Tonight you're on the red-eye to London. Tomorrow you're on your way back to the states. You have a quick meeting in New York, then off to Boston for a conference, and then...you get the point. So how do you keep in touch? How do you get your voice mail, your e-mail, faxes and important data? You might have your own little tricks-of-the-trade, or you might need some good pointers. Either way this page is for you. Every month this space will be dedicated to the real world "road-warrior" --the business traveler. We want your insight. Share with us your thoughts and ideas for communications tools. We want your real life experiences--the good and the bad.
 
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We'll start off with a tip from us here at Wireless & Mobility magazine:

The Westin Waltham-Boston (Waltham, MA--617-290-5600) now offers wireless Internet access (via T-1 lines) throughout the entire hotell - in the lobby, restaurants, guest rooms and in all function / meeting rooms - everywhere but in the indoor pool. Mobile area Networks (Heathrow, FL 32746 407-333-2350), which specializes in mobiLAN® communications brings "Internet access out of the office and onto the road for business travelers," said George Wimbish, president of Mobile Area Networks. Guests with properly configured laptops or notebooks (with Etherlink or PCMCIA adapters) can log onto the Hotel's system the

Above: There it is, The Westin Waltham-Boston. It's a beautiful hotel with lots of immenities for the business traveler. No matter when you roam throughout the hotel, you have wireless Internet access.
 
Right: The front desk is no longer for just checking in and checking out. When you wirelessly print your document to the front desk this is where it will be waiting for you.

moment they walk through the front door--no need for cables or modems. Guests can access their home, office LAN configurations the Internet and create wireless networks within the Hotel. And should you leave your laptop at home, on the plane, or just don't have the right equipment with you, computers, software and adapters can be leased from the Westin. So just how fast is The Westin's Wireless Internet Network? Using a standard modem, a laptop can download a 22.5 megabyte file in 6.5 hours; using The Westin's new wireless system, the same laptop can download the file in eight minutes. And when you're ready to print, it's done wirelessly to the front desk.
 
The Westin Waltham-Boston has 14,000 square feet of function space to accommodate anything from a ten-person board meeting to an 800-person reception. And the hotel has everything a business traveler could possibly need: 346 renovated guests rooms, an on-site business center offering secretarial services, courier/messenger service and packing and shipping. There's even a night club and a full-service health club for stress relief while on the road.
 
When traveling always ask the hotel, the airline, or the convention center what amenities they offer business travelers. Everyday more and more of them are doing things to accommodate you--the road warrior.