1Spatial Holdings Regulatory News (SPA)

7 Feb 2006 07:05

Z Group PLC07 February 2006 7 February 2006 Z GROUP PLC ONSPEED signs agreement with PIPEX to provide Broadband to ONSPEED customers ONSPEED, a subsidiary of Z GROUP PLC, and PIPEX, one of the UK's largestInternet service providers, today announced a revenue sharing partnership tooffer ONSPEED customers one of the fastest and most competitive Broadbandservices available in the UK. ONSPEED will promote PIPEX Broadband to a targetedsegment of the ONSPEED customer base through various marketing initiativesstarting in February 2006. ONSPEED customers can now be offered PIPEX Broadband coupled with ONSPEEDVersion 5 to maximise their Internet speeds even further. ONSPEED Version 5allows Broadband to be accelerated by up to 5 times and is currently used bymore than 500,000 customers worldwide. Meghan Cady, Marketing Director of Z GROUP says: "There is a natural progressionfor ONSPEED customers on a Dial-up Internet connection to want to move over toBroadband once they have experienced the faster speeds provided by ONSPEED. Ourpartnership with PIPEX now means that ONSPEED customers can get one of the bestBroadband offerings in the market - while continuing to use ONSPEED to obtainthe fastest speeds." About Z GROUP PLC Founded in 2002, Z GROUP is a publicly listed technology company which acquires,licences and develops technologies and profitably commercialises them throughproven branded marketing techniques. Z GROUP offers cutting edge, easy to useand affordable software for everyone. The company currently has three existing software businesses: • Net2Roam and NetAway; services that allow individuals and SMEs toobtain local Dial-up access numbers worldwide at rates below normalinternational rates • ONSPEED; fastest Internet acceleration software on the market, whichinstantly enables any PC, Mac and now for the first time Pocket PC user tobrowse and email at significantly improved speeds by using a 9 patentedcompression technology. • Onbidder; service that seamlessly integrates into eBay, making auser's bid at the last second of an auction - giving the user the best chance towin their item at the best possible price. For more information, visit www.zgroupplc.com or www.onspeed.com ABOUT PIPEX PIPEX is a multiple award-winning provider of integrated telecommunications andInternet services. With a broad customer base including small/home-offices andblue chip companies, PIPEX provides a comprehensive range of consumer, businessand corporate voice, broadband, security domain name registration and shared anddedicated hosting solutions. PIPEX's focus is simple: enabling businesses and consumers to achieve theiraspirations through proven communications services and emerging technologies.This is achieved through an extensive portfolio of high-speed Internetconnectivity, managed services and hosting, security and voice products -combining exceptional performance, innovation and a commitment to customerservice. Owning one of the UK's most extensive communication networks, PIPEX boasts morethan 100 Points of Presence (PoPs) nationwide, including 20 point-to-multi-pointradio PoPs offering wireless DSL. In addition, state-of-the-art data centres,which are manned and monitored 24x7, ensure the security of PIPEX's customers'business critical applications. Its commitment to investing in its technologyinfrastructure ensures that PIPEX continues to deliver the most scalable,resilient, secure and reliable services. For further information please visit www.pipex.net Enquiries: Z GROUP PLC 08700 111 173Jack Bekhor/Jamie True, Joint Chief Executive OfficersSaskia Hopmann, Public Relations 020 7952 4026Holborn PR 020 7929 5599David Bick/Mike FelthamPanmure Gordon & Co 020 7459 3600Aubrey Powell/Stuart Gledhill This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange