Cybersurf Announces Agreement With Burntsand.CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 10, 1999-- Cybersurf is pleased to announce that it has reached an agreement with Burntsand Inc. to provide Cybersurf with its expertise in implementing large-scale mail solutions in conjunction with the launch of 3web in Toronto. 3web is Cybersurf's Internet and email software package that provides full, unlimited access to the Internet at no cost to the user. Burntsand delivers a mail system solution that would scale to in excess of 1 million users, thereby meeting the growth expectations of a fully deployed 3web Network across Canada Across Canada was an afternoon program that formerly aired on The Weather Network. The segment ran from early 1999 until mid 2002. The show ran from 3:00PM ET until 7:00 PM ET. . Burntsand has seen the value of the 3web advertising model, and has purchased advertising on the 3web Network. Paul Mercia, Cybersurf's President and Chief Executive Officer, stated "3web's launch in Toronto marks a major milestone in the company's history. It signifies the first in a series of initiatives that will see the rapid expansion of the 3web Network across Canada. We greatly appreciate Burntsand's collaboration in building the architecture of our new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. paradigm." About 3web 3web is a proprietary software application that was developed by Cybersurf Interactive Media, a division of Cybersurf Corp. It offers users a powerful and secure portal to anywhere on the World Wide Web, as well as E-mail and E-commerce functionality. The 3web Network is supported by commercial advertising and E-commerce initiatives and is totally free to the user. Cybersurf's proprietary 3web advertisement-supported approach is unique in Canada bringing highly targeted, demographically-specific advertising to the user's desktop. Traditional portals provide advertising via banner ads A graphic image used on Web sites to advertise a product or service. Banner ads come in numerous sizes, but are often rectangles 460 pixels wide by 60 pixels high. Also 460 x 55 and 392 x 72 sizes are commonly used. on web pages, making it easy to click the ad away. 3web's portal operates independently of any 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 can never be hidden or disabled. No matter where the user travels on the Internet, 3web's advertising is always visible. It is because of this feature that advertisers on the 3web Network can be guaranteed exact impressions and can target specific demographic profiles A demographic or demographic profile is a term used in marketing and broadcasting, to describe a demographic grouping or a market segment. This typically involves age bands (as teenagers do not wish to purchase denture fixant), social class bands (as the rich may want . To view examples of 3web in context with Netscape's browser, simply visit www.3web.net/screenshots. If you wish to have a better understanding of Cybersurf's proprietary technology, and of the 3web Network's intelligent advertising capabilities, visit www.3web.net/overview to download the full 3web interactive overview (56MB). The Alberta Stock Exchange Alberta Stock Exchange See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained herein. Directors: Gordon Anderson There have been several people named Gordon Anderson:
Lorne H Jacobson; Paul Mercia; James R Milliken; Stephen P Monk monk: see monasticism. |
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