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Satellite Communications

Forget the Dog, MTN Delivers the News

Onboard Residensea

If visions of the family dog bringing its master a paper, pipe and slippers is a part of Americana folklore. Maritime

Telecommunications Network, Inc. (MTN) delivery of daily news to resi- dents aboard the world's most unique cruise ship is visions of the future.

MTN has entered an agreement with

ResidenSea to provide newspaper ser- vices on board The World, the new ves- sel that is the first resort community at sea, continuously circumnavigating the globe. Using MTN's OceanNews ser- vices, provided through an alliance with Newspa- perDirect, the residents and guests of The World are able to get their newspaper — wherever they happen to be.

MTN has formed a strategic alliance with News- paperDirect and, using total global satellite ser- vices, can now deliver current full-format newspa- pers from around the world directly to the cruise vessel while at sea, or in foreign ports.

MTN and NewspaperDirect have made it easy for cruise guests to read their favorite newspapers every day. State-of-the-art technology and the power of the Internet bring current, digitally imaged, full-format newspapers on board. News- paperDirect's Network Operations Center (NOC) collects and receives newspapers from various publishers around-the-clock via the Internet.

MTN, via an alliance with NewspaperDirect provides a service that enables passengers onboard The

World of Residensea to receive news — on a real time basis.

Newspaper files are then pushed via MTN's Satel- lite High-speed IP Network, ShipNet — to dedi- cated laser printers onboard the vessel. Copies of the newspapers are ready to print on-demand, and the cruise guests can receive their hometown newspaper on the open seas. Guests can subscribe for the entire cruise or order individually anytime during their stay. Bradford Briggs, MTN's Senior

Vice President and General Manager said, "MTN is excited to bring the extended convenience of a full format newspaper service to vessels served by our global satellite network. We look forward to delivering OceanNews and other exciting, emerg- ing technologies to our customers."

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SeaWave Aims to Drive Down Communication Costs

SeaWave provides mariners with reliable, low-cost Internet e-mail and standard priced

NOAA color weather charts and NOAA text weather forecasts. The company has positioned itself as an alternative to satellite providing reli- able links at a low cost.

The company has been very active, in March announcing the release of SeaWave Navigator

Version 1.1, a low-cost, user-friendly communi- cations solution, providing Internet e-mail,

NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration) color weather charts, NOAA text weather forecasts, and other communica- tion services to professional mariners.

SeaWave Navigator's Microsoft Windows- based, point-and-click software is easy to use and designed for computer users at all experi- ence levels. Each member of a vessel's crew and passengers can be given an individual account with administrator assigned permis- sions, allowing administrators to track usage and budget communications spending. By streamlining functions, SeaWave Navigator reduces vessel administration to a minimum.

Compatible with most computers and operat- ing systems, SeaWave Navigator Version 1.1 features: • True Internet E-mail • NOAA Weather Information • Individual User • Address Book Functionality • Microsoft Windows-Based, Point-and-

Click Software • Advanced Signal Processing "SeaWave Navigator 1.1 takes full advantage of recent improvements in back-end technology and robust programming code. Combined with a clean graphical user interface and the utiliza- tion of Microsoft Windows conventions, Sea-

Wave Navigator is an exceptional product for marine communications," said Mark Wit- saman, vice president of technology and devel- opment, SeaWave LLC.

Transmission charges are billed in data incre- ments, at a rate of $0.30 per first kilobit and $0,075 per quarter KB thereafter. The SeaWave

Communications System is $1495.00 and includes: the SeaWave Digital Communica- tions Modem and SeaWave Navigator Version 1.1; Installation and User Manual; and required cables. The one-time activation fee is $275.00 (US).

SeaWave Navigator is the software compo- nent of SeaWave's marine communications sys- tem, which utilizes high frequency (HF) radio technology to securely transmit digital data to vessels at sea.

In April, the company completed its SeaWave

Communications Station. Located in Rhode

Island, the station features multiple antenna arrays that provide worldwide coverage and notably improved service for SeaWave cus- tomers.

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Smart Electronic

Level Switch with

No Moving Parts

The Sea Switch Two was designed and patented for all tank applications. The Sea Switch Two offers a reliable solution for liquid level detection and control for cargo, ballast, and storage tanks, without any moving parts.

The Sea Switch Two uses a fully static system that is based on the propagation of an acoustic wave into a metallic rod. A piezo-electric sensing element produces a wave along the rod. As the liquid reaches the sensing element the oscilla- tion stops and the alarm is activated.

The Sea Switch Two sensor detects high, high- high, or low level in any liquid with an alarm output given by a dry contact or current loop change 6-18 mA. • Easy installation • Self-test built-in • Fully static system - no moving parts s

ELECTRONIC MARINE

SYSTEMS, INC. 800 Femdale Place

Rahway, NJ 07065

Call today for more information! 732.382.4344 732.388.5111 fax [email protected] e-mail http://www.emsmarcon.com

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