Britannica.com Teams With 1stUp.com to Provide Free Internet Access.Business Editors & High-tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2000 Britannica.com, a powerful new Web site featuring some of the highest quality content on the Internet, has teamed with 1stUp.com Corporation, a leading provider of private label Internet access See how to access the Internet. solutions and a majority-owned operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) , Inc., to offer Britannica.com Connect, a free Internet access service immediately available for download at (http://www.britannica.com). Britannica.com Connect enables Britannica.com's millions of visitors to surf the Internet without paying 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. (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) fees generally charged for Web access, an average monthly saving of about $20. Also, 1stUp.com provides Britannica.com Connect users with free, 24/7 customer support, 100mb of Web storage space, and free integrated home voicemail, which allows end-users to receive voice messages while on the Internet or on another call. "Implementing Britannica.com Connect provides a powerful branding and marketing tool for Britannica.com Inc. that is expected to both attract new visitors and foster even greater loyalty among regular Britannica.com users," said Mitch Davis, senior vice president of marketing for Britannica.com Inc. "Britannica.com Connect should generate page views for the site, thereby increasing advertising revenue opportunities." "Millions of Internet visitors already depend on Britannica.com for thoughtful and relevant information," Davis said. "Providing free Internet access will encourage even more users to look to Britannica.com as the intelligent Internet portal." Through 1stUp.com's service, Britannica.com visitors enjoy the industry's most extensive dial-up network (1) The switched telephone network regulated by government and administered by common carriers. Also called "plain old telephone system" (POTS) and "public switched telephone network" (PSTN). (2) A network that can be accessed remotely via analog modems or ISDN. , with more than 4,000 dial-up access hot Dial-up access is a form of Internet access via telephone line. The client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. telephone numbers in the U.S. and Canada and coverage in over 95 percent of the U.S. and Canada. Users of the service download a small application in just minutes to gain access to 1stUp.com's dial-up network, and enter the Internet through Britannica.com's home page. "1stUp.com prides itself on working with market leaders, and Britannica.com is one of the Internet's most respected providers of educational information," said Charles Katz, 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 1stUp.com. "Britannica.com's consumers can now benefit from a free, comprehensive Internet access package, made possible by the same turnkey technical solution that has enabled 1stUp.com to successfully launch over 100 partner-branded access offerings and support over 4 million registered subscribers." About Britannica.com Britannica.com Inc. (http://www.britannica.com) is a powerful new Web site featuring some of the highest quality content on the Internet. Provided free of charge, Britannica.com gives users timely and reliable information including original features developed by the company's editorial team, content from the world's most respected encyclopedia, articles from scores of top magazines and newspapers, and Web sites selected for their quality. Since its launch last fall, Britannica.com has sustained an average monthly page view growth rate of almost 100%. About 1stUp.com 1stUp.com, a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc., is a market leader in providing online and offline brand names with private label Internet access solutions and innovative advertising technology. 1stUp.com's patent-pending technology enables its distribution partners to brand, market and distribute free and cost-effective Internet services to their customers. Multiple leading ISPs support 1stUp.com's extensive ISP network to provide reliable connectivity. The 1stUp.com network is the largest in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. based on total dial-up numbers and delivers reliable Internet access to over 95 percent of the U.S. and Canada. 1stUp.com powers Internet access solutions for leading brands like AltaVista, Excite@Home, Lycos, Gratis1 by StarMedia, and more than 100 additional brands. By aggregating the over 3.5 million registered subscribers of its distribution partners, 1stUp.com is able to pass along the benefits of optimal connectivity costs and advertising revenues to those partners. For more information, visit www.1stup.com. 1stUp.com Corporation is located at 575 Market St., Suite 1000, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA 94105. Telephone: 415/293-4700. This release contains 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. which address a variety of subjects including, for example, the expected benefits of the agreement between 1stUp and Britannica.com and the expected capabilities of Britannica.com to offer free Internet access and related services. The following important factors and uncertainties, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in these forward-looking statements: 1stUp's products and technologies may not successfully interoperate with those of Britannica.com; 1stUp's business model is dependent upon advertising and may be adversely affected by the adoption of new laws New Laws: see Las Casas, Bartolomé de. and regulations affecting the provision of Internet advertising Delivering ads to Internet users via Web sites, e-mail, ad-supported software and Internet-enabled cellphones. Also called an "ad network," Internet advertising organizations act as a middleman between the advertiser and the Web sites and software publishers that display the ads. services, including laws and regulations covering privacy, pricing and content; and increased competition and technological changes in the markets in which 1stUp competes. For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to CMGI's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including CMGI's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the most recently ended fiscal year. Note to Editors: 1stUp and 1stUp.com are trademarks of 1stUp.com Corporation. All other products and services mentioned may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. |
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