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Index of Subjects This is a MIME message. If you are reading this text, you may want to consider changing to a mail reader or gateway that understands how to properly handle MIME multipart messages. --=_E1B7A18F.84E5B31D Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-7 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline More background on VDN, web hosting and other service offerings. Doug M =AF----------------------------------------------------------------------= ------------ Hi Doug, Thanks for your great ideas last night. Thought the following release I = got (re. below) might be of interest to the IP committee re. e-commerce = support to small business. Cheers, Leo -------- X-POP3-Rcpt: ljdeveau@mx1 To: Global.Insider.Recipient From: The Global Insider <Global_Insider@networkstelephony.com> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 15:26:19 Subject: This Week's Global Insider =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Brought to you every Tuesday by NETWORKS TELEPHONY CORPORATION, your Everyline to everyone, everywhere, everytime. http://www.networkstelephony.com=20 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D June 29, 1999 ISPs Race to Provide Comprehensive E-Commerce Solutions to Win Over Small Businesses Small businesses are rushing to join the e-commerce revolution, and ISPs are scrambling to be their providers of choice. But giving small business dial-up access and hosting services is not enough. Value-added services are the key to winning small business accounts. As a result, many ISPs are restructuring their services and forming strategic alliances and partnerships to offer small businesses the most comprehensive e-commerce packages available. EarthLink Network Inc. [http://www.earthlink.com] recently unveiled an e-commerce package designed to help small businesses establish themselves online. The ISP recently streamlined its Web hosting services and added several new options to its popular StarterSite. Simplicity is the key to EarthLink's scaled down offering. By making StarterSite the basic Web site building block, EarthLink can offer small business owners exactly what's best for them, instead of making them wade through complicated pricing grids or pay for unwanted and unnecessary services. To go along with their basic StarterSite, EarthLink members can pick and choose from a variety of options to suit their specific business needs. For example, they can choose from extra server space and traffic capacity, e-mail, secure server connections, e-commerce services or other additional features. EarthLink's commerce package, TotalCommerce, features easy set-up and administration, offers store building and administration tools and includes a merchant account from Cardservice International (CSI) that is good for an almost unlimited number of transactions. "Our objective is to deliver the power of the Internet to give the little guy the resources to play in the big guys' sandbox," says Julie Mantis, vice president of sales at EarthLink. "We want to help businesspeople keep their mind off technological details and concentrate on their businesses. By simplifying the way our members order a Web site and allowing them to customize their StarterSite to their exact specifications, we've made it easier for our business members to have an effective presence on the 'Net." Not to be left behind, MindSpring Enterprises [http://www.mindspring.com] has also announced the formation of a new division devoted to e-commerce. Known as MindSpring Biz, the package includes Internet access, hosting, and Web-based tools for small businesses. Like EarthLink's business offerings, MindSpring Biz provides an affordable entry point for small business owners looking to establish their first Internet presence. MindSpring's Web hosting options allow customers to easily move from a simple Web page to more sophisticated electronic commerce driven virtual stores. The developing trend in the ISP market is to offer an "all-in-one" e-commerce package to small businesses including hosting, high-speed access, e-mail services, search engine registration, encryption security certificates, and credit card and online payment processing services. Most of these packages allow small business owners to start with a small, simple site that is easy to upgrade as the business grows. While EarthLink, MindSpring and other ISPs are just now stepping up their efforts toward small businesses, other companies have a head start. Verio Inc. [http://www.verio.com], a company that is better known for its Web hosting services than its dial-up access services, has aggressively pursued the small business market and is working toward becoming the leader in providing e-commerce and hosting solutions to small businesses. The company has deals in place with such heavyweights as Microsoft and America Online. "Strategic marketing agreements with key industry leaders like AOL and Microsoft are exposing the Verio brand to millions of small and mid-sized companies seeking to get their businesses online," says Doug Schneider, president of Verio's Web Services division. "In particular, our agreements with AOL and AOL UK -- in which Verio was named the exclusive provider of business Web hosting and e-commerce services -- introduced Verio to more than 4 million potential new business customers." ISPs and Web hosting companies like Verio have begun realize that customer loyalty among small and mid-sized businesses is still up for grabs; the company with the most comprehensive services is in the best position to win this race. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D To unsubscribe please send an e-mail to Global_Insider@networkstelephony.co= m=20 with "Unsubscribe" as the subject. ________________________________________ Leo J. Deveau Executive Director Chebucto Community Net, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. Visit Chebucto Community Net in Halifax http://www.chebucto.ns.ca=20 General information about running an Information Provider on the CCN can be accessed at: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Services/IPsupport/index.html=20 We also can host virtual domain names. Particular information on this program (CCN Premium Service) is located at: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Services/IPsupport/premium.html=20 _______________________________________ "The fiddle's incomplete without the dance." -PEI Poet, Milton Acorn. --=_E1B7A18F.84E5B31D Content-Type: message/rfc822 Received: from gov.ns.ca ([198.166.84.5]) by gov.ns.ca; Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:49:37 -0400 Received: from halifax.chebucto.ns.ca ([192.75.95.75]) by igate1.gov.ns.ca with ESMTP id <17033>; Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:47:35 -0300 Received: from leo.chebucto.ns.Ca ([192.75.95.92]:2048 "HELO [192.75.95.92]") by halifax.chebucto.ns.ca with SMTP id <S32586AbPF3OtP>; Wed, 30 Jun 1999 11:49:15 -0300 Message-Id: <v01540b05b39fecfd2deb@[192.75.95.92]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Date: Wed, 30 Jun 1999 12:50:31 -0300 To: "Doug McCann" <MCCANND@gov.ns.ca> From: ljdeveau@glinx.com (leo j. deveau) Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: ComputerWorld-REPLY Hi Doug, Thanks for your great ideas last night. Thought the following release I got (re. below) might be of interest to the IP committee re. e-commerce support to small business. Cheers, Leo -------- X-POP3-Rcpt: ljdeveau@mx1 To: Global.Insider.Recipient From: The Global Insider <Global_Insider@networkstelephony.com> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 15:26:19 Subject: This Week's Global Insider ======================================================================= Brought to you every Tuesday by NETWORKS TELEPHONY CORPORATION, your Everyline to everyone, everywhere, everytime. http://www.networkstelephony.com ======================================================================= June 29, 1999 ISPs Race to Provide Comprehensive E-Commerce Solutions to Win Over Small Businesses Small businesses are rushing to join the e-commerce revolution, and ISPs are scrambling to be their providers of choice. But giving small business dial-up access and hosting services is not enough. Value-added services are the key to winning small business accounts. As a result, many ISPs are restructuring their services and forming strategic alliances and partnerships to offer small businesses the most comprehensive e-commerce packages available. EarthLink Network Inc. [http://www.earthlink.com] recently unveiled an e-commerce package designed to help small businesses establish themselves online. The ISP recently streamlined its Web hosting services and added several new options to its popular StarterSite. Simplicity is the key to EarthLink's scaled down offering. By making StarterSite the basic Web site building block, EarthLink can offer small business owners exactly what's best for them, instead of making them wade through complicated pricing grids or pay for unwanted and unnecessary services. To go along with their basic StarterSite, EarthLink members can pick and choose from a variety of options to suit their specific business needs. For example, they can choose from extra server space and traffic capacity, e-mail, secure server connections, e-commerce services or other additional features. EarthLink's commerce package, TotalCommerce, features easy set-up and administration, offers store building and administration tools and includes a merchant account from Cardservice International (CSI) that is good for an almost unlimited number of transactions. "Our objective is to deliver the power of the Internet to give the little guy the resources to play in the big guys' sandbox," says Julie Mantis, vice president of sales at EarthLink. "We want to help businesspeople keep their mind off technological details and concentrate on their businesses. By simplifying the way our members order a Web site and allowing them to customize their StarterSite to their exact specifications, we've made it easier for our business members to have an effective presence on the 'Net." Not to be left behind, MindSpring Enterprises [http://www.mindspring.com] has also announced the formation of a new division devoted to e-commerce. Known as MindSpring Biz, the package includes Internet access, hosting, and Web-based tools for small businesses. Like EarthLink's business offerings, MindSpring Biz provides an affordable entry point for small business owners looking to establish their first Internet presence. MindSpring's Web hosting options allow customers to easily move from a simple Web page to more sophisticated electronic commerce driven virtual stores. The developing trend in the ISP market is to offer an "all-in-one" e-commerce package to small businesses including hosting, high-speed access, e-mail services, search engine registration, encryption security certificates, and credit card and online payment processing services. Most of these packages allow small business owners to start with a small, simple site that is easy to upgrade as the business grows. While EarthLink, MindSpring and other ISPs are just now stepping up their efforts toward small businesses, other companies have a head start. Verio Inc. [http://www.verio.com], a company that is better known for its Web hosting services than its dial-up access services, has aggressively pursued the small business market and is working toward becoming the leader in providing e-commerce and hosting solutions to small businesses. The company has deals in place with such heavyweights as Microsoft and America Online. "Strategic marketing agreements with key industry leaders like AOL and Microsoft are exposing the Verio brand to millions of small and mid-sized companies seeking to get their businesses online," says Doug Schneider, president of Verio's Web Services division. "In particular, our agreements with AOL and AOL UK -- in which Verio was named the exclusive provider of business Web hosting and e-commerce services -- introduced Verio to more than 4 million potential new business customers." ISPs and Web hosting companies like Verio have begun realize that customer loyalty among small and mid-sized businesses is still up for grabs; the company with the most comprehensive services is in the best position to win this race. ====================================================================== To unsubscribe please send an e-mail to Global_Insider@networkstelephony.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject. ________________________________________ Leo J. Deveau Executive Director Chebucto Community Net, Halifax, Nova Scotia Canada. Visit Chebucto Community Net in Halifax http://www.chebucto.ns.ca General information about running an Information Provider on the CCN can be accessed at: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Services/IPsupport/index.html We also can host virtual domain names. Particular information on this program (CCN Premium Service) is located at: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Services/IPsupport/premium.html _______________________________________ "The fiddle's incomplete without the dance." -PEI Poet, Milton Acorn. --=_E1B7A18F.84E5B31D--
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