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CollegeLink.com Enters Into StrategicMarketing Relationship With FastWeb
December 2, 1999 09:29 AM
NEWPORT, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 1999--CollegeLink.com Incorporated CLNK ), announced today that is has entered into a strategic marketing relationship with FastWeb, LLC, the premier on-line scholarship search provider and online student resource network.
The relationship calls for FastWeb to provide a range of exclusive on-line services including electronic applications powered by CollegeLink.com on FastWeb.com. CollegeLink will also feature FastWeb as its exclusive scholarship provider.
"Our relationship with CollegeLink.com expands the range of services FastWeb provides to high school and college students, as well as educators and parents," said Mark Rothschild, senior vice president of Operations at FastWeb. "As the leading provider of online college applications for college-bound students, CollegeLink.com can make it easier and faster for millions of FastWeb users to apply to their schools of choice," added Rothschild.
"FastWeb's user base and scholarship search capabilities are unparalleled on the web," said Pat O'Brien, vice president of marketing for CollegeLink.com. "By working together, we can help high school students have greater online access to over 1,000 college and university applications and increase the number of college students visiting both sites."
FastWeb is the most comprehensive online resource network, helping students to choose a college, pay for college, plan a career and get a job in college and beyond. Every year, FastWeb helps millions of users achieve educational and career success through its online resources available at www.fastweb.com, www.finaid.org, and www.edupass.org.
CollegeLink.com provides a range of solutions to the challenges of the college admission process, from college selection to submission of college, financial aid, and scholarship applications. Through its relationships with more than 900 colleges and universities, CollegeLink.com is a leading provider of computer-based college applications and admission services to college bound students and their families.
Note: This release may include forward-looking statements and other matters not limited to historical facts. Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Such risks and uncertainties include economic, competitive, governmental, technological and other factors discussed in documents filed by CollegeLink.com with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company assumes no obligation to update this information.
CONTACT: CollegeLink.com Patrick O'Brien, 800-275-5895 www.collgelink.com or Veritas Communications Jason Birmingham, 800-773-7317 or FastWeb Laureen Grieve, 847-568-6408 www.fastweb.com
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