To: Elwood P. Dowd who wrote (55635 ) 4/5/1999 3:10:00 PM From: Night Writer Respond to of 97611
At last an article with Attorneys and Compaq in it without mentioning the words "class action suit." Of course, they don't know Compaq is on the NYSE. NW Attorneys Online, Inc. Announces New Internet Store for Legal Profession: ''America's Legal Super StoreTM'' LAKE HELEN, FLA. (April 5) BUSINESS WIRE -April 5, 1999--Attorneys Online, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Publishing Company of North America, Inc. (Nasdaq:PCNA), today announced, the name of its new Internet legal store, America's Legal Super StoreTM. America's Legal Super Store is scheduled to debut later this summer and is being planned to be the world's largest self-contained Internet store specifically targeting the legal profession. Commenting on America's Legal Super Store Peter S. Balise, Chairman and President of The Publishing Company of North America, Inc., said "The world has watched as commerce on the Internet has grown exponentially and we're planning to hand deliver it to the legal profession. Being just one component of our total Internet strategy, we believe that coupled with our close ties and relationships with bar associations nationwide, America's Legal Super Store will be well received by the legal profession. America's Legal Super Store will offer products from quality manufacturers such as Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT), 3Com (Nasdaq:COMS), Dell Computer (Nasdaq:DELL), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Compaq Computer (Nasdaq:CPQ), Intel (Nasdaq:INTC), General Electric (NYSE:GE), and Iomega (Nasdaq:IOM). We're also planning to introduce new products and services as available to further target and meet the purchasing needs of the legal community on an ongoing basis." The Publishing Company of North America, Inc. is an integrated full service provider of specialty publishing for bar and medical associations and other organizations. While having focused principally on print directories and related products and services, PCNA is aggressively pursuing its vision of becoming a full service provider of multiple online services to the legal profession. "Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: The statements that express the "belief", "anticipation", "plans", "expectations" and similar expressions and the statements made above relating to the Company's plan to introduce this summer the world's largest self-contained Internet store specifically targeting the legal profession, the Company's belief that America's Legal Super Store will be well received by the legal profession, and new products and services that will be offered are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The results anticipated by some or all of these forward-looking statements may not occur. While the Company believes that these statements are accurate, the Company's business is dependent upon general economic conditions and various conditions specific to its industry and future trend results cannot be predicted with certainty. Important factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include the following: 1) unanticipated difficulties that may be incurred in completing development of the site, 2) the Company's ability to provide products and services useful to the legal profession at competitive prices, and 3) the Company's ability to create new online products and services for the legal profession. -0- gaa/mi* CONTACT: The Publishing Company of North America, Inc. Lake Helen, Fla. Peter S. Balise, President and CEO Telephone: 904-228-1000 Facsimile: 904-228-0271 KEYWORD: FLORIDA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: PUBLISHING Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com