ChatSpace Brings Free Internet Chat to Business Web Sites Through Verio/TABNet.CARLSBAD, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 23, 1998--ChatSpace Inc., the award-winning provider of chat solutions for online businesses, announces a strategic relationship with Verio/TABNet to provide Verio/TABNet Web-hosting customers with free Internet chat rooms to enhance their Web sites. "ChatSpace's Internet chat technology helps business customers provide immediate, online customer service and support through their Web sites," said Eric Olinger, ChatSpace president and chief executive officer. "Verio/TABNet is at the forefront of providing total Web-presence solutions and services, and its selection of ChatSpace shows the company's continuing commitment to provide customers with easy-to-use services that help drive their online businesses." "Verio has established itself as a leader in providing Internet services to businesses by offering valuable solutions and backing them up with quality support," said Ken Leonard, president of Verio/TABNet. "Offering the ChatSpace solution for business Web sites demonstrates Verio/TABNet's commitment to helping our customers enhance their online business." 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 Business Week/Harris Poll survey, adding chat to a Web site can increase traffic by 50 percent and keep visitors on the site 30 percent longer. Chat also builds stronger online customer relations that enhance a variety of business activities, such as sales and technical support, training and distance learning, meetings and interviews with remote parties. Further, a recent NFO NFO Info File (file type extension) NFO New Fund Offer NFO National Farmers Organization NFO Naval Flight Officer (US Navy) NFO National Family Opinion Interactive study showed that 41 percent of consumers say that the availability of chat based support makes them more likely to buy online. ChatSpace features available to Verio/TABNet customers include: real-time text-based chat, Web site navigation, public or private rooms, one-to-one or many-to-many chats, chat transcripts, usage reports, application templates (sales, support, interview, meeting, training), IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Computer conferencing on the Internet. There are hundreds of IRC channels on numerous subjects that are hosted on IRC servers around the world. After joining a channel, your messages are broadcast to everyone listening to that channel. compatibility and add-ons for video, audio and whiteboard The electronic equivalent of chalk and blackboard, but between remote users. Whiteboard systems allow network participants to simultaneously view one or more users drawing on an on-screen blackboard or running an application. applications. Unlike other free chat programs, the ChatSpace offering has no distracting dis·tract tr.v. dis·tract·ed, dis·tract·ing, dis·tracts 1. To cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest; divert. 2. To pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle. advertising and requires no software downloads or plug-ins for Web site visitors, making this service one of the easiest to use. The entire solution is provided as a part of the Verio/TABNet Web hosting service A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to provide their own websites accessible via the World Wide Web. Web hosts are companies that provide space on a server they own for use by their clients as well as providing , configured and customized online by the customer, and supported and managed by the ChatSpace professional staff. With more than one-half of the online users using chat to communicate, according to Jupiter Communications, Verio/TABNet customers can now use the Chatspace solution to reach these online users. This ChatSpace service is offered through Verio/TABNet (http://www.tabnet.com), located in Napa, Calif. About Verio Inc. Verio Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :VRIO VRIO Virtual Reality Input Output ) is a leading provider of comprehensive business Internet services-including broadband connectivity, virtual private networks, 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. solutions and e-commerce -- with an emphasis on serving the small and mid-sized business market. Since its inception in March 1996, Verio has rapidly established a global presence through the acquisition, integration and growth of independent Internet providers Internet provider - Internet Service Provider with a business customer focus. Verio's operations are supported by highld provides Web hosting services to customers in more than 100 countries. For more information on Verio, visit the company's Web site at www.verio.com. The corporate headquarters are located in Englewood, Colo. at 8005 S. Chester St., Suite 200, 80112, phone number 303/645-1900. About ChatSpace ChatSpace Inc., based in Carlsbad, Calif., provides Web-based chat solutions designed to meet the needs of businesses and Internet service providers 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. that want to maximize their Internet presence through real-time communication and the creation of online communities. The company is a leader in providing affordable and reliable software and services for business chat on the Internet. Thousands of Web sites currently run the ChatSpace chat technology to create and manage their online communities. More information about the company is available at the company Web site: http://www.chatspace.com/ or by phone at 760/431-5184. |
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