Broadbanding Together: Technology Portal BroadbandIndustryNews.com Launched

Seattle, WA. September 1, 2000 - Broadband Industry News, a new Web portal from IndustryBusiness.Net, officially launches on Friday, September 1, 2000 at www.BroadbandIndustryNews.com. After an active summer beta period, the Broadband news site is inviting the public to get acquainted with its considerable collection of industry resources at Broadband Industry News includes a number of unique feature segments that drill down through entire industry. One segment, Broadband.Leaders provides a weekly forum for a broadband industry senior executive to comment on his or her own role in the industry. Weve had a tremendous response to our invitation", say publisher Gary Bryant, so far, sixteen broadband leaders have accepted. Look for Teligents President and COO, Buddy Pickle, to offer his insights in our first week."

There is no question that broadband is a dynamic and challenging industry, says Bryant, broadband service providers are battling for market share while content and application developers are crowding the gate with data soaked products. We politely call this convergence," Bryant adds, Broadband will do more to change our world in the next twenty years than the automobile did in the last one hundred".

Another innovation at Broadband Industry News is their revenue model. All participating sponsors have run of the site, which means that their ads are seen on every page. In addition, ad space is sold for a flat monthly flee for a specific page location. We believe that the value of our space isnt about page views, its about what percentage of the industry leadership our audience represents. We believe it to be very significant."

About Broadband Industry News
Broadband Industry News, the first Web news portal from IndustryBusiness.Net, is dedicated to becoming the leading resource for broadband news and information. As a unique narrow-channel aggregator, Broadband Industry News combines the best of software automation, content management and relevant knowledge to deliver the industry's most respected Broadband channel publication.

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