More than 40% of Fortune 100 Companies Now Certified on iBAHN’s Network
Salt Lake City (June 15, 2009) – iBAHN, the worldwide leader in digital information and entertainment systems, along with its well known Internet solutions, for the hospitality and meeting industries, announced today that its Virtual Private Network (VPN) Certification Program is now serving its clients globally. As businesses become increasingly global, iBAHN’s VPN Program provides assurance to certified companies that their executives will be able to function productively and seamlessly, with no geographic boundaries, while staying in iBAHN-installed hotel properties.
With its worldwide tally now including half of the Fortune 10, more than 40% of the Fortune 100 – and a total of 700+ corporations – iBAHN’s VPN program continues to provide certification services to companies whose corporate virtual private networks support thousands of business travelers every year. Because of their worldwide reach, these companies often require that their employees have the ability to remain productive while traveling on business. iBAHN’s worldwide reach includes more than 30 countries on six continents, making it the ideal technology partner for its corporate clients.
“Our unique-to-the-industry VPN program gives corporate travelers and their companies the highest level of security and productivity available,” noted Gregory G. Hodges, iBAHN’s president. “We continue to bring new and value-added services to our hotel partners through deep investment in new technology development.”
The globalization of the iBAHN’s VPN program has proven to be a successful and valuable effort particularly for companies whose executives frequently travel in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. A worldwide leader in networking products and management services recently needed its VPN certified for worldwide use, and the iBAHN’s implementation process was a coordinated effort among groups and teams located in the United States, Amsterdam, the United Kingdom, and Spain.
A recent example of iBAHN’s global team working together to support its global clients is a conference sponsored by the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet at the Hotel Arts in Barcelona in February 2009. The company’s chief executive officer attended the meeting and received great benefit from the iBAHN VPN program.
“Before the conference kicked off, we successfully tested the VPN connectivity both in the CEO’s room and in the conference area,” said Christian Schmidt, customer account manager for the region. “Because we are able to work very closely as a global team – including the iBAHN’s VPN manager in the US, the enterprise conference solution manager for EMEA, the hotel account manager for the hotel and iBAHN’s UK operations department – this conference proceeded absolutely flawlessly. Very positive feedback from the client confirmed our success.”
About iBAHN
iBAHN is the only global provider of digital entertainment and Internet solutions for the hospitality and meeting industries. Monthly, more than 1.7 million travellers and meeting attendees rely on iBAHN to increase productivity with secure high?speed Internet access options in more than 2,200 hotels, conference centers and meeting spaces in 28 countries worldwide. iBAHN’s digital entertainment offering, ETVi, offers hotel guests leading digital video and entertainment services. Operating one of the largest MPLS networks in the industry, the company provides technology solutions to more than 50,000 events annually, ranging from small group meetings to major industry conferences, while serving more than a third of Fortune 100 corporations. For more information, please visit www.ibahn.com.
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