CDC’s entrance onto the Internet market is the natural progression of the penetration achieved in the microcomputer market. The Internet Service Provider licence was obtained in July 1999 by Interfree ; the Interfree portal has been active since then. Presently, Interfree uses a network of more than 1.000 access points distributed throughout the national territory and pertaining to the Telecom, Infostrada and Albacom networks.
The abovementioned networks have reserved for Interfree more than 10.000 ISDN and V90 modem ports to connect to Internet from any district in Italy.
These ports do not have a static geographical distribution, but are allocated according to the requests from each local area; the number of ports is constantly adapted to the number of Interfree users in order to avoid that the users find the lines engaged.

Interfree offers Internet free connection, integrated in all PCs produced or distributed by CDC. The Interconnection through www.interfree.it follows the principles of the company mission: to spread complex services through easy technologies. At December 2007 the Interfree Community reaches more than 2.9 million registered users.

The “Interfree Club” community is in continuous expansion and offers its members information services and opportunities for meeting and fun. The members of the “Interfree Club” can utilise the following services free of charge:

  • Internet free connection
  • Personalised Web Mail and E-mails.
    Upon registering with the Interfree Club, all users have an electronic postal service free of charge, and are given a personalised E-mail address and an advanced Web mail service to mange the electronic post, with state of the art browsers, and without the need for special programmes or space limits.
  • Free Hosting and Web Space.
    Upon signing on with the Interfree Club, each user has a free Hosting service (web space), in order to create his own home page.

The Interfree Portal,www.interfree.it, shares the vocation of the CDC Group to spread simple technologies. The portal’s specialisation will occur progressively with regard to bringing to its users the knowledge and use of the more advanced technologies regarding computers, telephones for voice and data, image and sound reproduction and anything else that can make it easier and more fun. Interfree views itself as a friendly technology, whose easy access improves peoples’ lives.
Interfree intends becoming, via its portal, on the one hand, the point of reference and guide for the public at large that is interested in using new technologies and learning about new products; and on the other Interfree intends setting itself up as an opinion leader and source of careful study for users who are more sophisticated and expert. To this end, the company is certain that the development of the portal will benefit from the solid relationships that exist between CDC and the main manufacturers and developers of innovations and technologies, including Intel, Microsoft, Philips, Compaq, Sony, Toshiba, etc., and that this will give Interfree a considerable competitive advantage in the putting together of content, services and advertising for its Portal.

At the moment the Interfree portal www.interfree.it offers the following sevices:

Technological Channels– an information service which is constantly updated which presents news, discussions and comments regarding the world of technology. The service presently has a section for news, an in-depth section and an historical archive, and will be further expanded to include daily updates, a greater number of articles and information, and the participation by the members of the Interfree Club, both in terms of requests and contributions to the service.

Real time news. The main news items are shown on your homepage, and these lead to pages where these items are explained in full. Thanks to an agreement with the ADNKronos Agency and StudioCelentano.it, users can be kept up to date on the main stories in technology, politics, economics, sport, society and habits in Italy and throughout the world.

The Search Motor – A powerful instrument for researching and filing the enormous quantity of information available on Internet powered by Yahoo!.

Other services. A wide range of free internet services: Intertransfer, Interdialer, Feed RSS, Petra, Quantomanca, Chat, Newsletter, etc.