Digital Outcry Selects InfoCast to Manage Mission Critical Hosting Services; Oil Trading Website Will be Powered by e-Enabling ASP
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 31, 2000--InfoCast Corporation (OTC BB:IFCC), an e-enabling application service provider (ASP), today announced that Digital Outcry Incorporated, an Internet-based trading solutions provider for the Canadian crude oil marketplace, has agreed to use InfoCast as the hosting engine to run its new online trading exchange. Digital Outcry will receive hosting and database management services through InfoCast's powerful network of Sun Microsystems servers.
As a result of this agreement, Digital Outcry's online trading exchange will operate on a secure, reliable and robust hosting system. This Sun Microsystems certified "Elite" network allows Digital Outcry and their customers to access mission critical data efficiently and effectively.
Digital Outcry provides Internet-based trading solutions for Canadian crude oil markets. The company's core service is an online trading exchange that provides a transparent and dynamic platform to determine the pricing levels of crude oil. Targeting producers, refiners, aggregators and traders of Canadian crude desiring more control over the pricing of this commodity, Digital Outcry's solution delivers real time price transparency previously unavailable in this marketplace.
"We've been working closely with InfoCast and have been impressed with their ability to provide a hosting platform tailored specifically to the needs of Digital Outcry and the customers we serve," says Mike Mikuska, president of Digital Outcry. "Our clients need to complete real time transactions with no time delays, and with complete assurance regarding system availability and security. We're confident in InfoCast's ability to deliver."
"Digital Outcry is an excellent example of how our team can build and support a mission critical hosting platform," says Ken Maclean, general manager of InfoCast. "Their team has developed a creative business solution that leverages Internet technology, and we provide them with the technology support to make the idea a reality. We are very pleased that Digital Outcry has chosen us as their service provider and look forward to serving their needs as the business grows."
About InfoCast
InfoCast Corporation is an e-Enabling Application Service Provider (ASP) for the new economy, providing a secure, scalable infrastructure-on-demand that allows enterprises to focus on building closer relationships with customers, partners, and employees. Core InfoCast offerings include hosting, virtual call center, and e-Learning applications coupled with related best-of-breed offerings for customer care, data warehousing and E-commerce.
About Digital Outcry
Digital Outcry is an Internet-based trading exchange that provides a transparent and effective means to price Canadian crude. Unlike other exchanges that set out to replicate the current mode of trading, Digital Outcry delivers a level of price discovery previously unavailable in the Canadian crude oil marketplace |
