JiWire's Wi-Fi Hotspot Directory Selected by Forbes.com and Wired News
JiWire's Hotspot Directory Enables Top News Sites to Quickly and Cost-Effectively Deploy a Private-Labeled Service That Details Venue Information for the More Than 40,000 Wi-Fi Access Points Worldwide
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 2004--
JiWire, the leading provider of Wi-Fi content and hotspot information, today announced that Forbes.com and Wired News (Wired.com), part of the Terra Lycos (Nasdaq:TRLY) Network, the global Internet group, have selected JiWire's Hotspot Directory to be integrated into their web sites. The agreements will enable these leading news and technology web sites to offer their tens of millions of users access to JiWire's directory of over 40,000 Wi-Fi access points available today, as well as location amenities, maps and driving directions.
Through the new co-branded websites, Forbes.com and Wired News are able to quickly and cost-effectively deploy a private-labeled service that targets the mobile professional. Wired News' and Forbes.com's co-branded hotspot directories (http://wired.jiwire.com and http://forbes.jiwire.com) launched in April and June respectively.
The highly coveted mobile professional audience is on the rise. According to Gartner Group, by the end of the year, hotspot users are poised to rise to 30 million, up from 9.3 million last year, and more than half of notebook PCs used by businesses will have Wi-Fi capabilities.
"We are thrilled to be on top of this cutting-edge technology," said Jim Spanfeller, president and CEO of Forbes.com. "JiWire's easy-to-use Wi-Fi hotspot directory assists the senior business decision-makers who use Forbes.com to find convenient hotspots and stay connected to their businesses."
"We're pleased to offer our readers JiWire's real-time functionality," said Alison Macondray, publisher and executive producer of Wired News. "A hotspot locator is a great fit for our mobile, early-adapter, and increasingly wireless audience."
"With the number of people who use Wi-Fi hotspots globally likely to triple this year, our partners are poised to benefit from offering this growing audience JiWire's directory," said Kevin McKenzie, CEO of JiWire. "We are pleased to team with these respected online brands and to offer their users the most comprehensive Wi-Fi directory available today."
Partners Incorporate the Most Comprehensive Hotspot Directory Available Today
Through JiWire's agreements with more than 400 individual Wireless Internet Service Providers, Forbes.com and Wired News are able to offer users the most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to free and commercial Wi-Fi locations. Unlike other hotspot directories on the Web, many of the locations listed are personally visited and verified by JiWire staff. The directory is available online and in portable versions for laptops, PDAs and cell phones.
About Forbes.com
Forbes.com Inc. (www.forbes.com), home page for the world's business leaders and the No. 1 business site on the Web, is among the most trusted resources for senior business executives, providing them the uncompromising commentary, concise analysis, relevant tools, community and real-time reporting they need to succeed at work, profit from investing and have fun with the rewards of winning. Throughout the business day Forbes.com publishes more than 1,500 articles, delivering the best of Forbes journalism and that of its selected partners with all the immediacy, depth and interactivity that the Web allows. In fact, more people get their business news on Forbes.com than any other source in the world -- covering business, technology, markets, personal finance and lifestyle, with streaming video broadcasts several times a day. Voted "Best Media Website" in 2003 by the Web Marketing Association, and min's Best of the Web winner for "Editorial Excellence" in the consumer category, Forbes.com continues to set industry standards for its innovative advertising offerings, and for its award-winning journalism.
About Wired News
Launched in 1996, Wired News (www.wired.com), is a daily source of exclusive, original news chronicling the impact of technology on people's daily lives. The site is winner of the 2003 "People's Choice" Webby Award in the Best Practices category, honoring overall excellence, and was a finalist in both the 2003 Online Journalism Awards for enterprise journalism, and in five categories of the 2003 Maggie Awards, including best overall site.
Wired News is part of the Terra Lycos network. Terra Lycos is a global Internet group, with a presence in 40 countries in 19 languages. The group, which resulted from Terra Networks, S.A.'s acquisition of Lycos, Inc. in October of 2000, operates some of the most widely visited Web sites in the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America, and is the largest access provider in Spain and Latin America. Terra Lycos' network of Web sites includes Terra in 18 countries, Lycos in 22 countries, Angelfire.com, Atrea.com, Azeler.es, Educaterra.com, Gamesville.com, HotBot.com, Ifigenia.com, Invertia.com, Lycos Zone, Maptel.com, Matchmaker.com, Quote.com, RagingBull.com, Rumbo.com, Tripod.com, Uno-e.com and Wired News (Wired.com), among others. Terra Lycos, with headquarters in Barcelona and operating centers in Madrid and Boston, as well as elsewhere, is listed on the Madrid stock exchange (ticker: TRR) and on the Nasdaq electronic market (ticker: TRLY).
About JiWire
As the market leader in breadth and depth of wireless information, JiWire fills a glaring need for a one-stop unbiased source of information to guide today's technology adopters. With customers including AvantGo, CNET Networks, Forbes.com, PC World, USATODAY.com, and Wired News (wired.com), JiWire offers the largest international hotspot directory detailing more than 41,000 Wi-Fi access points in 60 countries. In addition, authoritative how-to guides, product reviews, and industry news demystify the hype and enable mobile professionals and wireless enthusiasts to leverage a Web without wires. JiWire is the first to aggregate an online hotspot directory, wireless industry resources, product reviews, tutorials and community services in one site. Please visit us at www.jiwire.com.
Contacts
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David Blumenfeld, 650-871-4676
david@jiwire.com
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