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href="/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/index.php"><img width="208" height="39" border="0" src="/web/20081219231647im_/http://www.sputnik.com/images/blogtitle.gif"></a></h1> <p>Your source for news and information about Sputnik and wireless networking.</p> <div id="content">  <p class="blogdate"><img border="0" width="12" height="10" src="/web/20081219231647im_/http://www.sputnik.com/images/redtriangle.gif"> June 23rd, 2005 — filed under <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/?cat=4" title="View all posts in Press Release" rel="category tag">Press Release</a> by Dave at 8:00 am. </p> <div class="post" id="post-11"> <h3 class="storytitle"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/?p=11" rel="bookmark">Temporary Networks at Conferences, Exhibitions Showcase Sputnik Wireless Network Management Software</a></h3> <div class="storycontent"> <h4 align="center">Supernova 2005 to Challenge Network with Focus on Video, Blogs, Multiplayer Online Games</h4> <p><a href="/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/newsroom/releases/pr050622.pdf">Download PDF</a></p> <div class="pressrelease"> <p> San Francisco–June 23, 2005–Sputnik®, a leading provider of Wi-Fi management products and services, is installing temporary wireless networks at conferences, exhibitions, and other events to showcase how easy it is to install and manage Sputnik Wi-Fi networks. </p> <p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/?p=11#more-11">Read more…</a> </p> </div>  </div><br clear="all"> <p class="blogdate"><img border="0" width="12" height="10" src="/web/20081219231647im_/http://www.sputnik.com/images/redtriangle.gif"> June 8th, 2005 — filed under <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/?cat=4" title="View all posts in Press Release" rel="category tag">Press Release</a> by Dave at 8:00 am. </p> <div class="post" id="post-10"> <h3 class="storytitle"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/?p=10" rel="bookmark">Sputnik Wi-Fi management software offers seamless integration with Microsoft Internet Authentication Service (IAS)</a></h3> <div class="storycontent"> <h4 align="center">Corporate Wi-Fi Networks Can Use Popular Single Sign-on System for Secure Authentication</h4> <p><a href="/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/newsroom/releases/pr050608.pdf">Download PDF</a></p> <div class="pressrelease"> <p> San Francisco–June 8, 2005–Sputnik®, a leading provider of Wi-Fi management products and services, today announced that its Sputnik Control Center™ software now integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Active Directory® via Microsoft’s Internet Authentication Service (IAS). Corporate network managers can utilize Microsoft’s popular single sign-on system with their Sputnik wireless networks for easier administration and increased security and efficiency. </p> <p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/?p=10#more-10">Read more…</a> </p> </div>  </div><br clear="all"> <p class="blogdate"><img border="0" width="12" height="10" src="/web/20081219231647im_/http://www.sputnik.com/images/redtriangle.gif"> June 7th, 2005 — filed under <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/?cat=6" title="View all posts in News Clip" rel="category tag">News Clip</a> by Dave at 1:50 pm. </p> <div class="post" id="post-9"> <h3 class="storytitle"><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/?p=9" rel="bookmark">Wi-Fi Planet Profiles Sputnik Partner Whotspot’s “Turnkey Hotspot for Entrepreneurs”</a></h3> <div class="storycontent"> <p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/columns/article.php/3510421" target="_blank"> Wi-Fi Planet</a> interviews Terry Fagin, President of Sputnik Partner <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.whotspot.com/" target="_blank">Whotspot</a>.</p> <p> “Our business model is based on successful deployments,” says Fagen. “If a location is busy, everyone makes money. 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We also help our customers succeed by providing tech support and consulting for free to help them solve deployment problems.” </p> <p> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/?p=9#more-9">Read more…</a> </p> </div>  </div><br clear="all">  </div>  </div> </td>   </tr>  </table> </div>   <link rel="alternate" title="Sputnik News & Information" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/?feed=rss2" type="application/rss+xml"/> <table width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"> <tr> <td class="sidebar">  </td><td> </td> <td colspan="9"><img src="/web/20081219231647im_/http://www.sputnik.com/images/footer-SputnikMakes.gif" width="520" height="21" border="0" vspace="6"></td> </tr> <tr id="footer-bar"> <td class="footerBar" style="padding: 0 0 0 0"> <img src="/web/20081219231647im_/http://www.sputnik.com/images/pix-t.gif" width="150" height="1" alt="" border="0"> </td> <td nowrap class="footerBar"><img src="/web/20081219231647im_/http://www.sputnik.com/images/pix-t.gif" alt="" border="0" width="5" height="1"></td> <td nowrap class="footerBar" style="padding-left: 0px"><a href="/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/aboutus/contact.html">Contact</a></td> <td class="navbar-bar"> | </td> <td nowrap class="footerBar"><a href="/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/index.php">Blog</a>   <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/blog/?feed=rss2"><img border="0" width="11" height="11" src="/web/20081219231647im_/http://www.sputnik.com/images/feed-icon-11x11.gif"></a></td> <td class="navbar-bar"> | </td> <td nowrap class="footerBar"><a href="/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/sitestuff/sitemap.html">Site Map</a></td> <td class="navbar-bar"> | </td> <td nowrap class="footerBar"><a href="/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/sitestuff/privacy.html">Privacy</a></td> <td class="navbar-bar"> | </td> <td nowrap class="footerBar"><a href="/web/20081219231647/http://www.sputnik.com/sitestuff/legal.html">Legal</a></td> <td class="footerBar" width="100%"> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p class="mousetype">© 2002 -- 2008 Sputnik, Inc. 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