Consumer Financial Network Inks Distribution Agreement With Earthlink.DULUTH Duluth (dəl  th`), city (1990 pop. 85,493), seat of St. Louis co., NE Minn., at the west end of Lake Superior, at the head of lake navigation and opposite Superior, Wis.; inc. 1870. , Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 1999--Premiere Partnership Links Comprehensive Online Financial Services Resource with Leading Internet Service Provider 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. The Consumer Financial Network (www.mycfn.com), a sophisticated e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. platform for financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and related benefits, and EarthLink EarthLink (NASDAQ: ELNK), is an Internet service provider headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Business EarthLink provides a variety of Internet connection types, including dial-up, DSL, satellite, and cable. , a leading Internet Service Provider (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. ), today announced a partnership that will provide CFN's comprehensive online financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against services to EarthLink's 1.3 million members. The agreement establishes CFN CFN Center for Functional Nanomaterials CFN Companhia Ferroviaria do Nordeste (Brazil) CFN Commercial Fueling Network CFN Conselho Federal de Nutricionistas (Brazil) as an EarthLink Premiere Partner, adding CFN to a roster of high-profile companies including eBay (eBay, Inc., San Jose, CA, www.ebay.com) The major auction service on the Web. eBay popularized the concept of buying and selling online, and both individuals and commercial enterprises list items for sale. , Amazon.com (Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, www.amazon.com) The largest online shopping site and one of the most widely known e-commerce sites on the Web. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1995, it had 11 employees by year's end. Within four years, it had more than 1,600 employees and four million customers. , and E
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"We are excited to be affiliated with EarthLink as we continue to
build our brand and increase awareness for our site among the online
community," commented Cathleen Raffaeli, president and chief operating
officer of the Consumer Financial Network. "The EarthLink partnership
gives us an excellent opportunity to expand our reach as well as
promote the range of products, services and providers we offer
financially responsible Internet users. We felt the need to align
ourselves with a major ISP and EarthLink's aggressive growth
strategies fit perfectly with CFN's goal to become the top financial
services resource on the Internet."
In conjunction with online promotional efforts, the CFN-EarthLink
partnership also calls for several off-line initiatives including CFN
advertisements in bLink, EarthLink's bi-monthly member magazine.
EarthLink will also profile CFN as a new partner within an upcoming
EarthLink-member-only promotion, and distribute CFN promotional
inserts in EarthLink mailers and "Welcome Kits."
About EarthLink
EarthLink is one of the world's leading Internet service
providers. Through its unified EarthLink Sprint Internet access
service, the company makes the Internet relevant and productive to
more than 1.3 million individuals and businesses every day.
Headquartered in Pasadena, EarthLink provides a full range of
innovative access, hosting and e-commerce solutions to thousands of
communities internationally from more than 2,300 points of presence.
EarthLink and Sprint Corporation (NYSE: FON) have formed a broad
business relationship to create an Internet service with the potential
to reach millions of new customers. Sprint is a global communications
company and one of the world's largest carriers of Internet traffic.
Information about EarthLink and EarthLink Sprint services is available
by calling 800-395-8425 and through EarthLink's Web site at
www.earthlink.net.
About the Consumer Financial Network
The Consumer Financial Network (www.mycfn.com) is a sophisticated
e-commerce platform for financial services and related benefits
offered over corporate intranets, the Internet and an around-the-clock
teleweb customer service center. CFN's mission is to make a radical,
positive difference in people's lives by transforming the way
financial services are evaluated and purchased via a free,
personalized and easy-to-use Internet site dedicated to the needs of
individual consumers. CFN is also provided at no cost to large
companies and associations (typically 5,000 or more employees) for
distribution as a human resource benefit to their employees or
members.
Duluth, Georgia-based Consumer Financial Network is a subsidiary
of iXL Enterprises, Inc. (NASDAQ: IIXL). For more information on the
Consumer Financial Network, please visit http://www.cfn.com or contact
Andrew Silver, LaForce & Stevens, (212) 242-9353.
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