July 09, 2004

By: Tova Laramee
Website: http://www.1st-in-golf.com

VIA and 4everSports Bring Online Scoring and Communication to the Golf Course

Promising to do for golf what the ATM did for banking, the new TeePod Information System from 4everSports, based on the VIA EPIA VE5000 Mini-ITX mainboard, enriches the game of golf by providing a revolutionary web-based scoring, information, communication and management system all in one.

The TeePod will debut in the professional golf competitive arena at the PGA-certified 4everSports Pro-Pro tournament being held at Dobson Ranch Golf Club in Mesa, Arizona where players will for the first time be able to view all transmitted scores in real time, lending a more competitive edge to the play.

Designed with the needs of both the golfer and the course manager in mind, the TeePod Information System is an attractive and environmentally rugged kiosk providing an on-course, online scoring, information, communication and management system through a course-wide WiFi 802.11b wireless network. 4everSports' user-friendly web-based software lets players check scores and view in-depth hole information, as well as message the clubhouse for refreshments, request on-course help for such common incidents as lost clubs, and seek immediate aid for players in distress.

4everSports has added excitement and new ways to experience traditional golf with this innovative and highly refined TeePod on-course information system, said Richard Brown, Associate Vice President of Marketing, VIA Technologies, Inc. 4everSports has leveraged the best of the VIA embedded platform to empower both the golfer as well as the course operator.

VIA has been a great development partner, said 4eversports President and CEO, Robert Bobbett. The way VIA develops and markets its products totally supports the direction we're headed. We can't wait to get our hands on new boards VIA is producing because they will enable us to even further reduce the cost of producing TeePod Information Systems.

4everSports is confident that its TeePod Information System will be embraced by the golf world. The company offers golf course operators an irresistible opportunity, guaranteeing that the system will pay for itself in the first year of operation and ensuring increased rounds and automating many of the things course operators have had to do manually such as running tournaments, allocating cards and monitoring the pace of play. Also see: Cancun golf vacations.

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Tova Laramee contributes and publishes news editorial to http://www.1st-in-golf.com.  A source of information on golf equipment, golf manufacturers, supplies, tips and more.