- Virtual community creates more connected lifestyle for residents -
ATLANTA, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- BellSouth (NYSE: BLS) today announced
that it has entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Resident
Interactive, Inc. to jointly market a community Web portal service in
planned communities in BellSouth's service area.
Under this sales teaming agreement, BellSouth, together with Resident
Interactive, will offer a community Web portal service, known as Digital
Village Service, as part of BellSouth's comprehensive communications
portfolio for planned communities that includes voice, video, high-speed
data, security and Wi-Fi hotspot solutions.
Resident Interactive's Digital Village Service allows homeowners
associations and property managers in single family home, apartment and
condominium developments to create a more connected community. The Web
portal service is a virtual representation of a neighborhood where
residents can meet, form groups, make plans and link with local businesses.
"Developers are increasingly identifying community web portals as a
differentiating amenity for their residents," said Phil Jacobs, president -
Community Technologies, BellSouth. "The Digital Village Service is a
logical complement to BellSouth's comprehensive technology portfolio and
provides additional solutions to communities through a trusted source."
BellSouth and Resident Interactive will jointly market the Digital
Village Service and coordinate deployment of services with community
managers. Resident Interactive will provide ongoing customer service and
technical user support.
"Our mission is to establish outstanding, long-term relationships with
our customers and strategic partners, while delivering software with
unmatched reliability and customer service that exceeds expectations in
every respect," said Dennis Papalois, president and CEO of Resident
Interactive, Inc. "The teaming agreement with BellSouth will greatly expand
our capabilities to meet this objective in more communities across the
Southeast. It is truly a winning proposition for developers and residents."
About Resident Interactive, Inc.
Established in 1999, Resident Interactive is a privately owned company
headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. Resident Interactive provides
advanced community portals to nearly one thousand single family home,
apartment and condominium communities across Australia, Europe and North
America.
About BellSouth Corporation
BellSouth Corporation is a Fortune 500 communications company
headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. BellSouth has joint control and 40
percent ownership of Cingular Wireless, the nation's largest wireless voice
and data provider with 57.3 million customers.
Backed by award-winning customer service, BellSouth offers the most
comprehensive and innovative package of voice and data services available
in the market. Through BellSouth Answers(R), residential and small business
customers can bundle their local and long distance service with dial-up and
high-speed DSL Internet access, satellite television and Cingular(R)
Wireless service. For businesses, BellSouth provides secure, reliable local
and long distance voice and data networking solutions. BellSouth also
offers print and online directory advertising through The Real Yellow
Pages(R) and YELLOWPAGES.COM(TM) from BellSouth.
BellSouth believes that diversity and fostering an inclusive
environment are critical in maintaining a competitive advantage in today's
global marketplace. More information about BellSouth can be found at
http://www.bellsouth.com.
SOURCE BellSouth Corporation
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