To All,here are the major partners
@Home Network has established partnerships with industry leaders to make
broadband Internet service a reality. The directory below lists
companies with which @Home Network has an affiliation.
Cable Partners
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Cox Communications, Inc.
Comcast Corporation
InterMedia Partners
Marcus Cable
Rogers Cablesystems Limited
Shaw Communications, Inc.
Tele-Communications, Inc.
Network Partners
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Cisco Systems, Inc.
Netscape Communications Corporation
Objective Systems Integrators
Oracle, Inc.
Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Sprint, Inc.
Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Tivoli Systems
@Home Network Completes Financing Round
Leading Technology and Cable Companies Included Among Investors
Mountain View, CA -- April 16, 1997 -- @Home Network today announced
that it has concluded a $48 million private placement of preferred
stock, representing approximately 4.5% of the company, with leading
technology and cable companies that are developing and deploying
broadband solutions that improve Internet performance for individuals
and businesses. Disclosed investors include Bay Networks, Motorola Inc,
Rogers Cablesystems, Shaw Communications, and Sun Microsystems. Deutsche
Morgan Grenfell assisted with the financing.
The new round of funding enables the company to continue its expansion
of its high-speed services to the home. To date, @Home Network and its
cable partners have deployed residential services in multiple U.S.
markets, to continue its expansion of its high-speed services to the
home. To date, @Home Network and its cable partners have deployed
residential services in multiple U.S. markets,
In addition, the company plans to deploy its @Work services in numerous
major metropolitan centers, including Northern California, Los Angeles,
New York and Boston, through its agreement with Teleport Communications
Group Inc. (TCG). @Work also will be able to access business customers
over broadband wireless links in additional markets that are accessible
by TCG through its agreements with BizTel, a leading 38GHz microwave
provider.
Recently, @Home Network announced its partnership with Rogers
Cablesystems, Limited and Shaw Communications, Inc., the two largest
Canadian cable operators, to create Wave@Home. Since its founding with
TCI in May 1995, @Home Network has reached affiliate agreements with
seven top cable companies in North America including TCI, Comcast, Cox,
InterMedia Partners, Marcus Cable, Rogers, and Shaw.
@Home Network distributes high-speed interactive services to residences
and businesses using the cable industry's hybrid-fiber coaxial
infrastructure and its own network architecture. The cable connection
provides users significant increases in speed over conventional Internet
access, and @Home's network allows for unique content offerings that go
beyond current Web experiences. Original investors in the company
include Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications and Tele-Communications,
Inc (TCI) and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB).
Based in Mountain View, California, @Home Network was formed in 1995.
@Home Network's home page on the World Wide Web is home.net.
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Contact:
Matt Wolfrom
@Home Network
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