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Wednesday November 15, 7:51 am Eastern Time
Press Release
Brightpoint and OmniSky Enter Into Integrated Logistics Services
Agreement
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 2000--Brightpoint, Inc. (NASDAQ:CELL - news) announced today that
its subsidiary, Brightpoint North America, Inc., has entered into an agreement with OmniSky Corporation (NASDAQ:OMNY - news), the award-winning
provider of branded wireless Internet and e-mail services for users of handheld devices. Under the two-year agreement, Brightpoint will provide integrated logistics
services including packaging, fulfillment and other support services.
Brightpoint will provide fulfillment of OmniSky wireless service software and modems to retail channel partners and customers who purchase direct from OmniSky.
The OmniSky wireless Internet and e-mail service is available for the Hewlett-Packard Jornada 540 Series Pocket PC, Handspring Visor Platinum and Visor
Prism and Palm V and Palm Vx handheld devices. OmniSky is currently sold through over 1,500 leading consumer electronics retailers, online stores and direct
marketers including AT&T Stores, CDW, CompUSA, Datavision, Franklin Covey, Fry's Electronics, J&R Computer World, Micro Center, PC Connection, RCS
Computer Experience, Staples and Amazon.com.
About OmniSky
The OmniSky wireless Internet and e-mail service offers unlimited usage and enables subscribers to access and navigate the Internet, send and receive e-mail
messages and securely conduct e-commerce transactions all for a fixed monthly fee. OmniSky partners with the leading wireless hardware, services and
infrastructure providers, including AT&T Wireless, PSINet, Aether Systems, and InfoSpace, as well as the most popular online content and commerce providers,
including AOL, eBay, E*TRADE, and Yahoo! Subscribers can access nearly 1,000 links to optimized Web content through an intuitive wireless portal that
organizes information into categories such as finance, shopping, news, sports and more. In addition, subscribers can search and surf the Web through the OmniSky
wireless portal.
The OmniSky service is available for the Palm V and Palm Vx and Handspring Visor Platinum and Visor Prism handheld devices, as well as the HP Jornada 540
Series Pocket PC. OmniSky currently offers its service within the United States in over 118 major metropolitan areas, encompassing over 160 million people. For
more information visit www.omnisky.com or call (650) 969-7700.
About Brightpoint
Brightpoint, Inc. is a leading provider of outsourced services in the global wireless telecommunications and data industry. Brightpoint's innovative services include
contract manufacturing, customized packaging, prepaid and e-commerce solutions, inventory management, distribution and other outsourced services. Brightpoint's
customers include leading network operators, e-tailers, retailers and wireless equipment manufacturers. Additional information about Brightpoint can be found on its
website at www.brightpoint.com or by calling its toll-free Investor Relations Information line at 877-IIR-CELL (877-447-2355). |
