CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2000--
Co-Sponsors Excite@Home and Cisco Systems Present Interactive
Computers, Whirlpool Futuristic Refrigerator,
Internet Seminars, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" Games,
Prizes and Much More!
Chicagoland residents will have the opportunity to experience
first-hand how high speed Internet access over cable - with speeds
substantially faster than traditional Internet access -- can
revolutionize their world at AT&T@Home Broadband Internet Home Tour at
Woodfield Mall, Friday, October 6 through Sunday, October 8. The
hands-on exhibit boasts state-of-the-art computers, interactive games
and leading computer experts.
Co-sponsored by Excite@Home and Cisco Systems, the mall tour will
provide consumers with information on how to build their own Web pages
and offer training on how to master the Internet. The weekend
activities will include four (4) kiosks with 16 demonstration sites
fully equipped with high speed Internet accessible computers,
children's activities, on-site experts to answer questions and
Whirlpool's computer-equipped Internet home refrigerator that keeps an
inventory on food by scanning bar codes and automatically places
restocking orders over the Internet to the supermarket.
Consumers can register to win a vacation in picturesque Aruba.
Additionally, they can win prizes during the day by playing on-site
games including, karaoke, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and more.
Internet experts will present seminars on various topics
including:
"Kids on the Net": Help your children get the most from the
Internet. Learn about educational Web sites, using the Internet
effectively for research and school projects, parental control
software, and guiding your child's online experience.
"Intertainment - Having Fun on the Net": The Web is not just a
place to collect information anymore. Enjoy video on demand,
digital commercial free music, live television, radio from all
over the country, live concerts, animation, and more over the Net.
Learn how to download music, send voice and video mail, play
games, enter contests, and download and send photographs.
"Front Page": Learn to build your own personal Web page quickly
and easily with Microsoft's Front Page. This brings Web page
building to a whole new level of professionalism. Participants can
receive a free copy of Front Page for a 45-day trial period.
Building on the success of its 1998 and 1999 tour, this traveling
exposition visits 40 cities over a 20-week period through the fall of
2000. "The mall environment has proven to be a great venue to showcase
the power and speed of broadband Internet access," said Byron Smith,
executive vice president and chief marketing officer, consumer
broadband services for Excite@Home. "We believe that seeing is
believing so we are thrilled to bring this demonstration to one of
Chicago's most popular malls. The Broadband Internet Home Tour will
allow families to see how their lives can be enhanced through
broadband Internet access, and how quickly and easily broadband allows
them to shop, plan vacations, check movie times, research homework
assignments and perform many other activities."
"We're very excited about having the Internet Home Tour come to
the Chicagoland area for a second year," said Bob Krahman, Director of
@Home Marketing for AT&T Broadband in the Greater Chicago Market.
"Holding this event at Woodfield Mall allows us to expose even more
consumers to the power of the Internet delivered over Broadband."
Excite@Home and Cisco Systems are spearheading the Broadband
Internet Home Tour to create awareness of the enormous capabilities of
Internet access over broadband. Broadband functionality allows users
to experience the Internet like never before at blazing speeds. Visit
the site at www.broadband.home.com.
Broadband is critical to delivering value-added Internet services
and devices to the home and Cisco is teaming up with technology
leaders like Excite@Home and AT&T@Home to help ensure broadband is
easily and readily available to consumers nationwide.
About AT&T Broadband
AT&T Broadband is one of the nation's leading providers of video,
broadband and data services. AT&T Broadband is a business unit of AT&T
that provides cable television entertainment and information
programming services to more than 16 million customers across the
country. The company also provides a host of advanced video services
through AT&T Digital Cable and is actively developing competitive
local broadband telephone services. AT&T Broadband is part of AT&T
Corp. (NYSE:T.N), the world's leader in telecommunications services and
technology.
About Excite@Home
Excite@Home (Nasdaq: ATHM.O) is the leader in broadband, offering
residential and commercial broadband services, with a global footprint
of 105(a) million homes under long-term cable and DSL contract.
Excite@Home offers consumers broadband services over cable-modem, DSL
and other last-mile connections and businesses high-speed commercial
services. Excite@Home has over 30(a) million cable franchise homes
under contract outside of North America and localized versions of the
Excite service in 10 leading international markets.
About Cisco Systems
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO.O) is the worldwide leader in
networking for the Internet. News and information are available at the
Cisco Press Room.
Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered
trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S.
and certain other countries. All other trademarks mentioned in this
document are the property of their respective owners.
Excite@Home, @Home, @Work, Excite, Blue Mountain, the stylized @
logo and MatchLogic are trademarks of or licensed to At Home
Corporation and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other
brand names are trademarks of their respective owners. Legal Notices.
(a) Effective upon the closing of Excite Chello.
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CONTACT: AT&T Broadband
Pat Keenan, 847/480-3303
Keenan.pat@tci.com
or
Excite@Home
Christine McCafferty, 650/556-3609
mccafferty@excitehome.net
KEYWORD: ILLINOIS
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS E-COMMERCE INTERNET
NETWORKING
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