Diamond Multimedia joins with BellSouth.net and Southwestern Bell to promote its SupraExpress modems.VANCOUVER, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 1997-- BellSouth.net(SM) and Southwestern Bell
Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. Customers Can Now Surf the Internet with Faster Modems From Diamond Multimedia Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: DIMD DIMD Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary ), a leader in Internet multimedia acceleration, today announced joint promotions with BellSouth.net(SM) and Southwestern Bell, two full-featured Internet access See how to access the Internet. services. BellSouth.net and Southwestern Bell subscribers can purchase a Diamond SupraExpress 336 modem and receive a special money-back mail-in rebate from Diamond. The special offer is available on both internal and external modems for Windows-based, as well as external modems for Macintosh. BellSouth.net and Southwestern Bell are encouraging their customers to take advantage of this special modem offer by contacting them via email. Additional details of the promotion are available on the BellSouth.net web site at http://www.bellsouth.net or by calling 888/258-9783, and the Southwestern Bell web site at http://www.swbell.net or by calling 888/352-5152. This special modem offer is an initiative planned by BellSouth.net, Southwestern Bell and Diamond Multimedia to encourage more widespread use of Internet connectivity. "Diamond's promotional offer with Southwestern Bell and BellSouth.net allows end-users to realize the benefits of faster modems, namely reduced access time and fees," said Roland Rice, Director of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Sales for Diamond Multimedia. "SupraExpress modems deliver quality, high-speed performance and backwards compatibility backwards compatibility - backward compatibility to both Windows-based and Macintosh end-users." "BellSouth.net wants to ensure that our customers' Internet experience is favorable and affordable," said Donna Lachance, vice president of Consumer Products at BellSouth.net Inc. "Diamond Multimedia's SupraExpress 336 modems are top-quality products that deliver high-speed connectivity and access to the World Wide Web." "Southwestern Bell's partnership with Diamond Multimedia is an ideal way to provide our end-users with quick, reliable access to the Internet," said Bob Casali, president and chief executive officer of Southwestern Bell Internet Services Southwestern Bell Internet Services, Inc. is one of the companies owned by AT&T[1] that provides AT&T Yahoo!-branded Internet services to customers located within Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Texas. It does business as AT&T Internet Services. . "Diamond's SupraExpress modems are the solution to faster connections and reduced costs for our consumers." Diamond SupraExpress 336 Modems SupraExpress 336 modems meet the demands of speed-hungry end-users. These reliable modems offer transmission speeds up to 33.6 Kbps and are compatible with Windows 3.1 or 3.11, as well as Windows 95. The SupraExpress 336i (internal), SupraExpress 336i Sp (internal with speakerphone) and SupraExpress 336e (external for PC or Mac) are certified by Microsoft Compatibility Labs for Windows 95 and have estimated street prices ranging from $69.95 to $119.95. The entire line of SupraExpress 336 modems includes top-rated fax, data and Internet software and is backed by a five-year limited warranty Limited warranty A warranty with certain conditions and limitations on the parts covered, type of damage covered, and/or time period for which the agreement is good. . Diamond Multimedia Diamond Multimedia is driving the Internet multimedia market by providing interactivity and connectivity solutions for home, business and professional desktop computer users, enabling them to create, access and experience compelling new media content from their desktops and through the Internet. Diamond accelerates multimedia from the Internet to the hard drive with products that include the Stealth series of media accelerators, the Monster series of entertainment 3D and sound accelerators, the Fire series of professional 3D and SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. accelerators, and the Supra A relational DBMS from Cincom Systems, Inc., Cincinnati, OH (www.cincom.com) that runs on IBM mainframes and VAXs. It includes a query language and a program that automates the database design process. (r) series of modems. Diamond also markets DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. and video phone kits. Diamond's common stock is 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 symbol DIMD, and its web site address is www.diamondmm.com . BellSouth A subsidiary of BellSouth, BellSouth.net Inc. develops the strategies and services that enable BellSouth to provide Internet and electronic commerce services to its customers. BellSouth.net Internet access service is offered to consumers and small business customers in 44 markets across the Southeast. Commerce-Link(SM) services are offered to larger business customers for their Internet and intranet solutions, including dial-up and dedicated Internet connections and value-added network A communications network that provides services beyond normal transmission, such as automatic error detection and correction, protocol conversion and message storing and forwarding. Telenet and Tymnet are examples of value-added networks. management services. These services are available to more than 70 percent of BellSouth's customer base region-wide, furthering the company's position as the premier communications company Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. in the South. BellSouth.net neither endorses, nor provides customer support for Diamond Multimedia products. Diamond Multimedia technical support can be reached at 541/967-2450, via e-mail at supratech@supra.com, or via the Web at http://www.diamondmm.com . Access speeds over the BellSouth.net network may vary. Not all locations support 33.6 Kbps access. Southwestern Bell Southwestern Bell Internet Services offers dial-up and dedicated Internet access, e-mail, local news and information, content filtering software and search capabilities in major markets throughout Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas and Texas. It is a subsidiary of SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications Inc., an international leader in the telecommunications industry, with more than 31 million access lines and 4.7 million wireless customers across the United States, as well as investments in telecommunications businesses in nine countries. How to Contact Diamond Multimedia There are many ways to reach Diamond for sales support, technical assistance, driver updates and general information: Internet Web Site: http://www.diamondmm.com Diamond Multimedia's Headquarters and Audio-Visual Systems Division: 408-325-7000; Fax: 408-325-7070 Communications Division (Supra brand modems) Main Phone Number: 360-604-1400; Fax: 360-604-1401 European Division (Germany): +49-8151-266-0; (UK): +44-1189-444400; (France) +33-1-47561157 Korean Office (Seoul): +82-2-551-2700; Fax: +82-2-551-2710 Japanese Office (Tokyo): +81-3-5695-8401; Fax: +81-3-5695-8403 ASEAN ASEAN: see Association of Southeast Asian Nations. ASEAN in full Association of Southeast Asian Nations International organization established by the governments of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand in Office (Singapore): +65-353-9511; Fax: +65-353-9510 Hong Kong Office: +852-2375-9023; Fax: +852-2375-9021 Support Information Line for Communications: 1-800-774-4965 Product Support (Voice), Audio-Visual Systems: 408-325-7100; Communications: 541-967-2450; Europe (Germany) +49- 8151-266-330; Europe (UK) +44-1189-444444; ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. Support Center 408-325-7110; Fire GL Support Center 408-325-7120; TDD/TTY Support 541-967-2451 Product Support (Fax), Audio-Visual Systems: 408-325-7171; Communications: 541-967-2401; Europe (Germany) +49- 8151-266-331; Europe (UK): +44-1189-444445; (France) +33-1-47561139 Pre-sales Information, Audio-Visual Systems: 1-800-468-5846; Communications: 1-800-727-8772 Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. : 888-474-3463 24-Hour Fax-On-Demand Service, Audio-Visual Systems: 1-800-380-0030; Communications: 541-967-0072 FTP sites: ftp FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to .diamondmm.com; or Supra: ftp.supra.com BBS (1) (Bulletin Board System) A computer system used as an information source and forum for a particular interest group. They were widely used in the U.S. for Audio-Visual Systems 408-325-7080 (to 14.4 Kbps) or 408-325-7175 (to 28.8 Kbps) or 408-383-0551 (ISDN); Communications BBS: 541-967-2444; Europe (Germany) BBS at +49-8151-266333 (to 28.8 Kbps) or +49-8151-266334 (ISDN); Europe (UK) at +44-1189-444415 (to 33.6 Kbps) -0- Monster 3D and Supra are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. All other trademarks referenced are the service mark, trademark or registered trademark of their respective manufacturers. This announcement relates to products whose launch are in the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, . The product names contents, prices and availability may differ elsewhere in the world according to local factors and requirements. CONTACT: Diamond Multimedia Tamara Hanna; Sarah Rades 360/604-1469; 604-1515 tamara@supra.com sarahr@supra.com OR BellSouth Ted Creech, 404/927-7428 tcreech@bellsouth.net OR Southwestern Bell Kristy Shaw, 972/774-4717 gkshaw@swbell.net |
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