Electric Classifieds, Inc. (ECI) Launches Global Online Classifieds Service Partners With CompuServe and Digital City; Technology Leader Delivers Top-of-the-Line Multimedia Classified Advertising.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 1996--Electric Classifieds, Inc. (ECI ECI Employment Cost Index ECI Election Commission(er) of India ECI Enterprise Content Integration ECI Early Childhood Intervention ECI Environmental Change Institute ), the world's leading provider of online classified advertising applications and services, today announced the launch of Global Online Classifieds, a new turnkey See turnkey system. solution that is being used by two of the online industry's leaders: CompuServe, and Digital City, Inc., jointly owned by America Online See AOL. and the Tribune Company The Tribune Company (NYSE: TRB) is a large American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation's second-largest newspaper publisher, responsible for the Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, Hartford Courant . ECI, creator of Match.Com, the premier personal classified service on the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , developed Global Online Classifieds to meet the needs of publishers and online service providers, such as CompuServe and Digital City. Global Online Classifieds will allow ECI partners to deliver to their customers customized, fully-searchable and content-rich classifieds. Global Online Classifieds will be an integral part of Digital City, which currently operates 13 cities, with additional cities planned for 1997. The ECI technology will also be offered to the more than 5 million members of CompuServe's online community. Through partnerships with print and online publishers, ECI plans to extend this service to the entire Internet population. "Our advanced Global Online Classifieds provide a modern, efficient and cost-effective platform that will transform the $20 billion classified advertising market," said Elliot Wassarman, 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. of ECI. "With our superior applications, technology and know-how in the online classified industry and such online service providers as CompuServe and AOL's Digital City as our first partners, we will provide the most impressive interactive multimedia online classified advertising to a much broader reach, that includes the more than 23 million households worldwide currently online -- a number expected to increase to 66 million by the year 2000." ECI's Global Online Classifieds Using ECI's powerful Global Online Classifieds software platform, online content/service providers can create their own customized and privately-branded interactive online classified advertising. The Global Online Classified service includes the customizable classified interface, powerful partner tools, hosting services, multimedia support, robust performance, and back-room billing and database operations. Global Online Classified searches are arranged by category, price range or geographic area and feature "smart agents" to automate To turn a set of manual steps into an operation that goes by itself. See automation. the search and matchmaking Matchmaking Matricide (See MURDER.) Kecal marriage broker whose plans are foiled by a pair of lovers. [Czech Opera: Smetana The Bartered Bride in Osborne Opera, 32] Levi, Dolly process for buyers and sellers. Its interactive multimedia capabilities optimize optimize - optimisation the look and feel of ads, creating an attractive and stimulating online selling tool for advertisers. ECI Global Online Classified Partnerships "Online classified advertising is a rapidly growing, revenue-generating marketplace, and will play a strategic part in the future success of Digital City," said Paul DeBenedictis, president and CEO of Digital City. "The addition of ECI's Global Online Classifieds makes the Digital City brand, and its appeal to potential newspaper partners stronger than ever, and clearly furthers our mission to provide the most dynamic, interactive content available." Adding to ECI's expansion and reach to online communities worldwide, its venture with CompuServe will make Global Online Classifieds available exclusively to members of CompuServe's brands -- CompuServe Interactive (CSi) and SPRYNET. "We've known for years that online classified advertising gives our members direct access to the entire online world, as well as to their local community," said Mark Sroufe, CompuServe's manager of strategic accounts. "We are using ECI's technological solution to leverage our years of online classified experience onto the World Wide Web. This partnership uses our large membership base and expansive reach on the Web to open up unparalleled advertising opportunities, not only among the advertising community, but for millions of online/Internet users who wish to search for and advertise their specific services and products." About Digital City Digital City Inc., a locally-focused information network currently available on America Online, delivers local news, sports, weather, traffic, community resources, entertainment, classifieds, tourist information tourist information - Information in an on-line display that is not immediately useful, but contributes to a viewer's gestalt of what's going on with the software or hardware behind it. and personals in a dynamic and easy-to-use format. Serving as an interactive community forum, Digital City provides local members the opportunity to meet, exchange information and participate in their community. Based in Vienna, VA, the Digital City network currently provides online services to 13 cities nationwide, with additional cities planned for 1997. America Online subscribers can access Digital City via keyword: Digital City. Non-AOL subscribers can obtain the America Online software, which contains Digital City access and a free trial membership, at major software retailers and bookstores or by calling 800-827-6364. Digital City Inc. is jointly owned by America Online and the Tribune Company. About CompuServe, Inc. Founded in 1969, CompuServe Incorporated provides the world's most comprehensive online/Internet access through its brands -- CSi CompuServe and SPRYNET. Through CompuServe, its Japanese licensee licensee n. a person given a license by government or under private agreement. (See: license, licensor) LICENSEE. One to whom a license has been given. 1 M. Q. & S. 699 n. NIFTY-Serve and its affiliates around the world, more than 5 million home and business users in more than 185 countries are connected online and to the Internet. CompuServe Network Services manages complex global data communication environments for more than 1,000 corporate customers. With world headquarters in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. , the CompuServe organization includes offices in London, Munich, Amsterdam, Zurich and Paris. About Electric Classifieds, Inc. Electric Classifieds, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California “San Francisco” redirects here. For other uses, see San Francisco (disambiguation). The City and County of San Francisco (EN IPA: [sænfrənˈsɪskoʊ] is the world's premier supplier of applications, technology and services that enable online publishers, 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. and online communities to deliver custom-branded, network-based classified advertising services. ECI also owns and operates Match.Com, the world's premier personal classifieds service on the Internet, offering online classifieds to more than 140,000 registered users and growing rapidly. Match.Com is found on the World Wide Web at http://www.match.com. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. and Digital City are trademarks of America Online. CompuServe, CSi and SPRYNET are trademarks and/or service marks of CompuServe Incorporated. All other trademarks and service marks referenced above are the property of their respective owners. Electric Classifieds, Match.Com and Global Online Classifieds are trademarks and/or service marks of Electric Classifieds, Inc. CONTACT: Neale-May & Partners Inc. Erin Shiba, 415/328-5555, ext. 124 FX: 415/328-5016 75767.3365@compuserve.com or Electronic Classifieds, Inc. Steve Buck Buck after murder of his master, leads wolf pack. [Am. Lit.: The Call of the Wild] See : Dogs Buck clever and temerarious dog perseveres in the Klondike. [Am. Lit.: Call of the Wild] See : Resourcefulness , 415/284-5300 FX: 415/284-5315 steve@eci.net or CompuServe Daphne daphne, in botany daphne, common name for, and genus name of, certain low deciduous or evergreen shrubs native to Eurasia. In the United States several naturalized species are cultivated for their handsome foliage and fragrant flowers, e.g., D. Kent or Carrie Reber, 614/538-3582 or 614/538-4092 or Digital City, Inc. Bill McIntosh, 703/918-2058 billatDCI@aol.com |
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