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AGENCY.COM Showcases Interactive TV Innovations With Industry Partners Sun Microsystems, Strategy & Technology and VideoPropulsion At NAB 2001.


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Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982.   Booth i7215

E-topia Booth E5011

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2001

Premier Gathering of Broadcasters Focuses on Next Generation

Television

AGENCY.COM, Ltd., (Nasdaq:ACOM (language) ACOM - An early system on the IBM 705.

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), a leading e-business builder in global markets, announced today that the company will present interactive TV solutions with industry partners Sun Microsystems, Strategy & Technology and VideoPropulsion during the annual National Association of Broadcasters show in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , April 21 - 26, 2001.

AGENCY.COM's Interactive TV, Strategy & Technology and VideoPropulsion have created a live, end-to-end, multi-channel interactive broadcasting demonstration for Sun's Solaris(TM) Operating Environment In computing, an operating environment is the environment in which users run programs, whether in a command line interface, such as in MS-DOS or the Unix shell, or in a graphical user interface, such as in the Macintosh operating system.  running on Sun systems.

AGENCY.COM Interactive TV will also demonstrate innovative applications and solutions that have been successfully delivered for platform operators, broadcasters and content providers on multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms.  (cable, satellite and terrestrial), in a number of countries.

The demonstration will include the broadcasting of the first live, truly interactive TV show on consumer issues. The program, ROFL "Rolling on the floor laughing." See digispeak.  (translated "Value for Pocket Money"), was launched on January 23, 2001, on Viasat satellite network and TDC TDC Top Dead Center
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 OnCable network in Scandinavia. ROFL won the 2000 EMMA award Emma award can refer to:
  • The Finnish musical award ceremony, Emma-gaala.
  • EMMA (Ethnic Multicultural Media Awards).
 for the best Interactive TV Application, recognizing exceptional work in digital media, and has also won audience acclaim in Scandinavia. According to according to
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 the Gallup Organization, ROFL has reached a market share beyond 60 percent, showing an average of 52.8 percent of the target group (young adults of 10-16 years) watching the show at 5:30 pm on the Danish Channel, DR1.

      AGENCY.COM Interactive TV Demonstrations at NAB 2001

      Sun Microsystems    Booth i7215     Daily 9 am-6 pm

      E-topia             Booth E5011     April 22nd, 2-6 pm
                                        April 23 - 26, 9 am-6 pm


About AGENCY.COM Interactive TV

AGENCY.COM's iTV Group are leading experts in digital interactive broadcast services and head-end software working across satellite, terrestrial and cable platforms. Our interactive TV portfolio demonstrates the unique depth and breadth of our experience, including projects such as: Enhanced TV Enhanced TV (ETV) is one example of interactive TV. It is used in particular in reference to Two-Screen Solutions TV + PC services. Generally users of these ETV services have their TV and computer in the same room, and navigate their web browser to a particular program-specific Web , Electronic Program Guides, portals, mosaic browsing screens, games, e-mail and chat applications as well as news, information, weather and shopping services. The iTV group also serve as system integrators, designing and deploying technical infrastructure necessary for network operators and content providers. Interactive TV clients include DIRECTV Latin America, gameplay, Viasat, British Airways, Danish Broadcasting Corporation, TDC OnCable, com hem, Teracom, ForeningsSparbanken, Chorus, PrimaCom and Open.... For more information on AGENCY.COM Interactive TV, please visit http://itv.agency.com

About AGENCY.COM

AGENCY.COM is a leading e-business builder in global markets. The company provides strategy, branding and technology services that help its clients build and grow their interactive business across multiple digital channels -- the Web, wireless and interactive television. Founded in January 1995, AGENCY.COM is headquartered in New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
 and has offices in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dallas, London, Paris, Portland (OR), San Francisco, Woodbridge (NJ) and affiliate offices in Miami (FL) and Seoul, Korea. AGENCY.COM serves a broad and diversified global client base in a variety of industries, including 3M, British Airways, Colgate-Palmolive, Compaq, Heineken, Incyte Genomics and Reuters. For investor information, please visit http://www.agency.com/investors or call AGENCY.COM's Investor Relations Investor relations

The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors.
 line at 212.358.2702. To receive press releases going forward, please send contact information to investors@agency.com or call toll free 877.721.3006 for a fax copy.

Matters discussed in this release may include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may be materially different. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from anticipated events or results include risk factors and other items that are contained in AGENCY.COM's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo and Solaris are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
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