AdForce Signs Exclusive Agreements With Two Online Communities; AdForce's Ad Management and Delivery Solution Chosen by Christianity.com and Caldera Systems.Business/High-Tech Editors CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000 AdForce Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CMGion, and a leading online provider of centralized, outsourced ad management and delivery services, today announced that it will serve, target and track online banner advertising Banner Advertising A common form of advertising on the internet. The banner is an advertisement of 460x68 pixels, usually placed at the top of the page Notes: For an example, just look at the top of a page on almost any popular web site. for two online communities. With start-up backing from Sequoia Capital Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm founded by Don Valentine in 1972. The firm's partners include Don Valentine, Pierre Lamond, Michael Moritz, Doug Leone, Mike Goguen, Mark Stevens, Jim Goetz, Sameer Gandhi, Roelof Botha, and Mark Kvamme. , CBN CBN - call-by-name , and Comdisco -- and a vast array of products and services -- Christianity.com seeks to become the definitive online Christian network. Christianity.com is a full-service network See FSN. to the international Christian community -- Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and Messianic Jew -- currently the largest and most underdeveloped demographic online, aimed at a market of 87 million users worldwide. Caldera caldera: see crater. caldera Large, bowl-shaped volcanic depression that forms when the top of a volcanic cone collapses into the space left after magma is ejected during a violent volcanic eruption. The term is Spanish for “caldron. Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:CALD CALD chronic active liver disease. ), is based in Orem, Utah Orem is an incorporated town in the north-central part of the state of Utah in Utah County. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 84,324. , and is a leader in providing Linux(R)-based business solutions through its award-winning OpenLinux(TM)line of products and services. Caldera Systems' online Linux community reaches 2 million browsers per month. AdForce's central server-based advertising solution will supply Christianity.com and CalderaSystem.com a reliable, cost-effective way to manage the highly targeted advertising opportunities offered by these online communities. Under the terms of the agreements, AdForce is the exclusive provider of ad management and delivery services for the two online communities. About Christianity.com (www.christianity.com) Officially launched Aug. 1, Christianity.com is an online network for the Christian community -- individuals, churches, and organizations -- with an unprecedented array of software services and tools to equip each individual or corporate user to efficiently and effectively build and maintain an advantageous Web presence. The network application service provider (ASP) includes Web site development and management, which enables site building through design templates, content creation, syndication, Internet access See how to access the Internet. , Web-based email, eMarketing, eFundraising, eCommerce, personalized directory, shopping bot, distance education, and more. About Caldera Systems Inc. (www.calderasystems.com) Caldera Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:CALD) is a "Linux for Business" technology leader in developing and marketing successful Linux-based business solutions, including its award-winning OpenLinux, NetWare for Linux, Linux technical training, certification and support -- with free 30-day phone support and on-site consulting. Caldera OpenLearning Providers offer exceptional distribution-neutral Linux training and certification based on Linux Professional Institute (LPI (Lines Per Inch) The number of lines printed in a vertical inch. (language) LPI - A PL/I interpreter for IBM PCs and workstations. ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/mirrors/msdos/pli/runpli1a.arc. E-mail: <rcg@lpi.liant.com>. (TM)) certification standards. Caldera Systems supports the open source community and is a leader in, and advocate of Linux Standard Base See LSB. (LSB (Linux Standard Base) A standard interface (ABI) for Linux from the Linux Foundation (www.linux-foundation.org). Introduced in 2001 by the Free Standards Group, which later became the Linux Foundation, applications based on the LSB standard will run properly under (TM)) and LPI(TM). Caldera, Inc. was co-founded in 1994 by Ransom Love. Caldera Systems, Inc. was founded by Ransom Love in 1998 to develop Linux-based business solutions. Based in Orem, UT, Caldera Systems has offices and 1000+ resellers worldwide. For more information, see www.calderasystems.com or in the US call 888-GO-Linux (888-465-4689). About AdForce (www.adforce.com) AdForce Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of CMGion, is "The Force in Digital Marketing"(TM) and a leading provider of centralized online advertising services, enabling publishers, rep firms and advertisers to leverage the unique advantages of the Internet as the first fully interactive medium. Deploying advanced scalable technology and backed by robust data centers, the AdForce service delivers billions of impressions monthly for some of the Internet's most prominent advertisers. AdForce provides a comprehensive suite of products, which allow advertisers and publishers to target, deliver, measure and analyze Internet advertising programs for the best results. AdForce has offices in Cupertino, CA, Costa Mesa, CA, 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 , NY, Europe and Hong Kong. For additional information see http://www.adforce.com Caldera is a registered trademark of Caldera Systems, Inc. All other products, services, companies, events and publications are trademarks, registered trademarks or servicemarks of their respective owners in the U.S. and/or other countries. LINUX is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. AdForce, the AdForce logo and Force in Digital Marketing are trademarks of AdForce Inc. All other products and services mentioned may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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