Garderos Gains CarriersGarderos Gains Carriers

Garderos gains access to regional network operators through partnership with arcusA, a purchasing organization for German carriers

March 23, 2004

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MUNICH -- Hanover-based arcusA GmbH will include the access andaccounting software of Garderos Software Innovations GmbH in its portfolio. arcusA bundlesthe purchasing of companies and now counts on Garderos in the area of WLAN (wirelesslocal area networks). This enables arcusA to offer its customers (e.g. regional carriers), apowerful and complete solution for the deployment and management of WLAN hotspots, i.e.public places providing wireless high-speed Internet access. All necessary services such asinstallation, documentation and system integration are provided by Siemens AG ICN CarrierSales Germany, or other partners.

Andreas Heinbokel, CEO of arcusA, views the flexibility of the Garderos software, which isunique in the market, as a great advantage: the software is completely hardwareindependent, and comes with a variety of interfaces that allow roaming with partners likeGreenspot. Finally, the Garderos software is flexible with regard to the payment method:WLAN access can be billed either via vouchers, credit cards or subscription. Ralf Spork,CEO of arcusA, summarizes: "The software of Garderos is a professional andcomprehensive product which has proven its reliability in the market for years. We are nowable to offer our customers an ideal and future-proof WLAN software."

Hans Christensen, CEO of Siemens spin-off Garderos, views the new cooperation as proofof the company’s WLAN software capabilities. "Cooperating with arcusA enables us to reacha highly attractive customer group: the city and regional carriers. They differentiatethemselves through unique customer offerings from the mass market." Referring toGarderos’ market penetration strategy he adds: "Within a few months, we were able to firmlyestablish our software in the European WLAN-market."

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