America Online's Pet Care Forum introduces a Pet Care Store in time for the holidays.VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 12, 1995--America Online's Pet Care Forum introduces a Pet Care Store in time for the holidays. The Pet Care Forum on America Online announced today the debut of an online store offering breed specific gifts, collectibles, informational videos, and "pet accessories." The store, Reigning Cats & Dogs Online, is available on AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. at the keyword "Pets." The store was recently made available to AOL members in time to purchase gifts for their cherished pets and friends this holiday season. The online store is based on Reigning Cats & Dogs(TM), a retail store for pets and their people in Sacramento, Calif. "We've found that Members of AOL's Pet Care Forum are more knowledgeable and more discriminating than the general public when it comes to cat and dog items and gifts. They want top quality, unique, and unusual products," said Paul Pion pion (pī`ŏn) or pi meson, lightest of the meson family of elementary particles. The existence of the pion was predicted in 1935 by Hideki Yukawa, who theorized that it was responsible for the force of the strong , DVM DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. DVM abbr. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. , co-founder of the Pet Care Forum and vice president of the Veterinary Information Network Veterinary Information Network an electronic resource for veterinarians with reference material and continuing professional education. (www.vin.com) . "With the launch of our new Pet Store Online, the very best in holiday gift items are just a click away for these members." The Pet Care Forum has been a very popular area on AOL among pet enthusiasts since its inception in 1989. The area houses tens of thousands of messages on a variety of pet care, pet health, pet education and other topics. Hosted by the Veterinary Information Network, one of the largest networks of veterinarians Veterinarians and veterinary surgeons (vets) are medical professionals who operate exclusively on animals. Well-known and notable veterinarians include:
Veterinary Information Network, Inc., based in Davis, Calif., also operates (on America Online) the largest private forum for veterinarians. Over 2,500 veterinarians from every state and over 20 foreign countries interact in the Veterinary Information Network, helping each other with difficult cases, accessing the world's best online veterinary database, consulting with veterinary specialists from around the world, and attending online continuing education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). classes. America Online, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AMER AMER American AMER Asociación Mexicana de Estaciones Radiodifusoras ), based in Vienna, Va., is the largest and fastest growing provider of online services in the world with the most active subscriber base. AOL offers its more than 4 million subscribers a wide variety of services, including electronic mail, conferencing, software, computing support, interactive magazines and newspapers and online classes, as well as easy and affordable access to services of the Internet. AOL has a global workforce consisting of more than 2,500 people. Founded in 1985, AOL has established strategic alliances with dozens of companies, including Capital Cities/ABC, Viacom, Bertelsmann, Hachette, 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) , Compaq and American Express. Personal computer owners can obtain America Online software at major retailers and bookstores, or by calling 800/827-6364. CONTACT: Veterinary Information Network, Inc. Paul D. Pion, 800/700-INFO (4636) or America Online, Inc. Margaret Ryan, 703/883-1625 |
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