> ***PLEASE FORWARD*** > > > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > > > February 1, 2005 > > PRESS CONTACT: > Sascha Meinrath > (217)278-3933 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > CUWiN Website: http://www.cuwireless.net > > CUWiN ANNOUNCES PUBLIC RELEASE OF FREE OPEN SOURCE > WIRELESS NETWORKING > SOFTWARE: > > Imagine a free wireless networking system that any > municipality, company, > or group of neighbors could easily set up > themselves. Over the past > half-decade, the Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless > Network (CUWiN) has > been developing an open source, turnkey wireless > networking solution that > exceeds the functionality of many proprietary > systems. CUWiN's vision is > ubiquitous, extremely high-speed, low-cost > networking for every community > and constituency. Following in the footsteps of > Linux and Firefox, CUWiN > has focused on creating a low-cost, non-proprietary, > user-friendly system. > CUWiN's software will share connectivity across the > network, allowing > users to buy bandwidth in bulk and benefit from the > cost savings. CUWiN > networks are self-configuring and self-healing -- so > adding new wireless > nodes is hassle-free, and the system automatically > adapts to the loss of > an existing node. And, because CUWiN networks are > completely ad-hoc, > there's no need for expensive central servers or > specialized > administration equipment. > > To set up a network, all end-users need to do is > burn a CD with CUWiN's > software (which will be available for free at > http://www.cuwireless.net), > put the CD into an old desktop computer equipped > with a supported wireless > card, and turn the computer on. Once the computer > boots from the CD, the > rest of the setup is completely automated: from > loading the networking > operating system and software, sending out beacons > to nearby nodes, > negotiating network connectivity, and assimilating > into the network -- all > the complicated technical setup is taken care of > automatically. Unlike > most broadband systems, CUWiN's software builds a > local intranet as well > as providing for Internet-connectivity -- thus, a > town that uses CUWiN's > system is also creating a community-wide local area > network over which > streaming audio and video, voice services, etc. can > all be sent. > > CUWiN is a cutting edge research and development > initiative. CUWiN has > pioneered the first open source implementation of > Hazy Sighted Link State > routing protocol (first developed by BBN > Technologies); thus CUWiN's > software creates a highly robust, scalable ad-hoc > wireless networks. > CUWiN's route prioritization metric is based on > research conducted at MIT > and will automatically adapt to any network topology > and local geography. > > CUWiN's software is, and always will be, available > for free. CUWiN is a > non-profit organization supported by grants and > donations. CUWiN's software > provides one of the world's most advanced networking > solutions available today; > and we are now making our software available to the > general public to use, > test, and help develop. We know that there are > features and improvements that > people will want to see in future releases -- as an > open source project, we are > counting on the feedback and input from people > around the globe. > > More information on setting up your own CUWiN > network is available online > now at: http://www.cuwireless.net/documentation > > The latest version (0.5.5) of the CUWiN software > will be available for > public download by the end of the week at: > http://www.cuwireless.net/downloads > > A brief article on the background, history, and > ethos of the CUWiN project > is available at: > www.comtechreview.org/article.php?article_id=259 > > *** > > About CUWiN: > > The Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network > (CUWiN) has built a > communications system using wireless networking > equipment. This is essentially > the same "WiFi" equipment used in homes and offices, > but we put it on rooftops > to connect neighbors and form a high-speed community > network. > > CUWiN's three-part mission is to: connect more > people to Internet and > broadband services; develop open-source hardware and > software for use by > wireless projects world-wide; and, build and support > community-owned, > not-for-profit broadband networks in cities and > towns around the globe. > > CUWiN gives communities a new choice for their > communications infrastructure by > building a house-to-house wireless "mesh." CUWiN > makes it possible for > neighbors to share broadband Internet access and > services including Voice over > IP as an alternative to traditional phone service, > and alternatives to radio > and cable -- such as live broadcasts from grassroots > media-makers from > Independent Media Centers and "Internet radio > stations" in subscribers' homes. > > OJC Technologies (http://www.ojctech.com) is our > development home. > _______________________________________________ > CU-Wireless-Announce mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.chambana.net/cgi-bin/listinfo/cu-wireless-announce
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