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To: B. A. Marlow who wrote (8282)	5/11/1999 3:33:00 AM
From: flickerful	Respond to of 17679

Broadband Access Service To Turn On The TV By Karen J. Bannan May 10, 1999 2:28 PM ET While the industry focuses on broadband access as a delivery route for audio and video files and software, WavePhore, the developer of the WaveTop data delivery service, is looking at television. The company in late July is set to announce a service that will allow the broadcast of multimedia and software using the television virtual blanking interface (VBI). The service, called JamCast, is expected to let anyone with a PCTV card receive TV programming, movies, music and software without the need for an Internet connection. WavePhore also is designing an upgraded JamCast service for broadband customers using Internet Protocol (IP) multicasting, officials said. "Instead of having to go online to receive video and games, you'll turn on your PC and have it waiting for you," a company spokeswoman said. WavePhore plans to create an entertainment portal providing movie, music and television reviews and instant access to all the files broadcast to users. The portal also is expected to list a daily schedule of the service's downloads, so users can plan to watch programming as it's streaming down. It is anticipated that the free JamCast service will concentrate on video content, games and MP3 music files and will be supported by advertising and e-commerce. Much of what is broadcast is expected to be made available for later purchase, according to Patrick Ford, WavePhore's senior vice president of marketing and product development. "If you are going to make a $10 or $50 game or CD [compact disc] investment, you want to make sure that they are good," Ford said. "If they are good, the user can purchase them and keep them. It's a great service for the consumer because it doesn't cost them anything." JamCast is expected to let users set parameters for downloads. For example, if someone likes only rock and alternative music, he or she can set the service to download only MP3 files that fall into those categories, Ford said. This will be especially useful, he said, since JamCast is set to broadcast up to 200 megabytes of data to users every day. The content is intended to be delivered to the user's cache and overwritten daily, keeping system requirements to a minimum. The company plans to use the Public Broadcasting Service's VBI to broadcast JamCast. WavePhore currently uses the PBS VBI to send its WaveTop information broadcasts to users, Ford said. The IP multicasting component should become available as Internet and broadband service providers begin supporting the technology.

To: B. A. Marlow who wrote (8282)	5/11/1999 4:31:00 AM
From: flickerful	Respond to of 17679

CALLNOW.COM AND LYCOS FORM PARTNERSHIP NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- CallNOW.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CALN), a leading Internet portal marketing traditional telecommunications services worldwide, and Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS), the most visited hub on the Internet and the world's largest online community, today announced the signing of a multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnership contract. With this contract, CallNOW.com becomes the premier telecommunications partner for Lycos in Europe. CallNOW.com (http://www.callnow.com) is the one-stop shop for telecommunications services on the Internet where customers in 250 countries can sign up online for national and international long distance, cellular rentals, calling cards and other telecom services. The company provides its customers with instant service activation and real time call monitoring as well as online billing using its proprietary software; customers can also look up international calling rates. CallNOW.com also provides free access to the largest global online telephone directory to search for residential and business telephone numbers around the world. Based in New York City, CallNOW.com is experiencing rapid growth through its global affiliate and search engine network, as well as through consumer awareness of the CallNOW.com brand. "We are very excited about our alliance with Lycos and its European partner, Bertelsmann. CallNOW.com has developed the first global e-commerce telecommunications model and our partnership with Lycos will allow rapid introduction of our unique services to a broad range of Lycos' audiences in Europe. This partnership is a key component of our international marketing and branding strategy," Christian Bardenheuer, CEO of CallNOW.com said. "And as we continue to grow, current and potential customers will have immediate access to information about new products, services, and promotions." About Lycos, Inc. Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS) is a leading Web media company and owner of the Lycos Network, the most visited hub on the Internet reaching 51.8 percent of all Web users. With a unified set of Web sites, the Lycos Network is the fastest growing Web network and the world's largest online community. The Lycos Network attracts a diverse audience by offering a variety of services, including leading Web navigation resources, homepage building and other Web community services and a comprehensive shopping center. The Lycos Network is composed of premium sites: Lycos.com, Tripod, WhoWhere, Angelfire, MailCity, HotBot, HotWired, Wired News, Webmonkey and Suck.com. Headquartered near Boston in Waltham, Mass., Lycos, Inc. is a global Internet leader with a major presence in the U.S. through the Lycos Network, in Europe through Lycos/Bertelsmann and throughout Asia. About CallNOW.com CallNOW.com, Inc. began operations in 1995. The company developed patent-pending proprietary software as the core of its e-commerce telecommunications portal strategy. Through this technology CallNOW.com provides a number of telecommunications services to virtually any country in the world. The company was co-founded by Christian Bardenheuer, chairman and CEO, and Warner R. Johnson, Jr., president. SOURCE CallNOW.com, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 05/11/99 /CONTACT: Chris Seelbach of CallNOW.com, Inc., 212-686-2000, ext. 212; or Dr. Andreas Gregory, VP Marketing of Lycos Europe, 49-52-41802582/ /Web site: callnow.com (CALN LCOS) CO: CallNOW.com, Inc.; Lycos, Inc. ST: New York, Massachusetts IN: MLM TLS SU: JVN