PeoplePC and Severn Trent Water to Offer Employees PCs for the Home This Christmas.Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 28, 2001 Severn Trent Severn Trent plc (LSE: SVT) is a British utility. It is traded on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index. Severn Trent is a group of companies employing more than 15,000 people across the UK, US and mainland Europe. Water, the U.K.'s largest independent water services company, has signed an agreement with PeoplePC PeoplePC is an Internet service provider owned by EarthLink. PeoplePC was founded by Nick Grouf, Max Metral and David Waxman, and launched in the USA in October 1999. (Nasdaq:PEOP), the company that makes it easy and affordable to get online, to supply all of the company's 4,500 employees with a PC with 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 connection. The program is being rolled out throughout December to give staff the opportunity to get online for the holiday season. The program, which is being managed by PeoplePC, will offer each of Severn Trent Water's employees a home PC, Internet access See how to access the Internet. and peripherals. The company will subsidize sub·si·dize tr.v. sub·si·dized, sub·si·diz·ing, sub·si·diz·es 1. To assist or support with a subsidy. 2. To secure the assistance of by granting a subsidy. about half the cost, with employees being required to contribute only 12 pounds (under $17) per month towards the system. "We're well on our way to becoming an electronically connected, web-enabled work force. Technology is playing an ever-greater part in how we manage our day-to-day work to supply top quality tap water and protect rivers. Using it well and wisely means we can keep bills down -- currently among the lowest in the country. We must help our employees with that transition -- and at the same time we can help their children too," said Brian Duckworth, managing director of Severn Trent Water. Employees and their families will receive a Hewlett Packard Pavilion desktop computer and printer, Internet access, Microsoft software (including Windows XP The previous client version of Windows. XP was a major upgrade to the client version of Windows 2000 with numerous changes to the user interface. XP improved support for gaming, digital photography, instant messaging, wireless networking and sharing connections to the Internet. ), and full customer support. The home PC initiative has been made possible through the innovative employee connectivity program developed by PeoplePC, and already introduced with great success in the U.S., France and U.K. PeoplePC offers cost effective and innovative programs that enable organizations to connect their employees to the Internet at home. It is expected that at least three quarters of the Severn Trent Water's 4,500 staff will take up the offer, and a high percentage of these should receive the product and have them installed before Christmas. In keeping with the Christmas tradition, PeoplePC has agreed that for every hundred employees who take up the offer, one computer will be donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. to a local charity. Employees enrolling in the program will have the opportunity to nominate nom·i·nate tr.v. nom·i·nat·ed, nom·i·nat·ing, nom·i·nates 1. To propose by name as a candidate, especially for election. 2. To designate or appoint to an office, responsibility, or honor. a local charity to receive a PC. Marion King managing director, People PC Europe said: "The program we have developed with Severn Trent Water is cost effective, morale boosting, and can benefit the whole family. We are confident that Severn Trent Water employees will really enjoy all the benefits the Internet can bring. People PC is fully committed (Law) committed to prison for trial, in distinction from being detained for examination. See also: Fully to getting the U.K. online, and using the fabulous resources provided through the Internet." PeoplePC's enterprise contracts include the largest home connection program in Europe with the Vivendi Universal Group, as well as home connection program deals with Powergen in the U.K., and other customers in the U.S. that include the Ford Motor Company, Delta Airlines, 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 Times and Cinergy, a leading utility company. About Severn Trent Water Severn Trent Water is the U.K.'s largest independent water services company, serving eight million people across the heart of England with water and wastewater services. The company also supplies gas and electricity to homes in the Midlands and beyond, and telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. to small businesses and homes through Severn Trent Energy, and Severn Trent Talks. About PeoplePC Founded in 1999, PeoplePC (Nasdaq:PEOP) is a company that provides hassle-free digital solutions for people and connects corporations to those who matter most to their business. PeoplePC takes the frustration out of technology by bundling all the compatible components people need in one place, making it quick and easy to get online and add new capabilities to their systems. The pioneer in Custom Connections programs, PeoplePC also works with Fortune 500 companies and other kinds of organizations to create ongoing, relevant digital connections to the people who are important to their success, including employees, partners, customers, salespeople sales·peo·ple pl.n. Persons who are employed to sell merchandise in a store or in a designated territory. , members, and constituents of all sorts. A global company with offices in the U.S. and Europe, PeoplePC provides complete, simple, and affordable digital solutions so people around the world can enjoy everything technology has to offer without any of the worry. For more information about PeoplePC, visit www.peoplepc.com. Note to Editors: PeoplePC and its logos are among trademarks of PeoplePC, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks belong to their respective holders. |
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