Zon Surpasses 500,000 subscribers, Launches New Portal and Partners With Content Providers Quote Media Magazines and Bol.com.Business and Technology Editors AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2000 Zon (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 :VRSA VRSA Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Cf Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus. ) (AEX AEX See: Amsterdam Exchange :VRSA), the leading free Internet service An ISP that provides access to the Internet without charge to the user. The service is supported by advertising which appears on a special version of the user's browser and cannot be eliminated. NetZero (www.netzero. provider in The Netherlands founded in August 1999, announced today that it has signed letters of intent for the provisioning of content to Zon with Quote Media Magazines, a leading publisher in The Netherlands, and Bol.com, the leading online media store in The Netherlands. In addition, Zon has surpassed the 500,000 milestone and now provides Internet service to over half a million subscribers. Due to the success and rapid growth in the number of subscribers and because Zon's strategic direction is to differentiate itself on its quality of service, Zon will launch its new site on May 1st. The company invested a significant amount of money in a new publishing system, named Storyserver of Vignette Vignette A symbol or pictorial representation of the corporation on a stock certificate. Usually a complicated and artistic design, it is meant to make the counterfeiting of stock certificates as difficult as possible. . The new site offers visitors, next to a total redesign, new and extended functions, information and opportunities. New partnerships and an enforced own editorial team will realize the new offerings. As of May 1st, Quote Media Magazines and Bol.com plan to start the extension of the wide variety of information and offerings that www.zonnet.nl will provide to its users. For the own editorial team Zon attracted Bert Klei as the new chief editor. Previously he has worked as vice chief editor with Planet Internet Planet Internet is one of the largest internet service providers (ISPs) in the Netherlands. Planet Internet is a brand of the Planet Media Group, which is a subsidiary of KPN. Planet Internet opened office in 1995, offering services such as internet access and content. and before that with OntbijtTV (BreakfastTV) of Dutch broadcaster KRO KRO Katholieke Radio Omroep KRO Kurgan (Russia) KRO Korean Ragnarok Online (computer game) KRO Keep Right On (Birmingham City FC) . Zon's editorial team now consists of eight people. Since its inception, Zon has been one of the fastest growing 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. in The Netherlands. Zon primarily focuses on individual Internet users in The Netherlands and provides subscribers with free Internet access See how to access the Internet. and e-mail without registration or subscription fees and subscribers only pay local dial-in telephone costs. Zon Nederland N.V. is a standalone company based in Amsterdam with VersaTel Telecom International N.V. (VRSA) holding a majority equity interest, and Radio538 and Free Record Shop holding a minority equity interest. Certain statements in this Press Release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of The Private Securities Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Act of 1995. Such statements are based on the current expectations of the management of VersaTel Telecom International N.V. only, and are subject to a number of risk factors and uncertainties, including but not limited to changes in technology and market requirements, decline in demand for the company's products or services, inability to timely develop and introduce new technologies, products and services, loss of market share, pressure on pricing resulting from competition, inability to maintain certain marketing and distribution arrangements, which could cause the actual results or performance of the company to differ materially from those described therein.
Zon facts Zon offers its 500.000 users:
- free Internet access;
- free e-mail;
- every new user access to the Internet within 5 minutes;
- POP-3 e-mail;
- a helpdesk for dfl 0,22 per minute;
- protection of privacy.
Zon partners
Zon has a large network of partners who contribute to the content
of the site. Partners are:
Free Record Shop Hot-orange.com IPB Ilse
Radio 538 QXL.com Your News Lokatienet
BP Bol.com IPC
Quote Media Magazines Euro TV Scoot
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