Datalink.net Provides Wireless Capabilities to On Time Media
Online Load Matching Service for Trucking and Shipping Industry Deploys Wireless Services
Engineered by Datalink.net
Wednesday August 16, 7:23 am Eastern Time
Press Release
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 16, 2000-- Datalink.net (Nasdaq:XLNK - news) a leading Wireless Application Service Provider (w-ASP) with
patented technology, today announced the signing of a contract with On Time Media, an online freight and load matching service for the transportation industry. On
Time Media has licensed Datalink.net's wireless gateway technology and will use it to wirelessly enable its two online freight-matching services, TruckIt.com and
ExpediteLoads.com.
On Time Media's databases and web interfaces are designed for load postings and load queries and contain a criteria-matching system capable of generating matches
between postings and individual queries. Matches are based on set criteria that provide subscribers with a list of freighting opportunities that match their desired
dates, locations and types of cargo. With On Time Media's current service, subscribers must go to the company's websites to access load matching information.
Datalink.net will provide the wireless gateway and the capabilities to extend this information to any wireless device. Using Datalink.net's wireless system, On Time
Media will be able to offer web-based as well as wireless freight-matching notification services to it subscribers.
``On Time Media offers revolutionary and valuable services to its subscribers and the wireless enablement of those services greatly enhances the company's ability to
meet the needs of its user base,'' said Datalink.net chairman and CEO, Anthony N. LaPine. ``We are pleased that On Time Media looked to Datalink.net to provide
them with wireless capabilities, and we welcome the move into a new vertical market.''
``Wireless integration is the natural evolution of our services,'' said On Time Media founder and CEO, G. Lawrence McCord. ``Our members count on us to get
them the information they need fast. Datalink.net has enabled us to meet the needs of our users by providing the perfect wireless solution. We're proud to be
associated with Datalink.net and our subscribers are looking forward to the added services Datalink.net offers.''
Datalink.net's consumer wireless information services will also be made available to On Time Media's subscribers as additional opt-in selections to their wireless
freight-matching service. In addition to revenue generated from the sale of Datalink.net's consumer products listed on On Time Media's websites, revenue for
Datalink.net will be based on an initial engineering and integration fee, On Time Media subscriber activation fees and a monthly per user fee.
Datalink.net -- Where the Web Meets Wireless(TM)
Datalink.net is a leading wireless application service provider (w-ASP) that delivers end-to-end wireless data solutions to enterprises and custom data applications to
their customers. As today's premier provider of consumer wireless data, and the first to deliver real-time wireless financial information, Datalink.net pioneered the
development of wireless information technology. Today, Datalink.net enables a new generation of wireless devices that allow enterprises and consumers to
customize, respond, and interact with critical data. Its XpressLink technology processes high-speed data content feeds or corporate databases for wireless
applications that are compatible with the entire range of wireless devices, networks and protocols.
Founded in 1993, Datalink.net is based in San Jose, Calif. with research facilities in Vancouver, British Columbia. For more information: datalink.net.
About On Time Media
On Time Media, LLC is a premier provider of information resources for the Expedited Freight Industry. Founded in 1998, The On Time Media network of web sites
has set the standard for industry related Internet destinations. It's Expedite Loads.com is one of the few successful Expedited load matching services on the web. In
July 2000, On Time Media, LLC expanded its service offering, by acquiring Truck It, LLC/ Truckit.com, one of the Internets largest and most frequented
transportation Industry web companies.
On Time Media, LLC is dedicated to providing the most advanced information, resources and technology for drivers, companies, and freight shippers. It continues to
be one of the Internets most trusted transportation related companies.
For more information please go to www.expediteloads.com
This release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Although the Company
believes that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements and assumptions upon which forward-looking statements are based are reasonable it can
give no assurance that such expectations and assumptions will prove to have been correct.
Contact:
Datalink.net
Jesmine Peirce, 408/367-1724 or 408/314-3805 (Mobile)
or
Shandwick International Public Relations
Greg Cross, 650/532-4078 or 650/532-4000 (Main)
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