Jupiter Online Demo Panel Participants Announced; Progressive, MindSpring, Others to Unveil New Products for First Time at NYC Conference
NEW YORK, Feb. 25 — February 25, 1997 — After an exhaustive selection process, six companies have been chosen to unveil their innovative, new online products and services at Jupiter Communications' CONSUMER ONLINE SERVICES IV conference. Dozens of companies submitted proposals to participate in ONLINE UNVEILED: THE SHOWCASE DEMO FINALE which will take place on Wednesday, March 5, 1997 at 3:30 p.m., with Jupiter analysts making the ultimate determination of the five participants.
"Online Unveiled is rapidly becoming the forum of choice for the leaders in consumer interactivity to preview breakthrough technologies and services," said Ross Rubin, Jupiter's group director for consumer Internet technologies and the moderator of this year's panel. The participants are as follows:
MindSpring
"The Flexible, Customized Interface"
Presented by Charles Brewer, CEO
Alpha/prototype version of MindSpring's PipeLine+ Version 3.0 Interface software
Navitel
"Windows CE Web Phone"
Presented by Robert Simon, Executive Vice President
TouchPhone, the first screen phone to use Windows CE and Pocket Explorer
Zapa
"3D Webcast and Advertising Creation Tools"
Presented by Eyal Gever, President & CEO
Branding through 3D Webcast, animated e-mail, and Java ad tool
Intermind
"The Persistent Search Channel"
Presented by Matt Highsmith, Vice President
Upcoming ActiveX and Java controls for bandwidth-friendly presentation environments
GEO Interactive Media Group
"Cross-Platform Flexible Authoring"
Presented by Eli Reifman, Executive Vice President
Emblaze, an authoring tool for the Web requiring no installation, plug-ins, or delays
Progressive Networks
"Beyond RealVideo"
Presented by Liz Hughes, Regional Director, New York
RealVideo for broadcasting up to 56kbps, with streaming of additional components such as text
Primary sponsors of CONSUMER ONLINE SERVICES IV are America Online Inc., C/NET, ICon CMT Corporation, The Microsoft Network, and ZDNet.
The nearly sold-out, three-day event, features over 750 attendees and more than 70 exhibitors, as well as top-level executives as speakers, and offers ample opportunity to meet, mingle, and discuss business. Late additions to the already announced roster of speakers are:
— Jeff Mallet, Yahoo!
— Andrew Nibley, Reuters New Media
— Merrill Brown, MSNBC
— Peter McGrath, Newsweek
— John Holler, PBS
— Edmond Sanctis, NBC Digital Productions
— Larry Rosen, N2K
— Scott Kauffman, CompuServe
— Frank Schott, Sidewalk, Microsoft Corporation
— Philip J. Monego, Sr., NetChannel Inc.
— Robert Mendes da Costa, Hewlett-Packard
— Jon Magill, Microsoft
— Andrew Watson, Monorail
— Jim Flynn, Lucent Technologies
— Dick Armstrong, Hughes Network Systems (DirecTV)
— Douglas Robertson, Motorola
The registration fee for attending CONSUMER ONLINE SERVICES IV, including the CONSUMER INTERNET APPLIANCE OUTLOOK pre-conference seminar at the New York Sheraton Hotel & Towers, is $1,490. To register, or to receive a full conference brochure, contact Jupiter Communications at 212-780-6060 or 800-773-4545. Fax to 212-780-6075. E-mail to [email protected] or visit the Jupiter Web site at http://www.jup.com.
Other sponsors and exhibitors of CONSUMER ONLINE SERVICES IV include Art Technology Group – DYNAMO, Associated Electronic Publishing, Association for Interactive Media, AT&T WorldNet, BackWeb Technologies, Berkeley Systems Inc., Bonus.com the SuperSite for Kids, CIDCO Inc., CompuServe Inc., CuisineNet, Evolution Online Systems, Hyper Net USA Inc., IFusion Com Corporation, Infinite Pictures Inc., Infogrames Online, Intel, InteliData Technologies, Intermind Corporation, MacroView Communications Corp., MaMaMedia, The Mining Company, Motorola Multimedia Group, The Myriad Agency, N2K Entertainment, Navitel Communications Inc., NETDelivery Corporation, NetPlay Inc., New York Now, North American Publishing Company, Pacific Bell at Hand, Petry Interactive, PhotoDisc Inc., Pseudo Programs Inc., Reuters, Smart TV Magazine, Software.com Inc., StarPoint Software Inc., Starwave Corporation, Switchboard Inc., The Terpin Group, Visionary Media LLC, WebTV Networks, Yoyodyne Entertainment and ZDTV.
SOURCE: Jupiter Communications
CONTACT:
Michele Kuester of Jupiter Communications, 212-780-6060, ext. 154, or [email protected]