More Than 896,000 United Online Pay Subscribers Are Using Accelerated Dial-Up Services Powered By SlipStream Technology
SlipStream confirms leadership in accelerated dial-up services market with more than 750 ISPs signed-up
Waterloo, Ontario - May 27, 2004 - SlipStream Data Inc. today announced that more than 896,000 paying subscribers from United Online Inc.'s (Nasdaq:UNTD) NetZero and Juno Internet access brands are using accelerated dial-up services enabled by SlipStream's technology as of March 31, 2004.
In April 2003, United Online, a leading provider of consumer Internet subscription services, launched two accelerated dial-up services-NetZero HiSpeed and Juno SpeedBand. These services have been a resounding success, and now represent approximately 29 percent of United Online's total 3.1 million paid subscribers.
"United Online set out to become a leader in the burgeoning dial-up web accelerator segment of the industry and has firmly accomplished this goal," said Mark R. Goldston, chairman, CEO and president of United Online. "With our marketing know-how and leadership position, we were able to reach out to consumers with this message and as a result, consumers have embraced this technology and chimed in with resounding support behind it. SlipStream has an extremely bright group of technologists that are on the cutting edge of technology development. We look forward to working with them more in the future."
SlipStream's sophisticated web accelerator technologies compress, optimize and streamline web content and email, dramatically increasing access speeds over dial-up and wireless networks. This technology gives ISPs a fast and flexible way of rolling-out unique value-added services that can be fully branded. It also enables ISPs to reduce subscriber churn by offering users a more fulfilling online experience.
"United Online has proven to be a key customer for SlipStream because they helped to both pioneer and define the accelerated dial-up market," said Ron Neumann, president of SlipStream Data. "United Online was one of the first ISPs that understood how our technology could be a real enabler and differentiator of dial-up services. And now, in today's market, offering or bundling some form of accelerated dial-up service has become a necessity for ISPs."
About SlipStream Data Inc.
Founded in 2000 in Waterloo, Ontario, SlipStream Data Inc. is a privately-owned software development company that delivers on the need to increase the speed of Internet access-regardless of network connection-by providing unparalleled compression. SlipStream's Web Accelerator product is the fastest on the market, as confirmed by recent independent tests, increasing traditional dial-up connection speeds by as much as five times. The company's primary customers are ISPs, ASPs, carriers and corporations. For more information visit: http://www.slipstream.com.
SlipStream is a trademark of SlipStream Data Inc.
For more information:
Andre Fuochi
SlipStream Data Inc.
416-995-9677
afuochi@slipstream.com
Ron Neumann
SlipStream Data Inc.
519-886-6738 x 222
ronn@slipstream.com
SlipStream Data Inc. is a subsidiary