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VillageWorld.com Set-Top System to Include Linux OS, Internet Access
Tools and Office Suite
VillageWorld.Com(OTCBB:VILW), a National Leader in Educational
and Family Based Internet services, announced today that it is in
trial testing of its Linux based Set-top system.
The new product allows individuals without a computer or who need
a second Internet terminal to access the Internet, use spread sheets
or word processing and other PC functions inexpensively through their
television.
The complete system includes a set-top box, wireless keyboard and
all necessary cables. The system will be a pre-configured set-top box
that connects to a customer's television in the same manner as a VCR
or game system and is controlled with the use of a wireless keyboard.
The device provides the user with a simple point and click interface
to call up Web sites, E-mail services, documents and spreadsheets that
are displayed in a large, easy-to-read format on the TV screen.
The device is based on a custom embedded Linux distribution
developed by Intelligent Computer Solutions Inc. a wholly owned
subsidiary of VillageWorld.com. The Linux operating system and browser
technology allow VillageWorld.com to add open source software and
plug-ins as they are developed. This system is designed to be
compatible with Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW) StarOffice(tm) 5.1,
the full-featured, interoperable, multi-platform office productivity
suite.
"These devices greatly extend our reach into previously
under-served markets ", said Peter Keenan, President and CEO of
VillageWorld.com. "Our national dial up, Private label ISP, affinity
based ISP and soon to be released franchising program of ISP services
will all have access to this technology."
About VillageWorld.com:
VillageWorld.com, the parent Company of VillageNet, Inc.
("VillageNet") and Intelligent Computer Solutions, Inc. ("ICS"), is a
community-oriented Internet service provider specializing in
educational and family-based Internet services with a local emphasis
on business advertising and shopping, chat rooms and parent
student/teacher interaction. VillageNet currently provides high-speed
connectivity to universities, public schools systems, individuals and
business, as well as providing advertising, web hosting and private
label ISP services. VillageWorld.com is in the process of becoming the
first publicly traded franchiser of Internet Services.
VillageWorld.com has more then 200 local access numbers in New York,
New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, California, Nevada, and Arizona
offering ISDN, V.90 Modem, and xDSL service in over 20 cities.
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.
These risks and uncertainties are described in the Company's filings
with the SEC
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