SportsLine USA, Inc. Offers Free E-Mail Services
PR Newswire - August 12, 1998 08:24
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Agreement with iName Provides Users Free SportsLine USA-Branded E-mail
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- SportsLine USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLN), publisher of CBS SportsLine (cbs.sportsline.com), and iName, a leading provider of e-mail technology and solutions, has launched a SportsLine USA branded e-mail service. Users of the e-mail service can choose from among several free and premium sports-related domains for their e-mail address.
To choose an e-mail address, users can either click on "free email" from the CBS SportsLine (cbs.sportsline.com) home page, or access the registration page at (http://email.sportsline.com/member/login.page ). The registration process allows the user to select a name for their e-mail account from a variety of sports-related and other interest categories.
Users can take advantage of the following features of iName's free, full-service e-mail system, including:
-- personalized Web mailbox accounts with a permanent address, such as
@sportsmail.com, @footballmail.com, @baseballmail.com, and
@hoopsmail.com
-- log-in portal for easy e-mail accessibility from any computer connected
to the Internet
-- automated e-mail customization center, allowing unlimited flexibility
in modifying personal information and customizing e-mail functionality,
including automatic e-mail forwarding, POP access, virus scanning, auto
signature and more
-- fully-automated registration area for all services
-- multi-level customer support (online, telephone, e-mail)
-- SportsLine USA-branded e-mail users can also choose addresses for the
Tiger Woods affinity domain, i.e. name@tigerwoods.com
"The addition of free Web-based e-mail is just one more way SportsLine USA is providing valuable benefits to our users," said Michael Levy, president and CEO of SportsLine USA, Inc. "We believe that by working with iName on this high-quality service, we offer our users a convenient, hassle-free way to access their e-mail messages from around the world."
"iName and SportsLine USA are aligned in a commitment to provide users with a highly accessible, premium service," said Lon Otremba, iName's chief operating officer. "Together we have created a one-stop Internet messaging experience by integrating iName's innovative features and functionality with SportsLine USA's first-rate sports information and entertainment services."
iName, Inc., offers a comprehensive suite of e-mail services to Internet users worldwide. iName offers its services to users through relationships with 40 leading Internet and media companies and is also available through its own Web site at iname. iName offers free, private e-mail accounts, lifetime e-mail forwarding, and Web browser-based e-mail access. With over 300 quality domain names to choose from, iName is the only e-mail service to offer personalized e-mail addresses. In addition, iName has a strict anti-spam policy. iName, Inc., headquartered in New York, is a privately held and funded corporation.
SportsLine USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLN) is a leading Internet-based sports media company that provides branded, interactive information and programming as well as merchandise to sports enthusiasts worldwide. SportsLine USA publishes CBS SportsLine, which features more than 300,000 pages of multimedia sports information, entertainment and merchandise covering all major professional, collegiate and international sports and includes exclusive content from sports teams, organizations and superstars such as Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Shaquille O'Neal. SportsLine USA was founded in 1994, and its Internet sports service was renamed CBS SportsLine in March of 1997 as part of an exclusive five-year promotional and content agreement with CBS Sports.
SOURCE iName, Inc.
/CONTACT: Bret Werner, bret@alantaylor.com, or Jerry Milani,
jerry@alantaylor.com, of Alan Taylor Communications, 212-714-1280, for
SportsLine USA, Inc.; or Media - Elissa Tomasetti of iName, Inc.,
212-425-3477, ext. 229, or etomasetti@iname.com; or Media - Lee Foley of
Morgen-Walke Associates, 212-850-5613, for iName/
/Web site: iname
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