LONDON and NEWARK, England, February 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Guest-Tek International Group Limited -Tek, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Guest-Tek Interactive Entertainment Ltd., ("Guest-Tek") (TSX:GTK) has
announced an agreement ("Agreement") with Center Parcs UK, a leader in the
United Kingdom leisure and hospitality marketplace. In this Agreement,
Guest-Tek has been selected to provide their OneView(TM) Internet platform
providing wireless ("WiFi") high speed Internet access ("HSIA") into Center
Parcs' 400 acre resort, Sherwood Forest, located in Nottinghamshire, United
Kingdom.
Sherwood Forest's WiFi network has been designed to enable HSIA
connectivity for guests in premium accommodations and throughout numerous
other locations on the 400 acre resort. Guest-Tek will also provide HSIA
support to the guests, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
"Guest-Tek has been able to provide us with a WiFi solution to meet our
unique property requirements and expansive physical layout", said Kerry
Moakes, Head of IT at Center Parcs UK. "Sherwood Forest guests are able to
link in to the Guest-Tek WiFi network by simply connecting to one of the
numerous strategically located access points."
In addition, Center Parcs in 2008 has plans to deploy a WiFi network into
Center Parcs' Elveden Forest location. Ultimately the intention of Center
Parcs is to follow this with further deployments at the 2 remaining Parcs in
the UK at Longleat and Whinfell.
Currently, Center Parcs operates four Villages in the UK, each set in a
forest environment, typically 400 acres in size and provides high quality
accommodation in fully equipped villas, apartments and lodges which are set
amongst trees and streams. Each Village offers an extensive range of sports
and leisure activities plus numerous restaurants, bars, and retail outlets as
well as an Aqua Sana Spa facility. Woodland, water, and a natural healthy
environment are key elements of a Center Parcs Village.
"Center Parcs innovative and refreshing approach to resort design has
made this a true test of Guest-Tek's WiFi capabilities over large expansive
areas," said Brian Fillo, Guest-Tek's Managing Director - Europe, Middle
East, and Africa. "Innovative projects like Center Parcs, Sherwood Forest
Village help spotlight OneView(TM) Internet's flexibility and expandability
in design."
About Guest-Tek
Guest-Tek (Toronto Stock Exchange: GTK) is the world's largest provider
of IP based technology solutions for the hospitality industry. Guest-Tek's
OneView(TM) platform provides hotels with converged data, video and telephony
services. Guest-Tek is a preferred vendor to major hotel brands, providing
services including network design, procurement, implementation, and post
sales customer support to over 3,019 properties and over 504,000 rooms. The
company's head offices are in Calgary, Alberta, and it has major support
facilities in Irvine, California, and Warsaw, Poland as well as Sales offices
located throughout North America and Europe. For more information about
Guest-Tek, go to http://www.guest-tek.com
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