"Peter Norton -- PC Guru" Joins AT&T "Come to Your Senses Sweepstakes"
March 26, 1998 08:31 AM
CULVER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 26, 1998--MediaX Corp. MXMX today announced its participation as an alliance member in a year-long AT&T WorldNet(R) Service Internet promotion, the "Come to Your Senses Sweepstakes" (www.worldnetnow.net), scheduled to run until January 1999.
MediaX's Peter Norton(TM) PC Guru product will be made available as a prize to participants on a weekly basis. This instructional CD-ROM takes users on an entertaining tour of their computer and the Internet with the help of "Norton Utilities" creator Peter Norton.
Nancy Poertner, president of MediaX, states, "This is a major opportunity for MediaX to promote Peter Norton(TM) PC Guru to a large audience. The sweepstakes is designed to drive traffic to the MediaX Web site, increasing the number of visits there dramatically. This provides an unparalleled opportunity for the launch of our own Electronic-Commerce Site."
The "Come to Your Senses Sweepstakes" is AT&T's third on-line promotion and offers prizes worth $1 million, including a car, home theater systems, cash, computers and software.
Last Year, MediaX bundled AT&T WorldNet Service, with its "Peter Norton(TM) -- PC Guru." Users get 30 days of free AT&T WorldNet Service by using the on-line tutorial portion of the program.
AT&T WorldNet Service is the largest direct Internet service provider in the United States, serving more than 1 million subscribers. It is expanding availability of 56 k access technology in its network, which currently has some 330 points of presence in the U.S. The service offers pricing plans tailored to both new and experienced users, as well as a free 2-megabyte personal Web page, and has received several industry awards, which in many cases cited its customer care and reliability.
AT&T WorldNet Service provides subscribers with the option of consolidating their Internet access, AT&T Long Distance and AT&T Wireless charges on a single bill. Separately, as of March 9, AT&T WorldNet Service has begun making AT&T Long Distance service available at a low 9-cent-a-minute rate as part of the AT&T One Rate Online plan. Under this plan subscribers view their AT&T bills online and pay with a credit card.
Founded in 1996, MediaX Corp. is an award-winning developer and publisher of multimedia educational and entertainment software, as well as software development tools for 3D and interactive on-line games. The company also produces and publishes new media entertainment content for entertainment companies. Headquartered in Culver City, Calif., MediaX owns and operates a production facility in Santa Cruz, Calif. Additional information is available on the World Wide Web at www.mediax.com.
AT&T WorldNet Service software for Windows 95, Windows 3.1, Windows 3.11 for Workgroups and Macintosh is available free of charge by download from the public AT&T WorldNet Web site and from the AT&T Corporate Web site or by calling 800/WORLDNET. AT&T WorldNet is a registered service mark of AT&T. |
