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Anything Internet opens Florida Office.
Corporates sales....Delisle.
ANYTHING INTERNET CORPORATION
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3020 North El Paso, Suite 103
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907
(719) 227-1903 (719) 227-1907 Fax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Please contact: Sitra Enterprises, Inc.
Investor Relations
(512) 453-3817; Fax (512) 453-7553
E-Mail: anything@sitra.com
Internet: anythinginc.net
ANYTHING INTERNET OPENING OF A FLORIDA
BUSINESS-TO-BUSINESS SALES AND SUPPORT OFFICE
Colorado Springs, Colorado - April 13, 1999 -- Anything Internet
Corporation announces that it has recently opened and established a
new business-to-business sales and support office in Tampa, Florida.
The purpose of the new facility is to focus on building and
maintaining key business-to-business sales relationships necessary to
position Anything Internet as a premier Internet provider of goods and
services to businesses worldwide.
According to International Data Corporation, a market research firm,
Internet related business-to-business sales are expected to eclipse
consumer spending by accounting for up to 80% of all Internet
e-commerce transactions by the year 2001. Forrester Research, another
market research firm, predicts total Internet e-commerce will top $1.3
trillion annually by the year 2003.
The new business-to-business sales and support office is headed by the
Company's new General Manager, Richard Baron. Also joining Mr. Baron
is Al Delisle, Anything Internet's co-founder, Business Development
Manager and a Company Director.
Mr. Baron was previously a Senior Sales Representative at Tech Data
Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD), a full-line distributor of technology
products worldwide with annual sales of approximately $11.5 billion.
At Tech Data Mr. Baron was responsible for generating sales to value
added resellers (VARs) and dealers in excess of $100 million annually.
He also won Tech Data's coveted President's Club Award twice during
his eight year tenure.
Mr. Delisle stated, "It is our intention to utilize and build upon our
relationships with various vendors and Fortune 500 companies to
generate new corporate buyers who will eventually become regular
repeat buyers of our products. There are countless businesses out
there looking to move their monthly purchases over to the Internet.
We are going to help them make that transition as painless as
possible, and by doing so gain some quality repeat customers at the
same time."
J. Scott Sitra, Anything Internet's President and Chief Executive
Officer, commented, "We are very excited by the opening of our new
business-to-business sales and support office in Florida which
underscores our commitment to being a leader in Internet
business-to-business sales. We are very aggressively pursuing this
avenue of new sales and will continue to devote the necessary
resources to fully capitalize on this fledgling aspect of Internet
e-commerce."
"In just the short amount of time the new office has been open, both
Al and Rich have demonstrated tremendous capabilities and dedication
to the Company. Their contacts and understanding of the corporate
buyer is already proving to be an invaluable resource to us as we move
forward into the future," Mr. Sitra added.
Anything Internet Corporation, headquartered in Colorado Springs,
Colorado with a business-to-business sales and support office in
Tampa, Florida, is an Internet e-commerce holding company. Through
its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Anything Internet operates Internet
storefronts www.anythingpc.com, www.anythingmac.com and
www.anythingunix.com, and sells over 175,000 different computer
hardware, software and peripheral products. Anything Internet's
e-commerce enabling technology provides its customers with
exceptional product choices, superior pricing and delivery options,
and easy-to-use search and purchase capabilities. Banyan Corporation
(OTC Bulletin Board: BANY) controls 26 percent of Anything Internet's
Common Stock.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe
harbor" for forward-looking statements. Certain information included
in this press release (as well as information included in oral
statements or other written statements made or to be made by Anything
Internet Corporation) contains statements that are forward-looking,
such as statements relating to the future anticipated direction of the
high technology industry, plans for future expansion, various business
development activities, planed capital expenditures, future funding
sources, anticipated sales growth and potential contracts. Such
forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties
that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and,
accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Anything Internet
Corporation. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, those relating to development and expansion activities,
dependence on existing management, financing activities, domestic and
global economic conditions, changes in federal or state tax laws, and
market competition factors.
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