(COMTEX) B: iChargeit, Inc. and EC Net Form Joint Venture to Deploy I B: iChargeit, Inc. and EC Net Form Joint Venture to Deploy Internet Fulfillment Center FORT WORTH, TEXAS (Feb. 26) BUSINESS WIRE -Feb. 26, 1999-- -Company's iChargeit.com Internet Cybermall Phase I Launch Scheduled for March 1, 1999- Para-Link (OTC BB:PLNKD), a Texas corporation who recently announced an agreement in principle to merge with iChargeit Inc., today announced that Company has formed a joint venture with EC Net to provide iChargeit's customers access to warehousing, packing and shipping capabilities through the iChargeit Fulfillment Center. E-Storefront owners who utilize the iChargeit fulfillment center will possess the capability to bulk ship goods to the IFC (iChargeit Fulfillment Center). As orders are received through their website, they will be securely routed to IFC's fulfillment staff who will pack and ship them directly to the ordering customers. Additionally, as inventory drop to pre-set levels, suppliers will be informed through the IFC system that portions of their inventories should be replenished. Louisville, Kentucky, EC Net is located within 3 miles of the UPS air hub. Through its associates with over 650,000 square feet of occupied , E.C. Net presently works with Fortune 500 customers handling everything from cookies to auto parts. Darrell Griffith, Sr., Vice President of E.C. Net Manufacturing, stated, "We are very excited about the joint venture with iChargeit. The Internet is growing quickly and distribution and fulfillment will play a large part in the growth. With this joint venture, we will be able to address all areas of fulfillment and distribution any customer or credit card processor would have in doing business over the Net." Jesse Cohen, CEO of iChargeit, added, "We are offering companies not only fulfillment, inventory control, packaging and shipping - we are offering economies of scale presently unavailable in today's market. This joint venture coupled with our recently announced agreement with the Winners Internet Network (OTC BB:WINR) to build and maintain a series of Global Shopping Malls utilizing WINR's proprietary credit card processing and currency conversion software, certainly position the Company for prosperity." iChargeit Inc. is an Internet-based company whose iChargeit.com Cybermall and Virtual Arcade, as well as the iChargeit Cyberswapmeet.com web sites, are set to launch on March 1, 1999. iChargeit Inc.'s key joint venture partners and tenants include, but are not limited to: Preferred Voice International (OTC BB:PFVI), Winners Internet Network (OTC BB:WINR), Internet Media Corp. (OTC BB:USRF), Innovative Holdings and Technologies Ltd. (OTC BB:IHTL) and Pacific Medical Group (OTC BB:PMGI). iChargeit has several key key agreements in place with Netgateway (OTC BB:NGWY) which implement and utilize many of the unique features of Netgateway's ICC (Internet Commerce Center) into iChargeit's web sites and product lines. Statements made in this news release that relate to future plans, financial results, market growth, or other projections, events or anticipated results are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Actual results may differ materially due to a variety of factors, including competitors with more resources available to them. -0- tia/ny* CONTACT: Investor Contacts: DeMonte Associates Cynthia DeMonte/Sean Leous 212/473-3700 or iChargeit Inc. 888/815-4390 E-mail: ichargeit@netgateway.net KEYWORD: TEXAS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS COMED INTERACTIVE/MULTIMEDIA/INTERNET MERGERS/ACQ Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. URL: businesswire.com *** end of story *** |