ClearWorks.net Obtains Service Mark For Bundled Digital Services.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 27, 1999-- Houston-based ClearWorks.net (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:CLWK) announced today that it has obtained a service mark for its package of Bundled Digital Services(sm), which ClearWorks.net provides to residential communities, office buildings and school systems. Similar in some respects to a trademark (TM), a service mark is a brand, symbol, word etc. used by a supplier of services and is protected by law to prevent competitors from using it. When ClearWorks.net announced its first contract to provide Bundled Digital Services(sm) on March 9, the company clearly expressed its goals regarding its market positioning in the future. The release stated: "Our goal is to become a household name like America Online (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. ), AT&T (NYSE:T), TCI (Trustworthy Computing Initiative) An umbrella term from Microsoft for its efforts to improve security in Windows. TCI was announced in 2002 after viruses such as Code Red and Nimda had succeeded in attacking numerous Windows computers. (Nasdaq:TCOMA) or SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications (NYSE:SBC). When you think of Bundled Digital Services in the future, you'll think of us." According to Michael McClere, 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 ClearWorks.net, "The service-marking of Bundled Digital Services(sm) is important to our company. We have developed not only a proprietary technology that is unique to ClearWorks.net, but also a positioning and branding message which is now protected. We can now focus on building our brand name in a determined and systematic manner." ClearWorks Residential Services acts in conjunction with developers to build fiber-optics networks into new subdivisions and then pre-wires every house in the neighborhood for a full complement of Bundled Digital Services(sm), which the company then provides. Residents in ClearWorks-wired neighborhoods get Internet connections at a bi-directional speed of up to 100 megabits per second (unit) megabits per second - (Mbps, Mb/s) Millions of bits per second. A unit of data rate. 1 Mb/s = 1,000,000 bits per second (not 1,048,576). E.g. Ethernet can carry 10 Mbps. , which is 2,000 times faster than with a 56k modem dial-up connection. They get digital local and long distance telephone service with all the add-ons like voice mail, caller ID, etc. They also get digital cable TV with absolutely no channel limitations, on-demand video and game rentals, closed-circuit security capabilities, a community Intranet and much more, all from one company. ClearWorks Commercial Services focuses on providing similar Bundled Digital Services(sm) into office buildings and the commercial sector. ClearWorks utilizes technology from major vendors such as Xylan (Nasdaq:XYLN), Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), Netscape (Nasdaq:NSCP NSCP National Schistosomiasis Control Program NSCP National Space Communications Program NSCP Native (Mode) Service Control Point (Tandem) ) and General Instruments (NYSE:GIC GIC See: Guaranteed Investment Contract GIC See guaranteed investment contract (GIC). ). For more information, visit http://www.clearworks.net or contact David Drake of Merger Communications at 713/267-2328 or by e-mail at daviddrake@earthlink.net. Certain statements in this release are forward-looking. Although ClearWorks.net (the Company) believes its expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of its knowledge of its business and operations, there can be no assurance that actual results will not differ materially from its expectations. Merger Communications (Merger) is a media relations firm employed by the Company. Statements and opinions presented here represent the views of the Company, not Merger, as the release is based on information provided by the Company. Merger and the Company believe that all information in this release has been obtained from sources considered reliable, but cannot guarantee that the statements presented herein are accurate or complete. Merger's compensation for its media relations services consists of a fee and stock. Merger can have a long position in the securities of the companies in which it distributes information for media use, and may be buying or selling securities in the course of its regular business. |
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