Cendant Software and AT&T to Provide Reliable Internet Access On Entertainment and Educational Titles.TORRANCE, Calif. and BASKING RIDGE, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nov. 4, 1998-- Large-Scale Distribution Deal Puts AT&T's Industry-leading Net Access Into Hands of Cendant Software Users In one of the largest distribution deals of its kind, Cendant Software, a leading publisher of family, educational and gaming software, will feature AT&T WorldNet(R) Service on many of its new educational and entertainment software titles. Beginning later this year, AT&T WorldNet Service, the nation's leading Internet access See how to access the Internet. service, will be included on more than 40 million Cendant Software CD-ROMs. Cendant Software publishes a host of popular titles under the Blizzard Entertainment Blizzard Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, is an American computer game developer and publisher headquartered in Irvine, California. History Blizzard Entertainment was founded by Michael Morhaime, Allen Adham and Frank Pearce as Silicon & Synapse (R), Sierra(TM) and Knowledge Adventure(R) brand names. As part of the agreement, AT&T WorldNet Service will be an 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. for many of Cendant Software's titles, including Internet-related games such as StarCraft(TM) and You Don't Know Jack You Don't Know Jack is a series of computer games developed by Jellyvision and Berkeley Systems. YDKJ, promoted as the games "where high culture and pop culture collide," combine trivia with comedy. (R); educational titles including Math Blaster(R) and those in the JumpStart Learning System(TM); and a number of the company's upcoming new titles. "By integrating AT&T WorldNet Service into Cendant Software's educational and entertainment titles, one of the largest audiences of recreational software users will be just one click away from AT&T's industry-leading Internet access," said Dan Schulman, president of AT&T WorldNet Service. "This is a huge step forward in our strategy to maximize AT&T WorldNet's reach through the industry's best products and services." The alliance will offer Cendant customers the ability to conveniently download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. and install AT&T WorldNet Service directly from the CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). and gain one month of 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. . Cendant gamers who enjoy the multi-player gaming experience will benefit from the high reliability of AT&T WorldNet Service, which has been rated as a connectivity leader by Inverse (mathematics) inverse - Given a function, f : D -> C, a function g : C -> D is called a left inverse for f if for all d in D, g (f d) = d and a right inverse if, for all c in C, f (g c) = c and an inverse if both conditions hold. Network Technology (an independent company that routinely evaluates the performance of Internet Service Providers). Students will appreciate AT&T WorldNet's rapid connection to Web sites that can help them complement their studies. "Seamless Internet access is a key component in Cendant Software's wide-ranging catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. of titles, which encompasses everything from multi-player games to online genealogy genealogy (jē'nēŏl`əjē, –ăl`–, jĕ–), the study of family lineage. Genealogies have existed since ancient times. ," said George Lichter, senior vice president of new business development at Cendant Software. "By making AT&T WorldNet Service available on our titles, Cendant Software customers will be assured a high-quality Internet experience." AT&T WorldNet Service will be included on selected Cendant Software CD-ROMs beginning later this month. Consumers will be entitled en·ti·tle tr.v. en·ti·tled, en·ti·tling, en·ti·tles 1. To give a name or title to. 2. To furnish with a right or claim to something: to one month of free service from the date of software installation. Monthly service charges thereafter will be $19.95 per month for 150 hours, and 99 cents for each additional hour. About Cendant Software: Cendant Software consolidates the sales, distribution, finance, accounting and overall management of Cendant Corporation's software divisions, which include Sierra, Blizzard Entertainment and Knowledge Adventure, as well as over a dozen development and distribution centers. The combined resources make Cendant Software one of the largest PC consumer software groups in the world, and a leader in entertainment and educational software. About AT&T WorldNet Service: AT&T WorldNet Service (www.att.net) is the largest direct Internet Service Provider in the U.S., serving more than 1.3 million subscribers. It provides reliable, easy Internet access with more than 450 local dial-up points-of-presence across the nation, and offers each subscriber a free, 5-megabyte personal Web page. AT&T WorldNet Service enables subscribers to consolidate their Internet access, AT&T Long Distance and AT&T Wireless charges on a single bill, and offers them a special 9 cents a minute rate, at no monthly fee, with AT&T One Rate(R) Online. AT&T WorldNet Service has 'powered by' agreements with leading portals Excite, Infoseek, Lycos and Yahoo!, combining each portal's high-quality content with AT&T's reliable Internet access and customer service. AT&T WorldNet and AT&T One Rate are registered service marks of AT&T |
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