BBN adds 27th Web server for GeoCities.LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 1997-- BBN's Custom Hosting and Access Provides Foundation for GeoCities' Six Percent per Week Growth Rate BBN (BBN Technologies, Cambridge, MA, www.bbn.com) A consulting firm that participated in the development of some of the most extensive networks in the world, including ARPANET, which evolved into the Internet. It was founded in 1948 as a consulting service in acoustics by Dr. Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BBN), a leading national provider of reliable, high-performance Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , application development and Internet access See how to access the Internet. services, today announced the addition of the twentieth server supporting its customer, GeoCities (www.geocities.com), PC-Meter's seventh most-trafficked site on the World Wide Web and the largest collection of personal home pages in cyberspace. GeoCities, a leading developer of Internet-based communities, has seen traffic on its Web site rise to more than 30 million "hits" per day and its "Homesteader" growth rate reach six percent a week. BBN Planet provides reliable, high-performance Internet access and a scaleable, robust hosting architecture that has accommodated GeoCities' growth from two servers in June 1996 to 27 servers today. In pursuit of its goal to be one of the largest and most-frequently visited region of communities on the Internet, GeoCities provides members with free personal homepages -- its "homesteader" model -- and a free email account email account email n → compte m (e-)mail , in addition to its rich content in more than 30 on-line "neighborhoods." BBN has worked together with GeoCities to manage increasing traffic volumes -- currently 2,000 new users each day -- as well as planning and managing custom Web Applications. BBN has played a critical role in the success of GeoCities," said David Bohnett David C. Bohnett (born April 2, 1956 in Chicago Illinois) is a philanthropist and technology entrepreneur. Biography David C. Bohnett is the Chairman of the David Bohnett Foundation,[1] , 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 GeoCities. "Our Internet community is based on our unique `homesteading' model. GeoCities has experienced tremendous growth already and we are adding thousands of new sites each day. We turned to BBN to deliver the volume and performance this model requires. Our future plans include more Web-based applications for our communities." BBN continues to work closely with GeoCities to serve the residents of its various Internet communities. The two companies meet monthly to ensure that GeoCities current and future needs are being evaluated and planned for. Later this year, the companies will collaborate to establish a mirrored GeoCities site at BBN's east coast hosting center in Cambridge, Mass. "GeoCities has a unique completely Internet-based model," said Mark Shull, general manager of network centric solutions for BBN Planet. "We're pleased to be working closely with them to deliver the reliable high-performance hosting and access services required for their business. We're looking forward to growing this partnership with GeoCities as the company finds increasingly sophisticated ways of serving its customers with new applications such as electronic commerce, advanced Web development tools and premium hosting services." Based in Santa Monica, CA, with advertising sales offices in 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 and San Francisco, GeoCities (www.geocities.com) recently closed on a $9.0 million venture capital financing To start an own company or to bring a new product to the market, the venture may need to attract financial funding. There are several categories of financing possibilities. If it is a small venture, then perhaps the venture can rely on family funding, loans from friends from SOFTBANK Holdings Inc., Chase Capital Partners, InnoCal, CMG CMG Coastal & Marine Geology (USGS) CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (stock symbol) CMG Companion (of the Order Of) St Michael and St George CMG Computer Measurement Group @Ventures and Flatiron Partners. In addition, GeoCities has forged strategic relationships with leading Internet-related companies including, BackWeb, Reuters New Media, WhoWhere?, Vicinity Corp. and Black Sun Interactive. BBN is a leading provider of Internet services for businesses and organizations. BBN through its BBN Planet business division provides companies of all sizes with high-performance Internet access in the US and globally, remote access services (communications) Remote Access Services - (RAS) A service provided by Windows NT which allows most of the services which would be available on a network to be accessed over a modem link. , network security, Web site development and hosting, application development and electronic commerce and system integration services to effectively use the Internet for business. BBN Corporation posted revenue of $234 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1996. For more information, please visit BBN's World Wide Web site at http://www.bbn.com CONTACT: BBN Planet Vaughn Harring 617-873-4659 vharring@bbnplanet.com OR GeoCities Ed Gyurko 212-704-4530 egyurko@edelman.com |
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