To: Kenya AA who wrote (1750 ) 6/2/1999 1:37:00 PM From: Mao II Respond to of 12662
K: Here is the poop on VRIO: Verio Launches Co-branded AOL and CompuServe Web Sites to Market Business Web-Hosting and E-Commerce Services The New Sites - Promoted on Key AOL Properties - Target AOL's Nearly Four Million Small and Mid-Sized Business Customers ENGLEWOOD, Colo., June 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Verio Inc. (Nasdaq: VRIO - news), the world's largest domain-based Web-hosting company and a leading provider of comprehensive business Internet services, today announced the launch of its co-branded AOL/Verio and CompuServe/Verio Web sites to market Web-hosting and e-commerce services to businesses. Verio and AOL (NYSE: AOL - news) will promote the services to AOL's and CompuServe's combined 19 million members, which currently include nearly four million small and mid-sized business customers, and to the millions of online visitors to AOL.COM and AOL's Digital City. The Verio@AOL and Verio@CompuServe sites are part of an agreement announced in March in which AOL named Verio the exclusive provider of business Web-hosting and e-commerce services on key AOL sites. AOL members can access the Verio@AOL site by entering Keyword: Verio. Non-members can access the site at www.verioprimehost.com. CompuServe members can access the Verio@CompuServe site by entering Go: Verio. Non-members can access the site at www.veriobusinessweb.com. Verio expects the co-branded Web sites to substantially expand its industry-leading hosting base of more than 240,000 Web sites and further the company's position as a top provider of e-commerce services. Verio already has a substantial worldwide marketing and sales network that includes more than 4,000 resellers in 170 countries. ''Small and medium-sized businesses represent a significant and growing segment of our customer base,'' said Barry Schuler, president of AOL Interactive Services. ''We teamed with Verio to offer our business-oriented members the highest quality Web products, services and support to help them maximize the power of the Internet. We're excited about the potential our relationship with Verio holds for our business-minded members and Web-based audience.'' AOL and Verio are promoting the Verio@AOL and Verio@CompuServe Web sites through a widespread advertising campaign on AOL's four leading U.S. properties. The banner ads and button placements on AOL, CompuServe, AOL.COM and AOL's Digital City are designed to drive AOL business customers to the new sites. For example, on AOL a Verio Web-hosting button can be found under the office products and services page on the AOL Shopping Channel. The three-year campaign is expected to generate billions of impressions for the co-branded sites, which offer a broad range of Verio's business Web-hosting and e-commerce products. ''The launch of these co-branded Web sites marks what we believe will be a long and mutually beneficial relationship with the world's number one interactive services company,'' said Verio Chief Executive Officer Justin Jaschke. ''We expect this agreement to dramatically enhance awareness of the Verio brand name and to increase our leadership position in the small and mid-sized business marketplace.'' The Verio@AOL and Verio@CompuServe sites feature a selection of economical, easy-to-use business Web-hosting and electronic commerce services designed specifically for small and medium-sized businesses. The plans are presented using a ''Tell'' button for Web-hosting services and a ''Sell'' button for e-commerce services. Web hosting packages range from $24.95 per month to $99.95 per month. E-commerce packages range from $34.95 per month to $124.95 per month. AOL and Verio expect to offer additional plans in the near future through joint-development projects.