CMPC news near the close yesterday:::
Monday March 1, 3:38 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: pcsave.com
pcsave.com Signs Major Marketing
Agreement with Lycos
New Relationship Features Co-Sponsorship of Indy Racing League Driver John
Hollansworth
DALLAS, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- pcsave.com, an Internet computer retailer, and Lycos, Inc. (Nasdaq: LCOS -
news), the second most visited hub on the Internet and the world's largest online community, announced today
a joint marketing relationship to promote their complementary services. The agreement includes co-sponsorship
of the Team Xtreme Indy Racing League car featuring rookie driver John Hollansworth. The major marketing
initiative will provide high visibility of the Lycos and pcsave.com brands.
As part of the initiative, pcsave.com will conduct a major Indy 500 sweepstakes on its web site, including a
grand prize, all-expense-paid trip for two to the race on May 30th. The sponsored Team Xtreme driver leads
the Rookie of the Year points chase after his strong showing in the season-opening TransWorld Diversified
Services Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway in Orlando. The upcoming race schedule includes the
Phoenix 200 and the 83rd running of the legendary Indianapolis 500.
''The Indy 500 is the most popular single day sporting event in the world,'' said Philip Wise, President and
CEO of pcsave.com. ''We are thrilled to be joined with Lycos to support one of the rising stars in the racing
world.''
''Lycos.com is one of the fastest sites on the Internet, so sponsoring a young team in the fastest sport around
is a natural way to reinforce our brand image,'' said Jan Horsfall, vice president of marketing for Lycos. ''We
are the only Internet-based group sponsoring an Indy Racing League team this year and we expect to reap
some of the same rewards in terms of media attention that we gained with our NASCAR sponsorship.''
In the joint marketing arrangement, pcsave.com will also be a featured Internet merchant throughout the Lycos
Network.
About pcsave.com
pcsave.com, a subsidiary of CompuCom Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMPC - news), of Dallas, Texas, sells
customized personal computers, peripherals, and software products to consumers and small businesses via the
internet. It is accessible at pcsave.com. CompuCom is a leading provider of network integration
services for both large and medium-sized corporate customers worldwide. CompuCom's services include
LAN/WAN projects, consulting, asset tracking, network management, help desk, field engineering,
configuration, software management, distribution and procurement. CompuCom is accessible via the Internet at
compucom.com.
About Lycos, Inc.
Founded in 1995, Lycos, Inc. is a leading Web media company and owner of the Lycos Network, the second
most visited hub on the Internet reaching 48.8 percent of Web users. The Lycos Network is a unified set of
Web sites that attracts a diverse audience by offering a variety of services, including leading Web navigation
resources, homepage building and other Web community services and a comprehensive shopping center. The
Lycos Network is composed of premium sites: Lycos.com, Tripod, WhoWhere, Angelfire, MailCity, HotBot,
HotWired, Wired News, Webmonkey and Suck.com. Lycos.com (http://www.lycos.com), ''Your Personal
Internet Guide,'' is dedicated to helping each individual user locate, retrieve and manage information tailored
to his or her personal interests. Headquartered near Boston in Waltham, Mass., Lycos, Inc. is a global Internet
leader with a major presence throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia.
SOURCE: pcsave.com
More Quotes
and News:
Compucom Systems Inc (Nasdaq:CMPC - news)
Lycos Inc (Nasdaq:LCOS - news)
Related News Categories: computer peripheral, computers, internet, ISDEX, retail
|
