AOL And Four Points by Sheraton Introduce New Pilot Program to Bring Multi-Media Entertainment to Guests.Includes Free Access To Co-Branded AOL.com Portal, Co-Branded 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. CityGuide Experience, AOL Video Digital Family Room Experience and Library of 40,000 Videos, and More DULLES, Va. & WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- AOL[R] and Four Points[R] by Sheraton today announced the launch of a pilot program at the Four Points by Sheraton Four Points by Sheraton is Starwood Hotels & Resorts mid-market hotel brand, targeted towards business travelers and small conventions. Four Points was created by the former ITT Sheraton before Starwood acquired the firm in 1998. Manhattan Chelsea Hotel in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Through this new strategic relationship, AOL and Four Points by Sheraton will provide hotel guests with free access to videos, news, music, movies and more via a co-branded version of the AOL.com[R] Web portal See portal. (http://fourpoints.aol.com) as well as courtesy computers located in the lobby set to a co-branded AOL CityGuide[R] 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 homepage. In addition, guests who visit the hotel's signature Family Room area will enjoy the latest in on-demand video content, including access to more than 40,000 videos, through the AOL Video "10-foot" living room experience which will run on a large screen television connected to an Intel[R] Viiv[TM] technology-based PC. "We're excited to work with the Four Points by Sheraton on this pilot program and to offer their guests access to our popular Web brands and services," said Kevin Conroy Kevin Conroy (born November 30 1955) is an American actor of stage, screen, and voice, perhaps best known for his portrayal of DC Comics superhero Batman in numerous animated series and features that comprised the DC animated universe. , Executive Vice President of AOL. "From getting up-to-date information on what's happening in New York to experiencing AOL's latest online video content and services on large-screen televisions, AOL is pleased to provide guests of the Four Points by Sheraton with the best that the Web has to offer." "At Four Points by Sheraton our goal is to provide travelers with an honest value, uncomplicated comfort and fun! Through our strategic relationship with AOL, guests at our Chelsea property will have free access to industry-leading on-line content anytime during their stay," said Hoyt Harper, Senior Vice President, Four Points by Sheraton. "From music and movies to videos and news, this pilot provides our guests with one of the richest entertainment experiences available." The Four Points by Sheraton-branded AOL.com[R] portal will serve as the home page for guests accessing the Internet through the Chelsea hotel's high-speed network - and at Four Points, Internet access See how to access the Internet. is always free. Through this portal, a wide range of content available from the AOL[R] service - including videos, news, music, movies and more - as well as communication tools such as email and the AIM[R] service, will be accessible to guests, enabling them to enjoy a rich array of information and high-quality entertainment. Instead of stuffy, staffed concierge services, Four Points uncomplicates the self-sufficient traveler's local planning by providing courtesy computers featuring the Four Points by Sheraton-branded AOL[R] CityGuide home page. A one-stop destination for people who want to know where to go and what to do, this specially designed home page features the city's top restaurants and attractions along with special program offerings available at the hotel. AOL CityGuide also allows guests to get directions, access editorial recommendations and purchase movie and event tickets online. In the Four Points brand's signature, comfortable Family Room, guests can sit back, relax and enjoy the AOL[R] Video "10 foot" Digital Family Room experience, which combines the powerful capabilities of the PC with the familiar face of TV. Through the AOL Video experience, AOL Video's online library of more than 40,000 on-demand videos - including movies, full-length TV shows, music videos, concerts, and more - is delivered from the Web to a large screen television via an Intel Viiv Viiv (IPA: /ˈvaɪv/, rhymes with five) is a platform marketing initiative from Intel. Like Intel's Centrino and vPro, Viiv is a collection of computer technologies with a particular combination of Intel products as its technology-based PC. Intel Viiv technology is Intel's premium brand for in-home media optimized PCs. The technology helps connect the PC to TV, and enables consumers to manage, share and enjoy a broad array of digital entertainment with the energy-efficient performance delivered by the Intel Core The latest generation of the Intel x86 family of CPUs. Core supersedes the 13-year run of the Pentium, which was introduced in 1993. It essentially represents the ninth generation of the x86 architecture, the first chip appearing in the IBM PC in 1981. [TM] 2 Duo processor See Core Duo and Intel Core. . The technology is widely supported by a number of PC and consumer electronics manufacturers, as well as content and service providers such as AOL. About AOL AOL is a global Web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. company that operates some of the most popular Web destinations, offers a comprehensive suite of free software and services, runs the country's largest Internet access business, and provides a full set of advertising solutions. A majority-owned subsidiary majority-owned subsidiary A firm in which more than 50% of outstanding voting stock is owned by the parent company. of Time Warner Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : TWX (TeletypeWriter eXchange Service) A U.S. and Canadian dial-up communications service that became part of Telex. In 1971, the Bell System sold TWX to Western Union. TWX transmitted 5-bit Murray code or 7-bit ASCII code at up to 150 bps. See Telex. ), AOL LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is based in Dulles, Virginia. AOL and its subsidiaries also have operations in Europe, Canada and Asia. Learn more at AOL.com. About Four Points by Sheraton Four Points by Sheraton understands the needs of their customers by delivering a set of values that are both honest and uncomplicated and that offer a new kind of style and comfort. The brand's current global expansion and development includes choice urban and resort markets such as Soho Village (New York City); Chicago, Illinois; Levis, Quebec, Canada; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Shenzhen, China; Cocoa Beach, Florida Cocoa Beach is a city in Brevard County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,482 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S Census estimates of 2005, the city had a population of 12,435. [1]. ; and Puerto Rico. The most recent Four Points by Sheraton property to open in Canada was the Four Points by Sheraton QuE[umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. ]bec.
Four Points by Sheraton, with more than 130 properties in 22 countries, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE:HOT). Starwood Hotels & Resorts is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with approximately 850 properties in more than 95 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood[R] Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels and resorts with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis[R], The Luxury Collection[R], Sheraton[R], Westin[R], Four Points[R] by Sheraton, W[R], Le ME[umlaut]ridien[R] and the recently announced Aloft(SM)and Element(SM) Hotels. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com. (Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities regulations. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and involve risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks and uncertainties are presented in detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained or that results and events will not materially differ. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.) |
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