AT&T Announces Lower Prices, New Alliances and Free Software Development Kit for AT&T Chat `N Talk, Click2Dial Services.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 8, 1998--AT&T is aggressively moving three of its new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. technologies into the virtual mainstream with discounted introductory pricing, alliances with two leading chat sites, and a free Software Development Kit. For the month of October, AT&T has reduced pricing for its family of AT&T Inter@ctive Communications Services: -- AT&T Click2Dial Conferencing See teleconferencing. which lets surfers use the Web to set up and manage a conference call with up to 7 people without operator assistance is only 10 cents per minute per person (a 5-cent reduction) for U.S. calls. -- AT&T Chat `N Talk which allows anyone in a chat room to make a phone call to other chatters while retaining their anonymity is only 15 cents per minute (a 10-cent reduction). The 50-cent setup fee is waived. -- AT&T Click2Dial Directories which let Web surfers find someone in AT&T's AnyWho(SM) directory and then auto-dial a call to that individual is only 10 cents (a 5-cent reduction) AT&T has signed agreements with ChatSpace, Inc. (www.chatspace.com) and Yack!, Inc., (www.yack.com) to make all three technologies available at these popular chat sites. The new relationships expand AT&T's existing distribution channel through its relationships with portal sites 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. Excite (www.excite.com), Infoseek (www.infoseek.com), and Lycos (www.lycos.com). "With our special pricing, it's a great time for consumers to experiment with adding voice to the Internet, and with our free kit, other Internet solution providers are encouraged to incorporate our unique voice technologies into their applications," said Dan Schulman, president of AT&T WorldNet Service. "Unlike most Internet technologies, these services are unique. They demonstrate our commitment to innovation and to be a leader in providing all types of communications on the Web." New Alliances AT&T's two new alliances with ChatSpace and Yack! make AT&T Chat `N Talk more accessible to the 10 million chat users on the Web today. ChatSpace, a leading provider of chat solutions, will offer AT&T Inter@ctive Communications to its customers through its easy-to-use chat community system for the Internet. ChatSpace solutions scale from the peer-to-peer needs of individual users to the largest online chat sites. ChatSpace also offers a chat site hosting service directly or through ISPs. Yack! will include AT&T Chat `N Talk on its 3,400 weekly chat listings. Yack! provides a comprehensive listing of online events, cybercasts and chats. The site offers an up-to-the-minute and easily searchable data base of listings, original reviews, and editorial content. In addition, a personal e-mail reminder service of events and chats is available, making Yack! A valuable road atlas A road atlas is a map or set of maps that primarily display roads and transport links rather than geographical information. Types Road Atlases come in many shapes, sizes and scales. to the information superhighway (1) A generic name for the Internet. (2) A proposed high-speed communications system that was touted by the Clinton/Gore administration to enhance education in America in the 21st century. Its purpose was to help all citizens regardless of their income level. . Free Software Development Kit To drive development of new software applications using these technologies, AT&T will offer developers a free Software Development Kit that includes the Application Programming Interface (API (Application Programming Interface) A language and message format used by an application program to communicate with the operating system or some other control program such as a database management system (DBMS) or communications protocol. ) code and its associated documentation for AT&T Chat `N Talk and AT&T Click2Dial Conferencing. This new kit makes it easy for developers to integrate voice-enabling technology into their solutions. These applications will eventually benefit online gamers, shoppers, educators and others seeking to enhance their communications experiences on the Web. The Kit will be available in November. For more information, send email to coolliasion@attmail.com. How do these services work? AT&T Click2Dial Conferencing (www.click2dial.att.com) lets Internet users Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f set-up and control their own conference with up to 7 people at any time, without operator assistance. The conference host uses a Web interface to enter the telephone numbers of the people they want on the call. They can then oversee a variety of conference functions, including the ability to mute mute (my  t), in music, device designed to diminish uniformly the loudness of a musical instrument. , add or delete To remove an item of data from a file or to remove a file from the disk. See file wipe, trash and undelete. 1. (operating system) delete - (Or "erase") To make a file inaccessible. participants. Customers can download free AT&T Click2Dial Conferencing software to their PCs to enable quick and easy calling. AT&T Chat 'N Talk (www.chatntalk.att.com) lets Internet users connect by phone to another chat room participant without revealing either person's phone number or identity - even when one of the participants has Caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. . Chatters who want to have a one-on-one phone conversation click on an AT&T Chat 'N Talk icon in a chat room, enter their phone numbers and billing detail, and then establish contact through their second phone lines over the AT&T network. AT&T Click2Dial Directories (www.click2dial.att.com) give Web surfers and those who download the AT&T Click2Dial Conferencing software instant access to AT&T's Anywho directory (www.anywho.com) to use as an auto-dialer. You simply enter the name and state of the person to be contacted, and the phone number and address of every person matching the criteria appears. Simply click on the appropriate person and connect with him or her on a call. The three AT&T Inter@ctive Communications services require a telephone line separate from the Internet connection, a 486 or Pentium PC with 16 MB RAM running Windows 95, and a valid credit card. They are optimized to work with Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. 3.02 and 4.0, and 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. 3.0 or higher. Note: This special pricing is in effect through October 31, 1998. This promotion may not be combined with any other offer, and may be withdrawn at any time. Taxes and charges for Internet access See how to access the Internet. to use AT&T Inter@ctive Communications may apply in addition to AT&T Inter@ctive Communications charges. (Note A) AT&T Click2Dial and AnyWho are service marks of AT&T. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. and Internet Explorer Microsoft's Web browser, which comes with Windows starting with Windows 98. Commonly called "IE," versions for Mac and Unix are also available. Internet Explorer is the most widely used Web browser on the market. It has also been the browser engine in AOL's Internet access software. is a trademark of Microsoft Corp. Navigator is a registered trademark of Netscape Communications Inc. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . ChatSpace is a trademark of ChatSpace, Inc. |
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