Counsel Connect reaches Internet access agreements with MCI & Netcom; Legal online service begins move to Web, adds major content, sets new pricing plan.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 5, 1996--Counsel Connect, the nation's leading online computer service exclusively for attorneys, has reached agreements with MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. (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 : MCIC MCIC Macedonian Cultural and Information Centre (UK) MCIC Missing Children Investigation Center MCIC Managed Care Information Center MCIC Manitoba Crop Insurance Corporation MCIC Macedonian Center for International Cooperation ) and Netcom Online Communications Services (NASDAQ: NETC NETC Naval Education & Training Command (formerly Chief of Naval Education and Training, CNET) NETC Naval Education & Training Center NETC New England Theatre Conference NETC Network Enterprise Technology Command ) that provide Counsel Connect members with a reliable alternative online connection. The agreements were announced at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law . The move marks the first phase of Counsel Connect's migration from a self-contained proprietary system to a system based on standard Internet - World Wide Web architecture. The change will allow members to access the password-protected service using a customized 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. as Counsel Connect with one of the largest paying subscriber bases in the online business, outside the largest consumer services Consumer Services refers to the formulation, deformulation, technical consulting and testing of most consumer products, such as food, herbs, beverages, vitamins, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, hair products, household cleaners, [paints, plastics, metals, waxes, coatings, minerals, makes the transition to a subscription-based Web service. In addition, the move will enable Counsel Connect to be easily integrated into corporate and law firm intranets, allow seamless linkage between Counsel Connect and Internet content and upgrade the service from a text-based to fully graphical. New Counsel Connect software will permit a secure connection to Counsel Connect using MCI, Netcom, or a member's own 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. . Counsel Connect will continue to provide a connection to members upon request at a rate of $3 per hour. "This transition will give our members more flexibility and choices in the ways they access and use our service, without diminishing the members-only nature of our content and services," says Mark Obbie, 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. , Counsel Connect. "We are pleased to be working with MCI and Netcom to deliver our service and accelerate our move to the Web." Concurrently, Counsel Connect has announced a significant series of affiliations that will expand its content offerings, including: Dun & Bradstreet: A variety of industry's most complete databases of business information will be available a la carte, rather than through an expensive, standing account with D&B. Oxford Analytica: Individual research reports from the respected international political and economic analysts, whose services normally are available only as a bundled subscription. IBEX ibex (ī`bĕks), wild goat, genus Capra, found in rugged country on mountain ranges from central Asia to the Himalayas, S Europe, and NE Africa. : Global Business Alliance's International Business Exchange service (IBEX), which helps companies find, qualify and negotiate with prospective business partners, will offer Counsel Connect members as sources of expert legal counsel. Opinions Unlimited: A searchable electronic library of full-text court opinions, including all federal appellate courts and 41 states' appellate decisions, available exclusively to Counsel Connect members on a daily rate rather than as a long-term subscription. Web*LawPartner: Legal & Business Forms Online: Corporate model documents and forms, among other transactional documents. Independent Seminar Producers: Lawyers, publishers, law firms and other parties that could not economically produce live Continuing Legal Education The purpose of continuing legal education is to maintain or sharpen the skills of licensed attorneys and judges. Accredited courses examine new areas of the law or review basic practice and trial principles. programs, or that seek a nationwide audience, can now produce online seminars on Counsel Connect. Personal Daily Briefing: A daily electronic, personalized, legal newspaper that is automatically delivered to subscribers' computers in a screen-saver ticker format. In addition to these new technical and content offerings, Counsel Connect has announced a new pricing plan designed for small firm and solo practitioner attorneys. Access to all basic Counsel Connect content and services will now cost $9.95 per month for an annual subscription, $11.50 per month for a six-month subscription or $12.50 per month for a monthly subscription. Also, Counsel Connect will offer its service without cost to lawyers in government, legal aid offices and non-profits, as well as law school students. Counsel Connect, a division of American Lawyer Media ALM (formerly American Lawyer Media), is a leading integrated media company, focused on the legal and real estate communities. ALM owns and publishes 33 national and regional magazines and newspapers focused on the legal and real estate communities, including , L.P., is an online communications and information service for lawyers. The service offers online discussion groups and seminars in more than 200 areas of law, personalized daily news reports, libraries of legal briefs and memos, Internet access, and e-mail. Counsel Connect currently has more than 35,000 subscribers. Counsel Connect's recently redesigned, award-winning Web site, Counsel Connect Web, can be seen at http://www.counsel.com. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: For the service name Web*LawPartner included in this news release, there is an "asterisk" symbol, between Web and LawPartner. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. CONTACT: Rebecca Kramer/Lloyd Trufelman Trylon Communications, Inc. (212) 818-9151 |
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