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KTWO news float= 1.6 (BSNS WIRE) K2 Design, Inc. Joins Top Web Developers in Ericsson Interne K2 Design, Inc. Joins Top Web Developers in Ericsson Internet Community Award, ERICA Business Editors NEW YORK/STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 1999-- New York-Based Agency to Donate Services to International Philanthropic Awards Program Ericsson today announced the addition of New York-based, K2 Design, Inc. as a Web development partner in the Ericsson Internet Community Award (ERICA), the first-ever international competition designed to help non-profit organizations realize the power of the Internet. K2 Design, Inc. is a full-service interactive agency that specializes in interactive brand management for leading consumer and business to business marketers. Prominent clients include Standard & Poor's, Lexis-Nexis, Business Week Online and Sony Online Entertainment. K2 joins a list of prominent Web developers from the U.S., Europe and Asia donating services to be awarded in the competition. The program is seeking new and creative ideas for technology applications from non-profit organizations that take advantage of the community-building power of the Internet. The winning projects will then be awarded Web development services and funding to turn them into a reality. ERICA Awards," said Matt de Ganon, vice chairman, K2 Design, Inc. "ERICA will spread the enormous progress of commercial Internet companies into new areas where it will bring benefits to a wide range of people throughout the world." The ERICA Web development partners also include: - Brand Internet/Stockholm - KOZ, Inc./Durham, NC - Mercury 7/ NYC - NMP-AppNet Interactive/Falls Church, VA - Organic/ San Francisco, NYC, London - Technical Focus/Dallas - VisualCom/Miami - The Connection/Hong Kong - WCJ/Amsterdam Sponsored by Ericsson, a leader in voice and data communication, the awards program runs until March 31, 1999. Organizations can obtain information and entry forms the ERICA Web site www.ericsson.com/erica. The winners share a $250,000 prize fund divided between cash and in-kind Web development services. Winners will be announced at an event in New York on June 3. Since its launch on January 11, the ERICA program has received more than 200 entries from not-for-profit organizations worldwide. Ericsson is the leading provider in the new telecom world, with communications solutions that combine telecom and datacom technologies with the freedom of mobility for the user. With more than 100,000 employees in 140 countries, Ericsson simplifies communications for its customers - network operators, service providers, enterprises and consumers - the world over. --30--lp/ny* sg CONTACT: Edelman Public Relations Terri Mueller or Ivette Yee, 305/358-9500, ext. 217, 218 or Ericsson, New York Kathy Egan or Per Bengtsson, 212/685-4030 KEYWORD: NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: TELECOMMUNICATIONS INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com *** end of story ***