REMINDER/Drexel Kicks-off 'PCs for All' Program; Offers Employees Effectively 'Free' PCs

Business Wire, Nov 1, 2000

Business Editors

REMINDER...For Wednesday

Through a Partnership With Toshiba, DCANet and AJDrexelbank.com,

Eligible Drexel Employees Can Purchase a Home PC and Unlimited

Internet Access At Reduced Costs

What:        Drexel University President Constantine Papadakis will
             kick off "Drexel PCs for All," higher education's first
             employee personal computer (PC) purchase program
             Wednesday at Drexel's Korman Computing Center.
             Representatives from Toshiba America Information Systems,
             Inc., regional Internet service provider DCANet and
             AJDrexelbank.com will also be on hand for a Q&A session.

Where:       Korman Computing Center Lobby
             (Drexel Quad, between 32nd & 33rd streets and Market &
             Chestnut streets)

When:        Wednesday, November 1, 2000, from 11:00 a.m. through
             12:00 noon

Details:     Employees will get unlimited Internet access and a
             personal computer for monthly payments that are less than
             the typical cost of monthly Internet access alone. The
             "Drexel  PCs for All" program:

      --  Full-time Drexel faculty, administrative and administrative
        secretaries, professional, research and support staff hired on
        or before June 30, 2000, can participate;

      --  Choice of one of three desktop units with monitors and one
        laptop computer;

      --  Three years of pre-paid unlimited Internet access through
        regional ISP DCA Net;

      --  Pre-configured computers with operating system and
        applications selected by Drexel;

      --  As-needed financing through the newly established
        AJDrexelbank.com (operated by TheBancorp.com), first online
        banking service for a U.S. university.

Visuals:     Four computer models on display...Papadakis with
             employees as they browse the different models
             available...Employees talking with Toshiba and Drexel
             representatives about computer specifications...A Q&A
             session for employees with Toshiba and Drexel
             representatives.

Background:  Delta and American Airlines, Ford Motor Company and
             Samsonite have launched similar employee PC
             purchase programs as part of a growing trend in the
             corporate world.