RMI.NET Site to Capitalize on E-Business Being More
Than Just an Information Highway
DENVER, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- RMI.NET, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMII), a national
e-commerce and connectivity company, announced today that its proprietary
portal site, InfoHiway.com, will change its name to WebZone.com and introduce
enhanced features designed to be a more effective Internet tool for consumers
and businesses.
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Enhancements include increased search functionality, comparison shopping,
maps, driving directions, flash greeting cards, improved navigation schemes
and permission-based advertising using PrivaSeek's industry-leading
Persona(TM) technology.
Concurrent with the introduction of the portal improvements, InfoHiway
will change its name to WebZone.com to further differentiate it from its
competitors such as Lycos and Excite. http://www.webzone.com should be in place by
June 1, 2000.
"We are very excited about the new name for our portal site to
WebZone.com," said Douglas H. Hanson, RMI.NET's Chairman and CEO. "This
further demonstrates our commitment and ability to build upon past
accomplishments in our enhanced web service offerings."
"RMI.NET continues its aggressive evolution into a premiere e-business
service provider for all our customers on the Internet," added Hanson.
"RMI.NET is unique in its ability to provide a full suite of web solutions
including the portal site, WebZone.com."
E-shopping Feature Part of the Suite of Enhancements
An e-commerce enhancement to the WebZone.com portal site is a comparison
shopping feature that will allow Internet shoppers to, (1) compare total
prices, (2) negotiate total prices, and (3) choose the best deal. Users will
be able to browse general categories or search for a specific item.
Other new features include:
Privacy - WebZone.com will utilize the industry-leading Persona(TM)
software technology from PrivaSeek, Inc., a company specializing in permission
marketing and privacy management. Users will be able to personalize their
content with a profile they control.
Increased Search Functionality - The search engine will allow users the
"power" or "meta" search feature that simultaneously queries ten major search
engines and returns listings based on relevancy. Results will cite the
source.
Maps and Directions - The addition of this Web Guide will enable users to
generate maps, both domestic and international, and driving directions in the
U.S. and Canada.
E-cards - Users will be able to send online flash greeting cards for any
occasion.
Improved Navigation Scheme - Using simple tabs, this navigational scheme
will let users easily move from the search tool to the online shopping agent
as well as other areas of the site.
Other Enhancements to Come
"We intend to improve WebZone.com beyond what we have announced today,"
said Jeremy Black, RMI.NET's vice president of media services. "Our web
development engineers are working on more user-controlled features as well as
web-based e-mail."
About RMI.NET
Denver-based RMI.NET, Inc., formerly Rocky Mountain Internet, is a
national e-commerce and connectivity company focusing on solutions for small
and medium-sized businesses. The company specializes in e-business
applications; web solutions, including design, hosting and marketing; and
high-speed Internet access, including digital subscriber line (DSL). RMI.NET
has an annualized revenue run rate of more than $50 million and more than
100,000 nationwide customers. The company wholly owns a shopping, e-commerce
and portal site, http://www.webzone.com , which includes the proprietary search
engine, Infohiway. For more information, call (800) 864-4327, or visit
RMI.NET's web site at http://www.rmi.net .
This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the scope
of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Although the company believes these statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, it can give no assurance that its goals will be achieved.
Differences between assumed facts and actual results can be material depending
on the circumstances and investors should be aware of the important factors
that could have a material impact on future results. Please refer to the
company's cautionary statements section of RMI.NET's 10-K dated December 31,
1999 and other Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings subsequent to
this date.
SOURCE RMI.NET, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Steven P. Eschbach, CFA, Vice President -
Investor Relations of RMI.NET, Inc., 303-308-2272,
steve.eschbach@corp.rmi.net
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