AT&T to make the Internet as valuable and easy to use as phone service.BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 15, 1995--AT&T today announced plans to provide its 90 million business and consumer customers with unprecedented access to the people, information and services they want by making the worldwide Internet of computer networks and other online services as universally available, and as easy to use, as telephone service. "We intend to take the Internet from the realm of the cyberspace pioneers to the world of everyday use," said Alex Mandl, executive vice 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 AT&T's Communications Services Group. AT&T said it has created three new businesses charged with making it easier for individuals and companies to get on the Internet and for businesses there to interact with their customers more securely and efficiently. AT&T WorldNet (SM) Services, headed by vice president Tom Evslin, will make the Internet uniquely useful to individuals and businesses and easily accessible whether they are at home, in the office, or on the road. AT&T WorldNet Services will give customers superior, easy-to-use dial-up and dedicated Internet access See how to access the Internet. with powerful navigational tools and information directories. Hosting and Transactions Services, headed by vice president Kathleen Earley, will provide businesses with a range of services to help them reach more customers, promote their products, publish electronic catalogs and handle secure sales transactions through the Internet. Ultimately, this will make the emerging industry of electronic commerce as vibrant and broadly accepted as toll-free 800 services are today. "AT&T has the computer networks and technological know-how to build electronic storefronts on the Internet," said Mandl. "Now we've organized these assets into a business that can help even our smallest customers put an electronic version of their sales catalog on the Internet and make it secure and interactive." A new content services business is already working with content owners to provide tailored information and entertainment services to consumers, professionals and businesses. AT&T will also package content within broad interest areas to give content providers the widest possible audience for their services. Caroline Vanderlip, vice president of Content Services, and Michael Kolowich Michael Edmund Kolowich (born August 28, 1952) is a documentary filmmaker and executive producer of DigiNovations, a multimedia production company which he founded in Concord, Massachusetts, in 2001. , president of AT&T Interchange Online Network, will each lead content services initiatives. AT&T WORLDNET SERVICES For many people, reaching the Internet is a yet-to-be-tried challenge: they're unsure how to access the Internet There are four ingredients needed to access the Internet (1) an ISP, (2) a modem, (3) a Web browser and (4) an e-mail program. The Internet Service Provider (ISP) or how to find the information or services they want among the trillions of bits of information stored on computers there. To overcome these hurdles, AT&T is working with several leaders in the Internet industry to develop AT&T WorldNet Services: - Netscape, a leading provider of browsers and other Internet client/server software, will provide a preconfigured Set up ahead of time. It implies that the device or software application has been modified to suit the customer or situation. See ghosting server. , AT&T-branded browser. - Harley Hahn, internationally-recognized Internet author of the popular Internet Yellow Pages Directory, and its publisher, Osborne/McGraw Hill, will develop exclusive Internet exploration capabilities for AT&T WorldNet Service offering users guided tours of the Internet organized by themes and special interest areas. - McKinley Inc., a leader in developing Internet resource directories, will develop navigational tools to guide AT&T WorldNet users around the Internet. - Verity Corp., the leading designer of Internet search and retrieval tools will offer the Verity Topic technology for powerful Internet full-text search A search that compares every word in a document, as opposed to searching an abstract or a set of keywords associated with the document. Word processors and text editors contain full-text search functions that let you find a word or phrase anywhere in the document. and personalized information agent capabilities within AT&T WorldNet Services. - Software developer Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Inc. will provide its leading-edge Acrobat(TM) software for viewing, navigating and printing rich digital information Internet text and images. AT&T WorldNet Services are designed to be especially user-friendly to reach a very broad customer base, including many people who have never tried an online service or are very new to the Internet. For existing Internet users, AT&T WorldNet Services will work with most of today's popular Internet browsers. The services will feature the same world-class care that customers have come to expect from AT&T. Customers of other AT&T services will be eligible for special pricing on AT&T WorldNet Services. Technical trials of AT&T WorldNet dial-up service will begin within 60 days. More extensive customer trials will quickly follow, with expansion to full service availability in a regional rollout. AT&T already provides business customers in some areas of the country with AT&T WorldNet Services' managed Internet access. Offered in conjunction with long-time 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. BBN (BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA, www.bbn.com) A consulting firm that participated in the development of some of the most extensive networks in the world, including ARPANET, which evolved into the Internet. It was founded in 1948 as a consulting service in acoustics by Dr. Planet, a subsidiary of Bolt, Beranek & Newman, it allows businesses to access, plan, set up, operate, manage and maintain dedicated, leased-line connections to the Internet. It also offers expert implementation support and active monitoring of service levels with problem diagnosis and resolution. National availability of managed Internet access is scheduled for September 1. Over time, existing AT&T services will be enhanced to include Internet capabilities. For example, AT&T is working with Novell Inc. to ensure that business customers with AT&T NetWare Connect(TM) Service will be able to use AT&T WorldNet services as a common Internet access vehicle. Those using AT&T Easylink(R) and AT&T PersonaLink Services(SM) can already exchange messages with others on the Internet. And AT&T Interchange Online Network(SM), a network of specialized information services See Information Systems. developed by independent content partners, will offer integrated Web browsing in September and access to full Internet resources by year-end. "AT&T already has the widest range of communications services enabling consumers and businesses to keep in touch with families, clients and information--anytime, anywhere," Mandl said. "Now, we're expanding the vision to open up a new world of online services and electronic commerce possibilities." Consumers seeking information on AT&T WorldNet Services can call 1-800-336-TRUE. Business customers can call 1-800-309-3349. Or any customer may access the AT&T WorldNet Services Home Page on the Internet at "http://www.att.com/worldnet" or send electronic mail questions about the service to "worldnet@attmail.com." AT&T, a global communications and computer company, operates the world's largest and most advanced long distance network and provides communications services and products, as well as network equipment and computer systems to businesses, consumers, telecommunications services providers and government agencies. In 1994, AT&T was awarded Japan's Deming Prize The Deming prize, established in December 1950 in honor of W. Edwards Deming, was originally designed to reward Japanese companies for major advances in quality improvement. and its third Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award is given by the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology. Through the actions of the National Productivity Advisory Committee chaired by Jack Grayson, it was established by the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality in the U.S. for quality processes in support of its products and services. -0- (SM) - service mark of AT&T (R) - registered trademark of AT&T (TM) - Acrobat is a trademark of Adobe Systems Inc. (TM) - NetWare Connect is a trademark of Novell Inc. used by AT&T under license from Novell Inc. Reminder to the Media John Petrillo, president of AT&T Business Communications Services, who is responsible for AT&T online services, will host a press conference call today at 1 p.m. to answer questions about this announcement. The number to call is 1-800-260-0719. Correction - For 24-hour replay of the press conference, call: 1-800-475-6701. -0- Industry Leaders Contributing to AT&T WORLDNET(SM) Service Today, AT&T customers are demanding more from Internet access than a connection. They're also looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. across-the-board convenience and utility. To meet this need, AT&T is working with several industry leaders who will help AT&T provide its customers with powerful tools and capabilities tailored to a variety of essential tasks. Because the Internet is populated with information produced by a wide variety of software systems, viewing and printing information, once it's been accessed, is sometimes problematic. AT&T is teaming up with Adobe to address this issue. Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982 and located in Mountain View, CA, develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and publish electronic documents. AT&T WORLDNET Services will incorporate Adobe's industry-leading Acrobat technology, which enables users to view a document in its original form, regardless of which software programs and/or computers were used in its creation. AT&T's business customers are eager for Internet access, but they need it provided reliably and safely. AT&T's solution is to work with BBN Planet to provide dedicated, managed Internet connections for business. BBN Planet BBN Planet Corporation, a subsidiary of Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., provides managed Internet access and value-added services to leading companies and educational, medical and research institutions nationwide. This year BBN is celebrating the 25th anniversary of its development of the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency NETwork) The research network funded by the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). The software was developed by Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN), and Honeywell 516 minicomputers were the first hardware used as , which led to the modern Internet. BBN and BBN Planet are headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts This article is about the city of Cambridge in Massachusetts. For the English university town, see Cambridge, England. For other places, see Cambridge (disambiguation). Cambridge, Massachusetts is a city in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. . Providing customers with first-class communication and information search tools, AT&T is working with three companies that develop leading-edge tools for locating resources on the Internet. Verity Inc., supplies software that searches for and retrieves designated information on the Internet. The McKinley Group provides one of the most comprehensive and useful Internet directories See Web white pages and Web yellow pages. available. And author-consultant Harley Hahn, in conjunction with publisher Osborne/McGraw Hill, develops a sophisticated, easy-to-use ability to search topic-related resources. Harley Hahn & Osborne/McGraw Hill Harley Hahn is an internationally-recognized author, analyst and consultant of the Internet. To date, he has written 15 computer books See how to find a good computer book. , including the best-selling The Internet Complete Reference and The Internet Yellow Pages, published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill, a leading publisher of computer books based in Berkeley, CA. On the AT&T WORLDNET Service, Harley Hahn is developing - exclusive to AT&T users - Harley Hahn's Internet Exploration Station which will provide a series of theme areas for family entertainment and education. Each month, Harley Hahn's Internet Exploration Station will showcase a special theme (e.g., gardening, modern art, games, etc.) and will guide users to the Internet resources that pertain to pertain to verb relate to, concern, refer to, regard, be part of, belong to, apply to, bear on, befit, be relevant to, be appropriate to, appertain to that theme. Content for Harley Hahn's Internet Exploration Station will be taken from the database used by The Internet Yellow Pages, published by Osborne/McGraw-Hill. Osborne/McGraw Hill is a division of the 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 City-based McGraw-Hill Companies, one of the world's leading publishing and information services companies, serving global markets in education, business, the professions, industry and government. The McKinley Group The McKinley Group, located in Sausalito, CA, was founded in 1993 by a team of international publishers, technologists and information specialists to deliver the most comprehensive and effective navigational and informational tool for the Internet. "The McKinley," the company's innovative on-line Internet directory service, currently offers users a description or abstract of more than 80,000 sites, with 20,000 of these sites fully reviewed and rated by McKinley's team of expert writers and advisory boards. The purpose of "The McKinley" is to eliminate user frustration by providing Internet users a descriptive preview of their chosen sites, allowing them to make educated decisions on which sites they wish to access. AT&T WorldNet Service will use The McKinley database, both as a standalone, fully searchable directory and as a directory of pre-defined subject categories which will be determined by AT&T. The McKinley is unique in that it rates, reviews and describes sites, providing users with a qualified, systematic rating system that saves a significant amount of time in the process. Verity Inc. Verity Inc., founded in 1988 and located in Mountain View, Ca., develops and markets the Topic family of search and retrieval software for the enterprise and the Internet. The company pioneered concept retrieval and query-by-topic, making it easier for individuals and enterprises to filter, search, retrieve and analyze information from disparate sources. Today, Verity is the market leader in text retrieval, with over 650 corporate and government customers and more than 2 million topic users worldwide. AT&T WorldNet Service will incorporate the Verity Topic search and agent technology to provide its customers with two valuable tools: powerful full-text search capabilities and the ability to create personal information agents that can filter and select relevant information sources for the customer. Due to massive amounts of data migrating from disparate sources onto the Internet and on-line services, information management is becoming one of the key enabling technologies on the information superhighway. In working with Verity, the AT&T WolrdNet Service will enable millions of casual computer users to use the full resources of the internet quickly and easily. The AT&T approach is built on open standards Specifications for hardware and software that are developed by a standards organization or a consortium involved in supporting a standard. Available to the public for developing compliant products, open standards imply "open systems;" that an existing component in a system can be replaced . For example, while AT&T WorldNet (SM) Services will support most of the leading browsers for customers, AT&T can also provide a pre-configured robust browser through a relationship with the leading browser provider, one of the best in the industry. Netscape Communications Corp. Netscape Communications Corp., located in Mountain View, Calif, is a premier provider of open software that enables people and companies to exchange information and conduct commerce over the Internet and other global networks. The company was founded in April 1994 by Dr. James H. Clark (person) Dr. James H. Clark - The founder of Silicon Graphics, Inc. and co-founder of Netscape Communications Corporation. , founder of Silicon Graphics Inc., and Marc Andreessen (person) Marc Andreessen - The man who founded Netscape Communications Corporation in April 1994 with Dr. James H. Clark. Andreessen has been a director since September 1994. , creator of the NCSA (1) (National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Urbana-Champaign, IL, www.ncsa.uiuc.edu) A high-performance computing facility located at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mosaic (TM) research prototype for the Internet. AT&T WorldNet Services will introduce an AT&T branded, pre-configured version of the popular 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. that will make it simple for PC and MAC users to sign up for and use AT&T WorldNet Services from LANs and via dial-up. AT&T also will support the commercial version of the Netscape Navigator. To date, more than 75 percent of Internet World Wide Web users choose Netscape Navigator because of its performance, ease of use and built-in security. Novell Inc. Novell Inc., located in San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif, is the world's leading network software provider. Its business is connecting people to other people and the information they need, enabling them to act on it any time, any place. Novell's software products provide the distributed infrastructure, network services, advanced network access and network applications required to make pervasive computing Refers to the use of computers in everyday life, including PDAs, smartphones and other mobile devices. It also refers to computers contained in commonplace objects such as cars and appliances and implies that people are unaware of their presence. an integral part of daily life. AT&T and Novell are jointly developing AT&T NetWare Connect (TM) Service a differentiated sub-network of the Internet distinguished by a fully managed network, secure routing and embedded directory services. -0- The AT&T Online Team JOHN C. PETRILLO President, AT&T Business Communications Services Executive responsible for AT&T's Online Services Mr. Petrillo is President of the AT&T business unit that provides worldwide long distance network services for business customers. Prior to his appointment to his present position, Mr. Petrillo was Vice President, Strategic Planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , AT&T Communications Services Group. Mr. Petrillo has held a number of AT&T executive management positions in operations, market planning, market management, and sales. He has held the positions of Services Vice President, Sales Vice President and Vice President of the group he now heads. Mr. Petrillo is a member of the Board of Visitors of the Block School at the University of Missouri, Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , and the Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. for the Talberg Foundation, Talberg, Sweden. TOM EVSLIN Vice President, Gateway Services Leading AT&T's Value Added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. Internet Access Business Tom Evslin, as head of AT&T Gateway Services, has responsibility for consumer and business access to the Internet, directory services, and other online services, AT&T Netware Connect(TM) Service, a joint development with Novell. Mr. Evslin joined AT&T in 1994, after holding a number of executive and director positions at Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . At Microsoft, ha had been responsible for the development and marketing of all communications products in the BackOffice Suite. As Director of Connectivity for Microsoft in Vancouver, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography , he had responsibility for Microsoft Mail An earlier and simple messaging system from Microsoft that runs on PC and AppleTalk networks. Gateways are available to a variety of mail systems including X.400, PROFS and MHS. Microsoft Mail-enabled applications are written to the MAPI programming interface. See Microsoft Exchange. , Mail Remote and all gateways. Mr. Evslin has worked in computer communications for Equitable Life Equitable Life may refer to:
KATHLEEN B. EARLEY Vice President, Business Multimedia Groupware Services Leading AT&T's Hosting and Transactions Business Kathleen Earley is responsible for extending AT&T's role in electronic commerce through business applications of network-based software. Her responsibilities include the recently introduced AT&T Network Notes(TM), and AT&T Imaging Network Services, a state-of-the-art network-based image and communications service for distributing and printing documents and other images. Prior to her most recent appointment, Ms. Earley was AT&T EasyLink(R) Services Vice President for Information Services, responsible for strategy, planning and business development. Ms. Earley joined AT&T in 1994 after 17 years with IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , including executive positions in sales, marketing, planning and strategy development. While at IBM, Ms. Earley led the effort to form Digital Domain, a digital production studio focused on leading-edge computer special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. . As Director of IBM-Prodigy, Ms. Earley defined and orchestrated efforts to ensure Prodigy services worked levels of IBM product releases, and initiated Prodigy's efforts to experiment with CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). as a way to augment retail and catalog distribution of the service. MICHAEL E. KOLOWICH President, AT&T Interchange Online Network Leading an AT&T Content Initiative Michael Kolowich has been President of AT&T Interchange(SM) Online Network since its acquisition. He is leading the development of a series of new content services initiatives for AT&T. AT&T purchased Interchange Online Network, which Mr. Kolowich founded, from Ziff-Davis Publishing Company in 1994. Mr. Kolowich was founder and President of Ziff-Davis Interactive and was founding publisher of Ziff-Davis' PC/Computing, which, within 30 months of its introduction in 1988, became the largest-circulation monthly computer magazine in the world. Prior to Ziff, Mr. Kolowich was the top marketing executive at Lotus Development Corporation (company) Lotus Development Corporation - A software company who produced Lotus 1-2-3, the Symphony spreadsheet and Lotus Notes for the IBM PC. Disliked by the League for Programming Freedom on account of their lawsuits. Quarterly sales $224M, profits $10M (Aug 1994). , and a partner in the international consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a of Bain and Company. Early in his career, he was an Emmy-award-winning television news reporter in Boston. CAROLINE VANDERLIP Vice President, Content Services Caroline Vanderlip is responsible for identifying, developing and aggregating content for the online services. As a member of the Consumer Communications Services Consumer Franchise Council, Ms. Vanderlip is responsible for assuring AT&T's online service is integrated with AT&T's Consumer Franchise. Prior to joining AT&T in 1995, Ms. Vanderlip was Senior Vice President for National Broadcasting Company's Cable and Business Development group, with responsibility for the sales and marketing of several international, new media and cable properties. While at NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , she was one of the creators of CNBC CNBC Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (artificial intelligence) CNBC Consumer News and Business Channel CNBC Congress of National Black Churches, Inc. and co-led the team responsible for the re-launch of the NBC Super Channel in London. Prior to NBC, Ms. Vanderlip worked in a variety of communications businesses, including the J.C. Penney Home Shopping Network “HSN” redirects here. For other uses, see HSN (disambiguation). The Home Shopping Network (HSN) is a mostly 24-hour shopping network that is seen on cable, satellite, and some terrestrial channels in the United States. , LBS (Location-Based Services) See mobile positioning. Communications and King World Productions. CONTACT: AT&T Mike Miller, 201/331-4141 (office) 908/879-4212 (home) or Mary Whelan, 908/658-5360 (office) 908/876-3338 (home) or Mike Granieri, 908/221-7611 (office) 201/503-0894 (home) |
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