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To: newtrade_dev who wrote (99)	2/2/1999 12:34:00 PM
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NEWBURYPORT, Mass., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Activeworlds.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: AWLD - news), a leader in three-dimensional Internet technology, today announced the Grand Opening of @Mart, the first e-commerce Virtual Mall on the Internet. Built with the proprietary Active Worlds(TM) platform, @Mart boasts over 100 stores, adding a new dimension to their affiliate relationships, which include Amazon.com (Nasdaq: AMZN - news), CDNow (Nasdaq: CDNW - news), Beyond.com (Nasdaq: BYND - news), and Jcrew.com. Users in different locations can shop simultaneously in a 3-D environment by simply clicking on the items they wish to purchase. Merchants can place customer-service representatives in virtual stores, and utilize programmable Artificial Intelligence storekeepers to both track usage and offer sales assistance. Using the Virtual Mall, merchants can retain the look and feel of their real world stores on the Internet with secure electronic commerce capabilities. @Mart, designed to resemble a modern shopping mall, will generate commission revenues for Activeworlds.com, and will offer a unique opportunity to a variety of vendors of both traditional and virtual products and services. Taking advantage of the features of the groundbreaking Active Worlds(TM) technology, vendors can customize their storefront using drag and drop real-time building. By simply linking storefronts to existing URLs, signage can be created in seconds for all to see. Consumers now have the opportunity to window shop and purchase products online, while chatting personally with the shopkeepers. Active Worlds (TM) allows for the integration of current web-based e-commerce solutions and web shopping sites in a 3D, multi-user shopping mall of the future. ''