reed Brown. ¡°People, businesses and time-sensitive service organizations who are constantly on the go and who need to send and access information, no matter where they are, will now have access to the technology that makes all this possible. We will be offering this initial product line to Winegard¡¯s recreational vehicle and automotive customers, as well as to newer market segments and industries outside of Winegard¡¯s core customer groups.¡±
"These new internet satellite antennas now set for production at the end of this year will provide unlimited mobile access to users such as news organizations, RV customers, emergency medical and service providers, broadband and video conferencing for all industries and mobile office applications, with new targeted markets being created every day," adds DataTech¡¯s Vice President Chuck Uhl, a veteran of the satellite industry since its inception more than 30 years ago.
While Winegard is already widely recognized as the leading producer of Satellite, Off-Air and Telemetry antenna and mobile reception product, it continues to adapt to meet the challenges of the ever-changing electronics market. The formation of DataTech will now help secure its place as a worldwide mobile VSAT antenna system provider.
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If you¡¯d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Reed Brown or Chuck Uhl, please call Michael Sherman at 319-754-0604 or send an email to msher@winegard.com.
About DataTech:
DataTech is a new company in partnership with the Winegard Company and was formed to develop technologies and associated products that deliver mobile Internet and data communications within the domestic and international mobile markets. Its first product line, The DT Series of Two-way Fixed/Transportable Mobile Satellite Internet Systems offers real-time IP, video, voice, audio and data communications virtually anywhere, anytime. The DT Series includes mobile internet Satellite systems with dishes ranging from 0.74 meter to 1.2 meters designed for use by:
- Emergency and medical service providers, news organizations, Government and Military, RVers, the trucking industry, Mobile office and broadband and video conferencing for all industries.
- With Fully automatic pointing/acquisition/cross-polarization systems to access virtually any broadband satellite platform.?
- Optional DBS television with dual TV LNB outputs for multiple TV signal reception, including HD compatibility simultaneously while using the Internet.
- Fully automatic High Speed bandwidth services.
- Deploys rapidly with one click connectivity for rapid signal acquisition.
- Works on virtually any VSAT satellite broadband platform.
About Winegard:
The Winegard Company is widely considered an innovator and pioneer in Satellite, Off-Air and Telemetry antennas and mobile reception product design, performance and assembly and has consistently adapted to meet the challenges of the ever-changing electronics market. It remains committed to continuous improvement in the quality, cost and delivery of its products and services to effectively meet all of its customer¡¯s needs and currently designs and manufactures more than 1,000 different products in four product lines distributed in all states and worldwide, including:
- Satellite Antennas and Mounts: Residential antennas ranging in size from 46 cm to 1 meter.
- Mobile Television Reception Products: RV, Trucking, and Marine applications. Satellite systems ranging from manual crank-up models to automatic satellite tracking systems with GPS/DVB. Off-air antennas including bi-directional and omni-directional VHF/UHF/FM antennas. Ground Antenna Mounts and Accessories.
- Off-Air Antennas: From DC to 5.8 gigs AM/FM/VHF/UHF Antenna Systems, Distribution and Pre-Amplifiers, Power Supplies and Accessories
- Telemetry:? Medical and Data Antenna Systems, Distribution Amplifiers, Power supplies and Accessories.
¡ñ DATATECH¡¯S DirecStar Transportable/Remote satellite System
Helps EPA In The Field With Necessary Communications Before, During And After HurricaneS Katrina and Rita
Contact: Michael Sherman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel. 319-754-0604
Cell Phone: 901-351-9861
Email: msher@winegard.com
DATATECH¡¯S DirecStar
Transportable/Remote satellite System
Helps EPA In The Field With Necessary Communications Before, During And After HurricaneS Katrina and Rita
DataTech Takes Extreme Measures to Deliver to the EPA
Several High-speed Internet Broadband Antenna Systems
Salt Lake City, UT, October 13, 2005. Data Technology International, LLC announced today that several of its new DirecStar auto-pointing and deploying systems using Hughes Network Systems¡¯ (HNS) DIRECWAY? broadband satellite system, are being utilized by the EPA from Dallas to assist with recovery efforts from Hurricane Rita.
Jon Gulch, OSC U.S. EPA (On-Scene Coordinator) Region 5 Emergency Response Branch said, ¡°DataTech has taken extreme measures to make sure that the EPA had these units in time to be strategically located for Hurricane Katrina response. These units have provided the EPA with reliable communications in the field, which is a necessity in a response such as this.¡± The EPA purchased their DataTech DirecStar systems from Miri Microsystems.
Using advanced satellite technology, the HNS DIRECWAY system provides high quality broadband connectivity using small antennas throughout the continental United States. DIRECWAY offers high speed Internet access as well as private intranets, such as those used by many business and disaster relief agencies. The nationwide coverage of the DIRECWAY service, combined with the rapid deployment capability offered by the DataTech DirecStar auto-pointing unit, results in an ideal solution for disaster recovery situations.?
Tony Miri of Miri Microsystems, a Michigan satellite Internet sales, installation, and support company said, ¡®¡°We knew from the EPA that they and other government agencies had a need for a portable mobile unit that could get delivered quickly and inexpensively, attached to a roof rack? on a vehicle, and be up and running immediately. We were looking for this type of system when we saw a working DirecStar unit at the Satellite Expo 2005 in June and recognized the benefits immediately. When Katrina hit, we accelerated all of our efforts to answer the EPA¡¯s needs for emergency response Portable Satellite Units and designed a roof-rack platform for them. To support communications efforts, the EPA OSCs asked us to deploy the DirecStar systems for Hurricane Katrina response and the units were assembled and sent to the field.¡±
Additional DataTech DirecStar systems have now been sent to Dallas for use by the EPA, where they¡¯re now being mated with roof racks by employees of Miri and mounted on EPA vehicles to help with the recovery efforts for Rita. Several have already been deployed on EPA SUVs and other vehicles and driven east before Rita made landfall.
Miri continued, ¡°We believe there¡¯s a great interest and need for this type of system within several government agencies and municipalities. Because of the simple, fast installation, the EPA can ship these units anywhere- whenever they¡¯re needed, and install them on vehicles at the sites for instant communications.¡±
Reed Brown, president of DataTech said, ¡°We are, of course, very glad that our DirecStar system could help with communications response for these two terrible hurricanes. Transportable Internet technology is all about the importance of connectivity. These new Internet satellite systems provide transportable access not only to the EPA, but to users such as homeland security, news organizations, the oil, gas, forestry and mining industries, medical service providers, law enforcement, military, emergency response teams, mobile command centers, government, field offices, broadband and video conferencing, construction and recreational vehicles.¡±
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin said during a hearing held by the Senate Commerce Committee a few weeks ago that the agency is looking to improve disaster communications. Martin offered three areas for improvement: ensure that the public has the right tools to know when an emergency is coming; give consumers the ability to contact first responders; and enable first responders to communicate seamlessly, via enhanced network resiliency.
The DirecStar system was recently certified by Hughes Network Systems for use with HNS¡¯ DIRECWAY broadband satellite system. This certification included environmental and shock testing and compliance with HNS product performance standards.
Available with a .74 or .98 meter dish, the DirecStar system deploys rapidly, providing instant Internet connectivity with a simple touch screen interface and is easy to install. Transportable, high-speed connectivity gives the EPA broadband access from any remote location, without the need for phone lines. The DirecStar system includes single-platform connection for all users. Such applications as Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Secured Private Networks (SPN), transportable Wi-Fi access, real-time Web casts via multicast delivery and streaming and much more, are now available with the DirecStar system with just a click of a button.
For more information or to schedule an interview with Reed Brown or Tony Miri, please call Michael Sherman at 319-754-0604 or send an email to msher@winegard.com. Please visit our website at www.direcstar.com. For EPA equipment specifications, photos, software and technical documents related to the EPA¡¯s PSU, visit the PSU EPA Website. For questions regarding the PSU, please contact Jon Gulch (EPA-R5 OSC) or John Gilbert (EPA-ERT).
About DataTech
Data Technology International, LLC is a new company in partnership with Winegard Company and was formed to develop technologies and associated products that deliver transportable Internet and data communications in both domestic and international markets. Its first product line is a series of two-way fixed/transportable mobile satellite Internet systems, offering real-time IP, video, voice, audio, and data communications virtually anywhere, anytime. The first product is a transportable satellite Internet system with dishes ranging from .74 meter to 1.2 meters. For additional information, please visit www.direcstar.com.
About Miri Microsystems
Offering both mobile and fixed DIRECWAY broadband satellite Internet systems from Hughes Network Systems, Miri Microsystems, LLC, provides professional-grade satellite Internet sales, installation, and services, with the option to choose the fastest connection speeds offered by
the DIRECWAY broadband satellite system with Discovery Class service. The company realizes the importance of superior communications in today's business environment and offers the finest equipment for the most competitive prices as well as some of the most qualified technicians in the area, providing consultation, design, installation and maintenance for satellite systems. Broadband satellite Internet access is Miri¡¯s specialty for homes, businesses and mobile satellite Internet services and help to identify concerns which impact the productivity and profitability of business, making recommendations for systems that will best suit the need. For additional information, please visit www.mirimicrosystems.com.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS), is the world's leading provider of broadband satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers, with more than 800,000 systems ordered or shipped to customers in 85 countries. HNS pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and IP-based networks, which it markets globally under the DIRECWAY brand. DIRECWAY terminals are based on the IPoS (IP over Satellite) global standard, approved by the TIA, ETSI, and ITU standards organizations.
Headquartered outside Washington, D.C. in Germantown, Maryland, USA, HNS maintains sales and support offices worldwide. SkyTerra Communications, Inc. (OTCBB:SKYT) and The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (NYSE:DTV) each own 50% of HNS. SkyTerra is its managing member. For additional information, please visit www.hns.com.
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HUGHES and Hughes Network Systems are trademarks of Hughes Network Systems, LLC. DIRECWAY is a registered trademark of The DIRECTV Group, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
¡ñ DATATECH NOW OFFERS MOBILE/REMOTE HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE
ON HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEM (DIRECWAY)
Contact: Michael Sherman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel. 319-754-0604
Cell Phone: 901-351-9861
Email: msher@winegard.com
DATATECH NOW OFFERS
MOBILE/REMOTE HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE
ON HUGHES NETWORK SYSTEM (DIRECWAY)
Becomes A ¡®Value-Added Reseller¡¯ Of DirecWay
Internet ¡®High Speed¡¯ Bandwidth Services
For Mobile Applications
Salt Lake City, UT December 3, 2004. DataTech International, LLC, a partner with Winegard Company, widely considered an innovator and pioneer in Satellite, Off-Air, Telemetry antenna and mobile reception product design and manufacturing, has recently entered into an agreement with Hughes Network Systems (HNS) DirecWay to become a ¡®Value-Added Reseller¡¯ (VAR) of DirecWay Internet ¡®High Speed¡¯ bandwidth services for mobile applications. Individuals, businesses, the government and military or any time-sensitive service and care organizations who are constantly on the go and who need to send and access information, will now have access to the technology that makes all this possible, no matter where they are.
These new internet satellite antennas now set for production at the end of this year will provide unlimited mobile access to users such as news organizations, RV customers, emergency medical and service providers, broadband and video conferencing for all industries and mobile office applications
DataTech is finishing the developing phase of their first series of products, the DT Series of Two-way Fixed/Transportable Mobile Satellite Internet Systems offers real-time IP, video, voice, audio and data communications virtually anywhere, anytime, delivering ¡®High-Speed¡¯ Internet-based services and applications at a ¡®click¡¯ of a button.
"This is milestone for DataTech and our respective markets. We are excited to have HNS/DirecWay as a bandwidth partner and look forward to additional collaborative efforts and success. Our new DT series, soon to be launched on the HNS/DirecWay platform, will provide very quick, reliable, and secure Internet service offerings for many industries who are on the move and need to stay in touch¡±? states Reed Brown, President of DataTech.
DataTech will launch its first product Series, the DT Two-Way Mobile Internet antenna system on the HNS/DirecWay ¡®High Speed¡¯ bandwidth platform at CES 2005. Available with a .74, .98 and 1.2 meter dish, this DT system deploys rapidly, providing instant Internet connectivity with a simple touch screen interface and is also easy install.
Mobile ¡®High Speed¡¯ connectivity enables customers to access broadband connectivity for all remote locations, including single platform connection for all users and cost-effective pricing with uniform monthly service fees. Such applications as Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoiP), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Secured Private Networks (SPN), Transportable Wi-Fi Access, Real Time Webcasts via Multicast Delivery and Streaming and much more, is now available with this DataTech automated Internet satellite antenna system.
¡°Just imagine the possibilities! Our system is the perfect product for the RVers or private and government organizations that need access to information or an uplink quickly. What about emergency response or disaster situations? Who would have ever thought you could stay connected to a ¡®High Speed¡¯ live link, without access to a cellular, DSL, or T1 line? The need is there and the possibilities endless¡± adds DataTech¡¯s Vice President Chuck Uhl.
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If you¡¯d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Reed Brown or Chuck Uhl, please call Michael Sherman at 319-754-0604 or send an email to msher@winegard.com or visit www.dtiwinegard.com.
About DataTech:
DataTech is a new company in partnership with winegard Company and was formed to develop technologies and associated products that deliver mobile Internet and data communications within the domestic and international mobile markets. Its first product line, The DT Series of Two-way Fixed/Transportable Mobile Satellite Internet Systems offers real-time IP, video, voice, audio and data communications virtually anywhere, anytime. The DT Series includes mobile internet Satellite systems with dishes ranging from 0.74 meter to 1.2 meters designed for use by:
- Emergency and medical service providers, news organizations, Government and Military, RVers, the trucking industry, Mobile office and broadband and video conferencing for all industries.
- With Fully automatic pointing/acquisition/cross-polarization systems to access virtually any broadband satellite platform.?
- Optional DBS television with dual TV LNB outputs for multiple TV signal reception, including HD compatibility simultaneously while using the Internet.
- Fully automatic High Speed bandwidth services.
- Deploys rapidly with one click connectivity for rapid signal acquisition.
- Works on virtually any VSAT satellite broadband platform.
About Winegard:
Winegard Company is widely considered an innovator and pioneer in Satellite, Off-Air and Telemetry antennas and mobile reception product design, performance and assembly and has consistently adapted to meet the challenges of the ever-changing electronics market. It remains committed to continuous improvement in the quality, cost and delivery of its products and services to effectively meet all of its customer¡¯s needs and currently designs and manufactures more than 1,000 different products in four product lines distributed in all states and worldwide, including:
- Satellite Antennas and Mounts: Residential antennas ranging in size from 46 cm to 1 meter.
- Mobile Television Reception Products: RV, Trucking, and Marine applications. Satellite systems ranging from manual crank-up models to automatic satellite tracking systems with GPS/DVB. Off-air antennas including bi-directional and omni-directional VHF/UHF/FM antennas. Ground Antenna Mounts and Accessories.
- Off-Air Antennas: From DC to 5.8 gigs AM/FM/VHF/UHF Antenna Systems, Distribution and Pre-Amplifiers, Power Supplies and Accessories
- Telemetry:? Medical and Data Antenna Systems, Distribution Amplifiers, Power supplies and Accessories.
¡ñ Broadband Network Systems and DataTech Form strategic Partnership To Jointly Address Asia Pacific Satellite Market
Contact: Michael Sherman FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel. 319-754-0604
Cell Phone: 901-351-9861
Email: msher@winegard.com
Broadband Network Systems and DataTech
Form strategic Partnership
To Jointly Address Asia Pacific Satellite Market
First Products Targeted Include
Low-Profile DBS/TV Mobile Satellite Antennas
And DataTech¡¯s New DT Series Of
Two-Way Fixed/Transportable Mobile Satellite Internet Systems
Salt Lake City, UT July 27, 2004. Broadband Network Systems Ltd (BNS) and DataTech International , LLC entered today into a strategic partnership to explore opportunities in the rapidly expanding Asia Pacific mobile Internet and television entertainment markets. With its dynamically expanding consumer base and rapid-growth automobile and public transportation markets, Asia presents tremendous expansion opportunities for mobile Internet and satellite television products.
DataTech, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is a new company, formed in partnership with Winegard Company, widely considered an innovator and pioneer in Satellite, Off-Air, Telemetry antenna and mobile reception product design and manufacturing. DataTech was specifically formed to design and produce mobile Internet antenna products for both the domestic and international markets.
The first products targeted for Asia by this new partnership include a low-profile DBS/TV satellite antenna produced by Winegard and the first in DataTech¡¯s new DT series of Two-way Fixed/Transportable Mobile Satellite Internet Systems. The DT series offers real-time IP, video, voice, audio and data communications. BNS will be conducting trials with major public transportation operators in China on both products.
"Mobile Internet technology is all about the freedom, importance and affordability of high speed communication, anytime, anywhere,¡± says DataTech President Reed Brown. ¡°People, businesses and time-sensitive service organizations who are constantly on the go and who need to send and access information, no matter where they are, will now have access to the technology that makes all this possible. Asia is the fastest growing automobile market in the world and we see enormous opportunities for our products there. The strong relationships and technology expertise that BNS brings to the game will greatly facilitate our product introductions in this fast moving market.¡±
¡°BNS has a proud history of strategic partnerships with manufacturers around the world and the ability to integrate best-of-breed solutions for our customers,¡± says Jeffrey Soong, CEO of BNS. ¡°DataTech certainly fits this profile. We believe their strong research and development assets combined with high quality manufacturing will bring tremendous value to service operators and consumers in Asia¡±
In addition to product distribution, the partnership agreement will also involve jointly conducted market research and technology deployment.
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If you¡¯d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Reed Brown or Jeffrey Soong, please call Michael Sherman at 319-754-0604 or send an email to msher@winegard.com.
About DataTech:
DataTech is a new company in partnership with winegard Company and was formed to develop technologies and associated products that deliver mobile Internet and data communications within the domestic and international mobile markets. Its first product line, The DT Series of Two-way Fixed/Transportable Mobile Satellite Internet Systems offers real-time IP, video, voice, audio and data communications virtually anywhere, anytime. The DT Series includes mobile internet Satellite systems with dishes ranging from 0.74 meter to 1.2 meters designed for use by:
- Emergency and medical service providers, news organizations, Government and Military, RVers, the trucking industry, Mobile office and broadband and video conferencing for all industries.
- With Fully automatic pointing/acquisition/cross-polarization systems to access virtually any broadband satellite platform.
- Optional DBS television with dual TV LNB outputs for multiple TV signal reception, including HD compatibility simultaneously while using the Internet.
- Fully automatic High Speed bandwidth services.
- Deploys rapidly with one click connectivity for rapid signal acquisition.
- Works on virtually any VSAT satellite broadband platform.
About Winegard:
Winegard Company is widely considered an innovator and pioneer in Satellite, Off-Air and Telemetry antennas and mobile reception product design, performance and assembly and has consistently adapted to meet the challenges of the ever-changing electronics market. It remains committed to continuous improvement in the quality, cost and delivery of its products and services to effectively meet all of its customer¡¯s needs and currently designs and manufactures more than 1,000 different products in four product lines distributed in all states and worldwide, including:
- Satellite Antennas and Mounts: Residential antennas ranging in size from 46 cm to 1 meter.
- Mobile Television Reception Products: RV, Trucking, and Marine applications. Satellite systems ranging from manual crank-up models to automatic satellite tracking systems with GPS/DVB. Off-air antennas including bi-directional and omni-directional VHF/UHF/FM antennas. Ground Antenna Mounts and Accessories.
- Off-Air Antennas: From DC to 5.8 gigs AM/FM/VHF/UHF Antenna Systems, Distribution and Pre-Amplifiers, Power Supplies and Accessories
- Telemetry: Medical and Data Antenna Systems, Distribution Amplifiers, Power supplies and Accessories.
About Broadband Network Systems:
Broadband Network Systems Ltd. (BNS) is a technology integrator, content aggregator and solutions provider to broadband networks, offering advanced value-added services such as video over IP.
Headquartered in Hong Kong with regional offices and representatives in Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei and Los Angeles, they serve a diverse array of broadband service providers including telcos, cable systems, hospitality movie networks, community and building service operators.
Their staff and technology team possess extensive experience in all facets of design, implementation, management and service operation of broadband networks and broadcast video. Together they ensure their clients a comprehensive, mature, and turnkey solution consisting of best-of-breed hardware and state-of-the-art software, generating maximum return in value-added services.
¡ñ Backgrounder
Data Tech DirecStar Backgrounder
Are you old enough to remember what life was like before computers Do you remember cutting up typed sheets of paper and taping them together to edit a document
And how did we ever survive before the Internet Without the ability to go on line, we feel cut off from the world. Businesses in mobile and remote environments have the same need to stay in touch when they¡¯re on the road and not plugged in.
This dependency on mobile Internet communications of all kinds resulted in the development of many different mobile internet products, companies and services. The commercial mobile or ¡®fixed/transportable¡¯ satellite internet capable antenna market grew out of the grass roots of the recreational marketplace, not unlike the early days of the commercial mobile satellite industry.
Smart people at tuned-in companies have a way of taking advantage of identified demand in their field of expertise. Winegard Company, widely considered an innovator and pioneer in Satellite and mobile reception product design and manufacturing for over 50 years, is one of those companies. Seeing this growing demand for mobile and remote Internet connectivity primarily found through satellite Internet services, it partnered with a unique blend of key individuals with many years of DBS and VSAT experience to form a new company, Data Technology International, LLC in April of 2004.
The new company, headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, is dedicated to mobile Internet antenna products for both the domestic and international markets. DataTech, with Winegard¡¯s help, immediately invested all its experience and resources to address this new market. On June 8, 2004, it issued its first press release with the headline ¡°WINEGARD FORMS NEW COMPANY DELIVERING TWO-WAY FIXED/TRANSPORTABLE MOBILE SATELLITE INTERNET SYSTEMS OFFERING REAL-TIME IP, VIDEO, VOICE, AUDIO AND DATA COMMUNICATIONS ANYWHERE, ANYTIME¡±.
Understanding the unique characteristics of this rapidly growing market for mobile satellite Internet communications and mobile/remote connectivity, Data Tech pioneered the development of the next generation in fixed/transportable Internet/simultaneous DBS satellite antenna systems. With one click of its patented ¡®touch screen¡¯ control, the DirecStar Series of fully automatic satellite systems rapidly points, acquires and connects to virtually any broadband satellite platform globally, anytime, anywhere.
This first series of mobile Internet antenna systems, the DirecStar line, has been designed for virtually any satellite send and receive platform. It will be available in .74, 1.0 and 1.2 meter mobile antennas, providing a user-friendly environment, fully compliant with all FCC regulations for sending and transmitting in a mobile environment. DirecStar includes single platform connection for all users and cost-effective pricing with uniform monthly service fees.
Such applications as Voice-Over Internet Protocol (VoiP), Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Secured Private Networks (SPN), Transportable Wi-Fi Access, Real Time Webcasts via Multicast Delivery, Video and Audio Streaming and much more, will soon be available with the DirecStar automated Internet satellite antenna system. DBS television with dual TV LNB outputs for multiple TV signal reception is offered as an option. This includes HD compatibility simultaneously while using the Internet.
Mobile Internet technology is all about the freedom, importance and affordability of high speed communication, anytime, anywhere.? People, businesses and time-sensitive service organizations who are constantly on the go and who need to send and access information, no matter where they are located, will now have access to the technology that makes all this possible.
These new internet satellite antennas provide unlimited mobile access to users such as News Organizations, Oil, Gas, Forestry and Mining Industry, Medical Service Providers, Law Enforcement, Military, Homeland Security, Recreational Vehicles, Emergency Response Teams, Mobile command centers, Government, Field offices, Broadband and video conferencing, Fire command and Construction.
Every industry has a mobile HIGH SPEED internet need. If they haven¡¯t discovered it yet, they will.
As evidence of this, CapRock Communications , a provider of industrial grade satellite communication services and a major player in the Oil & Gas Communications industry, announced in March it signed an alliance agreement for the distribution of a new automatically deployable satellite system for mobile communications vehicles. CapRock saw the need for applying mobile high speed internet for a new auto-deploy antenna in energy exploration and production markets.
Companies offering Two-Way Send/Receive Mobile Satellite Internet include RST, MotoSat, C-COM Satellite Systems, Swe-Dish, AVL Technologies and DataBahn formed in May of 2002.
In pursuit of the international markets for mobile Internet antenna products, on July 27, 2004, Data Tech entered into a strategic partnership with Broadband Network Systems Ltd (BNS) to explore opportunities in the rapidly expanding Asia Pacific mobile Internet and television entertainment markets. With its dynamically expanding consumer base and rapid-growth automobile and public transportation markets, Asia presents tremendous expansion opportunities for mobile Internet and satellite television products...
BNS will be conducting trials with major public transportation operators in China on the DirecStar. Asia is the fastest growing automobile market in the world and Data Tech sees enormous opportunities for their products there. The strong relationships and technology expertise that BNS brings to the game will greatly facilitate Data Tech¡¯s introductions in this fast moving market. In addition to product distribution, the partnership agreement will also involve jointly conducted market research and technology deployment.
DataTech recently entered into an agreement with Hughes Network Systems (HNS) to become a ¡®Value-Added Reseller¡¯ (VAR) of Internet ¡®High Speed¡¯ bandwidth services for Fixed/Transportable applications. Individuals, businesses, the government and military or any time-sensitive service and care organizations who are constantly on the go or relocating and who need to send and access information, will now have access to the technology that makes all this possible, no matter where they are or how many times they move.
The agreement with Hughes was very important to Data Tech and Hughes also, and very timely. At the moment, the government and military has become the single most important customer of satellite operators and ground/mobile equipment manufacturers. With the ongoing global war on terror and the continued military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon has nearly exhausted its supply of satellite resources. Contact between the military and commercial satellite companies has never been more critical.
Gilat, a smaller niche VSAT network provider similar to DIRECWAY? is in discussions with DataTech. Gilat says ¡°The ability to transmit detailed information quickly and reliably to and from headquarters helps streamline military command and control and ensures information superiority in the battlefield. Satellite communications are playing an increasingly key role in providing the continuous, interoperable, robust ¡°networkcentric¡± communications needed for military operations¡±.
idirect, a manufacturer of a series of remote VSAT routers and ViaSat, offering several VSAT networks are also in discussions with Data Tech.
In an article appearing in SATELLITE TODAY on March 17, Northern Sky Research said in a report released March 15 that ¡°the total revenue for the satellite industry derived from government and military users is expected to grow to more than $1.4 billion by 2010 from an estimated $580.2 million in 2003, yielding about $7.8 billion throughout an eight-year period. The report, "Government and Military Demand on Commercial Satellites, Second Edition," said the satellite communications revenue growth continues to be driven largely by U.S. military demand as the Pentagon's bandwidth needs have increased substantially and will not be satisfied internally before 2020¡±.
Peter J. Brown, Via Satellite¡¯s Senior Multimedia & Homeland Security Editor, is quoted in VIA SATELLITE ¡°With its ability to instantly deliver Internet Protocol (IP)-based video, voice and data anywhere in the world, the satellite industry is simply giving the public and private sectors more options. A few vertical industries where satellite technology offers solutions include health care, energy, public safety, transportation and Homeland Security, each of which has unique requirements that are ideal for IP over satellite. But regardless of market segment, enhancing IT technology and maximizing bandwidth usage with satellite is providing profitable returns for global satellite industry executives.
Just in time to help out with Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, after extensive tests on temperature and tolerance to humidity exposure, rain, icing, freezing rain, dust, 4G and 16G mechanical shock and wind, actually putting it in a wind tunnel, Data Tech¡¯s DirecStar auto-pointing and deploying mounting system just received certification from Hughes Network Services. And talk about ice, they put it in a chamber and dropped the temperature to minus 40 degrees, covering it with a half inch of ice for 48 hours and then required it to work. It did.
They run these tests before they¡¯ll certify a product for use with HNS¡¯ DIRECWAY? Broadband satellite system. Data Tech¡¯s mobile/remote high speed system made it through with flying colors. And Reed Brown, president of Data Tech says ¡°DirecStar is the only Auto-Deploying System on the market that has demonstrated compliance with all HNS's Environmental Requirements¡±
Data Tech first previewed DirecStar on the DIRECWAY platform at CES 2005. The combination of the DirecStar auto-pointing and deploying mounting system and DIRECWAY platform becomes a transportable, high-speed Broadband Internet mobile connection, enabling customers such as the EPA, to access broadband Internet from all remote locations, without the need for phone lines.
Data Tech is now shipping the DirecStar system.
Just as the Internet has transformed modern day living over the last 15 years, mobility of the Internet and all of its applications will revolutionize the 21st century for businesses and consumers alike.
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DataTech DirecStar? Fact Sheet
The DirecStar Story:
- How did businesses ever survive before the Internet
- And how will they now survive in mobile and remote environments
- Every industry has a mobile HIGH SPEED internet need. If they haven¡¯t discovered it, they will
- Just as the Internet has transformed modern day living over the last 15 years, mobility of the Internet and all of its applications will revolutionize the 21st century for businesses and consumers alike.
- Smart people at tuned-in companies have a way of taking advantage of identified demand in their field of expertise.
- Winegard Company, widely considered an innovator and pioneer in Satellite and Mobile reception product design and manufacturing for over 50 years, is one of those companies
- Seeing this growing demand for mobile and remote Internet connectivity primarily found through satellite Internet services
- It partnered with a unique blend of key individuals with many years of DBS and VSAT experience
- To form a new company, Data Technology International, LLC in April of 2004
- Data Tech has responded to the these changing mobile needs of businesses
- By pioneering the next generation in fixed/transportable Internet/simultaneous DBS satellite antenna systems
- Named DirecStar, it features:
- One click patented ¡®touch screen¡¯ control
- Fully automatic satellite systems
- Rapid pointing, acquisition and connectivity
- To virtually any broadband satellite platform globally
- Anytime, anywhere.
- Designed for virtually any satellite send and receive platform
- It¡¯s Available in .74, 1.0 and 1.2 meter mobile antenna systems
- Applications include
- Voice-Over Internet Protocol
- Virtual Private Networks
- Secured Private Networks
- Transportable Wi-Fi Access
- Real Time Webcasts via Multicast Delivery
- Video and Audio Streaming
- Simultaneously HD DBS television with the dual TV LNB option, while using the Internet
- People, businesses and time-sensitive service organizations, Constantly on the go
- Who need to send and access information, no matter where they are located
- Now have access to the technology that makes all this possible.
- These businesses and time-sensitive service organizations include
- News Organizations
- Oil, Gas, Forestry and Mining Industry
- Law Enforcement
- Military
- Recreational Vehicles
- Emergency Response Teams
- Government
- Construction
- And many more.
- Without the ability to go on line, Businesses in mobile and remote environments are out of touch
Why DirecStar Is Important:
- Mobile Internet technology is all about the freedom, importance and affordability of high speed communication
- Dependency on mobile Internet communications of all kinds has resulted in the development of many different mobile internet products, companies and services
- These products need to be
- Born out of a true understanding of the unique characteristics of this rapidly growing market for mobile satellite Internet communications and mobile/remote connectivity
- From a company with the expertise and experience to develop and manufacture them
- DirecStar is the result of the immediately invested of experience and resources of the cooperative efforts of Winegard and the Data Tech DBS and VSAT experienced leadership
- DirecStar¡¯s design features, applications, strategic partnerships and manufacturing quality will quickly separate it from its competitors
Why Data Tech is at the Heart of this Vital Story:
- DataTech recently entered into an agreement with Hughes Network Systems
- And became a ¡®Value-Added Reseller¡¯ of Internet ¡®High Speed¡¯ bandwidth services for Fixed/Transportable applications
- The Hughes/DIRECWAY? certification process for DirecStar is underway
- The agreement with Hughes was very important to Data Tech and Hughes also, and very timely.
- At the moment, the government and military has become the single most important customer of satellite operators and ground/mobile equipment manufacturers.
- With the ongoing global war on terror and the continued military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Pentagon has nearly exhausted its supply of satellite resources
- Total revenue for the satellite industry derived from government and military users is expected to grow to more than $1.4 billion by 2010 from an estimated $580.2 million in 2003, yielding about $7.8 billion throughout an eight-year period.
- The report, "Government and Military Demand on Commercial Satellites, Second Edition," said the satellite communications revenue growth continues to be driven largely by U.S. military demand as the Pentagon's bandwidth needs have increased substantially and will not be satisfied internally before 2020¡±.
- Contact between the military and commercial satellite companies has never been more critical.
- The need for mobile Internet antenna systems is truly global
- In pursuit of international market, on July 27, 2004, Data Tech entered into a strategic partnership with Broadband Network Systems Ltd
- To explore opportunities in the rapidly expanding Asia Pacific mobile Internet
- And television entertainment markets.
- With its dynamically expanding consumer base and rapid-growth automobile and public transportation markets, Asia presents tremendous expansion opportunities for mobile Internet and satellite television products.
- BNS is conducting trials with major public transportation operators in China on the DirecStar.
- Asia is the fastest growing automobile market in the world
- Data Tech sees enormous opportunities for their products there.
- The strong relationships and technology expertise that BNS brings to the game will greatly facilitate Data Tech¡¯s introductions in this fast moving market.
- In addition to product distribution, the partnership agreement will also involve jointly conducted market research and technology deployment.
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