The newspapers' readers will be able to download the free Internet program from each paper's website: http://www.rockymountainnews.com/ and http://www.thedailycamera.com/. The free access service is available to a large portion of the U.S. and Canada and consumers receive free, unlimited access to the web simply by keeping a movable navigation bar on their screens during the on-line session. This navigation bar presents users with small advertisements as well as convenient links to other web sites. 1stUp.com, a majority-owned operating company of CMGI Inc., is based in San Francisco and has a Web site at http://www.1stup.com/.

Screen USA is a leading supplier of computer-to-plate imaging systems. Agfa will provide system installation, training, and warranty support, as well as system maintenance agreements.

Agfa Corp., headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J., is on the Web at http://www.us.agfa.com/.

The BitFlash engine, which will be available this quarter, takes advantage of Bitstream JET, a font engine written entirely in Java that provides a complete font scaling and rasterizing solution for Java applets, applications, Internet appliances and embedded systems. By increasing the performance of JET, BitFlash can deliver a compact, fast and complete Java rendering solution.

Bitstream also said that the entire Bitstream Typeface Library is now available cross-platform. For the first time, the Bitstream library of more than 1200 fonts is available in PostScript Type 1 and TrueType formats, making it available for Macintosh and Windows. In addition, the company said every typeface design also includes the Euro currency symbol, designed to match each typeface.

Bitstream is on the Web at http://www.bitstream.com/, while BitFlash is at http://www.bitflash.com/.

TWiST is the Kehl, Germany-based company's automated workflow software, available on both SGI and Sun platforms. TWiST is used to create custom pre-press and publishing workflows to automate repetitive, time-consuming tasks such as pre-flighting and converting files, trapping, proofing and building forms in either gravure or offset environments. LiTHO is a high-end interactive software package that combines digital illustration, retouching and page composition as well as autotrapping.

DALiM is on the Web at http://www.dalim.com/

The HERALD-SUN (51k) has been live with Mactive's AdBase system for classified advertising since November. The paper has an Oracle database running on an NT server and 17 client workstations are running on Windows NT.

Mactive is on the Web at http://www.mactiveinc.com/.

Senior Editor Pete Wetmore not only takes a look at the results of the last quarter of 1999, but also takes an overview of the annual reports released by 15 of the 17 companies that the newsletter tracks. In addition, Wetmore talks to Wall Street analysts who specialize in newspapers -- they see this year as posing a challenge, because last year was so good.

Correspondent Steven E. Brier writes in the New(s) Media column that publishers are finding that the labor pool is awash in higher costs and that it will take not only money to keep good new media executives.

NEWSINC. is from The Cole Group (providers of this very newswire), which also publishes THE COLE PAPERS and COLE'S NOTES. The organization is on the Web at http://colegroup.com/.

-- The company and Trans World Entertainment, an entertainment products retailer, have created a co-branded web site where readers can access information on or purchase their favorite music, movies and video games. In addition, readers can access top-five lists for entertainment choices with links to the wealth of additional selections offered by TWEC.com, Trans World Entertainment's e-commerce web site.

For driving traffic to the site, PowerAdz' affiliates share 50 percent of the transaction revenue the company receives from purchases on the network.

-- The company has announced Zwire! 2.0. With more than 500 newspapers under contract, Zwire! 2.0 is a comprehensive, turnkey system for newspapers to launch and sustain a compelling, profitable web site in their community.

Zwire! allows newspapers to easily post editorial, classifieds, advertising and community content, without special programming or HTML skills.

-- The company said that 24/7 Media Inc., a global Internet media and technology company, has agreed to post national banner ads from 24/7 Media across PowerAdz affiliates' web sites.

The revenue generated from the sale of national advertisements is split, 50/50, with affiliates for driving traffic to the network.

Based in New York, 24/7 Media Inc. is on the Web at http://www.247media.com/.

-- The company said that it has teamed with FreeShop.com to provide a variety of free, trial and promotional product offers to readers of more than 1300 on-line affiliate newspapers in the PowerAdz 'Dot-Com Newspaper Network.' The agreement will help to increase network transaction revenue for PowerAdz' affiliates.

A portion of the revenue generated from transactions on the site will be spread among PowerAdz' affiliate newspapers.

FreeShop.com is an on-line direct marketing network that connects marketers and consumers in an interactive environment and is on the Web at http://www.freeshop.com.

PowerAdz.com is on the Web at http://www.poweradz.com/.

The two organizations, in association with the Scandinavian International Management Institute (SIMI), have begun receiving applications for the June to October 2000 class.

Participants must have a minimum of three years management experience with an expectation by senior management that they can reach management board level and play a leadership role in the industry. Participation is limited to 30 executives.

Two of the three segments will take place at the SIMI campus in Copenhagen. The third segment will be held at the Lillienberg Entrepreneurial Forum on Lake Constance in Switzerland.

The application deadline for the 2000 program is May 1; more information is on the WAN web site at http://www.wan-press.org/leaders2000/.

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