UK 07 March 2000 /NTL/
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NTL to launch free UK-wide Internet service
- Communications company NTL
today announced its intention to offer its residential telephony customers
genuinely free, unlimited Internet access throughout the UK – via PC or TV.
Called ntlworld, the new free Internet service will go live on Monday 17 April
2000 for PC users – just six weeks from now. The TV Internet service is due
to follow shortly afterwards. ntlworld features no ISP subscription charge,
no call connection charge and no Internet call charges.
Internet call charges have been one of the biggest brakes on the
growth of Internet usage at home and on the development of e-commerce in the UK.
NTL will be the first major company to launch a genuinely free Internet access
service in the UK. Barclay Knapp, NTL Chief Executive Officer said: "NTL
has a vision to bring the Internet to all UK homes – either via the PC, or
the TV. ntlworld will help the UK in a drive to lead the world in making
e-commerce, e-entertainment and e-education available to everyone. We're able to
announce this today because we own a high-quality national network and have a
track-record of providing innovative services at great prices. And you don't get
much better than free."
Saratoga, CA - March
4, 2000 /PRWeb/
TextToTalk service converts
written words to MP3 audio files
- TextToTalk announces a
new service to convert text into spoken English. Converted text is downloaded
from the Web as MP3 audio files. TextToTalk is intended for anyone with heavy
reading demands such as professionals and students. The TextToTalk conversion
service offers high quality voicing with an economical cost of three cents per
page. TextToTalk offers free introductory conversions of up to 30 pages of text
and is available exclusively through the World Wide Web. TextToTalk offers the
benefits of computer voicing in the universal MP3 format.
TextToTalk converts written text into audio MP3 files. These can be
played on a Diamond Rio, Creative Labs Nomad, RCA Lyra, or other MP3 player
while driving, riding, recreating, relaxing, or studying. Initial user response
to TextToTalk's quality, features and pricing has been outstanding. "We
have users saying they have listened to thousands of pages they would not have
had time to read", said Kathleen James, TextToTalk Marketing
Vice-President.
Editor's comment:- busy marketers should now have no problems
justifying a Diamond Rio as an essential business expense, so they can
read/listen to essential strategic documents:-)
Westford, MA, March 2,
2000 - /PRWeb/
TechMarcom Opens Online
Discussion Forum
- TechMarcom, Inc. an
alternative hybrid of independent agency and freelance high-tech PR specialist
has opened an online discussion forum where public relations professionals and
tech start-ups can meet online to discuss problems, trends, and exchange ideas
and solutions. The agency, headed by veteran publicist Jon Boroshok, was created
to serve the needs of tech start-ups that and new dot-coms that are often unable
to afford the fees of larger marketing agencies.
"While many tech PR agencies aren't taking on new clients with
retainers of less than $15,000 a month, we specialize in providing senior PR
professionals for start-ups at affordable rates," said TechMarcom president
Boroshok. "We're filing a void in the market. Recent clients
Cognos and GeePS.com decided to take advantage of the ability to buy PR services
on an a la carte basis." TechMarcom was created to provide an alternative
for startups lacking the budget for big campaigns. Unlike most traditional
agencies that require a monthly retainer, TechMarcom is part of a growing new
generation of independent agencies that provide service at affordable contract,
project, or hourly rates.
BRANDON,
CANADA - March 1, 2000 /INB/
showtheplanet.com
Launches Web Community for Businesses Not Yet Selling Online
- Showtheplanet.com
today announced the launch of an Internet e-business community geared towards
businesses as yet uninitiated to selling online. The launch comes as a response
to the substantial number of businesses simply overwhelmed by the largely
developer-geared resources available online and still uncertain of potential
e-commerce opportunities.
"From our experience, the majority of small businesses prefer to
do their own research and online development as opposed to hiring a firm to do
it," says company president, Christopher Rawluk. "They are simply
overwhelmed by the complexity and shear volume of e-commerce and development
related information available online. As the majority of businesses are small
businesses, it seemed obvious to us that developing a web based community for
businesses looking to make the move online and succeed was not only necessary
but would be a much needed resource."
The showtheplanet.com web community is designed to be an easy-to-use
resource for business people who are looking to take advantage of technology
opportunities. It features a comprehensive resource base suited to businesses
with a broad range of experience, from existing "bricks and mortar"
businesses to entrepreneurs at the idea stage of an online start-up.
Editor's note:- in a recent article
why are most Sun
resellers invisible on the web? I surmised that marketing ignorance and
"paralysis from over analysis" were key factors in retarding thousands
or computer resellers getting onto the web. There's no excuse now, because these
guys in showtheplanet.com have made
the process even simpler.
March 01, 2000 - /PRWeb/
UK
based WriteWords.net offers new service to PR professionals worldwide
- Even the best resourced and organised in-house departments and
consultancies have times when they need an extra creative brain - just to get
the job done. Now the answer is a quick click away on the internet with the
advent of a new concept which aims to provide English-using PR professionals
around the world with instant access to a team of writers and designers -
without the cost of employing them directly Because the service is internet and
e-mail based, the charges represent remarkably good value. They are
clearly set out from the
start and clients can establish a corporate account quickly and easily.
It costs absolutely nothing to add WriteWords.net as a team resource. That means
any PR department or consultancy can have expert writers and designers on tap
whenever they need them.
PLANO,
Texas - February 29, 2000 - /EDS.com/
EDS
Debuts Industry-First Internet Services For Any Business On the Web
- Web sites are crashing and getting hacked. IT staffs are
scrambling to fix complex problems fast on tight budgets. Customers find getting
to Web sites slow and frustrating. These are the daily crises of the Internet
economy. Enter the EDS Web Computing Suite of
Services, a first-of-its-kind, power-packed package of e-business services for
any company – manufacturing or services, dot.com or Fortune 500. EDS today
debuts its offering at technology forums across the United States, as part of
the company's aggressive go-to-market strategy to relieve the growing stresses
of this critical market space.
Clients are moving from a self-managed
environment to a dedicated hosting environment and application provisioning and
eventually "enterprise provisioning." Companies are simultaneously
moving their businesses to the Web and require even greater integrated services
to meet the rigor of strenuous and evolving e-business demands. The newly
launched Web Computing Suite of Services offers the information technology
industry's only end-to-end computing service solution that can deliver
comprehensive web hosting, security, network services, and application services
provisioning. EDS provides this Web Computing Suite of Services directly to
clients or indirectly using a wholesale model for companies who want to provide
additional value to their current clients. Through an array of wholesale Web and
application hosting services, business of all sizes can take advantage of the
EDS Web computing environment.
The EDS Web Computing Suite of Services includes the following:
- Application Service Provisioning (ASP) consists of two customized offerings
for enterprises or packaged rental applications to appeal to all-sized Internet
businesses
- Network and Security Services delivers the more robust, fully managed
services that clients are seeking today
- Web Hosting features scaleable solutions that provide the support and
delivery environment needed for today's critical business Internet functions
"The Internet will be at the center of most, if not all, businesses,"
said Gopi Bala, senior director of E-Sourcing Strategies at the Yankee Group. "To
meet customer demand, service providers must be able to deliver the full range
of services for any business -- big or small -- through either in-house
capabilities or leading-edge partnerships. The 'mission-critical' nature of Web
activities means that all firms must bank on a highly secure, stable,
fault-tolerant environment to ensure business continuity. Service providers with
the experience, scale, vision, and execution strengths that go beyond the
delivery of commodity services and start to add true 'Internet value' for their
customers will emerge as the principal architects of tomorrow's emerging
economy."
Editor's note:- it's good to see that solid software development companies
are now moving into this market. Managing a large web site is like owning and
managing a complex software product which has to interface with all other parts
of the business environment. Most web sites I've seen fail because they aren't
managed by people who have run large software projects. Marketers should aim to
steer the boat, rather than getting into the boat building business.
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