FutureLink Teams with UUNET to Offer High Performance App
B: FutureLink Teams with UUNET to Offer High Performance Applications
CALGARY, ALBERTA (May 5) BUSINESS WIRE -May 5, 1999--
Leading Application Service Provider, FutureLink, now offering
high performance applications anywhere in North America
FutureLink Distribution Corp.(OTC BB:FLNK), "The Computer Utility
Company(tm)", announced today an agreement with UUNET, an MCI WorldCom
company (Nasdaq:WCOM).
The agreement covers co-marketing initiatives, training, sales support,
certification and industry awareness for all of FutureLink's ASP
(Application Service Provider) services including
ApplicationPortal.com. Application Portal is a service that will allow
anyone with a browser and an Internet connection to access consumer
and/or small business targeted branded software applications from
FutureLink's servers.
"As FutureLink rolls out across North America, we can use one of the
most reliable networks available," said Cameron Chell, President and
CEO of FutureLink. "As ASP services grow, we can access the performance
and uptime that our customers are demanding as a standard.
"We want to give every customer easy, reliable access to valuable
application hosting services. By removing the IT challenge, customers
can concentrate on what they do best, their core business," added
Chell. "Building relationships with industry leaders such as UUNET
allows us to offer an integrated set of solutions and helps us show
small and medium-sized businesses how easy it can be to get the most
out of their networks."
As a leading ASP, FutureLink hosts branded software applications in
accounting, e-commerce, contact management, office productivity,
mid-market ERP and line of business. UUNET offers a comprehensive range
of Internet services to business customers worldwide, including
Internet access and security services. By combining marketing and sales
initiatives, both companies are expected to take advantage of the
incredible growth potential in the ASP marketplace.
About FutureLink
Based in Calgary, Alberta, FutureLink, "The Computer Utility Company,"
is a founder of the Application Services Provider (ASP) industry.
According to Forrester Research Inc., this industry is projected to
reach $20 billion by 2001. FutureLink provides small and mid-sized
businesses (10-1,000 employees) with off-site, Internet-based
computing, allowing subscribers to escape hardware/software upgrade
cycles, precisely control total cost of technology ownership and focus
on their core businesses. FutureLink's expertise in application
hosting, IT outsourcing, business practices consulting, and software
development enables the company to offer an all-inclusive, trouble-free
service at a predictable price. FutureLink offers computer and
information service as transparently and reliably as today's utilities
deliver electricity, water and telephone services.
For more information, contact FutureLink toll-free at 877/216-6001;
e-mail: sales@futurelink.net; or visit the FutureLink Web site at
futurelink.net. |
