Atlantic.Net Expands Outside Florida; Begins Initial Roll-Out of Service in Southeastern United States.GAINESVILLE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1999-- Atlantic.Net, one of Florida's fastest-growing companies, is now offering Internet service outside Florida. Beginning today, Atlantic.Net's 56K access is available in and around Lafayette, La., and Gulfport and Hattiesburg, Miss. This service launch establishes Atlantic.Net's initial presence outside Florida and marks the beginning of a nine state network expansion. "Atlantic.Net is proud of this milestone," said Marty Puranik, president 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 Atlantic.Net. "Our company continues to provide great service. We continue to grow. And, we continue to take our business to the next level. We're excited to be extending our network beyond Florida and are now focused on becoming the leading Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. in the southeastern 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. ." During the past seven months, Atlantic.Net has launched service in 14 cities, purchased three Internet access See how to access the Internet. companies, created a new division and opened an office in South Florida. The company, which began offering Internet access to residents in Gainesville and Ocala, Fla., in 1995, now has 24,000 subscribers in 40 locations across the state. Atlantic.Net dial-up accounts start at $9.95 per month; including access to the World Wide Web, electronic and Web mail, discussion groups and other features. The Atlantic.Net software startup kit, featuring Netscape Communicator An earlier suite of Web browsing and groupware tools from Netscape that were packaged as a bundle starting with Navigator 4.0. Communicator refers to any Netscape Navigator product with a version number less than 6.0. , is available for the Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. and Apple Macintosh operating systems. 56K access is standard with all accounts, but the service is also compatible with older 14.4Kbps, 28.8/33.6Kbps modems as well as 64Kbps ISDN terminal adapters. 128Kbps ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. is available for an additional monthly fee. Atlantic.Net's business services include high-speed dedicated access, Web hosting and Web development and design. To learn more about Atlantic.Net's complete line of services, call 1-800-422-2936 or visit the corporate Web site at http://www.atlantic.net. For more information about this release, call Doreen Sabina at 904/249-3946 or e-mail doreen@atlantic.net. For company information, check out http://newsroom.atlantic.net. |
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