Cable & Wireless Launches Bluefield, a New Online Channel to Help Small and Medium-Sized Businesses Establish and Operate Their Businesses over the Internet.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers Fall Internet World 2000 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 25, 2000 First Offering is Bluefield Dedicated Premier 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. Cable & Wireless (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :CWP CWP Coal workers' pneumoconiosis, see there ), the global telecommunications group, today launched Bluefield, the company's new global online channel that will offer small and medium-sized businesses a wide range of Internet communications services from Cable & Wireless to help them create and run their businesses over the Internet. Bluefield (www.bluefield.com) will provide these companies with a one-stop source for Internet communications services from Cable & Wireless such as Web hosting and Internet access See how to access the Internet. , 24x7 online and offline customer and technical support, together with assistance and information about starting and managing their businesses over the Internet. Bluefield is initially being introduced in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and will be introduced in other parts of the world in the near future. The first service now available through Bluefield is Bluefield Dedicated Premier Web hosting. "There are more than 7 million small and medium-sized businesses in the U.S. alone, and they not only want to get on the Internet bandwagon but want an easy way to do it," said Mike McTighe, 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 global operations Global Operations is a first-person shooter computer game developed by Barking Dog Studios and published by both Crave Entertainment and Electronic Arts. It was released in March of 2002, following its public multiplayer beta version which contained only the Quebec map. at Cable & Wireless. "Bluefield is designed to become a one-stop online shop for the Internet services and information these businesses need to compete in the Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. ." Bluefield has been developed by Cable & Wireless to address the unique needs of small and medium-sized businesses and to be the global online channel for Cable & Wireless to service this market. Bluefield's state-of-the-art Web site allows customers to learn about, purchase, monitor, maintain and update their services wherever and whenever they choose. Bluefield's enhanced customer experience of e-enabled sales and customer relationship management is delivered through: -- The ability to conduct business with customers in real-time -- The improved availability and quality of information -- An online digital design that provides a high level of "self-service" allowing customers to determine how they want to do business with Cable & Wireless "Small and medium-sized businesses are poised to benefit the most from buying communications services over the Internet," added John Jones, vice president responsible for Bluefield. "The online environment of Bluefield empowers these businesses and addresses many of their concerns in buying Internet services by providing more information about the services available to them, faster purchasing processes and service provisioning, and simplified online account management and billing." As an online channel for services and support, Bluefield greatly simplifies the purchasing of Internet services for small and medium-sized businesses by streamlining service selection, expediting provisioning times and providing online billing and 24x7 technical support. Bluefield will provide customers with advice, software and hardware to build their own personalized Web site and to conduct e-commerce online. Customers will receive tips and hints on how to optimize their online business operations Business operations are those activities involved in the running of a business for the purpose of producing value for the stakeholders. Compare business processes. The outcome of business operations is the harvesting of value from assets , and Bluefield will refer customers to a wide range of companies that can assist customers in the development of their e-commerce business. These companies will offer services such as Web site design, security auditing and online and offline marketing assistance. All services offered through Bluefield leverage Cable & Wireless' expertise in delivering Internet communications services for businesses and the company's global IP network infrastructure, giving the businesses the benefits of partnering with a global Internet communications services provider. New Wave of Buying Communications Services According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a recent report(1) by Forrester Research Forrester Research is an independent technology and market research company that provides its clients with advice about technology's impact on business and consumers. Corporate facts
Bluefield Dedicated Premier Bluefield Dedicated Premier Web hosting is designed primarily to meet the needs of small and medium-sized businesses that require a robust Web hosting solution, but do not want to pay the high costs typically associated with traditional dedicated hosting Typically refers to a single Web site that is hosted on a stand-alone server. See dedicated server. solutions. Bluefield Dedicated Premier provides customers with their own high-quality dedicated IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Netfinity server hosted in a Cable & Wireless state-of-the-art Internet Solutions Center (ISC (1) (Internet Systems Consortium, Redwood City, CA www.isc.org) An organization founded by Paul Vixie, Carl Malamud and Rick Adams in 1994 and later sponsored by UUNET and other Internet companies. ). Each ISC sits directly on Cable & Wireless' global IP network, putting customers' Web sites directly on the Internet and reducing the download time for content from their Web sites. "Small and medium-sized businesses are in need of more robust hosting solutions that will help level the playing field with the larger companies," said Jones. "Bluefield Dedicated Premier Web hosting is a fully loaded hosting solution that gives these types of businesses the tools to take their Web site and e-commerce capabilities to the next level. By purchasing this hosting solution through Bluefield, companies also benefit from the ability to determine which features they need and to quickly get their Web businesses up and running." Bluefield Dedicated Premier is easy to configure and order and is provisioned rapidly within 24 hours of order confirmation. Using the Product Wizard, a solutions-finder tool on the Bluefield Web site, customers can easily identify the appropriate Web hosting service for their businesses. Bluefield Dedicated Premier has also been designed to support customer success. As a customer's Web site experiences increased traffic, a customer can go to www.bluefield.com and easily upgrade to higher bandwidth. Bluefield Dedicated Premier Web hosting is available to customers at a base cost of $595 a month and includes the following features: -- An IBM Netfinity 4000R hosting server with 650 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. Intel processor, 20GB disk storage, 256 MB RAM and Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. 2000 operating platform with pre-configured server software (Internet Information Server See IIS. (World-Wide Web) Internet Information Server - (IIS) Microsoft's web server and FTP server for Windows NT. IIS is intended to meet the needs of a range of users: from workgroups and departments on a corporate intranet to ISPs hosting websites that receive , FrontPage extensions) -- Hosting in a Cable & Wireless ISC, a highly secure, disaster-resistant data center supported by a large team of technical professionals -- Connectivity to Cable & Wireless' Tier 1 global IP network with a guaranteed minimum bandwidth of 256Kbps -- 24x7 customer support, backup and proactive monitoring of hardware and network performance -- 10 e-mail accounts (10MB per account) per server -- Three IP addresses and Primary Domain Name Service (PDNS PDNS porcine dermatitis and nephropathy syndrome. ) -- Powerful Web reporting from Quantified Systems' Urchin urchin - munchkin visitor traffic and e-commerce reporting software The following is a list of notable reporting software. Commercial software
-- Scalable architecture that allows customers to easily increase bandwidth (from 256Kbps to 512kbps or 1Mbps) and/or the number of independent servers -- Optional e-commerce capability using Able Commerce -- Service Level Agreements covering data center infrastructure and server availability About Bluefield Bluefield from Cable & Wireless is a new online channel to serve the e-business needs of small and medium-sized businesses. Bluefield offers these businesses a one-stop shop One-Stop Shop A company or a location that offers a multitude of services to a client or a customer. The idea is to provide convenient and efficient service and also to create the opportunity for the company to sell more products to clients and customers. for information, Internet services and support for creating and managing their business over the Internet. Services offered through Bluefield are developed by Cable & Wireless and leverage the company's expertise in delivering Internet communications services and global IP network infrastructure. About Cable & Wireless Cable & Wireless is a major global telecommunications business with revenue of over (pound)9 billion (US$14 billion) in the year to 31 March 2000 and customers in 70 countries. Its operations around the world offer a full range of telecommunications services. Cable & Wireless' focus for future growth is on IP (Internet Protocol) and data services and solutions for business customers. It is developing advanced IP networks and value-added services in the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region in support of this strategy. With the capability of its global IP infrastructure and its strength in key markets, Cable & Wireless holds a unique position in terms of global coverage and services to business customers. Cable & Wireless and the Globe Device are registered trademarks of Cable and Wireless plc. Bluefield is a trademark of Cable and Wireless plc. (1) Forrester Research, Buying Into Telecom Online, July 2000, by Jeanne M. Schaaf, Ph.D. |
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