At Hand Network Selects Switchboard to Provide Regional Directory Services.DENVER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 26, 1999-- Launch of New At Hand Home Page Expands Services to Include White Pages and E-Mail Searches Regional Yellow & White Pages Coverage and National E-Mail Searches Will be Delivered by Switchboard In a move that improves its national online directory footprint, The At Hand Network(SM) Yellow Pages (www.athand.com) and Switchboard Inc., the Internet subsidiary of Banyan Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:BNYN BNYN ePresence (stock symbol; formerly known as Banyan) ), Monday announced an agreement that calls for Switchboard Inc. to fulfill the yellow page searches conducted primarily in the Northeast region of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. on the At Hand Network Yellow Pages. These areas include Delaware, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , New Jersey, 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 , Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , Virginia, West Virginia West Virginia, E central state of the United States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania and Maryland (N), Virginia (E and S), and Kentucky and, across the Ohio R., Ohio (W). Facts and Figures Area, 24,181 sq mi (62,629 sq km). Pop. , Vermont, Washington D.C., Alaska and Hawaii. In concert with the Switchboard agreement, the At Hand Network is launching a new home page with increased functionality to deliver people and e-mail searches nationwide. People searches will be fulfilled on a regional basis by the appropriate At Hand Network regional provider or Switchboard, and nationwide e-mail searches will be handled by Switchboard. "Our objective with the At Hand Network has always been to provide users with what they have been asking for, mainly access to comprehensive local business information on a national basis. Switchboard helps us complete this mission by providing the results for the states not served by a regional provider," said Tony Rodrigues, vice president and general manager of the At Hand Network. "Integrating Switchboard into the At Hand Network helps to ensure that we are able to offer consumers quality information across all regions of the United States," Rodrigues added. "Switchboard is proud to bring more than 20,000 local advertisers from the Northeast region of the country to the At Hand Network, helping the At Hand Network round out their content while providing more valuable Internet exposure to our advertising community," said Dean Polnerow, president of Switchboard Inc. "We look forward to working with the At Hand Network and will continue to explore new and innovative ways to extend the value of both At Hand and Switchboard," Polnerow added. About the At Hand Network The At Hand Network is an online yellow pages gateway offering users access to complete and accurate Internet yellow pages business listings nationwide. It is operated jointly by the Internet publishing divisions of Ameritech, BellSouth, SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications and U S WEST. This group formed a marketing alliance in June 1997 as "The Original Yellow Pages Online." In July 1998, the group launched "The At Hand Network," which offers a branded site, easy-to-remember URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. and an easy-to-use yellow pages search form. Using the At Hand Network, consumers conducting searches receive immediate results from Ameritech Internet Yellow Pages (www.yellowpages.net), BellSouth The Real Yellow Pages ONLINE (yp.bellsouth.com), Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. , Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell Bell Telephone Company of Nevada was the Bell System's telephone provider in Nevada. It only provides telephone services to 30% of the state, not including Las Vegas, where service is provided by Embarq, formerly Sprint. SMARTpages (www.smartpages.com) and U S WEST Dex DEX - A cross between Modula-2 and C by W. van Oortmerssen. Amiga version 1.2. Internet Yellow Pages (uswestdex.com). About Switchboard Inc. Switchboard (www.switchboard.com) is a premier Internet directory company focused on delivering innovative solutions that help small and medium-sized businesses take advantage of the Internet and connect with consumers who are "ready-to-buy." More than 40 million times each month, Switchboard helps consumers find the information they need, whether it is the nearest restaurant, hotel or automobile dealer, or a long-lost friend. Switchboard is the 1998 winner of the Local Internet Service Award for best national directory service. Offering comprehensive information, unmatched speed and innovative features, Switchboard is the online directory selected by Alta Vista, Bell Atlantic, GeoCities and AskJeeves. Switchboard Inc. is a majority-held subsidiary of Banyan Systems Inc. Note to Editors: Switchboard is a registered trademark of Switchboard Inc. |
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