eMachines deal expanded:
biz.yahoo.com
Wednesday April 5, 8:50 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
USABancShares.com Triples Keyboard Distribution
with eMachines To 2,000,000 Units
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 5, 2000--USABancShares.com
(NASDAQ-``USAB') today announced that it more than tripled the number of eMachines
computers to ship featuring a USABancShares.com ``hot button' displayed on each keyboard. The button directs users
instantly to usabancshares.com for 24/7 online access to the country's No. 1 rated banking products and services.
The original agreement covered distribution of 600,000 eMachines computers, each of which offered four ``hot buttons'
leading to USABancShares.com, Amazon.com, Ebay and the GoTo search engine. Under the new agreement, a total of
2,000,000 computers will ship under the program, which will again include a number of other leading Internet brands with hot
button access.
eMachines is the No. 3 retail desktop PC provider in the country, following Hewlett-Packard and Compaq.
``Point-of-sale presence is important to us . . . and there's no better real estate for achieving point-of-sale power than directly
on a computer keyboard,' said Daniel Taylor, Director of Electric Banking for USABancShares.com. ``Getting people to our
site through the push of a button - that's always in view as they use their computer - is a great way to increase our customer
base,' he concluded.
As one of the first in the country to offer real-time wireless access to FDIC insured financial services, the company also said
that it is preparing to add a new component to its point-of-sale strategy through select wireless hardware manufacturers.
Forward Looking Statements:
Some of the statements contained in this press release discuss future expectations, contain preliminary unaudited results of
operations and financial condition and state other ``forward looking' information. Those statements are subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contemplated by
the statements.
The forward-looking information is based on various factors and was derived using numerous assumptions.
Important factors that may cause actual results to differ from projections include, for example: general economic conditions,
including their impact on capital expenditures; business conditions in the financial services industry; the regulatory environment;
rapidly changing technology and evolving banking industry standards; competitive factors, including increased competition with
community, regional and national financial institutions; new services and products offered by competitors; and price pressures. |
