WOODLAND HILLS, Calif., Jan. 5, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq:UNTD), a leading provider of consumer Internet subscription services, and Synacor, the leading provider of technology supporting the delivery of bundled online services, today announced the launch of its Family Pack of premium content for its NetZero and Juno brands of Internet service. For just $4.95 a month, 84% less than the combined standard retail price for each service, the NetZero and Juno Family Pack of premium content bundles together leading family-orientated subscription services including AmericanGreetings.com, Clever Island, and Shockwave.com GameBlast.
Synacor's Portelus platform enables all the content on the NetZero and Juno customer home pages to be fully integrated and available through a single user ID, password and interface. As part of the agreement, Synacor will provision new subscribers and create a NetZero and Juno-branded "Family Pack" providing easy access to the premium package through both of United Online's brands of Internet access.
"By bundling these leading content sources, United Online is providing the consumer with a valuable resource of premium content for their family at an extremely appealing price," stated Mark R. Goldston, chairman, CEO and president of United Online. "Our partnership with Synacor allows us to offer this unique selection of distinctive content with the family in mind. It's a great mix of educational and entertainment content that appeals to each member of the family."
"Synacor is thrilled to leverage our expertise to enable United Online to offer its subscribers an easy, cost-effective way to access these high-quality, premium content providers," said Ron Frankel, President and CEO, Synacor. "The 'Family Pack' subscription service is certain to deliver great value to NetZero and Juno consumers."
The NetZero and Juno Family Packs of premium content contain all the following products representing a total retail value of over $32 (price for a monthly subscription to each service separately):
AmericanGreetings.com is the leading provider of online social expression products. Users can chose from thousands of eCards, printable greetings and projects, online invitations and more. AmericanGreetings.com also offers a reminder service to alert users of birthdays, holidays and other important dates as well as an address book to store the email addresses of family and friends.
Clever Island -- The Fastest Growing Award Winning Educational Website for Children. Clever Island teaches children the fundamental skills they need to know in order to succeed in school . . . and in life. There are over 90 unique games and activities that allow children to explore, interact and learn reading, math, science and more. Children spend hours and hours having fun with Clever Island's loveable characters, while learning how to type and use the computer. Created by child development experts, Clever Island has results that show children using it do over 25% better on standardized tests. Great for pre-readers and readers!
Shockwave.com GameBlast delivers 24-7 access to a collection of more than 100 premium games, including Collapse, Wild Card Football and Nothin' But Net 3D Basketball. Each game offers premium features, such as unlimited, uninterrupted play, extra levels, full-screen play, and more.
Also included in the Family Pack of content is a state of the art encyclopedia and research tool from a respected and leading encyclopedia site, with homework assistance for students plus access to thousands of images, videos, magazines, and more.
The Family Pack of content costs $4.95 a month (first month is free) for NetZero of Juno users. Subscribers can purchase the service by credit/debit card, electronic check or NetZero or Juno gift certificate. For more information, please go to http://www.netzero.com/family or http://www.juno.com/family.
About United Online
United Online, Inc. (Nasdaq:UNTD) is a leading provider of consumer Internet subscription services through a number of brands, including NetZero, Juno and Classmates. The company's pay services include Internet access, accelerated dial-up services, premium email, personal Web-hosting and domain services and community-based networking. It also offers consumers free Internet access, email and Web hosting. The company's access services are available in more than 8,200 cities across the United States and in Canada. United Online is headquartered in Woodland Hills, CA, with offices in New York City, NY, Renton, WA, San Francisco, CA, Orem, UT, and Hyderabad, India. For more information about United Online and its Internet subscription services, please visit http://www.untd.com.
About Synacor
Synacor provides portals and technology to Internet Service Providers (ISPs) enabling them to easily bundle a wide variety of free and paid subscription-only entertainment, educational and other value-added services into their Internet access products. The company has integrated over 30 content and service providers into its unique, proprietary, portal-technology platform, Portelus(tm). Reaching over five million broadband subscribers, Synacor offers one of the largest catalogs of subscription service providers available from one source today, as a private label reinforcing the brand of the ISP. It also allows ISPs to easily bundle, provision, support, and bill for multiple services offered as part of a single rate code. For more information visit www.synacor.com.