I just read this news from last month and thought it was a must read for those new to TSIG ! Everything is falling in place ! you will even be able to listen to cd's on the website before you buy ! This company is gonna ROCK !!!
TeleServices International Group Inc. Enters Three Agreements to Enhance its Compact Connection, Inc. Music Commerce Website
- Consumers Guaranteed 24- to 48-hr Shipment of Music Among Other Benefits -
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- TeleServices International
Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TSIG), a fully integrated provider for
outsourced teleservices, announced today that it has chosen Valley Media, Inc.
as its Internet and Direct-to-Consumer Fulfillment Supplier for its music
commerce subsidiary, Compact Connection, Inc. (CCI). TSIG has also entered
into License Agreements with MUZE, Inc. and ENSO Audio Imaging, Inc. for use
of their respective music databases to build content and marketing
applications into CCI's music website.
Valley Media, Inc.'s "Sound Delivery" division is one of the largest
direct-to-consumer fulfillment houses in the United States for CDs, cassettes,
DVDs and videos. The two-year General Agreement with Sound Delivery provides
Internet and Direct-to-Consumer fulfillment services to Compact Connection,
Inc. that include guaranteed shipping of products within twenty-four to
forty-eight hours of being ordered and virtually hourly updates of available
inventory. Valley Media maintains a music inventory in excess of 250,000
titles.
TSIG has signed a one-year License Agreement with Muze, Inc. to use its
"Muze for Music" database and its "Encyclopedia of Popular Music" for consumer
content and marketing purposes. Muze for Music is one of the most complete
and comprehensive graphical music databases available in today's market. The
newly introduced Encyclopedia of Popular Music offers in-depth artist/label
biography information and is one of a kind.
TSIG's one-year License Agreement with ENSO Audio Imaging will allow the
CCI website to showcase audio music samples. ENSO's database includes
continuous digitizing of new releases, as well as a multitude of digitized
catalog titles. ENSO's database of audio samples supports the RealAudio
Release 3.0 format.
"The new management team is diligently working on the design and
functionality of the Compact Connection website and its seamless integration
with the TSIG call center, both scheduled to be launched within the next
thirty days," said Robert Gordon, Chairman and CEO of TSIG. "The decision is
indicative of our desire to provide consumers with a cutting edge,
user-friendly website, a professional customer service center, and the
assurance of immediate product delivery."
CCI is well-positioned within the $35 billion global music market and the
$71 million global online music market that includes N2K (Nasdaq: NTKI), CDnow
(Nasdaq: CDNW) and K-Tel (Nasdaq: KTEL). CCI is the only direct music
marketer in the world that can offer a combination of:
-- The lowest prices (including shipping and handling) to consumers on all
CDs/cassettes, including new releases;
-- 24 hour, seven day a week ordering capability, either via the Internet
or through CCI's toll-free 800 number, and;
-- Proven, turn-key, private-label music card
opportunities for its marketing partners.
CCI's state-of-the-art website is currently under construction. CCI's new
online commerce site will be positioned on a high-speed server capable of
accommodating millions of customers who will have easy, direct access to the
world's best music prices. In addition, CCI's World Wide Website will have
advanced web technology for searching, ordering and reordering and will
feature the latest in "push" technology |
