Cybernet AG joins AimQuest's Global Reach Internet Connection -- GRIC --; German Business Internet Service Provider to Join Alliance Enabling Global Roaming and Value-Added Services.MILPITAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 1997--AimQuest Corporation announced that Cybernet AG, one of Germany's leading Internet Service Providers 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. (ISPs), has joined the Global Reach Internet Connection (GRIC GRIC Global Reach Internet Connection GRIC Government Relations Institute of Canada (industry association) ) to provide its customers with global roaming and value-added services A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. . AimQuest, the world leader in developing and marketing Internet infrastructure software and settlement services, is founder of GRIC, the largest international alliance of ISPs and telcos. Through this partnership, GRIC initially will offer additional points of presence (POPs) in Germany. GRIC, founded and operated by AimQuest Corporation, is the world's first and only fully operational alliance of independent ISPs and Telcos working together to deploy commercially viable, global Internet-based communication services. The GRIC alliance now comprises 67 major ISPs and telcos. Currently the GRIC network provides local Internet access See how to access the Internet. in major cities in Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , and South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. . Cybernet AG customers will be able to "roam" outside their regular service areas by accessing other GRIC-member ISPs worldwide. Much like a bank network, which allows a customer of one bank to use an ATM machine (Automatic Teller Machine machine) A banking terminal that accepts deposits and dispenses cash. ATMs are activated by inserting a cash or credit card that contains the user's account number and PIN on a magnetic stripe. at another bank, GRIC allows users to transparently access the Internet when they are traveling outside the region covered by their own 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. . Customers simply dial the local telephone number of the GRIC-member ISP and log in almost exactly as they normally would. Authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. , management, and billing are all handled transparently, and users do not need any special software to use the system. Customers receive a single bill itemizing all roaming charges. Via GRIC's customer support network, customers also have local access to English-language support 24 hours a day. Cybernet AG's global roaming services will be available in the second quarter of 1997 for an additional cost to interested customers. Pricing will be announced at introduction. Under the agreement, Cybernet AG's more than 35 "point-of-presence" (POP) locations (up to 80 by end of 1997) in Germany, will also be immediately available to customers of other GRIC-member ISPs, for a nominal fee. "As a premier European ISP, Cybernet AG is continually seeking ways to enhance its subscriber services," said Tom Schulz, co-founder and member of the management board of Cybernet AG in Germany. "By joining the world's largest Internet roaming Accessing your own ISP locally when traveling abroad. Organizations such iPass have alliances with ISPs around the world that let international travelers access the Internet by dialing up a local telephone number. network created by AimQuest, our subscribers can access all their Internet services wherever they go. We believe this will be a great asset not only to our subscribers, but to other GRIC member customers as well." "We're pleased that Cybernet AG has joined the GRIC alliance," said Christophe Culine, AimQuest VP of Sales and Marketing. "Cybernet AG has an excellent reputation for quality Internet business services. GRIC will allow Cybernet AG to offer its customers Internet access worldwide without having to make a significant technical or financial investment overseas. GRIC-member subscribers around the world will also benefit by having access to high-quality Internet access through Cybernet AG's points of presence throughout 3 countries in Europe." Cybernet AG Cybernet AG is Germany's leading business Internet Service Provider offering secure and high quality access and business solutions for the Internet and intranets. As of March 1997 corporate customers can access Cybernet AG's network at 112 German locations through leased lines A private communications channel leased from a common carrier. Most digital lines require four wires (two pairs) for full-duplex transmission. (communications, networking) leased line and at 35 locations through analog modem A common device that converts the computer's digital pulses to tones that can be carried over analog telephone lines. See modem. and ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. dial-up. Cybernet AG's complete line of products and services include integration projects, consulting, training and maintenance of firewalls by TIS and Checkpoint, Java Development Tools by NetDynamics, and the Microsoft Merchant Server. Cybernet AG was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany. The company is held 50% by CYBERMIND AG. Berlin, which is publicly traded at the Berlin exchange. For more information look up http://www.cybernet-ag.net AimQuest Corporation AimQuest Corporation is the worldwide leader in developing and marketing infrastucture software and settlement services which allow ISPs and telcos to offer advanced, seamless communications over the Internet. AimQuest has been developing Internet technologies since February of 1994. The company's Global Reach Internet Connection (GRIC) enables ISPs to offer a new class of value-added services to their customers, including global Internet roaming and global Internet faxing Using the Internet to send faxes. Fax servers accept an incoming fax message and route it to a fax server in the same locality as the destination fax machine. The fax server then makes a local telephone call to send the fax. . Today, GRIC has 67 ISPs and Telcos in Asia, Europe, North and South America, Australia and South Africa. For news on latest GRIC developments, please reference the AimQuest web site at http://www.aimquest.com . The company has major venture capital funding from leading companies such as H&Q Asia Pacific, Vertex Management, Singapore Technology Telecom and others. The company is headquartered in Milpitas, Calif. -0- Note to Editors: Cybernet is a trademark of Cybernet AG. AimQuest and GRIC are trademarks of AimQuest Corporation. All other trademarks are properties of their respective organizations. CONTACT: Dave & Bairey Communications Suzy Bauter, 415/343-9748 suzy@dbcomm.com or AimQuest Corporation Janet Spinks, 408/955-1920 jspinks@aimquest.com or Cybernet AG Albrecht F. Goecke, +49 89 99315-0 pr@cybernet-ag.net |
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