MusicGremlin
Announces Connectivity
Agreements with Leading Free
WiFi Hot Spot Providers
Less Networks and HarborLink
to Provide Free WiFi Access
to Users of MusicGremlin-Enabled
MP3 Players
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 /PRNewswire/
-- MusicGremlin, Inc., the
leading developer of
wireless, direct-to-device
music distribution
technology and services,
today announced that it has
signed WiFi access
agreements with Austin,
Texas-based Less Networks
Wireless, LLC and Dayton,
Ohio-based HarborLink
Network, LLC. The two
companies will make their
networks interoperable with
MusicGremlin-enabled
portable digital audio
players right out of the
box. With no software
installation hassles to
endure or special codes to
enter, consumers will be
able to enjoy unlimited,
free WiFi access at
participating locations
throughout the United
States.
MusicGremlin licenses its
technology to major consumer
electronics companies, with
the first-generation of
portable devices scheduled
for launch during the 2005
holiday season. By launch,
the company anticipates
there will be more than
10,000 MusicGremlin-ready
public hot spots nationwide,
giving users of MusicGremlin-enabled
portable players instant
access to the company's
ground-breaking music
service. HarborLink's hot
spots currently provide
coverage in 22 states, while
Less Networks' coverage
includes 31 cities in nine
states.
"Free hot spot operators
like Less Networks and
HarborLink are an important
component of the
MusicGremlin customer
experience, and we are
delighted by their
participation," said Pat
Shah, MusicGremlin's Vice
President of Strategic
Partnerships. "We look
forward to announcing
additional agreements in the
future with both free and
pay hot spot operators that
will offer our customers the
broadest possible coverage
to wirelessly access digital
music whenever they are on
the go," he added.
With MusicGremlin-enabled
digital audio players,
customers can discover,
manage and buy music
wirelessly without a
personal computer. The
company's device-based music
store will deliver music
right to their players,
either via a flat-fee
monthly subscription service
or by purchasing songs or
albums "a la carte" for
permanent ownership. In
addition, the company will
provide custom "push"
programming. As part of the
experience, device owners
will be able to communicate
and legally share music
wirelessly with other users,
creating a mobile community
of music enthusiasts.
"We are pleased to bring
together free WiFi access
and an exciting new
legal music community," said
Less Networks' Richard
MacKinnon. "MusicGremlin
helps keep the music flowing
and attracts customers to
our free WiFi hot spots --
that makes our venue owners
happy," he added.
HarborLink President Rick
Tangeman commented, "Teaming
with MusicGremlin allows us
to expand our customers'
enjoyment of their digital
devices. We are excited
about the prospects of
offering a gateway to
MusicGremlin's music store
and programming."
About MusicGremlin, Inc.
Based in New York City,
MusicGremlin, Inc. has
created device-based
software technology that
connects to its proprietary
digital music store,
providing consumers with the
next generation of benefits
promised by digital music.
MusicGremlin's powerful
combination of device
software and secure digital
content distribution allows
users to discover, purchase,
manage, control and legally
share their digital music
collections directly from
their digital audio
players-wirelessly and
without requiring a PC.
MusicGremlin's
patent-pending technology
allows devices to access the
MusicGremlin Music Store and
download tracks directly to
MusicGremlin-compatible
consumer electronics devices
using wireless high-speed
networks. MusicGremlin's
end- to-end system benefits
content owners by providing
a secure and exciting new
distribution channel, and
MusicGremlin's device
technology benefits consumer
electronics partners by
providing next-generation
functionality to their
digital audio products. For
more information, visit
http://www.musicgremlin.com.
About Less Networks
Wireless, LLC
Less
Networks creates
downloadable,
customer-branded, free WiFi
hotspots owned and managed
by venues themselves using
simple web tools. Less
Networks' hotspot software
lets venues communicate with
their customers and log
usage, while users gain
access to all Less Networks
hotspots and interact with
others logged in from home
or other venues. The Web
site is
http://www.lessnetworks.com.
About HarborLink Network,
LLC
HarborLink
Network, LLC, formerly a
division of The R.B.
Tangeman Co., Inc., was
founded in 1999. The
network, as it exists today,
began rollout in 2002 and
has been praised as a leader
in the development of free,
advertising-based WiFi hot
spots. For more information,
visit
http://www.harborlink.net.
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