TELESERVICES-INTER)(TIGI) TSIG.com Announces That
GeneralSearch.Com Selects Exodus for Internet Hosting and ManagementServices
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2000--TeleServices Internet
Group Inc. (OTCBB:TIGI), known as TSIG.com, today announced that
GeneralSearch.Com Inc., a
privately-held company which owns a leading Internet search and portal site has selected
Exodus Communications(TM), Inc. (NASDAQ:EXDS), a leader in complex Internet
hosting and managed services, to host the GeneralSearch.Com Web Properties.
GeneralSearch.Com Inc. has located servers in an Exodus(R) Internet Data Center
(IDC) and is utilizing Exodus' high-speed, redundant backbone and network
management expertise to handle demand for its Internet properties. GeneralSearch.Com
is leveraging the Exodus network and high-speed, direct connections to the Internet in
order to keep its Web properties up and running and
to quickly and efficiently deliver information to its customers 24 x 7.
The GeneralSearch.Com portal contains one of the most powerful and accurate search
engines on the Internet today, with access to a database of more than 100 million links.
On June 7, TSIG.com announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to
acquire GeneralSearch.Com Inc.,
combining TSIG.com's broad marketing strengths with the leading-edge technology
strengths of GeneralSearch.Com Inc. Together, the two companies intend to register
millions of Internet users at the lowest customer acquisition cost in the industry.
Exodus provides a variety of Internet system and network management solutions to help
ensure that Web servers are always available and secure, and has expert certified system
administrators and network professionals to manage Internet systems for peak
performance, 24 x 7, Internet operations.
Exodus also provides customers with access to Internet systems management expertise,
critical for providing reliable Internet services and quickly expanding Internet capabilities.
About GeneralSearch.Com., Inc.
GeneralSearch.Com, Inc., is a private company that was formed in 1998 to enhance the
individual's Internet experience. GeneralSearch.Com is an Internet portal with one of the
most powerful and accurate search engines on the Internet, with access to a database of
more than 100 million links. The search engine is family-oriented, with filters that
eliminate virtually all adult-oriented content, while still providing the most accurate search
results available on the Internet. GeneralSearch also has more than 900 Internet-based
affiliates, including Office Max, Stamps.com and other popular sites. GeneralSearch
offers free Internet access for life, free e-mail, fax, integrated messaging and other
services. GeneralSearch.Com is located in West Chicago, IL. The company can be
reached by e-mail at info@generalsearch.com. The company's website is at
www.generalsearch.com.
About TSIG.com
Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, TeleServices Internet Group Inc., known as
TSIG.com, has recently entered into definitive agreements to acquire
GeneralSearch.Com, a leading Internet search engine and portal, and The Affinity
Group, LLC, an affinity marketing company. TSIG.com forms myCard partnership
agreements with national corporations and non-profit organizations, and then works with
those partners to design revenue-generating programs that attract consumers to their
Web sites. The first myCard program was myMusicCard, which enables consumers to
purchase CDs and cassettes at the lowest available prices. Similarly TSIG.com's
myPhotoCard programs provide low-cost film processing and Kodak Film, and the
myPhoneCard programs provide low-cost prepaid long-distance calling card services.
For all new myCard users, TSIG.com has recently arranged through General
Search.Com to provide free Internet access for life, free e-mail, fax, integrated
messaging and other features.
These customized marketing programs are intended to provide recurring revenues to
TSIG.com and its partners, and help develop strong brand loyalty and awareness within
target communities. TSIG.com further enhances its myCard programs by providing
customer service and support with its
Web-based call center and related services. With non-profits, TSIG.com is engaged in
"cause-related marketing" and has a "volunteer sales force" of millions generating sales
and driving traffic to Internet sites for the lowest customer acquisition cost in the
business. TSIG.com is the national marketing partner of UCP, the nation's largest
non-profit health care organization and leader in the disability field, which each year
serves over 1 million people with disabilities in the United States. TSIG.com's corporate
web site is at www.tsig.com and the myMusicCard web site is at
www.mymusiccard.com.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section
27A of the 1933 Securities Act and Section 21E of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act.
Actual results could differ materially, as the result of (1) competition in the markets for
the company's products and services, (2) the ability of the company to execute its plans,
(3) the availability of financing at favorable terms, and (4) other factors noted in the
company's public filings with the SEC.
Exodus Communications and Exodus are trademarks for Exodus Communications, Inc.,
and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. All other trademarks mentioned in this
document are the property of their respective owners.
CONTACT: TSIG.com, St. Petersburg
Paul Henry, 727/897-4000
phenry@tsig.com |
