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To: Ian@SI who wrote (132719)	6/15/1999 12:28:00 AM
From: Hamiltonian	Respond to of 176387

Hey Ian Slumming are you...Bored with AMAT...they seem to be holding up quite nicely...

To: Ian@SI who wrote (132719)	6/15/1999 2:48:00 AM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 176387

<<FYI...AOL plans high-speed service AOL Plus is slated to be launched later this year when AOL begins selling subscriptions to its service bundled with DSL. By Steven Vonder Haar, Inter@ctive Week June 14, 1999 5:01 AM PT America Online is developing a version of its flagship AOL online service tailored for consumers with high-speed Internet access, industry executives and analysts said. The new broadband-oriented package -- being developed under the name AOL Plus - is slated to be launched later this year when AOL begins selling subscriptions to its service bundled with High-Speed Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) access from local telephone companies. High-speed access? To date, AOL has announced partnership agreements to resell DSL service from Bell Atlantic and SBC Communications. The company also is continuing aggressive lobbying efforts to win the right to be carried on the high-speed data lines of cable television operators. "Building a content package targeted at broadband users makes sense," said Brian Oakes, an analyst at the Lehman Bros. investment banking firm. "When you do get those higher-speed connections, you want to be able to do more than just give people their stock quotes faster." AOL Plus will offer a limited set of streaming media features, along with more photos, graphics and animation than what is offered on its flagship consumer service today, said industry executives familiar with AOL's development work. AOL will be joining a fray that has seen almost every Web portal weigh in with an aggressive strategy for promoting and distributing streaming media content. AOL's sheer size may put the company at a disadvantage in trying to create cutting-edge content offerings suitable for the mass market - at least initially. AOL officials are concerned about the potential demand if a large number of the 17 million subscribers to its traditional dial-up service convert to high-speed and then start tapping into streaming media content stored on AOL servers, executives familiar with AOL Plus' development said. 'It will roll out when we roll out DSL, and it will be an evolving product' -- Wendy Goldberg, AOL The online service earlier this month acquired streaming media software developer Nullsoft and online music programmer Spinner.com in a $400 million deal that will provide at least a basic level of content suitable for broadband. However, a major push by AOL into streaming video services appears unlikely for now, industry executives said. AOL spokeswoman Wendy Goldberg confirmed that the company is developing a broadband service under the AOL Plus name that will feature "enhanced streaming media and enhanced electronic commerce" services. AOL Plus also will offer a feature that detects the connection speed of the user and sends content appropriate for the user's bandwidth connection. "It will roll out when we roll out DSL, and it will be an evolving product," said Goldberg, who declined to provide further specifics of what features AOL plans to incorporate into its upcoming broadband offering. Goldberg did say the company could choose a name other than "AOL Plus" for the service when it launches commercially. While the high-speed content package will be marketed as part of a stand-alone bundle expected to be priced at near $40 monthly, the high-speed AOL service is likely to share significant features with AOL's mainstream service. Popular features such as AOL's buddy lists, chat rooms and electronic mail likely will be integrated into the high-speed service, according to industry executives. >>