SAN MATEO, Calif. -- Laszlo Systems, Inc. and leading independent telecommunications holding company SureWest Communications announced today the availability of SureWest's new broadband Web portal, which offers high-speed Internet subscribers access to personalized content modules and services, including weather, news, stock updates, email and online games -- all of which can be customized to meet an individual's needs and preferences. Built by Laszlo Studios on the leading open source Ajax development platform, OpenLaszlo, the interactive Web portal can be previewed by non-subscribers at http://www.surewest.net/.
Hundreds of thousands of residents and businesses in the greater Sacramento, California metropolitan region benefit from SureWest's local telephone, directory advertising, long distance, Internet, wireless, digital TV and commercial high-speed data services. With the new SureWest portal, more than 60,000 broadband Internet customers will have the ability to manage their personalized content in a rich, fluid way while also taking advantage of SureWest's free subscriber options, such as online bill payment and IPTV programming guides.
"We believe that as the communication sector's business model continues to focus on bundled service offerings for consumers, the industry is in dire need of competitive differentiators," said Bill Demuth, senior vice president and chief technology officer of SureWest Communications. "SureWest's commitment to innovation led us to discover Laszlo's open source development approach and their professional services arm, which resulted in the best array of online application offerings we've seen to date. It's with great excitement that we announce our online portal that will offer our valued customers something new and truly unique in today's market."
SureWest Communications (Nasdaq: SURW)
