Sprint Internet Passport deploys on schedule, readies for multi-service roll-out based on Portal Infranet Platform.CUPERTINO, Calif. and KANSAS CITY Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , Mo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- March 31, 1997--The Portal Information Network, the leading software platform provider for businesses offering Internet access See how to access the Internet. and online services, today announced that Sprint Internet Passport, Sprint's consumer Internet access service based on the Portal Infranet platform, has deployed on schedule and is now readying to deploy value-added Internet services. "Sprint Internet Passport is coming to market fast with an attractive mix of enhanced services that should be very popular among our subscribers," said Jim Dodd, Vice President of Internet Access Services at Sprint. "Getting to market quickly with competitive new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. services is exactly why we chose Portal Infranet last year. Infranet was designed to manage all the core business functions for a full menu of next-generation applications as well as for Internet access itself. Portal is providing Sprint with a competitive edge." The announcement of Infranet's role in the Sprint Internet Passport deployment is one of seven related announcements made jointly today by Portal and the world's largest ISP's, online services, and system integrators who are standardizing on the Portal Infranet platform. "Sprint is the largest carrier of Internet traffic Internet traffic is the flow of data around the Internet. It includes web traffic, which is the amount of that data that is related to the World Wide Web, along with the traffic from other major uses of the Internet, such as electronic mail and peer-to-peer networks. in the world," said John Little, Founder 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 Portal. "We're working closely together to make Sprint Internet Passport one of the fastest-growing and most agile Internet services in the market today. Sprint is now developing a multi-service Internet offering, and that's where the real time to market advantages of Infranet come in. Infranet is playing a pivotal role in helping Sprint integrate, deploy, and manage new services rapidly." Infranet Platform Advantages for Sprint Internet Passport Portal's Infranet platform is a software system that lets Internet service businesses manage the entire online subscriber lifecycle for multiple business and home Internet services-from enabling real-time online registration, to setting up policies that control authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. , access, customer event tracking, and the rating and billing of any Internet service event. Infranet's competitive advantages include: -- A real-time activity tracking environment that shows subscribers all of their online activities and account information across multiple services in a single real-time view -- The industry's most powerful event-rating engine that allows providers to create custom billing rates for any type of service contemplated, even micro-transactions -- An extensible object model software design with published API's (Application Programming Interfaces) for rapid integration of new services -- A parallel processing parallel processing, the concurrent or simultaneous execution of two or more parts of a single computer program, at speeds far exceeding those of a conventional computer. architecture with proven massive scalability to millions of online subscribers -- A powerful three-layer security model to protect credit card numbers and other vital information -- Multiple paths to stored data for high reliability -- Ability to integrate easily with legacy billing systems Infranet delivers all of these advantages as a fast-to-market, off-the-shelf software platform solution designed to make Internet businesses more competitive. About Sprint Internet Passport Sprint Internet Passport provides 24-hour-a-day, seven-day-a-week customer service and technical support, connection speeds up to 28.8Kbps and local dial-up access hot Dial-up access is a form of Internet access via telephone line. The client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. to more than 85 percent of the online market through more than 200 local Internet access points nationwide, with plans to expand in 1997. Sprint's software and service includes all of the features and functions that both new and experienced users need to make accessing and using the Internet simple. Sprint is a global 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. at the forefront in integrating long distance, local and wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. services, and the world's largest carrier of Internet traffic. Sprint built and operates the United States' only nationwide all-digital, fiber-optic network and is the leader in advanced data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. services. Sprint has $15 billion in annual revenues and serves more than 15 million business and residential customers.. About The Portal Information Network Headquartered in Cupertino, California, The Portal Information Network develops and markets Internet business software and system software to 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 service developers. Their flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. is Infranet(tm), the industry's first software platform for Internet services. -0- Portal and the Portal logo are registered trademarks and Infranet and The Portal Information Network are trademarks of Portal Information Network, Inc. All other company, brand and product names may be trademarks of their respective holdings and hereby recognized. This press release relates to BWXXX from earlier today. CONTACT: Thomas Associates PR Ryan Donovan, 415/596-2700 email: ryan@thomaspr.com or The Portal Information Network John Whitinger, 408/343-4463 email: johnw@corp.portal.com |
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