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To: Out_of_the_Trap who wrote (6006)	3/2/1999 12:11:00 PM
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Prodigy Internet Launches E-Mail Access from Any PC; Prodigy and Mail.com Partner for a Turn-Key Solution Business Wire - March 02, 1999 08:31 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 2, 1999--Prodigy Communications Corporation announced today the launch of Prodigy MailLink(tm), a new Web-based e-mail program that allows Prodigy Internet members to access their Prodigy e-mail from any PC connected to the Web, anytime, anywhere. Prodigy has teamed with New York-based Mail.com, the Internet messaging company, which developed the online interface and technology featured in Prodigy MailLink. The service, which is offered exclusively to Prodigy Internet members, gives subscribers the ability to check e-mail and send messages from any PC with a Web browser and an Internet connection - a school or library computer lab, a computer at the office, an airport kiosk, or a friend's house - even if the PC is not connected to the Internet through the Prodigy Internet service. Additionally, because MailLink is Web-based and uses members' existing personal e-mail address and password, Prodigy Internet members can be assured of their privacy - even when accessing their personal mail from work. Prodigy MailLink takes the Web mail concept one step further: It combines Prodigy's existing, standards-based POP3 e-mail service - which customers can use with all standard mail clients (e.g., Internet Explorer, Netscape, etc.) - with an online Web interface designed by Mail.com. With one quick visit to Prodigy MailLink, subscribers can easily access, store, create and manipulate their e-mail from any online PC. "We are proud to be working with Prodigy to provide its members with this cutting-edge solution," said Lon Otremba, chief operating officer of Mail.com. "Prodigy members are the first to take advantage of our unique new Webmail service, which makes their e-mail so much more valuable and easy to use." Prodigy MailLink does not require the user to download any software or adjust any server or personal settings on the browser. To access e-mail, members will simply go to the Prodigy MailLink URL (http://maillink.prodigy.net) and type in their Prodigy e-mail address and password. The service is full featured, offering an address book, multiple folders, and signature files. "Prodigy MailLink is like a one-stop e-mail solution," said David Trachtenberg, president and COO of Prodigy Communications Corporation. "Now, all Prodigy Internet members have the best of both worlds: the preferred functionality of POP3 mail with the flexibility of Web-based access wherever they may be. We are pleased to team with Mail.com to offer this service."

To: Out_of_the_Trap who wrote (6006)	3/2/1999 12:11:00 PM
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Washington, March 2 (Bloomberg) -- America Online Inc., the No. 1 online service, plans to build a $550 million computer center at a business park outside Manassas, Virginia, the Washington Post reported, citing unidentified company and state officials. The facility will house computing equipment for Dulles, Virginia-based AOL, including the latest Internet video technology, and will benefit from a $4 million tax break approved by the Virginia legislature, the Post said. Most of the $550 million will be used to cover the costs of investment in computing equipment, with few jobs created because the facility will mainly house equipment, the Post said, citing an unnamed state official. AOL has more than 16 million subscribers worldwide and plans to expand this year into South America and to start a Chinese and English language service based in Hong Kong. (WP 3/2 B1 www.washingtonpost.com) 07:47:47 03/02/1999 For more stories from Bloomberg News, click here. (C) Copyright 1999 Bloomberg L.P.