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`PointCast unveils free news
`service
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`By Rose Aguilar [mailto:rosea@cnet.com?subject=FEEDBACK: PointCast
`unveils free news service]
`Staff Writer, CNET News
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`SAN FRANCISCO--PointCast [http://www.pointcast.com/] today launched a
`beta version of a free service that will keep Internet users constantly up-to-date with
`information from three major news organizations. The service is available for download
`from PointCast's Web site.
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`The Cupertino, California, company announced plans with the Boston Globe, CMP
`Publications, and the Los Angeles Times to provide content for the personalized
`information service called The PointCast Network. The service is designed to display
`regularly updated news in place of a user's more conventional screensaver.
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`The network features six categories, called channels: News, Companies, Industries,
`Weather, Sports, and Lifestyle. Users can personalize the service to get access to stock
`quotes from any U.S. stock exchange, national and international news, weather reports
`from specific cities, and the latest game scores for their favorite team.
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`Based on patent-pending SmartScreen technology, the service appears when the PC is
`idle or when users points to a box in the corner of their screen. Although conventional
`screensavers are deactivated when users touch the keyboard or mouse, PointCast
`Network users can press the Alt key to freeze the screen and then select a particular
`headline with their mouse. The service then sends them to the full text of the story on
`the Web site of the given news provider.
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`The company anticipates that its PointCast Network will attract 1 million users by the
`end of this year.
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`"The goal of our service is to effortlessly deliver a variety of content to users at
`anytime," said Christopher Hassett, PointCast CEO. "We feel very strongly that the
`PointCast Network will be the news network of the 21st century."
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`PointCast is set to deliver the advertiser-sponsored service for Windows users in April.
`A version for the Macintosh is set to enter beta testing in late spring.
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`The news ticker will also be available in April as a free plug-in for the Navigator browser
`from Netscape Communications [http://www.netscape.com/] .
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`The service supports industry-standard firewalls, according to the company.
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