CBQ, Inc. The E-Business Marketplace to Offer Completely Free Internet Access.ADDISON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 16, 1999-- Teams with 1stUp.com to Deliver Industry-leading Access Offering to Small and Medium Sized Business Customers CBQ See traffic engineering methods. , Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:CBQI) The E-Business Marketplace, announced today that CBQ will offer free Internet service An ISP that provides access to the Internet without charge to the user. The service is supported by advertising which appears on a special version of the user's browser and cannot be eliminated. NetZero (www.netzero. through a partnership with 1stUp.com Corporation, a leading provider of ad-supported Internet access 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. The completely free, unlimited Web access will be available to CBQ's users virtually anywhere in the U.S. or Canada. This service, coupled with CBQ's own Prioritylink.net portal, is designed with the business user in mind. Employees, owners and customers of small and medium sized business will be able to download the 700k free Internet application from the Prioritylink.net Web site at www.prioritylink.net. Users will receive free, unlimited access in exchange for keeping a compact, movable navigation bar on their screens during the free online session. This navigation bar will present users with small advertisements as well as convenient links to all of CBQ's Internet properties and other leading Web sites. "We continue to work towards setting CBQ apart from the many e-commerce related Internet companies that are servicing small and medium sized business," said John Harris, 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 CBQ. "CBQ now offers a bundle of services that includes broadband DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary access, custom portal content, free email, electronic funds transfer See EFT. (application, communications) electronic funds transfer - (EFT, EFTS, - system) Transfer of money initiated through electronic terminal, automated teller machine, computer, telephone, or magnetic tape. , credit card clearing, auction technology, biometrically secured transactions provided by LCI LCI Livable Centers Initiative LCI Life Cycle Inventory LCI Landing Craft, Infantry LCI La Chaine Info (French cable news channel) LCI Lean Construction Institute LCI Lions Club International Smartpen and now, free dial-up access to the Internet. I don't believe there is any company on the market today that is offering all of these services under one umbrella." "1stUp.com's leading-edge free access offering will enable CBQ's small and medium sized business customers to quickly and easily set up free Internet accounts for all their employees -- saving time and money for these businesses," said Jonah Steinhart, executive vice president of marketing for 1stUp.com. "We have a strong commitment to delivering partners like CBQ the finest free access technology on the market today." About 1stUp.com 1stUp.com, a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. (Nasdaq:CMGI), is the market leader in providing consumer-oriented businesses with ad-supported Internet access solutions. 1stUp.com provides patent-pending technology that enables its partners to brand, market and distribute leading edge, cost-effective Internet services to their customers. The 1stUp.com solution enables consumers to receive unlimited, free Internet access in exchange for keeping a compact, sponsor-oriented navigation bar on their computer screen. Multiple leading ISPs support 1stUp.com's premium network, which delivers free, reliable Internet access to over 90 percent of the U.S. and Canada. 1stUp.com's first partner, AltaVista Company, gained over 1,000,000 free access subscribers and became the seventh largest 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. in the country after just four months of offering the 1stUp.com service. Aggregating the end-user bases of AltaVista and other partners, 1stup.com has the buying power of multiple brands and is able to pass along the benefits of optimal connectivity costs and advertising revenues to its partners. For more information, visit www.1stup.com. About CBQ CBQ, Inc. The E-Business Marketplace, is a total end-to-end provider for implementing customer driven e-business solutions. Through its subsidiaries, Cyberquest, Inc., Reliance Technologies, Inc. and Priority One Electronic Commerce Corp. it can design, implement, host, build traffic and process payments for its customers e-business initiatives. Its newest subsidiary, CBQcare.net, provides a Web-based health care management system with applications such as practice management software for patient scheduling, referrals, messaging, charting, insurance claim generation, prescription and formulary formulary /for·mu·lary/ (for´mu-lar?e) a collection of recipes, formulas, and prescriptions. National Formulary see under N. for·mu·lar·y n. management. For more information, visit www.cbq.com or www.cbqcare.net. This news release includes forward-looking statements related to CBQ Inc. that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, quarterly fluctuations in results, the management of growth, market acceptance of certain products and other risks. These forward-looking statements are made in reliance on the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. For further information about these factors that could affect CBQ's future results, see the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Prospective investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from management expectations. |
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