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PointServe Completes Agreement With Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch; PreparesFor National Launch of Intelligent Online Scheduling Solutions
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- PointServe, Inc., the pioneer of intelligent, online scheduling solutions, announced today that Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc. (Nasdaq: TMCS) will integrate PointServe's patent-pending technologies into its city-based consumer portals. The CitySearch partnership is one of a series of agreements being finalized by PointServe in preparation for the National debut of the Web-based intelligent scheduling service in early 2000.
The agreement will allow CitySearch to expand its online offerings by letting consumers select, evaluate, schedule and order home and personal-related services online. Through PointServe's technology, CitySearch is now able to complete this process by allowing consumers to make buying and scheduling decisions on the Internet.
"We're delighted that CitySearch selected PointServe as a content partner for providing consumers with robust, intelligent scheduling solutions," said PointServe CEO Darl McBride. "This partnership furthers our goal of providing consumers with the latest tools to help manage their busy lives. With a presence in 77 different cities, CitySearch will allow us to introduce the benefits of our online scheduling technology into many markets simultaneously. Everyone who uses CitySearch, consumers and businesses alike, should benefit from this partnership."
PointServe launched its scheduling solutions to the consumer marketplace on November 1, 1999, through a regional rollout in Salt Lake City, Utah. Nearly 200 Salt Lake City service companies, including appliance repair, pest control, maid service and auto repair, participated in the regional launch. PointServe solutions will be available to consumers and businesses nationwide, via the Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch portals and other services, in early 2000.
About PointServe, Inc.
PointServe allows service industries to harness the power of the Internet by providing intelligent online scheduling and e-commerce solutions. Patent-pending online scheduling technology enables businesses to offer their services online and optimize delivery of those services. PointServe allows consumers to wait less and do more by making it easier to find a service provider and schedule an appointment. PointServe allows service providers to spend less and do more by creating accountability of marketing dollars, increasing operational efficiencies and increasing customer satisfaction and loyalty.
For more information on PointServe, visit www.pointserve.com.
About Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch
Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc. is a local portal Company that provides in-depth local content and services to help people "get things done" online. TMCS offers practical tools for living that make the Internet an indispensable part of peoples' everyday lives. The TMCS family of Web sites includes citysearch.com, ticketmaster.com, cityauction.com, match.com, sidewalk.com, livedaily.com, astroabby.com astroabby.com and jobs.citysearch.com. TMCS is located in Pasadena, Calif.
SOURCE PointServe, Inc.
CO: PointServe, Inc.; Ticketmaster Online-CitySearch, Inc.
ST: California, Texas
IN: MLM ENT
SU: CON
11/17/1999 08:25 EST prnewswire.com
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