FatPort Celebrates 1st Birthday with Contest
Vancouver, BC, September 18, 2002 --FatPort announced the company's first anniversary
by giving away 2 Gold Passes to the 21st season of the Vancouver International Film Festival.
FatPort is a proud sponsor of the VIFF and is excited to provide free high speed wireless
Internet access in various VIFF venues around Vancouver. Festival staff will be able to provide
patrons with up-to-the-minute scheduling information in cinema line-ups, and at the ticket kiosk
using wireless-enabled devices provided by FatPort.
FatPort.s Event Services fulfil a critical need for event planners: easy Internet access.
Quick deployment, and very low maintenance, support, and space requirements are all characteristics
of a FatPort wireless installation. The FatPoint Intelligent Access Point, roughly the size
of a paperback book, takes about 3 minutes to install. No setup or technical knowledge is needed.
FatPort regularly (un)wires events around Vancouver including the Tour de Gastown, TechVibes
and the Vancouver Enterprise Forum.
About FatPort Corporation
FatPort provides public high-speed wireless Internet access to individual and corporate
subscribers who use wirelessly enabled laptops, pocket PC's or handheld devices. FatPort's
public wireless Internet access points are located within Western Canada at a variety of prominent
locations. FatPort is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ignition Point Technologies Corporation (TSX:IPN). (www.fatport.com)
About Vancouver International Film Festival
The Vancouver International Film Festival is a cherished part of Vancouver.s cultural scene.
With over 50 countries represented, the Festival amply demonstrates their .same planet, different
worlds. maxim.This year, they are offering 440 screenings of over 300 films in themes as diverse
as .Dragons and Tigers: The Cinemas of East Asia.; .Canadian Images. and .Non-fiction Features
of 2002..
For further information, please contact:
Jurgen Schaub
Marketting
Tel: +1-604-788-1142
Fax: +1-604-608-6787
jurgen@fatport.com
www.fatport.com
Wayne Stewart
IT Director, VIFF
604-685-0260
wayne@viff.org
www.viff.org
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