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Intel Partners with CNN to Deliver Live Headline News to PCs

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Intel Corp., the world's largest chip maker, has announced a partnership with Cable News Network (CNN) to deliver live headline news to personal computers. This new offering, called CNN at Work, will enable computer users on local area networks to view, index, and retrieve Headline News or CNN programming. The technology will compete with Dow Jones and Bloomberg Financial Markets, which have been working separately on projects to deliver video news to PCs.

Key Takeaways:

  • CNN at Work will allow computer users on local area networks to view, index, and retrieve Headline News or CNN programming.
  • The technology will compete with Dow Jones and Bloomberg Financial Markets, which have been working separately on projects to deliver video news to PCs.
  • CNN at Work will enable subscribers to automatically record news stories with accompanying headlines and later retrieve only the stories they want to view.
  • Subscribers will also be able to display selected stock quotes and view in-house videos.
  • The Intel technology in CNN at Work lets desktop computers deliver and receive video news and information without adding PC hardware or wiring.
  • CNN at Work subscriptions are available at $12.50 per month for up to 50 subscribers, and $10 per month per subscriber for over 50 subscribers.
  • The CNN-Intel partnership is the latest development agreement in Intel's series of partnerships to create new age teleconferencing through personal computers.
  • Intel has also signed agreements with AT&T, Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Bell South, Pacific Bell, Sprint, Australia Telecom, and Hongkong Telecom for PC teleconferencing.

Statistics:

  • The partnership will deliver live headline news to PCs, competing with Dow Jones and Bloomberg Financial Markets.
  • CNN at Work will enable subscribers to automatically record news stories with accompanying headlines and later retrieve only the stories they want to view.
  • Intel has partnerships with AT&T, Ameritech, Bell Atlantic, Bell South, Pacific Bell, Sprint, Australia Telecom, and Hongkong Telecom for PC teleconferencing.
  • Costs for the AT&T-Intel teleconferencing system were estimated to run from 50 cents to $1.50 a minute.
  • The software price for the AT&T-Intel teleconferencing system is around $100.

Sources:

  • Reuters, "Intel, CNN partner on news service," Oct 25.
  • PC Magazine, "Intel Takes CNN to the PC," October 26.

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