Jan, 2002 : eMachines Selects WorldCom Hosting Services

📅 January 9, 2002 - WorldCom (worldcom.com), a business data and Internet communications provider, yesterday announced that eMachines, Inc.(emachines.com), the third largest provider of desktop personal computers sold through U.S. retailers, has selected WorldCom to host and manage the Web site for its new online direct sales channel.

Founded in Sept. 1998, eMachines has shipped more than 4 million personalcomputers through leading retailers in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Franceand Spain, in addition to catalog and online merchandisers. To offer moreconsumers direct access to its products on a global scale, eMachines turnedto WorldCom, with the support of its high-end managed Web and applicationhosting affiliate Digex, to launch its first e-commerce Web site. The securesite will enable customers to purchase eMachines PC products online, withinteractive tools and product comparison information to help consumersselect the best PC for their needs.
"Because our new online sales channel is a key strategy for our company, weconsidered the selection of our Web hosting provider to be an equallystrategic decision," said Murray Bognovitz, vice president, onlineexperience for eMachines. "Knowing that a proven provider, with a reputationfor performance, reliability, technical expertise, and the assurance oflong-term stability is essential to our e-commerce success, we selectedWorldCom."

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