Bell Atlantic Ramping Up its Domain Name Registration with Register.com.Business/Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 12, 2000 Bell Atlantic will provide register.com domain name registration services for customers of its award-winning Web@Once(TM) Web site creation service and BigYellow(R).com Bell Atlantic (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BEL Bel (bāl, bĕl), deity of the Middle Eastern religions. The name is a cognate of that of Baal. For Bel in the Bible, see Bel and the Dragon. ) and Register.com, 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 :RCOM RCOM En Route Communications RCOM Recovery Communication ) today announced customers of Web@Once, Bell Atlantic's all-in-one Web Site Creation Service for small and medium-sized businesses, can now select customized domain names through an alliance with register.com. In addition, Bell Atlantic customers will be able to choose domain names with register.com at the BigYellow.com and webatonce.com Web sites. As part of the alliance, customers of Bell Atlantic's newly expanded Web@Once Web Site Creation Service can register domain names through register.com in real time. These businesses will be provided with a customized domain name, such as www.mybrand.com, using register.com's state-of-the-art domain name registration system. Bell Atlantic service representatives will assist customers with site registration inquiries. "On the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , a company's identity is determined by its domain name, so we're particularly pleased to round out our enhanced Web@Once product offering by providing complete domain name registration services," said Mike Souder, President, Bell Atlantic Electronic Commerce Group. "Our customers have told us that having their own domain name is their number one requirement for successful Web marketing. Since helping small and mid-sized businesses create quality Web sites easily and affordably is what Web@Once is all about, the launch of our alliance with register.com will provide our customers with quality Web sites and their own brand identity on the Web." "Bell Atlantic has a tremendous reputation for providing its customers with innovative technological services, so the addition of register.com's domain registration services into the Web@Once product offering is a perfect fit for both companies," said Richard Forman, 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 register.com. "By working together, register.com can leverage Bell Atlantic's strong customer relationships and wide distribution network, while Bell Atlantic can add domain registration to its suite of online services through their own branded interface." Other terms of the business alliance launched today include: -- Register.com will provide direct access to domain registration services from Bell Atlantic's BigYellow.com, one of the nation's leading online shopping directories A shopping directory is a web directory style website similar to the Open Directory Project or the Yahoo! Directory with focus on sites that sell products or services, usually referred to as ecommerce websites. , whose business listings database currently gets 33 million page views each month(1); -- Register.com will provide direct access to domain registration services from Bell Atlantic's Webatonce.com site, established to offer convenient, reliable Web site services to small and mid-sized businesses; and -- Register.com customers will be given the opportunity to select from a wide range of advertising options in BigYellow.com through the Business Resources and Thank You pages of the register.com Web site. BigYellow.com provides value-added links and services with more targeted, local information and additional online shopping opportunities through its extensive worldwide directory. Bell Atlantic's Web@Once customers will also receive assistance in finding the right domain name through register.com's proprietary program, Domain Fast Find. Incorporated into the search and registration service, Domain Fast Find provides customers with up to 30 suggested alternative domain names in the event the name they seek is taken or if they wish to register multiple names with a similar theme. Bell Atlantic Web@Once customers who sign up for a one year contract can take advantage of register.com's domain name registration services beginning in late June, on a market-by-market basis. Register.com services will be available on BigYellow.com in mid-June. And, register.com customers are now able to utilize BigYellow.com business resources. About Bell Atlantic Bell Atlantic is one of the world's largest publishers of Yellow Pages shopping directories. Its affiliate, Bell Atlantic Electronic Commerce Services, is the creator of BigYellow, a leading national online shopping service, and Web@Once Web Site Creation Service for small and mid-sized businesses. Bell Atlantic is at the forefront of the new communications and information industry. With nearly 44 million telephone access lines and 12 million wireless customers worldwide, Bell Atlantic companies are premier providers of advanced wireline voice and data services, market leaders in wireless services and the world's largest publishers of directory information. Bell Atlantic companies are also among the world's largest investors in high-growth global communications markets, with operations and investments in 23 countries. About register.com Register.com Inc. (www.register.com) provides domain name registration and other Internet services for individuals and businesses that wish to have a unique address and a branded identity on the Internet. Register.com was the first registrar See domain name registrar. to compete in the domain registration market after the U.S. government deregulated the industry in 1999. In addition, the company was selected as one of the first five "test bed" registrars accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. by ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, www.icann.org) A non-profit, international association founded in 1998 and incorporated in the U.S. It is the successor to IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), which manages Internet addresses, domain names and the huge number , the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers See ICANN. (body, networking) Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers - (ICANN) The non-profit corporation that was formed to assume responsibility for IP address allocation, protocol parameter assignment, domain name system management, and root server system . The Company was founded in 1994 and is based in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . For investor information, visit our Web site at http://investor.register.com. (1) Source: Internal tracking reports, BigYellow.com and GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) SuperPages Statements in this announcement other than historical data and information constitute forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks and uncertainties include, among others, potential volatility in register.com's stock price, uncertainty of future revenue and profitability, uncertainty of regulation related to the domain registration business and the Internet generally, increasing competition in the domain name registration business, customer acceptance of new products and services offered by the company in addition to or as enhancements of its registration services and the rate of growth of the Internet and online commerce, and other factors detailed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. for the period ended March 31, 2000 and our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended a·mend v. a·mend·ed, a·mend·ing, a·mends v.tr. 1. To change for the better; improve: amended the earlier proposal so as to make it more comprehensive. 2. , filed in connection with our initial public offering of common stock. |
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