Private Pathways Partners With Synacor
July 23rd 2002
BUFFALO, N.Y. & ALPHARETTA, G.A. (July 23, 2002) – Private Pathways, Inc., provider of branded Virtual Internet Access programs (VIA) and wholesale dial access, and Synacor, a provider of end-to-end value-added content and service delivery solutions, are pleased to announce their partnership. Beginning August 2002, Private Pathways will utilize Synacor’s advanced portal solution and suite of enhanced mail services.
We searched for portal technology that would give our customers a user-friendly, customizable, content-rich interface similar to what AOL or MSN users enjoy, and We’re excited to say we have found it in Synacor,” expressed Private Pathways’ CTO, Thomas Conley.
Synacor’s enhanced Internet portal will provide Private Pathways’ Virtual ISP clients a personalizable portal, rich in basic and premium content. The private-label portal includes custom content, headline news, dynamic surveys, a search engine, white & yellow pages, maps & directions, stock quotes, weather, horoscopes, messaging, optional premium content and services and more.
“Our portal technology allows Private Pathways to deploy enhanced services including rich content and premium subscription services to their customers. We expect the premium services to increase Private Pathways’ revenue per user and help decrease churn,” said Ron Frankel, Synacor’s CEO and president. “Private Pathways’ existing product offering was the ideal fit for our full-service portal product. We anticipate mutual success through our partnership.”
About Synacor
Synacor (www.synacor.com) develops software and platforms supporting delivery of subscription applications and content aggregation for narrowband, broadband and wireless access providers. Synacor integrates technology and infrastructure to enable its partners to provision and deliver a profitable and compelling portal experience for their consumers. Synacor’s solution offers the combined strength of a flexible, brandable Internet portal framework, a robust provisioning platform, a unified back end, and a menu of standard and premium content from the industry’s top content providers. The solution enables partners to bypass internal IT resource constraints and dramatically improve their competitiveness. Synacor’s solutions provide immediate impact on customer retention and revenues per subscriber, delivering a winning formula for continued growth and profitability. With offices in Buffalo, New York and Emeryville, California, Synacor powers a global network of partners.
About Private Pathways
Headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, Private Pathways is a full service provider of Internet access programs, including wholesale dial access, private label Internet access provisioning, on-line value-add programs, branding and marketing solutions and web based integration services. Our solutions enable our clients to transform Internet access service into a powerful marketing platform, leveraging their established communities of interest to create new revenue opportunity via a virtual community channel. Visit Private Pathways on the web at www.privatepathways.com or call 678-869-2000 or toll free 1-866-237-1398.
