Comcast Commercial Online and click2send.com Agreement Expands Services for Small Businesses; New Service Facilitates Online File Delivery, Handling and Storage.Business Editors &High-Tech Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 24, 2000 Comcast Commercial Online(TM) Communications, Inc. (Comcast), a leading provider of managed broadband Internet See broadband. services to small and medium-size businesses and schools, and click2send.com(TM), Inc., the online file experts, today announced an agreement that provides Comcast Commercial Internet Service (CCIS (Common Channel Interoffice Signaling) The signaling technique used in the public switched telephone network that transmits voice conversations and control signals over separate networks. ) users with immediate access to click2send's Web-based file delivery, handling and storage services. &uot;We're very excited about the value we can add with click2send's Web-based applications for information delivery,&uot; said Matt Fanning, vice president of Sales and Marketing for Comcast Commercial Online Communications, Inc. &uot;One way users have told us they'll use this service is for sending large files, like CAD drawings, EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) A PostScript file format used to transfer a graphic image between applications and platforms. EPS files contain PostScript code as well as an optional preview image in TIFF, WMF, PICT or EPSI, the latter being an ASCII-only format. files and Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. documents to non-broadband users. For example, while our CCIS users have the incredible power of a Comcast broadband Internet connection at their disposal and mail servers that can send large files quickly, most users on the Internet still have email file size limitations or slower connections. &uot;Now, CCIS users can quickly and easily send files via a web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. and they can avoid the file size restrictions when they send to a business associate using a traditional dial-up ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. . It really helps them make more effective use of their Comcast broadband connection and the click2send services are very easy to use.&uot; click2send services enable users to send and receive large files directly from their Web browsers, thus overcoming the problems associated with large file transfer via email. click2send's state-of-the-art technology allows customers to send information of any size to anyone, anywhere via the Internet. &uot;Our partnership with Comcast Commercial Online broadens click2send's reach into the cable and broadband arena,&uot; said Charlene Steele-Vaughn, 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 click2send. &uot;Comcast's broad base of small business customers includes tech-savvy companies who understand the competitive advantages of instant business on the Internet.&uot; CCIS users can now use click2send's file delivery services to send and manage business documents, presentations, multimedia files, and any large files to anyone in the world. The high-bandwidth, broadband cable infrastructure used by Comcast and click2send's comprehensive services provide broadband customers with the fastest, most effective vehicle available for online document handling. About Comcast Commercial Online Comcast Commercial Online Communications, Inc. offers full-service broadband Internet solutions for small and medium-size businesses, as well as networked schools, via Comcast Commercial Internet Service (CCIS). Additional services include Comcast@Work Remote, which enhances the ability of large organizations to deliver services to their customers and employees by extending the corporate organization beyond traditional boundaries. These services allow high-speed telecommuting telecommuting, an arrangement by which people work at home using a computer and telephone, transmitting work material to a business office by means of a modem and telephone lines; it is also known as telework. from the home with the same tools and access available to associates when in the office. Additional information about Comcast's high-speed Internet solutions for businesses and schools can be found on the Comcast Commercial Online Communications, Inc. web site at www.comcastwork.com. Comcast Corp. (www.comcast.com) is principally engaged in the development, management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the provision of content through principal ownership of QVC QVC Quality Value Convenience QVC Question Valid Command , Comcast-Spectacor and Comcast SportsNet, a controlling interest controlling interest The ownership of a quantity of outstanding corporate stock sufficient to control the actions of the firm. Controlling interest often involves ownership of significantly less than 51% of a firm's outstanding stock because many owners fail in E! Entertainment Television and through other programming investments. Comcast's Class A Special and Class A Common Stock are traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. under the symbols CMCSK and CMCSA, respectively. About click2send.com The people at click2send.com, Inc. are the online file experts. The company's flagship service provides enterprise and corporate users and consumers with a fast and easy way to deliver information over the Internet. Anyone with an Internet connection and a Web browser can log onto http://www.click2send.com to deliver files of various sizes and formats hassle-free, streamlining the exchange of digital information. click2send's users include executives in Fortune 1000 companies and SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. (small and medium businesses), partners and consumers who need a more efficient and reliable alternative to email and overnight delivery services. The service has built-in support with more than 110 million Web browsers in North America alone, 30+ million of which are hard-wired to business desktops at corporations and government agencies. Founded in 1998, click2send.com, Inc. is privately financed. |
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