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Wed Oct 27 IZAP ZapMe! Teams With Yahoo! to Offer Co-Branded ZapMe! My Yahoo! Start Page - Business Wire
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Wednesday October 27, 8:32 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
ZapMe! Teams With Yahoo! to Offer Co-Branded
ZapMe! My Yahoo! Start Page
Agreement Enables Teachers and Students to Personalize Learning
Experience Through ZapMe! My Yahoo! Start Page
SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 1999-- ZapMe! Corporation (Nasdaq:IZAP - news), a provider of free PCs, educational content and satellite-delivered Internet access to middle and high schools nationwide, today announced an agreement with Yahoo!, Inc. (Nasdaq:YHOO - news), a leading global Internet media company, to offer a package of co-branded online services to users of the ZapMe!(TM) netspace.
As part of the agreement, ZapMe! and Yahoo! have developed co-branded pages that showcase content and navigational features from both companies. The co-branded ''ZapMe! My Yahoo!®'' (http://zapme.my.yahoo.com) will be the home page displayed when students and teachers log in to the ZapMe! netspace. Students and teachers will be able to create and personalize their home pages by their interests in areas such as sports, news and weather from Yahoo! and have quick access to ZapMe!'s features including indices of educational content, student news and ZapMe!'s latest services.
''Our vision is to empower teens nationwide with the Internet tools and services they need to realize their full potential,'' said
ZapMe! CEO Rick Inatome. ''A student's desire to learn doesn't stop when class ends. Through ZapMe! My Yahoo!,
students can personalize pages to provide the information that's most relevant to them, even when classes are over. For
example, a student writing a report on democracy can customize their page to feature daily news feeds of presidential election
campaign analysis.''
Along with ZapMe!'s more than 10,000 reviewed and indexed educational sites, personal planning capabilities, Web tools and
the Microsoft suite of applications offered on the ZapMe! netspace, students and teachers can utilize a number of newly
integrated Yahoo! services. As a registered My Yahoo! user, the entire suite of Yahoo!'s free member services are available to
ZapMe! users, including chat clubs, instant messaging, message boards, sports, news and more. Customized news and
entertainment updates, and community tools, are also personalized through the ZapMe! My Yahoo! start page.
''This relationship is a natural fit since both Yahoo! and ZapMe! bring valuable online tools that make teens' lives easier in
today's digital age,'' added Ellen Siminoff, Yahoo!'s senior vice president of corporate development. ''We're pleased to expand
our services and content to ZapMe!'s rapidly growing student audience.''
About ZapMe! Corporation
ZapMe! is building a broadband interactive network that brings the latest technology tools and educational resources to schools
for free. For each school participating in the ZapMe! network, ZapMe! provides free PCs, software, a laser printer, installation
and support, as well as free ''always on,'' satellite-delivered connectivity to the ZapMe! netspace and the Internet.
The ZapMe! netspace is a proprietary interface that provides access to more than 10,000 pre-selected, indexed educational
sites, applications and services, including the Microsoft Office suite. The ZapMe! network, which is designed primarily for
students aged 13-19, makes education more engaging and entertaining by providing a rich media computer experience that is
free and easy to use. ZapMe! has established strategic alliances with leading companies, including Dell Computer, Gilat Satellite
Networks, Microsoft, New Sub Services, School Specialty, Sylvan Learning Systems, Toshiba Corporation and Xerox to
further enhance the educational experience. ZapMe! (www.zapme.com) is located in San Ramon, Calif. For more information,
call 925/543-0300.
ZapMe! is a trademark of ZapMe! Corporation. All other company, brand and product names are trademarks of their
respective companies.
Yahoo! and the Yahoo! logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Yahoo! Inc. All other names are trademarks
and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a ''safe harbor'' for forward-looking statements. Some
information included in this press release contains statements that are forward-looking, such as the continued availability of the
ZapMe! My Yahoo! service and other ZapMe! services. Such forward-looking information involves significant risks and
uncertainties that could affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, these results may differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the company. For a description of additional risks and
uncertainties, please refer to the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
