Circle.com Designs News-Based Web Site for Schlumberger.Business/Technology Editors BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2000 Circle.com, (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 :CIRC) a leading provider of end-to-end Internet services, has designed Realtime, a Web site for Schlumberger, the oilfield and technology services company. The Web site, www.slb.com, launched on March 1, 2000. Realtime is a continually updated on-line industry news service and dynamic communications tool. As a strategic on-line consultant to Schlumberger, Circle developed this news service concept after months of market research and extensive interviews with Schlumberger employees and customers. "Our goal," says Bob Wilke, 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 Circle.com, "was to build a publicly accessible tool that would become an essential part of the working day for several audiences, whether they be engineers, managers, investors, administrative staff, or potential recruits." This project presented Circle and Schlumberger with the opportunity to create an online resource that the Web has never before seen. The Realtime news solution provides crucial information to anyone interested in Schlumberger's activities and news of the industries in which it operates. The structure makes it much more useful and engaging than the "brochure-ware" style of Web site typical of so many multinational corporations. "We screened dozens of Web houses when we began our project," said Jim Kent, project manager for Schlumberger. "Circle was the only one who understands that the Web is about the art of narrative, as well as about the arts of technology, design and project management." Said Schlumberger chairman and chief executive officer, Euan Baird, "What our customers, stockholders, and employees want is unbiased industry news that is timely and has import. Realtime will be the fastest, most reliable source of news for the industries we serve." About Circle.com http://www.circle.com/ Circle.com (NASDAQ: CIRC) is an Internet professional services provider that creates complete end-to-end Web enabling services for its Fortune 1000 and emerging Internet-based clients worldwide. Circle.com, through its 14 offices and over 500 associates worldwide specializes in Internet-based customer relationship management systems. Circle.com is headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland and is a division of Snyder Communications, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : SNC SNC St Norbert College (De Pere, Wisconsin) SNC Sistema Nervioso Central SNC Société en Nom Collectif (French: Partnership) SNC Système Nerveux Central (French: central nervous system) ). Clients include: American Legacy Foundation The American Legacy Foundation (ALF)[1][2][3] is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing teen smoking and encouraging smokers to quit. , GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) , Guinness, 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) , Lexmark, Lotus Development, MSNBC.com, MyWay.com (A division of CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) ), OfficeDepot.com, PNC Bank, Symantec, UPS, Wall Street Journal.com. |
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