AppNet and FreedomChannel.com Bring More Than 500 On-demand Political Videos to the Web.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 7, 2000 Political Portal Empowers and Informs Voters in Time for Super Tuesday “Super Tuesday” redirects here. For ESPN program, see Super Tuesday (TV series). In the United States, Super Tuesday commonly refers to a Tuesday in early March of a presidential election year. It may be Super Tuesday, but it's hardly politics as usual at FreedomChannel.com, one of the Internet's earliest video-on-demand portals for American politics. The nonpartisan, nonprofit site, developed and hosted by AppNet, Inc. (Nasdaq: APNT APNT Association of Physical and Natural Therapists ), a leading provider of end-to-end e-business solutions, is shifting the dynamics of American politics by turning negative soundbite campaigning on its head. FreedomChannel.com provides voters free access to issue-specific videos from presidential and congressional candidates, political parties, and America's leading issue groups. More than 500 video messages, covering specific political issues, are now available on FreedomChannel.com, including messages from presidential candidates, Vice President Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Albert Gore Jr., Gore , Bill Bradley For other uses, see Bill Bradley (disambiguation) and William Bradley. William Warren "Bill" Bradley (born July 28, 1943) is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former U.S. , Senator John McCain, and Governor George W. Bush. The site also offers a "head-to-head" format where candidates and issue groups present their cases on issues, ranging from gun control to campaign finance reform Campaign finance reform is the common term for the political effort in the United States to change the involvement of money in politics, primarily in political campaigns. . The ninety-second video clips provide users of the site the opportunity to see side-by-side comparisons of the candidates. All the video clip statements, prepared by the candidates specifically for FreedomChannel.com, are available in video, audio, and transcript form. Voters now have the opportunity to access candidates' views on issues that matter most to them, anytime, to make more informed voting decisions. "In order to bring this concept to life, it was necessary to partner with an organization that could draw upon a full spectrum of e-business capabilities," said Doug Bailey, founder 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 FreedomChannel.com. "AppNet is known for its award-winning site design and architecture, as well as its development of the complex systems needed for serving thousands of video requests on demand. AppNet delivers the unique skill set necessary to make FreedomChannel.com a success." In addition, FreedomChannel.com videos have become integral to other key Web sites offering political coverage, including Yahoo(R) Politics. FreedomChannel.com's new interactive search banners can be placed on partner websites, allowing other sites to provide their users with video-on-demand, audio or text-based versions of the presidential candidates' issue statements. Not merely a video server, the site also offers interactive features such as daily interviews with newsmakers, valuable content and context through a new online Almanac almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. of American Politics, the Hart-Teeter Poll, and a daily political news update. The videos and related content are offered at no charge to the public or to the candidates. "As the primary season continues, FreedomChannel.com videos from candidates Gore, Bradley, Bush, and McCain will be helping citizens use technology to make more informed choices in the voting booth," said Jeroen van Ek, division president of AppNet. "The 500 video statements provided so far are only the tip of the iceberg tip of the iceberg n. pl. tips of the iceberg A small evident part or aspect of something largely hidden: afraid that these few reported cases of the disease might only be the tip of the iceberg. ." About FreedomChannel.com FreedomChannel.com is the brainchild of Doug Bailey and Roger Craver, the bi-partisan team that created the widely read and quoted Hotline--a daily online briefing that has covered American politics for officeholders, parties, and media alike since 1987. As a nonprofit organization Nonprofit Organization An association that is given tax-free status. Donations to a non-profit organization are often tax deductible as well. Notes: Examples of non-profit organizations are charities, hospitals and schools. , FreedomChannel.com remains politically neutral and focused on the opportunity to engage the public more directly in the political process. Supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York Carnegie Corporation of New York, foundation established (1911) to administer Andrew Carnegie's remaining personal fortune for philanthropic purposes. Initially endowed with $125 million, the foundation received another $10 million from the residual estate. , the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, charitable organization devoted exclusively to health care issues. It was established in 1936 by Robert Wood Johnson (1893–1968), board chairman of the Johnson & Johnson medical products company. , the Freedom Forum, and the Century Foundation, the organization works to assure broader participation in the public debate on the most important issues facing the country. About AppNet AppNet (Nasdaq:APNT) is a premier provider of end-to-end e-business solutions, from interactive marketing to back-office integration. For companies transforming themselves for the new Internet economy, the firm offers a unique mix of Internet strategy, marketing, and technology services. AppNet is the fourth largest interactive marketing agency according to Advertising Age and one of the 50 largest pure Internet companies, according to Internet World. AppNet works with Fortune 1000 and dot.com companies. Customers include UCCnet, Baxter Healthcare, Dial, Ford, Ralston Purina, Hyundai, multex.com, primeoutlets.com, UNICEF UNICEF (y  `nĭsĕf'), the United Nations Children's Fund, an affiliated agency of the United Nations. , KB Toys, NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98).NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. , and Unilever. For more information about how AppNet can bring the power of e-business to your business, visit http://www.appnet.com. This press release may include "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All statements herein, other than those of historical fact, including statements regarding future contractual arrangements or performance, competitive strengths, and business strategy, are forward-looking. Actual results or events may differ materially from those projected in such forward-looking statements. Information regarding the factors that could cause such differences are contained in AppNet's Prospectus dated November 11, 1999 contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed in connection with AppNet's November 1999 offering and on the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the quarter ended September 30, 1999. |
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