ExpressNet from American Express debuts on America Online; American Express and America Online to provide interactive Cardmember and travel services.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 1995-- A teleconference was held at 10:00 a.m. It will be repeated in its entirety at 2:00 p.m. At that time, call 1/913-661-0800. -0- American Express American Express (NYSE: AXP), sometimes known as "AmEx" or "Amex", is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler's cheque businesses. today announced the launch of ExpressNet from American Express, its first electronic interactive service, currently available only on America Online See AOL. . ExpressNet from American Express offers a broad array of Cardmember and travel services. It will enable enrolled American Express Cardmembers to check the status of their Card accounts, pay their American Express bills, make travel reservations, enroll in rewards programs such as Membership Miles, and take advantage of special airline, hotel, car rental, restaurant, retail and entertainment offers. With ExpressNet, America Online subscribers can apply for the American Express Card online. In addition, ExpressNet will offer a Global Guide, giving America Online subscribers the ability to search for travel information across multiple databases, including Fodor's Worldview world·view n. In both senses also called Weltanschauung. 1. The overall perspective from which one sees and interprets the world. 2. A collection of beliefs about life and the universe held by an individual or a group. , Frommer's Online Travel Service, Travel & Leisure Magazine, and American Express Travel Guides. Jeff Stiefler, president, American Express Company, said, "We are very excited to be opening this new communication channel with our customers on America Online, and to be providing innovative information, financial and travel services that underscore The underscore character (_) is often used to make file, field and variable names more readable when blank spaces are not allowed. For example, NOVEL_1A.DOC, FIRST_NAME and Start_Routine. (character) underscore - _, ASCII 95. the value of the American Express brand. With ExpressNet, people will get information they need when they need it, in a format that's relevant to their lifestyle." He continued, "We'll be expanding its scope to include American Express Financial Advisors, American Express Travelers Cheques, Expressly Yours catalogs, and other high quality products and services from American Express." "We're pleased to be working with American Express to provide an interactive area for our members to access Cardmember and travel information," said Ted Leonsis, president of America Online Services Group. "The addition of American Express enhances our personal finance and travel content for our growing member community of more than 1.5 million subscribers." With ExpressNet's Global Guide capability, America Online subscribers will be able to search for travel information across multiple extensive travel databases that are updated frequently: Travel & Leisure Magazine; Fodor's Worldview from Worldview Systems Corp., which offers customized, time-sensitive information from hundreds of correspondents in popular destinations around the world; Frommer's Online Travel Service, managed by Macmillan Digital USA, and featuring live seminars with travel experts, online guide books and a bookstore for travel guides; and American Express Travel Guides. ExpressNet users can also purchase a Fodor's Worldview Travel Update -- a customized guide to the destination of their choice, personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. to reflect their interests. ExpressNet from American Express offers other special benefits and services for American Express Cardmembers, including the ability to: o Review details of American Express accounts, including billed and unbilled charges, download statements into popular personal finance software packages and pay their American Express bills online. o Obtain additional American Express Cards. o Make travel arrangements online, including air, rental car and hotel. This service, Express Reservations, will be available in March. o Enroll in rewards programs, such as Membership Miles, or check the status of existing Membership Miles accounts. o Review all the benefits and services available to American Express Cardmembers, such as Purchase Protection, Buyers Assurance, Car Rental Loss & Damage Insurance, and other benefits. o Enroll in American Express' Express Cash network, Automatic Air Flight Insurance, Credit Card Registry, Baggage Loss & Damage Protection and other programs. o Access Cardmember-exclusive offers or events from some of the millions of establishments that accept the American Express Card. o Learn about Gold Card Events or, for Platinum Card members, By Invitation Only events. o Share business, travel tips and ideas with other ExpressNet users -- and special guest experts -- through online conference rooms and message boards. America Online Inc., based in Vienna, Va., (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 symbol: AMER AMER American AMER Asociación Mexicana de Estaciones Radiodifusoras ) is the nation's fastest growing provider of online services with the most active subscriber base. 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. offers its more than 1.5 million subscribers a wide variety of services, including electronic mail, conferencing, software, computing support, interactive magazines, and newspapers and online classes, as well as easy and affordable access to services of the Internet. Founded in 1985, AOL has established strategic alliances with dozens of companies, including Time Warner Time Warner Inc. (NYSE: TWX), formerly known as AOL Time Warner, is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered in New York City, with major operations in film, television, publishing, Internet service and telecommunications. , ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. , Knight-Ridder, Tribune, Hachette, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) , and Apple Computer. It's easy to get started on America Online. Software for Macintosh and PCs operating with Windows is available for a limited time at no charge by calling 1-800-AXP-1234. The monthly fee is $9.95, which includes five hours of connect time. Additional time is $2.95 per hour. AOL membership currently includes 10 free hours of use for new members. There is no additional charge to use the ExpressNet from American Express service. American Express Company is a diversified worldwide travel and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. company founded in 1850. It is a leader in charge and credit cards, Travelers Cheques, travel, financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against , insurance and international banking. -0- For more information on ExpressNet's Travel Databases: Frommer's Online Travel Service Macmillan Digital USA Andrew Giangola, 212/698-7111 or Fodor's Worldview Worldview Systems Corp. Neil Checkoway, 415/391-7100 or Travel & Leisure Magazine Andrew P. Plesser Associates Inc. Andrew Plesser, 212/319-8383 CONTACT: American Express, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Maureen Bailey, 212/640-3311 or America Online, Vienna, Va. Pam McGraw, 703/556-3746 |
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