AccessAtlanta.com Partners With Vindigo to Put the Best of Atlanta Dining in the Palm of Locals' Hands.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 27, 2000 Useful, timely information about where to eat in Atlanta now available free for users of Palm and Palm-compatible handheld devices Cox Interactive Media city site AccessAtlanta.com (www.AccessAtlanta.com), the No.1 local web site in the U.S. (Media Metrix, Q2-2000), and Vindigo, the leading developer of personal navigation applications for handheld digital devices, today announced details of a partnership that will help locals make fast, informed decisions about the best places to eat in Atlanta. Atlanta residents can now use Vindigo on a Palm or Palm-compatible handheld device to obtain AccessAtlanta.com's timely information on dining in Dining in is a formal military function for members of a company or other unit. The practice is thought to have begun in 16th Century England, in the monasteries and early universities. Atlanta, removing the mystery of what possibilities lie beyond each freeway. "How many times have you decided to go eat after shopping or a show? Then, deciding on what's close, what's open and the type of food. Now we have a solution on AccessAtlanta.com," said George deGolian, regional general manager. "This new relationship with Vindigo is yet another example of how we offer Atlantans easy-to-use interactive tools that are both useful and convenient." This new partnership allows local Atlanta residents to:
-- Search restaurants by categories, name, distance, and cost
-- Find leads to thousands of restaurants, delis, bars,
cafes, and specialty shops
-- Get walking directions from any location
-- Learn about specific restaurant details including price,
phone number, address, type of restaurant
-- Know restaurant price range
-- Read Atlanta restaurant reviews from professional critics
as well as reviews from past local diners
-- Add your own opinion and reviews written for inclusion -
about a specific restaurant
This new partnership between AccessAtlanta.com and Vindigo will help local consumers make "on-the-fly" dining decisions in neighborhoods ranging from Buckhead to Midtown to Virginia Highlands to Sandy Springs Sandy Springs An unincorporated community of northwest Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Population: 92,100. . Atlantans can also indicate their current location, or where they're going, and instantly get reviews, directions and details on popular places to eat nearby. If users aren't sure what they're 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. , the Atlanta dining guide provided by AccessAtlanta.com offers suggestions based on where they are and what type of food they would like. "We chose to partner with AccessAtlanta.com because we are committed to providing busy people with access to the best local information so that they can make quick decisions about where to eat, anytime, anywhere," said Dave Shankman, vice president of marketing for Vindigo. Download and go everywhere By simply clicking on to AccessAtlanta.com (www.accessatlanta.com), users of Palm and Palm-compatible handheld devices can download Vindigo and have access to AccessAtlanta.com's limitless choices of places to eat in Atlanta. Each time someone syncs his or her handheld with a PC, any new information is automatically downloaded onto the handheld device. Vindigo also uses proprietary data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. technology to minimize the application's size and to speed searching. About AccessAtlanta.com AccessAtlanta.com is a locally produced city site that helps Atlanta residents manage their busy lives by providing them online tools and features, such as a search engine containing the most comprehensive listing of local web sites in Atlanta. Local community and special interest groups have the ability to build a free website as part of this site. AccessAtlanta.com is part of a network of city sites owned and operated by Cox Interactive Media and created in partnership with The Atlanta-Journal Constitution, WSB-TV and AM 750 WSB WSB World Superbike WSB Washington Savings Bank (stock symbol) WSB World Series Baseball (Sega game) WSB Welcome South Brother (radio) WSB Weak Stability Boundary . About Cox Interactive Media Cox Interactive Media (CIMedia)(www.cimedia.com) has built the highest-ranked network of city sites in the U.S., reaching 29 percent of the total adult population and 41 percent of adult Internet users. The network consists of 24 local sites across the country in the top 50 U.S. markets. CIMedia (www.cimedia.com), headquartered in Atlanta, was launched in January 1997 and is a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises Cox Enterprises is the successor to the publishing company founded in Dayton, Ohio, by James Middleton Cox, who began with the Dayton Daily News. The company is private, 98% controlled by the octogenarian daughter of Cox, Anne Cox Chambers, and the two children of her late , Inc. Cox Enterprises is one of the nation's leading media companies and operator of automobile auctions. In addition to CIMedia, major subsidiaries include Cox Newspapers, Inc. (newspapers, local and national direct mail advertising and customized newsletters); Cox Broadcasting, Inc., (TV, spot sales, television production, research and Cox Radio Cox Radio NYSE: CXR is a publicly traded company that holds a number of radio stations. Private company Cox Broadcasting, Inc., a subsidiary of Cox Enterprises owns all of the company's super-voting Class B common stock, and thus controls the company. , Inc. [NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CXR CXR abbr. chest x-ray CXR, n chest x-ray; an image of the thoracic cavity, produced by an irradiation scan of the upper torso. ]); Cox Communications Cox Communications is a privately owned subsidiary of Cox Enterprises providing digital cable television and telecommunications services in the United States. It is the third-largest[2] cable television provider in the United States, serving more than 6. , Inc. ([NYSE: COX] cable distribution, programming, telephone and high-speed Internet access services); Manheim Auctions, Inc., which operates auto auctions in North America, Europe and Australia; Cox Enterprises also owns an equity stake in a range of Internet businesses, including AutoTrader.com, the world's largest source of used car listings for dealers and consumers. About Vindigo Vindigo creates resource-rich software for mobile devices that allows people to explore, enjoy, and connect to the world around them. The company's core product, also called Vindigo, transforms Palm Inc. handhelds and compatibles into personal navigators. It delivers location-specific information about the limitless choices of places to go and things to do in popular cities. Combining mobility with an insider's insight and in-depth content from the nation's most trusted local sources - including the online companion to 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 Times, nytoday.com, zagat.com, and the online companion to the San Francisco Chronicle The San Francisco Chronicle was founded in 1865 as The Daily Dramatic Chronicle by teenage brothers Charles de Young and Michael H. de Young.[2] The paper grew along with San Francisco to become the largest circulation newspaper on the West Coast of the , SF Gate - Vindigo instantly adapts to a user's location and interests. Vindigo gives busy people the ability to make quick, savvy, lifestyle decisions about where to eat, shop and play, whenever and wherever they are. Vindigo is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. backed by General Atlantic Partners LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , Flatiron Partners, Carlin car·line or car·lin n. Scots A woman, especially an old one. [Middle English kerling, from Old Norse, from karl, man.] Ventures, and select private investors. The company's headquarters are located at 259 West 30th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001. For information, contact Vindigo at: (212) 590-6900 or via the web at www.vindigo.com. |
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