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Strategies & Market Trends : e-Commerce the Next 100 Months...... -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TLindt who wrote (260)	3/25/1998 10:14:00 AM
From: Jack Sman	Respond to of 2882

(PR NEWSWIRE) DJ: Barriers Removed for E-Commerce; Innovations Can Move Fo DJ: Barriers Removed for E-Commerce; Innovations Can Move Forward FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 1998-- -- Star Wars Star Mark Hamill Hosts ".com" Special Report -- Now that the president has backed a moratorium on the proposed Internet tax, electronic commerce is expected to boom. By 2002, the White House predicts that on-line sales will exceed $300 billion. The companies leading the expansion of this burgeoning industry are featured in an upcoming special edition of ".com" with Mark Hamill, a half-hour program airing nationally March 28. "The '.com' series has made its mark by going beyond the news to profile the cutting-edge," said Patty Elliott, one of TVI's Executive Producers. "When we uncovered the impact that companies like Value America are having on electronic commerce, we knew our viewers would want to check it out." ".com," a magazine format television program, is produced and paid for by TV Interactive. This special half-hour look at electronic commerce airs nationally, Saturday, March 28 at Noon Eastern Time on CNBC. In addition to national broadcast, the series is available for viewing on-demand through streaming video on TVI's viewer Web site, www.tviweb.com. The site provides access to months of ".com" feature segments in their entirety, as well as, links to other sources of valuable information. About Value America Value America, an innovative on-line, direct response retailer of high-quality, brand-named products on the Internet, brings the world's best store directly to the customer's home or office. Detailed and entertaining multimedia presentations about products ranging from jewelry to housewares, computers to consumer electronics can be found at www.valueamerica.com. Products can be ordered by phone at 888/510-VALU. About TVI Based in Fort Lauderdale, TV Interactive is a highly acclaimed producer of original television programming and a pioneer in Web broadcasting. TVI's other productions include: "Healthy Solutions" with Emmy Winner, Mariette Hartley, "My Kids" with Mark Hamill, and "Elegance with Ivana." CONTACT: TV Interactive, Fort Lauderdale Mark Hirsch, 954/772-3200, x43 mark@tviweb.com * end of story *