Borders Books & Music Stores Offer Music and Video Clips from Today's Hottest Musical Acts through T-Mobile HotSpot Wireless Internet Service.Business Editors ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2004 "Best of the Grammy's" Content Available During February During the month of February, Borders Books & Music(R) customers who access T-Mobile HotSpot Wi-Fi Internet service in Borders stores can click on a "Best of the Grammy's" link and listen to award nominated tracks or watch video footage from today's hottest musical acts including Dave Matthews
David John Matthews (born January 9 1967) is a South African, now naturalized American, Grammy-winning lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band. , Annie Lennox Annie Lennox (born Ann Lennox on 25 December 1954) is a Scottish musician and vocalist. She is both a solo artist and the lead singer of the duo Eurythmics, called "The Greatest White Soul Singer Alive" on the VH1 show 100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll 1999. , Alan Jackson, Jim Brickman  should be added to this article, to conform with Wikipedia's Manual of Style.Please discuss this issue on the talk page. , Luther Vandross, Martina McBride Martina McBride (born Martina Mariea Schiff, July 29, 1966 in Sharon, Kansas) is a prolific American Grammy nominated country music singer-songwriter. Early life Martina was born in Sharon, Kansas, where her parents, Daryl and Jeanne Schiff, owned a dairy farm. and many more. Customers can browse Grammy nominees in the pop/rock, R&B/rap, and country/blues categories. Each month, Borders customers with a Wi-Fi enabled laptop or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). will be able to preview samples of product available in store with T-Mobile HotSpot service. "Our alliance with T-Mobile gives our customers access to dynamic content related to what we're featuring in our stores -- in this case music and video from the most critically acclaimed and popular musicians today," said Bob Edington, director of retail convergence services for Borders Group. "Customers using the HotSpot service in store can enjoy browsing through Grammy nominees featured online and within minutes purchase the CD they just previewed. We're giving them instant gratification." Borders is a unique venue where T-Mobile HotSpot customers can enjoy a wireless broadband Internet experience as well as educate themselves on the latest trends in Wi-Fi technology and other subjects that interest them. Customers can relax, take care of business by accessing email or corporate intranets, download that 8MB video of their kids, or just experience the Internet at first-class speed. T-Mobile began installing Wi-Fi Internet service in Borders stores early in 2003 and now 407 of the approximately 445 stores across the country offer the service to customers. The chain plans on having all Borders stores Wi-Fi enabled by early summer. Customers can come to any one of Borders' T-Mobile HotSpot enabled locations, pickup a free DayPass, and sample T-Mobile service. Borders Group Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) The routing protocol that is used to span autonomous systems on the Internet. It is a robust, sophisticated and scalable protocol that was developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). ) is a leading global retailer of books, music and movies. Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Mich., the company employs 32,000 people worldwide and operates over 445 Borders domestic superstores; 37 international Borders stores, located primarily in the U.K. and the Pacific Rim; 36 Books etc. stores throughout Great Britain; and approximately 750 Waldenbooks stores in malls across America. Teamed with Amazon.com, the company also offers online shopping through Borders.com (www.borders.com) and Waldenbooks.com (www.waldenbooks.com). More detailed information on the company is available at www.bordersgroupinc.com. Information regarding Borders store locations, in-store events and title reservation is available through www.bordersstores.com. |
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