Arch to Offer Highly Customized Data Service for Pagers
Datalink.net to Provide Personalized Information Content
WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Arch Communications Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: APGR - news) today announced an agreement with Datalink.net, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NETD - news) under which Datalink.net will provide personalized information content to Arch's paging customers. The service will allow Arch subscribers to customize the information they receive on their pagers and to choose from a wide range of content.
Steven C. Gross, Arch executive vice president, sales and marketing, said, ''Our enhanced data service offers our customers a new level of flexibility: it is extremely customizable, offers more content options, and provides a World Wide Web interface where customers can pick and change their content selections right on the Arch Web site.''
Gross added: ''Advanced information delivery to the pager is a mark of what is to come for our customers. We expect to continue to add new products and services in the data delivery arena to further satisfy customers' desire for rapid access to personalized information.''
For the first time, Arch's wireless messaging customers will be able to receive specific information tailored to their personal preferences, such as local weather for their city, stock quotes for specific companies, sports scores for teams of their choosing -- including multiple score updates and breaking news such as injuries -- and other personalized information.
Arch will offer six different information categories, including News & Entertainment, Weather, Lifestyle, Financial, Sports, and Health News and Calendar Service, each with various subcategories. Information will be sent to customers' pagers at intervals of their choosing. Customers can sign up for the information service on Arch's Web site, selecting from a menu of content options.
Pamela LaPine, vice president, marketing of Datalink, commented: ''There is real synergy between information services providers and wireless messaging companies, resulting from consumers' increasing desire to have timely access to information no matter where they are. We expect this trend to continue and are pleased to offer Arch a customized information service that meets their customers' needs.''
Arch's customized data delivery service, to be offered beginning in the first quarter of 2000, will be added to Arch's existing portfolio of content services.
Datalink.net is the world leader in Web to Wireless convergence with a suite of products and services for both the enterprise customer and the consumer. The Enterprise Business Group wirelessly enables Internet sites and e-commerce applications through the company's patented Xpresslink(TM) Platform, while the Consumer Products Group provides custom and tailored information to the wireless user. Datalink.net develops products with mass- market appeal and e-commerce applications. Datalink.net is rated the number one service of its kind by SmartMoney magazine. The company is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA and its services are marketed through Datalink.net's e- commerce Web site at www.datalink.net.
Arch Communications Group, Inc., Westborough, MA, is the second largest paging and wireless messaging company in the United States with more than 7 million units in service nationwide. Founded in 1986, it provides local, regional and nationwide narrowband wireless messaging services to customers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and in the Caribbean. Arch operates approximately 300 offices and company-owned stores across the country. Additional information on Arch is available on the Internet at www.arch.com.
Safe harbor statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Statements contained in this news release which are not historical fact, such as forward-looking statements concerning future financial performance and growth, involve risks and uncertainties, including those described in Arch's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K. Although Arch believes the expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expectations include the challenges of integrating MobileMedia into Arch, future capital needs, the uncertainty of additional funding, and other risks. Any forward-looking statements represent the best judgment of Arch as of the date of this release. Arch disclaims any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
SOURCE: Arch Communications Group, Inc. |
