AOL's Digital City to Provide Local Content for MCI WorldCom Internet.VIENNA and ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 15, 1999-- MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom Internet Users Can Access 60 Interactive City Guides Providing Local News, Weather, Sports, Community and Entertainment Information MCI WorldCom and AOL's Digital City, Inc., today announced that Digital City will be the local content provider on MCI WorldCom's newest Internet service, MCI WorldCom Internet. Through an agreement between CompuServe, a subsidiary of 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. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL) and MCI WorldCom, MCI WorldCom Internet and AOL's Digital City will provide consumers access to a 60 interactive city guides that provide local news, community resources, entertainment, classifieds and commerce opportunities. Digital City, the nation's No. 1 local content network and interactive community guide, is a key component of the comprehensive package customized by CompuServe for MCI WorldCom Internet. Through the agreement with CompuServe, MCI WorldCom Internet users will have access to customized news, weather and information, plus 20 "Web Centers" that aggregate the best of the web in categories like Travel, Personal Finance, Shopping and Health. MCI WorldCom Internet also features fast, reliable Internet access See how to access the Internet. for consumers utilizing MCI WorldCom's UUNET (UUNET Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA, www.uunet.net) Founded in 1987, UUNET was the first commercial Internet service provider. Originally offering e-mail and news, it became a full Internet service organization providing dial-up and leased line accounts as well as archive space for Internet network. "MCI WorldCom Internet provides its customers with the dynamic content and communications tools from CompuServe that help busy adults get the most out of their Internet experience," said John Donoghue This article is about John Donoghue, Australian Pioneer Settler. For John Donoghue, Brown University Neuroscience Dept. Chair, see John Donoghue (disambiguation). : John Donoghue , senior vice president of consumer marketing for MCI WorldCom. "Digital City's comprehensive and useful local information and 60-city guides make Digital City the leading brand in local content and an important part of MCI WorldCom Internet's premium content." Paul DeBenedictis, president of Digital City, Inc., said, "This marks the first time Digital City will provide its local content through a telecommunications Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. and we are pleased to be working with such a leading communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. . MCI WorldCom and CompuServe have created a uniquely customized portal See personal portal. and we see tremendous value for Digital City not only in contributing to the new service's rich offering, but also in gaining broad exposure to new audiences -- a significant opportunity for our marketing partners on both a local and national scale." Online local content is becoming an increasingly important resource among interactive consumers. Almost half (48%) of all those online today say they now regularly or occasionally go online to get local entertainment information, according to the America Online/Roper Starch Cyberstudy 1998. MCI WorldCom Internet users can access all 60 Digital City sites, featuring local perspectives and comprehensive information on headline news, weather and sports, in addition to convenient and time saving features, including: Auto Guides, Dining Guides, Employment Guides, Event Guides, Movie Guides and Real Estate Guides. Another Digital City exclusive available to MCI WorldCom Internet users, Local Handbooks, gives online consumers access to the most current and accurate local retail, services and product information available, allowing them make better informed shopping decisions. MCI WorldCom is a global communications company with revenue of more than $30 billion and established operations in over 65 countries encompassing the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific regions. MCI WorldCom is a premier provider of facilities-based and fully integrated local, long distance, international and Internet services. MCI WorldCom's global networks, including its state-of-the-art pan-European network and transoceanic cable systems, provide end-to-end high-capacity connectivity to more than 38,000 buildings worldwide. MCI WorldCom is traded on 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 under WCOM WCOM MCI/Worldcom (stock symbol) WCOM Windows Component Object Model WCOM Wireless Communication . For more information on MCI WorldCom, visit the World Wide Web at http://www.mciworldcom.com. To sign up for MCI WorldCom Internet or to learn more, consumers can visit online: http://www.mciworld.com or call 1-800-459-8892. Digital City, Inc., the nation's largest and the Internet Online's most popular local city resource and interactive community guide reaches more than 4 million people every month according to Media Metrix.Digital City provides an array of interactive products in more than 60 cities and delivers locally relevant news, community resources, entertainment and commerce in a dynamic and easy-to-use format. Available on America Online at Keyword: Digital City, on the web at www.digitalcity.com, on CompuServe, 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. , Netcenter and aol.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. |
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