America Online, Inc. Announces Strategic Alliance That Will Make It Easier Than Ever to Go Online With HP Pavilion PCs
June 14, 1999 08:33 AM
DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 14, 1999--
AOL to be Premier Online Service on New, Internet-Focused HP Pavilion PCs
CompuServe Software to also be Installed on New HP Pavilion PCs
America Online, Inc. AOL , the world's leading interactive services company, today announced an agreement with Hewlett-Packard Company that will make it easier than ever before for consumers to go online with AOL through the new HP Pavilion PCs.
Through this agreement, the AOL software will be integrated into the new HP Pavilion PCs, giving consumers the ability to sign up and get online quickly and easily. Once online, consumers will have direct connections to AOL programming through the HP Pavilion PC's keyboard, which offers seven keys that link directly to AOL channels and features such as Entertainment, News, Shopping, Personal Finance, E-mail and Search.
CompuServe software will also be installed on new HP Pavilion PCs as part of this agreement; HP is the first partner to include the new CompuServe 2000 software, CompuServe's most significant software upgrade ever.
"HP has been a leader in making it easier for consumers to get online quickly," said Jan Brandt, president of Marketing for AOL. "The HP Pavilion PC's new online-oriented keyboard, in conjunction with AOL's hallmark convenience and ease of use, make this alliance a winning combination for consumers."
"We've seen more and more consumers buying PCs solely to get online," said Jacques Clay, general manager of HP's Home Products Organization. "This agreement with AOL makes our new HP Pavilion PC one of the best choices available to consumers who want to go online with AOL."
About AOL
Founded in 1985, America Online, Inc., based in Dulles, Virginia, is the world's leader in interactive services, Web brands, Internet technologies, and e-commerce services. America Online, Inc. operates: two worldwide Internet services, America Online, with more than 17 million members, and CompuServe, with approximately 2 million members; several leading Internet brands including ICQ, AOL Instant Messenger and Digital City, Inc.; the Netscape Netcenter and AOL.COM portals; the Netscape Navigator and Communicator browsers; and AOL MovieFone, the nation's No. 1 movie listing guide and ticketing service. Through its strategic alliance with Sun Microsystems, the Company develops and offers easy-to-deploy, end-to-end e-commerce and enterprise solutions for companies operating in the Net Economy.
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