AT&T plans to discontinue Network Notes
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AT&T has abandoned its Network Notes service, which combined Lotus Notes with AT&T's public network. AT&T notes that the rise of the Internet has made the service obsolete. Observers say that Notes will not suffer from the cancellation and that the program is rapidly gaining in popularity. Lotus has agreements with 15 other partners to provide access to Notes databases over the Internet. Experts believe that AT&T lost out because it entered the field too soon, using an early version of Notes that did not work well over the Internet. Because Network Notes relies on the AT&T network, costs are high, averaging $40 a month per user before usage fees. Accessing a Notes database directly over the Internet costs much less, and the partners who used later, Internet-friendly versions of Notes are doing well. AT&T declines to say how much it spent on its Network Notes initiative and says it plans an Internet-based service using Notes.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1996
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America Online moves to placate its angry users
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America Online (AOL) is responding to complaints from customers about its congested Internet access lines by halting its advertising campaign, expanding the network and adding customer service representatives. After AOL offered unlimited access for a $19.95 monthly fee, increased customer usage resulted in constant busy signals for many subscribers. Four class-action suited have been filed against the company. To stop the growing demand for Internet access, AOL has suspended its television advertising and has warned customers that staying online too long will aggrevate the problem for others. The company plans to add $100 million to the $250 million it has allotted for network expansion. It will also hire 600 more customer support representatives. The company does not expect the network congestion to be alleviated before spring 1997.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1997
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BBN steps out of the shadows and into the limelight
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Bolt Beranek and Newman (BBN) is an important company in the Internet business and is now planning to become even more significant. BBN developed the first modem, popularized the format for electronic mail addresses and designed the original Arpanet network, which was the predecessor to the Internet. It has been other companies, however, that have profited from BBN's creations. Now BBN will attempt to profit from its own products. BBN has signed a cooperative agreement with AT&T that will allow BBN to provide Internet services to AT&T subscribers on an exclusive basis. AT&T is also planning to invest in a minority stake one of BBN's subsidiaries, called BBN Planet, which is a provider of Internet services to companies and institutions.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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