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Apple's New MessagePad 2100 Offers InfoSpace's Directories and Information Services
PR Newswire - November 11, 1997 09:02
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REDMOND, Wash., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- InfoSpace today announced a
partnership with Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) to integrate InfoSpace's directories and
information services into Apple's MessagePad 2100. Users will be able to
access phone numbers, addresses, door-to-door directions among other things.
InfoSpace can be seen at infospace.com.
The MessagePad 2100 offers the versatility of a laptop, including e-mail,
fax and Internet access capabilities, as well as a spreadsheet application and
personal productivity software, all at a fraction of a laptop's weight and
cost. (A modem and Internet Service Provider are required to send and receive
e-mail and for Internet access.)
"The MessagePad 2100 is one of the fastest handheld computers on the
market," said Naveen Jain, president of InfoSpace. "Now users will also have
access to the best directories and information sources through
InfoSpace."
"InfoSpace's directories and Information services are a perfect fit for
the needs of mobile users," said Joe Hayashi, Product Manager of Apple's
Newton Group. "The MessagePad has been widely adopted by both mobile business
professionals and corporate users. Getting accurate and useful information is
key to a business person on the road."
InfoSpace has revolutionized the way people find and communicate with
businesses and people locally and worldwide. Using InfoSpace's services, users
can easily find people, businesses and government officials. They can also get
toll-free numbers, fax numbers, e-mail addresses and local city information
including weather together with maps and door-to-door directions. They also
have access to daily horoscopes, lottery numbers, celebrities and
International directories.
InfoSpace has been named as one of the "Top 50 Private Technology
Companies of the Digital Universe" by The Red Herring September 1997 issue,
the leading technology business magazine. InfoSpace is one of the very few
profitable companies on the Internet and has continued to build partnerships
with independent Yellow Pages publishers, newspapers, television stations,
search engines, ISP's, Information Appliances and popular web sites.
InfoSpace's strategy of syndicating its content has created an invaluable
distribution network.
InfoSpace directory services are licensed by: Lycos; The Microsoft
Network; The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition; Compuserve (Nasdaq:
CSRV); Playboy (NYSE: PLA); AT&T Worldnet Service (NYSE: T); go2net's
MetaCrawler (Nasdaq: GNET); BarnesandNoble.com (NYSE: BKS); CommerceNet; New
Jersey Online; Michigan Live; Maine Network; Data Channel and several others.
InfoSpace also has strategic partnerships with Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT), Intel
(Nasdaq: INTC), Oracle (Nasdaq: ORCL), DIBA, Sega and Bandai. Through its
relationships with WolfeTech Corporation and Unwired Planet, InfoSpace
directories will be available on cellular phones and pagers from GTE Mobilnet
(NYSE: GTE), Bell Atlantic/ Nynex and other telecommunications companies.
InfoSpace's services are also available on AT&T's cellular phones and pagers.
SOURCE InfoSpace
/CONTACT: Punam Agrawal of InfoSpace, Inc., 206-882-1602 or
punam@infospace.com/
/Web site: infospace.com
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