AOL Moviefone Expands Relationship With Palm to Provide National Wireless Access to Movie Information and Tickets.Business & Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2000 Enhanced Application Brings Consumers More Convenient Access to Movie Information and Tickets Through Wireless Devices 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. Moviefone, the leading movie listing guide and ticketing service, today announced that it has expanded its agreement with Palm, Inc. to deliver enhanced movie information and tickets to millions of wireless consumers. As part of America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. Online's "AOL Anywhere" strategy, AOL Moviefone's movie information and ticketing services will be automatically available on future Palm(TM) handhelds using the Palm.Net(TM) Wireless Communication Service. AOL Moviefone's wireless movie information service, which has been popular with Palm VII The Palm VII product family consisted of two products, the Palm VII and the Palm VIIx Palm Pilots. These were produced by Palm, Inc., before it was split into PalmOne and PalmSource. They had antennas for wireless data communication on the Mobitex network under the now defunct Palm. handheld users for more than a year, will provide a number of compelling new features. Moviegoers can now: - Get one-tap access to the AOL Moviefone service from the application screen of their Palm handheld computer, - Purchase movie tickets in advance directly from their Palm device, - Search by both movie genre and theater using expanded navigation, - Read movie synopses, and - Get directions to theaters from AOL Moviefone partner, Mapquest. "We are committed to providing movie information and tickets to consumers anywhere, anytime, and on any platform, with the ease that they have become accustomed to with AOL Moviefone and Moviefone.com," said Andrew Jarecki, Chief Executive Officer of AOL Moviefone. "Our relationship with Palm reinforces the 'AOL Anywhere' strategy by making AOL Moviefone's convenient information and commerce services available to on-the-go movie fans through Palm handheld computers A computing device that can be easily held in one hand while the other hand is used to operate it. The Palm devices are a popular example. See Palm, smartphone and palmtop. . Whether a moviegoer mov·ie·go·er n. One who goes to see movies. mov  ie·go ing adj. is using their home
phone, PC, Palm handheld, or another wireless device, we make planning a
trip to the movies and buying a ticket quick and easy."
"Consumers are becoming more mobile today than ever before, and they are wanting instant access to all kinds of information, including movie showtimes and tickets," said Byron Connell, Vice President, Consumer Markets Group, Palm, Inc. "Our relationship with AOL Moviefone allows us to bring an easy-to-use and convenient application to our customers." AOL Moviefone's newly enhanced wireless movie information service is currently available to users of wirelessly enabled Palm handheld computers. In addition, this new service, which includes the ability to purchase tickets, movie synopses, and directions to theaters, is currently available for Palm V handheld users through the OmniSky wireless 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 service. AOL Moviefone's movie showtimes and theater locations are also available as part of the "AOL Mobile" services now available on the Sprint PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. Wireless Web using any of the 15 models of Internet-ready Sprint PCS phones. About AOL Moviefone AOL Moviefone, a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of America Online See AOL. , Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AOL), is the leading movie listing, information, and ticketing service. Through its online service Moviefone.com, and its 777-FILM telephone service, the company provides millions of moviegoers each week with a complete, free directory of movies, showtimes, theater locations, the ability to purchase tickets, and other content of interest to moviegoers. AOL Moviefone is a part of the AOL Interactive Properties Group. Palm is a trademark of Palm, Inc. or its subsidiaries. |
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