'RCTI' goes online

JAKARTA (JP): Privately-owned TV station RCTI has gone online through Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 Thursday, featuring dynamic visual, text and audio displays.

RCTI president M.S. Ralie Siregar told a press conference Thursday that anybody in any part of the world who was interested in Indonesian business and the country's economy could learn much from RCTI's website.

It provides information on various subjects, ranging from news -- Indonesia Today -- and technology to daily TV program schedules.

RCTI's multimedia manager, Jundi Karjadi, said: "It works on any site, and uses a simplified web crawler."

The RCTI Online Channel is accessible to Internet users at http://www.rcti.co.id/channel/, with a minimum modem-speed of 28.8 required.

Microsoft's Internet customer manager for Indonesia, Paul Hardiman, said RCTI was the sole Indonesian TV station selected by Microsoft to be an Internet content provider, being one among nine Default channels for Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.

"Default channels provide nationwide information and serve as online representatives of the nation," he said. "Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 can be downloaded at http://www.microsoft.com/ie/ie40/." (02)