CMP's TechWeb Delivers Technology News Directly to the Desktop With New BackWeb ChannelSuper Site Also Launches Four New E-mail Newsletters That Round Out Its Array of Push Delivery OptionsPRNewswire CMP Media's TechWeb®, the Technology Super Site (http://www.techweb.com/), today begins delivering technology news and features directly to viewers' desktops using BackWeb's Personalized Internet broadcast solution. In addition, TechWeb has launched four new free e-mail newsletters that provide users with content from its most popular sites -- TechInvestor™, TechWire™, FileMine™ and GamePower™. "TechWeb is dedicated to using the latest advances in Internet technology to deliver highly informative content to our audience," said Mitchell York, Vice President, TechWeb. "With the launch of our BackWeb channel and our new e-mail offerings, we have augmented our existing push services -- namely our channels on both the PointCast Network and inCommon's Downtown -- to give our users even more flexibility in how they view our content." Beginning today both BackWeb's client software and the channel itself will be available for download at http://www.techweb.com/info/techlink/delivery.html. Once installed, BackWeb will regularly download technology news headlines, financial updates, and technology features. TechWeb's new e-mail offerings complement the existing TechLink newsletter, which each week delivers an overview of what's happening on the site. Each of TechWeb's e-mail newsletters are available in either plain text format or in HTML: -- TechInvestor Market Wrap keeps readers on top of the latest in technology stocks and news every business day from its TechInvestor site at http://www.techinvestor.com/. Subscribers receive daily financial news, analysis and opinion along with a market summary highlighting winners and losers. -- TechWire NewsWatch offers up-to-the-minute news and analysis spanning the technology world every business day including headline, product, and policy news from TechWire (http://www.techwire.com/). -- File Mine Downloads each week guides computer enthusiasts to the best new downloadable software -- including shareware, freeware and demos -- available (http://www.filemine.com/). -- GamePower Game News on a weekly basis keeps readers current on GamePower's (http://www.gamepower.com/) expanding inventory of video game reviews, hints, cheats, walk-thrus and downloadable demos. Users can subscribe to any of the above services at http://www.techweb.com/info/techlink/delivery.html. BackWeb develops and markets push/pull broadcasting software for the Internet, intranet and extranet. More than 50 organizations are already delivering content over the Internet to PC users' desktops using BackWeb. More information on BackWeb can be found at http://www.backweb.com/. CMP's TechWeb was one of the Web' top 15 sites in attracting advertisers last year, according to Jupiter Communications' AdSpend report. Since its debut in 1994, the technology news and information super site has launched a host of individual sites including TechShopper, TechTools™, TechCalendar™, TechHelper™ and ActiveXpress™. CMP Media Inc. provides publishing, marketing and information services to the broad high-technology spectrum -- the builders, sellers and users of technology -- through print and electronic media. All of CMP's publications and online products can be accessed through the company's TechWeb site on the World Wide Web (http://www.techweb.com/). Print titles include EE Times, Computer Reseller News, InformationWeek and WINDOWS Magazine. -0- 04/21/97 SOURCE: CMP Media Inc. CONTACT: Steve Rubel, 516-562-7434 or srubel@cmp.com, or Catherine |