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Colubris Networks, a Waltham-based provider of multi-service WLAN systems, and Beacon Wi-Fi in Wilton, Conn., completed deployment of the Colubris Multiservice WLAN System at more than 100 marinas in 2004. Remote monitoring and voice services will be deployed over the existing Colubris Multiservice WLAN System in 2005.
No financial details of the arrangement between Beacon and Colubris have been released.
According to Chris Reitz, co-founder of Beacon Wi-Fi, his company uses the Colubris Multiservice WLAN System for its ability to carry multiple applications over a single WLAN and provide the security and reliability needed for outdoor deployments
Beacon Wi-Fi uses the Colubris system to provide its Aqua Access services and wireless Internet access at marinas, allowing boat owners to send and receive e-mails or browse the Internet from their vessels.
Colubris, which began shipping product in 2002, has customers such as hotels, supermarket chains and companies offering wi-fi hot-spot services to the public. The company has raised $21 million in funding since its inception in 2000.
