Winfire Signs Content and Distribution Agreements with HEAT.NET and Go2Net for Winfire's Personalized Browser Assistant
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct 19, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
-Latest agreements brings number of partnerships to over 85,
with less than two weeks remaining before public launch on Nov. 1-
Winfire, developers of the personalized Browser Assistant(TM), a
lightweight desktop application that works in conjunction with a user's
Web browser, today announced it continues to strengthen its base of
content and distribution partners with the signing of 50 new companies,
including HEAT.NET(TM) and Go2Net (Nasdaq: GNET).
These new agreements bring the total number of companies that Winfire
has signed as content or distribution partners to more than 85, as the
company prepares for its official launch on Nov. 1. Winfire has
previously announced partnerships with powerful online brands including
CNET; iVllage.com (Nasdaq: IVIL): The Women's Network; The Weather
Channel(R) Web site, weather.com and The Motley Fool.
HEAT.NET, the online, multi-player gaming service run by SegaSoft
Networks, Inc., will become a Winfire distribution partner. Go2Net will
provide access to its popular network of branded, technology-and
community-driven sites focused on the categories of personal finance,
search and directory, commerce and business services, and games.
"With less than a month remaining before our official launch on Nov. 1,
Winfire has signed nearly twice as many partnerships as our closest
competitor, which attests to the tremendous benefits our Browser
Assistant provides our partners and their customers," said David Kopp,
CEO of Winfire. "HEAT.NET, and Go2Net, are tremendously popular among a
diverse group of online consumers, and we're excited to have them
included among our growing list of partners."
"The Winfire Browser Assistant creates great desktop branding
opportunities for HEAT.NET," said Greg Chiemingo, vice president,
HEAT.NET. "The Browser Assistant provides the current two million
HEAT.NET members with quick, easy access to key destinations within
HEAT and a great vehicle to brand HEAT.NET for many new potential
members."
About Winfire
Winfire develops consumer software applications that shorten the
distance between people and information. With a focus on making users'
online experience more efficient, Winfire enables users to control and
customize their web experience in order to take full advantage of what
the Internet has to offer. For more information, visit www.winfire.com,
or call 949/724-4833.
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