May 1997 – N°25 – ENGLISH

May 1997 – N°25

REPORT

The World Cup goes on line

EDS, France Telecom, Hewlett-Packard and Sybase, four of the FRANCE 98-French Organising Committee’s Official Suppliers, formed a highly successful union with the CFO to produce a dazzling technological baby: the Internet Web site WWW.FRANCE98.COM
Sonya RYKIEL LYON
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EDITORIAL

WELCOME TO THE WORLD

Newly opened on Internet, the FRANCE 98 Web site is designed to provide up-to-the-minute news about the 16th World Cup, and at the same time be a wonderful source of entertainment. Its presence is also highly symbolic: a world-wide medium to cover a truly universal event. Within a few days of going online, our site had already been visited by cyber travellers from over a hundred different countries. What further proof could be needed that football is indeed “the world’s game”, a possessing a special magic, transcending regional and national frontiers, and with an appeal for all ages? The implementation and exploitation of this latest media tool, www.france98.com, provides continuing evidence of the coming World Cup’s loyalty to its chosen watchwords: universality, excitement and sharing.

Fernand SASTRE Michel PLATINI

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