InfoCast Forms Strategic Partnership with Mpower to Build Wireless Web Portal: Will give mobile workers secure connection to office May 15, 2000
CALGARY, CANADA--InfoCast Corporation (OTC BB: IFCC), an e-enabling application service provider (ASP), and Mpower Technologies Inc., a leading provider of mobile solutions and services, today announced a strategic partnership to provide today's mobile workforce with a wireless connection to corporate data, applications and personal information.
The result of this alliance will be a resource portal that makes information accessible; regardless of where employees are located or what communication device is used. Mpower provides a portal platform and unified information workspace to enable easy access to information using wireless applications. InfoCast offers the high-powered computing technology and hosting services that are needed to make wireless communications efficient and effective.
"We want to reduce, by 75%, the time it takes an employee to connect with and organize information," said Chris Niles, President and CEO of Mpower. "ASP models make this goal achievable. Our plan to implement a resource portal will save time and money for both employees and employers alike."
InfoCast will host the portal using Sun Microsystems servers, strategically placed data centers running the Sun Solaris operating system and Java-related technologies that together provide the highest level of reliability, scalability and performance.
"In today's changing economy, it is important to give employees remote access to information in a way that is quick and useful," said Ken Maclean, General Manager and VP Operations of InfoCast. "Wireless access provides corporations with a competitive edge."
About Mpower
The Mpower solution is a unified information workspace portal that integrates Web-based applications, services, content and commerce and presented in a customized and personalized starting point with an intuitive graphical user interface.
The Product includes access to a wide array of leading Internet content and services, along with a multitude of web specific services, including web application modules, and connectivity modules for wireless and wired access. More information about Mpower Technologies and it's products and services can be found at
www.mpowertech.com.
About Infocast
InfoCast Corporation is an e-Enabling Application Service Provider (ASP) for the new economy, providing a secure, scalable infrastructure-on-demand that allows enterprises to focus on building closer relationships with customers, partners, and employees. Core InfoCast offerings include virtual call center, telework, and e-Learning applications coupled with related best-of-breed offerings for customer care, data warehousing, and E-commerce. More information about InfoCast Corporation can be found at www.infocast-corp.com.
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