New wrinkles at the on-line Big 3
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The cyberspace landscape is in upheaval. The Big Three online services, America Online, CompuServe and Prodigy, will soon be joined by Microsoft Network and AT&T's Interchange, two new and powerful rivals, in the race to meld with the global Internet. Other business access providers are also creating consumer versions of their services. The online services terrain took a marked turn the week of Mar 13, 1995, when Compuserve owner H&R block purchased Spry Inc, which is highly regarded for its 'Air' Internet tools and 'Internet in a Box' software. CompuServe's other Internet services include Usenet news groups, electronic mail and FTP plus forums. The addition of Spry should create a one-click icon providing instant access to the World Wide Web (WWW). Prodigy's biggest news is its forthcoming new design, called P2, which uses the hypertext markup language coding scheme rather than proprietary software, and a more usable screen design. America Online is planning to add WWW access within the next 60 days and has just purchased Booklink Technologies and Advanced Network Services, which will provide additional WWW software.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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Small, safe neighborhood
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Apple's Eworld online information service is set to celebrate its first anniversary in summer 1995 by including new Internet access capabilities and multimedia features. Eworld's inclusion of Internet links could provide the second-tier service provider the chance to compete among the online service market leaders. The network could also become a good example of a niche service that offers valuable features to a limited number of subscribers. Eworld is not accessible to Windows-based PC users and does not have any Internet connections beyond e-mail. Despite a difficult first year, Eworld has grown into the fifth largest commercial service, claiming 80,000 subscribers. The service could move up a notch, behind providers such as CompuServe, America Online, Prodigy and Delphi, when it absorbs the nearly 60,000 Applelink users later in 1995.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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Prodigy is leading its peers onto the World Wide Web
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Prodigy Services Co is the first online information service company to open a site on the World Wide Web. The Web enables users to search for text, images and sound using a simple interface and is quickly becoming the standard for use of the Internet. Microsoft is also planning to include support for the Web in forthcoming releases of its popular operating system, and America Online and Compuserve are also planning to develop services for the Web. The sudden move towards the Web indicates that companies providing online information services will no longer be able to market themselves by simply offering specialized software and services. Instead they will try to market themselves as having the easiest access to the public information on the Internet.
Publication Name: The New York Times
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0362-4331
Year: 1995
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