AT&T Announces Widespread Support for AT&T PocketNet Service.KIRKLAND Kirkland, city (1990 pop. 40,052), King co., W Wash., a suburb of Seattle on Lake Washington; inc. 1905. The city produces semiconductors, transformers, prefabricated metal buildings, heating and navigation equipment, computer peripherals, motor vehicles, apparel, , Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 6, 1997-- ABCNews.com, Bloomberg Bloomberg A major global provider of 24-hour financial news and information including real-time and historic price data, financials data, trading news and analyst coverage, as well as general news and sports. Online, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network SportsZone, InfoSpace, and Travelocity to Offer Content to AT&T PocketNet Subscribers AT&T Wireless Services today announced it has named more than 20 leading Internet content providers See content provider. to help launch its revolutionary interactive communication and information service, AT&T PocketNet service for the Individual. With AT&T PocketNet service, subscribers will use a specially equipped cellular phone to access e-mail and an online personal organizer, as well as news, financial reports, weather forecasts, sports scores, airline schedules and national directories from Web powerhouses such as ABCNEWS.com, Bloomberg Online, ESPN SportsZone, Infospace and Travelocity. "In concert with content providers, we are providing people on the go with a tool that lets them stay in touch and be productive," said Kendra VanderMeulen, senior vice president and general manager with AT&T Wireless Services, Wireless Data Division. "There is a vast amount of information now available to PocketNet users. We're truly building on the 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 model, but instead of accessing information from your PC, you will do it from an easy-to-carry platform -- a cellular phone." Terry Jones, CIO CIO: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. (Chief Information Officer) The executive officer in charge of information processing in an organization. of The SABRE Group and president of the SABRE Interactive Division, sees tremendous opportunity with AT&T PocketNet service. "Time is very valuable to people who are constantly on the move. By accessing Travelocity through AT&T PocketNet service, professionals can save time by having airline arrival and departure schedules as close as their cellular phones. This service is essential for the many times you can't find your flight itinerary or need to know if your flight will be delayed." In addition to flight and travel information, many individuals who have tried AT&T PocketNet service expressed an interest in accessing national news reports. "AT&T PocketNet service provides the best capability for linking our ABCNEWS.com and ESPN SportsZone services to a portable platform. Subscribers are no longer tied to PCs, but can access our Internet information from their cellular phones," said Tom Phillips, president of ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. News/ESPN Internet Ventures. "It's a revolutionary service." Michael Bloomberg Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born 14 February 1942) is an American businessman, and the founder of Bloomberg L.P., currently serving as the Mayor of New York City. He was a general partner at Salomon Brothers before founding the financial software service company in 1981. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bloomberg, L.P. concurred, "Bloomberg information on AT&T PocketNet service is a logical extension of our distribution strategy. It augments our online, broadcast, and print products, bringing our superior news and data to a new audience. Now the mobile institutional or consumer investor can have access to the information they value while they're on the go." Executives with InfoSpace, Inc., a Redmond, Wash.-based company are also excited about AT&T PocketNet service. "With access to our integrated yellow pages and white pages, entertainment and door-to-door directions, PocketNet users now have an even simpler way to `let their fingers do the walking,'" explained Naveen Jain BIO Naveen Jain is a founder and CEO at Intelius, headquartered in Bellevue, Washington. Intelius was started in Janurary 2003 with a mission to empower consumers with online information for personal protection and intelligent decisions. , president of Infospace. "Access to this type of information is truly essential for the busy professional." Other third-party companies providing content with AT&T PocketNet service include: AccuWeather; American Weather Concepts; Biztravel.com; Data Broadcasting Corporation; Festivals.com; Intelligent Information, Inc.; Internet Restaurant Guide; Inquisit; MapQuest; National Sports Service; NewsAlert; One-on-One Sports; Quote.com; Sportsland; Stock Tips; TheTrip.com; Toll Free Cellular; Weather Underground and WhoWhere?. AT&T expects many more companies will make information available to subscribers as adoption of the service spreads. For more information, customers can call AT&T Wireless Services toll free at 888/328-2288, or visit www.att.com/pocketnet/ . About AT&T Wireless Services, Wireless Data Division AT&T Corp. is the world's premier communications and information services See Information Systems. company, serving more than 90 million customers, including consumers, businesses and government. The company has annual revenues of more than $52 billion and 130,000 employees. It runs the world's largest, most sophisticated communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. and is the leading provider of long-distance and wireless services. AT&T operates in more than 200 countries around the world. The company also offers online services and access to home entertainment, and has begun to deliver local telephone service. In addition, AT&T offers outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. , consulting, systems-integration and customer-care services to large businesses and manages one of the world's largest credit card programs. -0- Note to Editors: AT&T is a registered trademark of AT&T Corp. and PocketNet is a servicemark of AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. All other companies and product names listed are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: AT&T Wireless Services, Kirkland Ken Woo, 425/828-1349 Trent McGuire, 425/828-1905 |
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