I sort of wish Kaufman would shut up
I mean they did take them public and are
both an investor and ONT's only coverage.
too much self promotion,
don't you think...?
I guess since ONT's
PR department is so
wanting, maybe KBRO
is just filling in
the silence.
what should really impress even more
would be an endorsement of product,
or stock coverage from someone other
than Kaufman. If we get that by next
week, I'll be very pleased
More B2B News as NorthPoint is the largest fastest growing CLEC:
9:11amEST (PR NEWSWIRE) On2.com teams with Northpoint Communications to Deliver Next-Generation Broadband Internet Experience
On2 Content to be Showcased on New Content Distribution Platform as Part of
NorthPoint's Groundbreaking 'Blast' Initiative
NEW YORK, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- On2.com Inc. (Amex: ONT), a leader in
broadband content delivery over the Internet, today announced a strategic
alliance with NorthPoint Communications (Nasdaq: NPNT), a leading provider of
DSL-based broadband services.
On2 is one of the best-of-breed content partners selected by NorthPoint to
participate in the company's groundbreaking "Blast" broadband broadcasting
initiative to improve the way consumers and businesses experience streaming
media and other content and applications over the Internet.
As part of the alliance, NorthPoint will feature On2's full-screen,
full-motion, television-quality broadband content in subscriber trials of its
new content distribution platform. With Blast, NorthPoint moves broadband
content closer to the desktop, enabling consumers to view streaming audio and
video with much sharper clarity and quality and without the buffering delays,
reduced screen size and other features that characterize today's Internet
experience. NorthPoint's new network architecture will give subscribers an
enhanced broadband experience by placing content at the edge, bypassing the
public Internet and the multiple "hops" that can degrade the quality and
performance of high-bandwidth Internet content.
On2 will feed its content directly to NorthPoint's local networks. The
content will then be delivered to NorthPoint's ISP customers and their
broadband subscribers. NorthPoint is currently conducting field trials of the
Blast initiative with a limited set of subscribers in the San Francisco Bay
Area and plans to roll out the service in select U.S. markets this summer.
"The effectiveness of our new content delivery platform depends on
compelling broadband content that will add significant value to our
subscribers' Internet experience," said Michael Malaga, CEO of NorthPoint
Communications. "On2's high-quality programming and its ability to deliver a
full-screen, full-motion, television-quality Web experience makes them an
ideal partner in our initiative."
"We share NorthPoint's commitment to serving broadband consumers and
businesses with the highest quality content on the Web," said Dan Miller,
Founder, President and CEO of On2.com. "NorthPoint's enhanced content
distribution platform will vastly improve how our high- bandwidth content is
delivered to broadband subscribers."
About On2.com Inc.
On2.com Inc. (Amex: ONT) is a world leader in delivering full-screen,
full-motion, television-quality video over the Internet. Leveraging its
groundbreaking technology -- TrueMotion VP3(TM) -- On2 is developing a
revolutionary entertainment network that will change the way consumers
experience the Web. On2Movies, the first channel in the On2Network, features
high-quality original programming as well as content from major studios,
independent filmmakers and short film producers. In 2000, the On2Network will
expand to include destinations devoted to subjects such as music, travel,
games, and sports. Headquartered in New York City's Tribeca Film Center in
the heart of Silicon Alley, On2 is located at 375 Greenwich Street, New York,
NY 10013 and can be reached at 212-941-2400 or info@on2.com. Investor
inquiries should be sent to invest@on2.com. More information is also located
at on2.com.
About NorthPoint Communications
NorthPoint Communications, based in San Francisco, is the leading
broadband competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC), providing affordable,
dedicated high-speed Internet access over existing phone lines using digital
subscriber line (DSL) technology. The company currently operates DSL-based
local networks in 33 major U.S. markets, spanning 62 metropolitan statistical
areas (MSAs), and expects to reach over 60 markets and 110 MSAs by the end of
2000. By that time, NorthPoint's DSL network will pass nearly 45 percent of
homes and more than half of all businesses in the U.S. NorthPoint provides
DSL-based Internet access service -- at speeds up to 1.5 Mbps, more than
25 times faster than common dial-up modems -- through national and regional
Internet Service Providers, CLECs, long distance carriers, retailers,
value-added resellers and other partners. For additional information, visit
northpointdsl.com.
This release contains statements that constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and
Section 21 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and are subject to the safe
harbor provisions of those sections and the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking
statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risk
uncertainties including those described in our filings with the SEC, and that
the actual results or developments may differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. The conpany has
based these forward-looking statements on information currently available and
disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statement.
SOURCE On2.com Inc.
-0- 02/15/2000
/CONTACT: Media - Cindy MacKenzie, VP-Communications of On2.com,
212-941-3808, cindy@on2.com; or Bridgitt Arnold of Imagio Public Relations,
206-625-0252, bridgitta@imagio.com, for On2.com; or Investors - Ryan Barr,
investor inquiries, barr@braincomm.com, and Ann Travers, financial media,
travers@braincomm.com, both of Brainerd Communicators, Inc., 212-986-6667, for
On2.com; or Caroline Rice Howell, Public Relations Manager of NorthPoint
Communications, 415-365-6056, crice@northpoint.net/
/Web site: northpointdsl.com
on2.com
(ONT NPNT)
CO: On2.com Inc.; NorthPoint Communications
ST: New York
IN: CPR MLM
SU: PDT
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