Nathan,
Just wondering if this new service is anything similar to this that is offered by Maritime Tel and Tel Co. in Nova Scotia.
News FLASH!
Metro Halifax-Dartmouth Residents
First in World to Access Virtual
Software Library at Lightning Speed
HALIFAX, April 7, 1998 -- Today, Colin
Latham, President and CEO of MT&T,
together with local and international
partners launched the next phase of
Mpowered PCä , a revolutionary
world-first technology developed in Nova
Scotia.
Mpowered PC enables consumers to
access a virtual software library of
educational, entertainment and
productivity titles on demand. This is
combined with high speed Internet access
via ADSL technology, which
simultaneously transmits voice, video and
data at high speeds over a single phone
line, up to 250 times faster than a 28.8
kbps modem. This package takes
computing to a new industry level,
enhancing affordability and access for
consumers in a way that was just not
possible before.
"High speed Internet access is going to be
the standard in the next few years," said
Mpowered PC Chief Technology Officer,
Monty Sharma. "Mpowered PC is so
much more. By creating the opportunity to
select from a warehouse of software,
consumers can finally get the most out of
their computer."
Mpowered PC subscribers can select
education and business-related software
hourly, weekly, or yearly. Titles are
continually updated so customers always
have the latest version at prices as low as
$1.50 for two hours. To add even more
value, Mpowered PC also contains a user
manager to help consumers budget and
manage their family's use of software.
"It's like having the sophistication of a
state-of-the-art office system at home,
without any hassles," added Sharma.
"And our 24-hour support-line is like
having your own personal computer
specialist."
To bring Mpowered PC to Nova Scotia,
MT&T worked with Novell and Paradyne,
industry leaders in software development
and technology. MT&T and Paradyne are
bringing a world-first to market with 7.2
megabyte ADSL technology, which
enables the delivery of software on
demand.
Mpowered PC's core network software
was developed with Novell, an international
leader who will continue to work with
MT&T to take this service to new markets.
"We're delighted to be partnered with an
industry leader who will continue to grow
with us and share our vision in changing
the way people connect," said Colin
Latham.
Mpowered PC consumers can easily
access software created by international
as well as Nova Scotia designers.
Examples of locally developed titles
include The MathProbe from
MathResources Inc. and HTML Assistant
PROä 97 by Brooklyn North Software Inc.
"The more people realize the endless
possibilities of learning through their
computer, the more they'll want to access
the kind of software we can deliver," said
Ron Fitzgerald, from MathResources Inc.,
creator of an innovative math tutorial
software used world-wide.
MT&T Mpowered PC is now available in
Metro Halifax-Dartmouth with plans to
roll-out province-wide.
MT&T, a member of the Stentor alliance of
Canadian telecom providers, supplies
nearly one million Nova Scotians with
wireline and wireless communication,
information, transaction and entertainment
services. For more information, access
the MT&T world wide web site at
www.mtt.ca.
Facts
Mpowered PC™
Mpowered PC is just the beginning
of more products and services to
be offered under the Mpowered
banner
Mpowered PC, was created in Nova
Scotia as a means of enabling
users to affordably get the most out
of their computer
Mpowered PC's technology
reinvents the way consumers use a
home or office computer by
providing speed, simplicity and
software on demand
the network includes access to a
hassle-free and ever-expanding
virtual software library
unlimited, high speed Internet
service, up to 250 times faster than
a 28.8 kbps speed modem
five e-mail addresses and five
megabytes of personal web space,
enough to create a home page, are
available and do not require an
extra phone line
Speed with ADSL
ADSL stands for Asymmetric
Digital Subscriber Line. ADSL
transforms ordinary copper phone
lines into high-speed digital
transmission pipes -- up to 250
times faster than today's 28.8 kbps
or ISDN modems. A single line can
handle voice, data and video
simultaneously.
with ADSL technology supplied by
Paradyne, MT&T can offer
high-speed digital service allowing
users to make and receive phone
calls while using the Internet
Mpowered PC will be delivered to
customers via ADSL, a
newly-developed transmission
technology that delivers a
high-speed, downstream channel to
subscribers and a lower-speed,
upstream network channel
with ADSL technology, even
lower-speed, upstream network
communications exceed the
industry recognized standard T1
speeds of 1.14 Mbps
Sho & Tel
this is a state-of-the-art innovation
centre
consumers who want to test-drive
Mpowered first hand and
experience the latest
larger-than-life technology can at
Sho & Tel
Sho & Tel features everything from
Mpowered PC to digital home
theatre and video conferencing,
virtual reality and Internet TV
empowering customers to create,
compete, connect and explore
Just a note that it costs $45.00/month for this service in Canada with unlimited user time.
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