ClickServices.com Enables Internet Sites to Go Wireless in 72 Hours Using XML.Business Editors & Technology Writers Spring Internet World 2000 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000 ClickServices.com, a wireless Internet applications and portal provider, will drastically reduce the time needed for Internet sites to become wireless. Using eXtensible Markup Language See XML. (language, text) Extensible Markup Language - (XML) An initiative from the W3C defining an "extremely simple" dialect of SGML suitable for use on the World-Wide Web. http://w3.org/XML/. (XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. ), a data format for structured document interchange on the Internet, ClickServices.com can launch wireless Web sites in 72 hours -- a fraction of the six month to one year time frame traditionally required. Today, only a small percentage of the existing 3.9 million Internet sites have wireless capabilities. ClickServices.com is capitalizing on the growing demand for wireless Internet sites and targets new and existing sites of all sizes. The Sports Network, an Internet site that delivers real-time sports information, was the first Internet content provider See content provider. ClickServices.com launched into the wireless arena in the 72-hour time frame. As a result, mobile operators and Internet sites that use Sports Network's content can now provide their subscribers with up-to-the-minute sports information on any wireless device. Using XML and ClickServices.com's Wireless Communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. Platform, Internet content providers can give their customers access to a wide portfolio of multi-lingual wireless Internet applications and online content. Mobile users will be able to access the Internet using any legacy or WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. handheld device, including phones, pagers or personal digital assistants. "With ClickServices.com's XML interface, we were able to launch our Internet-based sports service into the wireless world very quickly and seamlessly so that it could be accessed anywhere at any time," said Ken Zajac, director of sales for The Sports Network. "The wireless Internet has expanded our visibility and broken down barriers to access." "XML allows us to provide our customers with immediate wireless capabilities virtually overnight," said Sundaram Natarajan, president and 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 ClickServices.com. "In today's fast paced marketplace, companies cannot afford to wait to go wireless and now they don't have to." To facilitate the growing demand for virtually instant wireless capabilities, ClickServices.com has launched the Click&Go Wireless Alliance Program that provides key information on how to leverage and integrate ClickServices.com XML interface. Information on this program can be found at www.clickservices.com/alliance. About The Sports Network The Sports Network is the leading "real-time" sports information wire service in the marketplace today, perfecting its trade for nearly 20 years. While the wire feed is still the backbone of the operation, TSN TSN The Sporting News TSN The Sports Network TSN Targeting Social Need (NI) TSN Tan Son Nhut (Vietnam) TSN Time Since New evolved to the Internet and became an immediate force on the web nearly five years ago to the point that we now lead the way in branding of sports content. The Sports Network offers a wide range of sports content, including but not limited to the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga , NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= , NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there , MLB MLB Major League Baseball MLB Minor League Baseball MLB Middle Linebacker (football) MLB Motor Life Boat MLB Matt Leblanc (actor) MLB Mother Love Bone (band) , College Football and Basketball, Golf, Tennis, Auto Racing, Boxing, Major League Soccer, International Soccer. Our coverage extends down to "dynamic" score updates, breaking news, injuries, odds, weather, statistics, match-ups, features, trivia and more. The Sports Network feed is currently used by over 600 Internet sites. About ClickServices.com ClickServices.com is enabling mobile Internet technology through a Wireless Communications Platform(R) that allows Internet portals and content sites to empower their mobile users with on-the-go access to information. ClickServices.com supports all types of wireless communication devices (including phones, pagers and personal digital assistants) with any type of network technology through any carrier. ClickServices.com's multi-language platform supports Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Suomi and Swedish. For more information, visit www.clickservices.com. |
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