Well, is this the new company or something else that everyones been waiting for?
Bob
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For Immediate Release
IXL, INC. ACQUIRES SILICON VALLEY DESIGN AND
ENGINEERING AGENCY, PANTHEON INTERACTIVE
SAN FRANCISCO (October 14, 1998) -- iXL, Inc., the
Atlanta-based Internet service provider, today announced its
acquisition of Santa Clara-based Pantheon Interactive, Inc.
(Pantheon), an interactive design and engineering firm which
specializes in Internet solutions for Fortune 1000 companies.
"Pantheon's track record for delivering complex solutions across a
variety of disciplines as well as their client base will facilitate our
ability to gain greater marketshare among the Fortune 1000
customer base," said Bert Ellis, Chairman and CEO of iXL, Inc.
"We are excited to be integrated into iXL's corporate infrastructure
and are confident that our history and blue-chip clientele will be an
asset to Bert and his team," said Kip Parent, president of Pantheon.
Pantheon is known for offering quality custom engineering solutions
including application development, complex code generation, user
interface development and integration and product prototyping. The
company also provides services for building and enhancing distance
learning and corporate communications, in addition to offering
expertise in streaming media solutions, e-commerce and intranet
database applications. Pantheon clients include Cisco Systems,
Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Novell, Philips Semiconductor, Xerox,
Tandem, Encanto Networks and Hewlett Packard, among others.
About Pantheon
Pantheon Interactive helps companies use the Web as a strategic
tool for various phases of business: marketing, sales, customer
support and internal/external communications. The company
specializes in sophisticated streaming media solutions, such as
distance learning and corporate communications, and complex web
based engineering solut ions, such as e-commerce and intranet
database enabled applications, for Fortune 1000 companies.
Pantheon has evolved from a self-funded start-up into a high-end
Silicon Valley interactive design and engineering firms.
About iXL, Inc.
iXL, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of iXL Holdings, Inc. ("iXL"), a
strategic Internet services company offering comprehensive
high-end solutions for Fortune 1000 companies and similar
international companies. The offering of comprehensive strategic
solutions which fuse technology with creative design drives iXL's
strategy to compete in the emerging worldwide market for
Internet-based business solutions. iXL is headquartered in Atlanta,
with offices in Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Hamburg,
London, Los Angeles, Madrid, Memphis, New York, Richmond, San
Diego, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.
Pantheon Interactive to Offer Full Suite of Business
Solutions Utilizing Windows Media Technologies
Santa Clara, Ca. - July 7, 1998 Pantheon Interactive, Inc., a
leading Web development firm that specializes in networked
multimedia and distance learning applications, today announced its
intention to fully support Microsoft's newly released Windows Media
Technologies environment.
In related news, the Silicon Valley based company was chosen by
Microsoft to produce the online multimedia presentation for the
launch of Windows Media Technologies.
"Pantheon Interactive has a demonstrated history of creating great
business solutions utilizing Windows Media Technologies such as
NetShow Services," says Gary Schare, Microsoft's Lead Product
Manager for Windows Media Technologies. "They were instrumental
in helping us develop an interactive demo that showcases the new
improved streaming functionality of the Windows Media
Technologies."
The Windows Media Technologies launch site features an interactive
video-based presentation hosted by Microsoft COO Bob Herbold.
Taking advantage of new features built into NetShow Services, the
streaming video presentation dynamically controls other elements on
the page, including: dynamic HTML layers, Microsoft Liquid Motion,
and Macromedia Flash. The presentation can be viewed on the
Microsoft Web site at:
microsoft.com.
"We are very impressed with the new functionality offered with the
Windows Media Technologies environment," says Kip Parent,
President of Pantheon Interactive. "It was a thrill to work directly
with the Microsoft team to produce a leading edge site that pushes
the boundaries of multimedia on the Web."
The Windows Media Technologies environment includes:
Windows NT Server NetShow Services: a comprehensive suite
of authoring tools and streaming services.
Windows Media Player: the most extensible, flexible, and
convenient player for accessing multimedia content.
Microsoft NetShow Theater Server: a powerful, flexible
streaming media solution for delivering high-quality MPEG
video.
Located in Santa Clara, California, Pantheon Interactive, Inc. helps
companies use the Web as a strategic tool for all phases of
business. The company specializes in sophisticated streaming media
solutions, such as distance learning and corporate communications,
for Fortune 1000 companies. Additional information about Pantheon
Interactive can be found at pan-interactive.com.
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