SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 1999--Datalink.net
(OTC BB:NETD), a Silicon Valley Internet-based company, announced the
launch of a new retail marketing program to sell its wireless
information services with Totally Wireless, the company's first
strategic alliance to take advantage of an important new retail
program.
Totally Wireless, a retail wireless chain with stores primarily
on the West Coast, will market all of Datalink.net's wireless
information services to customers nationwide, both in their retail
stores and on the Internet. These services include real-time stock and
commodity quotes, breaking financial market news, real-time sports
coverage, weather and news headlines, email alerts -- all delivered to
customers' wireless devices.
Anthony N. LaPine, chairman and CEO of Datalink.net, said, "These
services are the first of their kind to be offered through a retail
channel. The ability to offer these value-added services to new mobile
wireless consumers will help to differentiate the Totally Wireless
product offering and will enable Datalink.net to reach an entirely new
customer base. Additionally, customers will be able to completely
customize their information on the Datalink.net Web site -- 24 hours a
day -- and have it delivered to their wireless device when they want
it."
"Datalink.net is an innovative company with services that are
ideal for customers in today's volatile business environment," said
Michael Merrill, CEO of Totally Wireless. "By delivering real time
information directly to a pager or PCS phone, Datalink.net allows
customers to stay up to date while they're on the go."
As an introductory offer, Totally Wireless is offering a free
45-day trial version of Datalink.net's services with its newest
product, InfoSampler(TM). InfoSampler will be offered to new customers
at the time of purchase, and to existing customers on its Web site at
www.totallywireless.com/sampler. In Addition to InfoSampler, Totally
Wireless will market the following Datalink.net services in its stores
and on its Web site:
QuoteXpress(R): Enables subscribers to have real-time stock
quotes delivered to a pager or PCS phone on the stocks they want to
know about. It alerts them to the critical changes that they specify,
such as price changes or excessive trading volumes.
SplitXpress(SM): Lets subscribers stay on top of breaking market
and company news -- including stock splits, buybacks, mergers and
acquisitions, and more -- in real time.
CommodityXpress(SM): subscribers can track commodities in real
time including highs, lows and daily closing and real time updates
specified by the subscriber. The service includes all major exchanges.
CompanyNews(SM): Provides the latest news stories and press
releases from specific companies that the subscriber identifies, with
headlines delivered to their wireless device and the option of having
complete story delivered to their email account or reading it at
www.datalink.net.
Sports2Go(SM): Provides personalized real-time sports coverage
for subscribers directly to their alphanumeric pager or PCS phone,
with up-to-the minute scoring updates and breaking game events.
InfoXtra(SM): Subscribers can receive personalized information in
a wide range of personal lifestyle categories that include: Local
weather Forecasts, Horoscopes, Lottery Results, Ski Results, Beach
Forecasts, Trivia, Top Ten Video Rentals, and News Headlines.
MailXpress(SM): Alerts subscribers when important email arrives
in their mailbox. The subscriber sets up filters for keywords in the
"subject", "from" and/or "text" fields for incoming email.
About Totally Wireless
Totally Wireless offers a wide array of wireless products and
services from leading carriers nationwide, including: AT&T Wireless,
MCI Worldcom Wireless, Sprint PCS, Nextel, VoiceStream Wireless, GTE
Wireless, General Magic and PageMart. Totally Wireless has 21 retail
stores in California, Washington, and Utah. Totally Wireless is also
on the Internet at www.totallywireless.com. The company is
headquartered in Fremont, CA and is privately held.
About Datalink.net
Datalink.net, a Silicon Valley Internet company, uses patented
technology to provide mobile people with personalized information
content sent to their wireless devices, such as pagers, PCS phones and
Palm Pilots. Datalink.net pioneered a new product platform that
combines the World Wide Web, real-time information feeds, and wireless
communications into information services for the next millenium.
All the company's services are marketed through its e-commerce
Web site. Datalink.net, recently rated the number one choice for
wireless financial information services by SmartMoney magazine, is
found on the Web at datalink.net.
Statements in this release that are not strictly historical are
"forward-looking statements" and subject to risk and uncertainty.
Factors that effect actual events or results materially include, but
are not limited to: (i) the Company's ability to obtain adequate
financing to further its current and future business strategies; (ii)
the Company's ability to attract and retain its employees; (iii) the
Company's success against competitive products and services and (iv)
the effects of business and economic conditions generally.
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CONTACT: DataLink Systems Corp.
Paul Roberts, 408/367-1724
p_roberts@datalink.net
or
Simon/McGarry Public Relations
Michael Adler, 650/596-5877
madler@shandwick.com
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