Wave Issue 0301 1/17/03 Article 1-02

***Wi-Fi Alliance Announces Wi-Fi Zone Brand for Public Access
(January 9)

The Wi-Fi Alliance today announced the first phase of its program
to promote the availability of public access services around the
world. The primary goals of the program are to create a globally
recognized brand for public access services, set a minimum
quality standard, and to improve users' ability to find Wi-Fi
enabled locations. A new Web site for the Wi-Fi ZONE program has
been established to allow qualified providers who submit their
application by March 31, 2003, to sign up to the program at no
cost through March 2004. The second phase of the program will be
rolled out in the first quarter of 2003 and will be open to
users. This phase will include a Web site designed to locate Wi
Fi ZONEs around the world.

Locations that participate in the Wi-Fi ZONE program will be
allowed to display the following Wi-Fi ZONE logo, be included in
Wi-Fi Alliance promotional activities, and be listed on the Wi-Fi
ZONE Web site.

The Wi-Fi Alliance is launching this program at this time because
they believe 2003 is shaping up to be a year for growth of the
Wi-Fi public access market, with the entrance of several large
organizations. Adding to the growth of the market is the pace of
Wi-Fi product sales, and the increasing percentage of laptop
computers that have Wi-Fi Certified products built-in.

www.wi-fizone.org