$1 an hour for 30 hours; PRODIGY's 30/30 plan offers online fans the most for the least.WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 8, 1995--Among the major commercial online services, PRODIGY's 30/30 plan continues to be a best buy, offering the most online time at the most affordable rate. Online fans with Windows-equipped PCs can get 30 hours' use of PRODIGY An online information service that provides access to the Internet, e-mail and a variety of databases. Launched in 1988, Prodigy was the first consumer-oriented online service in the U.S. and the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the for $29.95. Additional hours are $2.95 each. Competing commercial online services charge $40 to $50 for that same 30 hours' use. Some don't even offer a frequent-user discount. PRODIGY also offers a five-hour plan for $9.95, with each additional hour priced at $2.95. Both the 30/30 and five-hour plans include access to hundreds of features (virtually all that PRODIGY offers), plus USENET newsgroups A newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users at different locations. The term is somewhat confusing, because it is usually a discussion group. and the World Wide Web at no extra charge. Members can also email friends on PRODIGY and the Internet as much as they want during their online hours at no extra charge. "For anyone who likes to spend a lot of time online, and appreciates the integration and context PRODIGY applies to our own content and the Internet, the Internet, the, international computer network linking together thousands of individual networks at military and government agencies, educational institutions, nonprofit organizations, industrial and financial corporations of all sizes, and commercial enterprises 30/30 plan can't be beat," said Joan Bonnette, PRODIGY senior vice president, Marketing & Sales. "PRODIGY's five-hour plan offers an inclusive, broad lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. of features, with plenty for everyone in the family." PRODIGY was the first major online service to offer access the World Wide Web, and allow members to create their own personal home pages on the Web. The service recently launched a new Web-centric interface that seamlessly integrates PRODIGY and Internet content. The new interface can now be downloaded by members at no extra charge. Anyone who wants to try PRODIGY can call 1/800-PRODIGY to receive free software and 10 free hours to explore the service. Prodigy Services Co. is a partnership of IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) and Sears. CONTACT: Brian Ek, 914/448-8811 ek@prodigy.com |
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