AOL's Digital City and Netscape Announce Availability of Digital City's Local Content on Netscape's Netcenter.VIENNA, Va. & MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 4, 1998-- Digital City, No. 1 Provider of Local Content in 50 US Cities, Now Offers Advertisers Unparalleled Reach and Distribution With Addition of Netcenter's 8 Million Members; Netscape Netcenter Portal Continues March Towards Fastest Growing Portal with Exciting New Local Content AOL's Digital City, Inc. and Netscape Communications Corporation (company) Netscape Communications Corporation - (Formlerly "Mosaic Communications Corporation", MCC) A company set up in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark and Marc Andreessen <marca@netcom. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NSCP NSCP National Schistosomiasis Control Program NSCP National Space Communications Program NSCP Native (Mode) Service Control Point (Tandem) ) Wednesday announced the debut of Digital City's local content and community guides on the Netscape Netcenter portal site Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. . Building on Digital City's current position as the leading Internet Online Local Content Network, this introduction makes Digital City's content from 50 US markets, already available to millions of users through AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. , AOL.COM, and CompuServe, readily accessible to Netscape Netcenter's millions of users. The addition of exciting local content to Netscape Netcenter furthers Netscape's commitment to provide best-of-breed programming for Netcenter members. Netscape is aggressively promoting Netcenter's Local Channel with a button on the Netcenter homepage and links throughout other areas of the Netcenter service. Netcenter's Local Channel, now programmed by AOL's Digital City, features local perspectives and information on headline news, weather, sports, entertainment listings, movie listings, dining guides, event guides, auto guides and relocation guides. Netcenter's Local co-branded channel is hosted under Netscape's domain, netscape.com (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. , and incorporates a similar navigation scheme and look and feel to the other channels on Netcenter. Netscape and AOL's Digital City also integrates local community building features such as message and graffitiboards. Users of the Netscape Communicator An earlier suite of Web browsing and groupware tools from Netscape that were packaged as a bundle starting with Navigator 4.0. Communicator refers to any Netscape Navigator product with a version number less than 6.0. client software will also be able to easily access the Netcenter Local Channel programmed by Digital City. Paul DeBenedictis, President of AOL's Digital City, said, "The launch of Digital City on Netscape Netcenter significantly expands our distribution by making our local content available to millions of Netcenter visitors. The Digital City local strategy is working and the growing numbers of interactive marketing partners and dollars are proof." The increased presence and unparalleled distribution are driving local, regional and national advertisers to AOL's Digital City. With almost 5,000 interactive marketing partners and tens of millions of dollars in advertising and e-commerce revenue on an annual basis, AOL's Digital City has a full time localized sales force dedicated to generating revenue at the local level while at the same time leveraging the power of America Online's interactive sales team, the largest in the industry. Some of its most well-known partners and advertisers include Barnes & Noble, Hotel Reservations Network, Cigna, Geico, Lexus, Metropolis Bicycles and others across the country. "We evaluated the local online content networks and selected AOL's Digital City because it has the best reach and the best content by far," said Mike Homer, executive vice president and general manger of Netscape's Netcenter division. "AOL's Digital City on Netscape Netcenter expands Digital City's reach significantly and increases the quality of our content offerings -- a win-win for both companies." Netscape Netcenter is Netscape's fast-growing portal site that provides users with a home base on the Internet. From Netcenter, users can navigate the Internet, access a broad range of consumer and business content and services and communicate with others online. The site includes 17 content channels and a set of leading- edge services,including Netscape-branded Search, Netscape Contact, SmartUpdate, Software Download, Member Directory, My Netscape Netscape's personal home page. See personal portal. personalization service and WebMail. AOL's Digital City, Inc. and Netscape Communications Corporation announced in August a two-year strategic agreement to make Digital City the exclusive local content provider to the local channel on Netscape's newly redesigned and expanded Netcenter portal site. Under terms of the agreement, the Netcenter Local Channel is co-branded by Netscape and AOL's Digital City. The co-branded channel features a look and feel consistent with the other channels on Netcenter. Digital City, Inc., the nation's largest and the Internet Online's most popular local city resource and community guide reaches more than 3 million people every month according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Media Metrix. Digital City provides an array of interactive products in 50 cities and delivers locally relevant news, community resources, entertainment and commerce in a dynamic and easy-to-use format. Available on America Online See AOL. at Keyword: Digital City and on the web at www.digitalcity.com, Digital City combines useful local information, expert reviews, and the personal contributions of the people who use the service to help residents get the most from their communities. Based in Vienna, Va., Digital City, an AOL Studios business, is owned primarily by America Online and Tribune Company The Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, responsible for the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Hartford Courant . America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Va., is the world's leader in branded interactive services and content. America Online, Inc. operates two worldwide Internet online services: America Online, with more than 13 million members; and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members. America Online, Inc. also operates AOL Studios, the world's leading creator of original interactive content. Other branded Internet services operated by America Online, Inc. include AOL.COM, the world's most accessed Web site from home; Digital City, Inc., the No. 1 branded local content network and community guide on AOL and the Internet; AOL NetFind, AOL's comprehensive guide to the Internet; AOL Instant Messenger See AIM. , an instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or tool available on both AOL and the Internet; and ICQ ("I Seek You") A conferencing program for the Internet from Mirabilis, Tel Aviv, Israel (www.icq.com). It provides interactive chat, e-mail and file transfer and can alert you when someone on your predefined list has also come online. , an instant communications and chat technology on the Internet. Netscape Communications Corporation is a leading provider of software and services for businesses that want to transform the way they create and keep customers in the emerging Net Economy. The company offers a full line of enterprise software solutions, professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , and a leading Internet portal to help companies build, buy or outsource Internet applications that drive revenue growth, build customer loyalty, and create new levels of business efficiency. Traded on NASDAQ under the symbol NSCP, Netscape Communications Corporation is based in Mountain View, Calif. Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, by sending email to info@netscape.com, or by calling 650/937-2555 (corporations) or 650/937-3777 (individuals). Netscape, Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. , Netscape Certificate Server, Netscape ONE, SuiteSpot and the Netscape N and Ship's Wheellogos are registered trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and other countries. Other Netscape logos, product names, and service names are also trademarks of Netscape Communications Corporation, which may be registered in other countries. Other product and brand names are trademarks of their respective owners. |
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