SALT LAKE CITY, Oct 21, 1999 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- GolfAgent USA,
a wholly owned subsidiary of PrimeHoldings.com (OTC Bulletin Board:
PRIM) and the exclusive licensee of the GolfAgent online tee-time
reservation system in the United States, today announced a marketing
agreement with Golfnet, Inc. to bring online tee-time booking to more
than 1,300 public and private U.S. golf courses. Under the agreement,
Golfnet, Inc., the second-largest provider of golf handicap and
tournament services in the United States, and GolfAgent USA, will work
together to introduce the GolfAgent system to current and future
Golfnet clients (golf courses). Additional details of the agreement
were not released.
"Golfnet is the best possible partner we could work with to quickly
establish the GolfAgent system as the de facto online tee-time
reservation system in the U.S.," said Michael Barron, president of
GolfAgent USA. "The company has working agreements with the largest
infrastructure of public and private golf courses in America. Their
industry relationships, established distribution channels and existing
infrastructure of equipment and personnel will help introduce GolfAgent
USA to the Golfnet network of clubs they provide service to in an
estimated nine to twelve months."
Don Stromberg, president of Golfnet, Inc., said the agreement will
provide Golfnet with the opportunity to further cement relationships
with golf courses and their owners. "Through this agreement Golfnet is
able to provide additional services to member clubs and golfers," he
said.
About the GolfAgent Online Tee-time Reservation System The GolfAgent
system (www.golfagent.com), currently used extensively throughout Great
Britain and Ireland (including the famed St. Andrews course in
Scotland) and rapidly expanding into many other parts of the world,
allows golfers to schedule their own tee times at local or distant
courses through the Internet. Participating golf courses use the local
GolfAgent software to schedule tee-times via phone and can also
synchronize their system with the GolfAgent server to make all open tee
times available on the GolfAgent web site for remote purchase.
Alternatively, golfers can call GolfAgent's toll-free telephone line
and speak to live representatives who can place the reservation for
them.
The GolfAgent system benefits golf courses by helping to sell
unreserved tee times and by eliminating the overhead required to answer
phone calls and place manual reservations. In exchange, GolfAgent
receives a small percentage of each greens fee transaction. GolfAgent
will also profit through planned affinity marketing programs with golf
courses and golf-related product providers, targeted at golfers who use
the GolfAgent system.
About Golfnet, Inc. Golfnet Inc. is the second-largest provider of golf
handicap and tournament services in the United States. Now in its 14th
year, Golfnet offers comprehensive integrated golf program management
solutions including computerized and write-in handicap services,
tournament management and 1st Tee management to over 560,000 golfers at
more than 1,300 golf clubs. Golfnet maintains offices in Bethesda,
Maryland, Pinehurst, North Carolina, and Vero Beach Florida.
About GolfAgent USA GolfAgent USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of
PrimeHoldings.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PRIM). The company
specializes in providing golf-related products and services to public
and private golf courses in the United States and is the exclusive U.S.
licensee of the GolfAgent tee-time reservation system developed by
Baron Corporation plc (BCP LN). For more information about GolfAgent
USA, call PrimeHoldings.com at 801-562-1444 or visit
www.primeholdings.com.
About PrimeHoldings.com, Inc. PrimeHoldings.com, Inc. (OTC Bulletin
Board: PRIM), is a holding company for high-growth electronic commerce
(e-commerce) businesses. PrimeHoldings.com has built a sophisticated
infrastructure of technology that is utilized by each of its
subsidiaries to provide better service, reduce costs, and provide
greater manageability during periods of extreme growth. This allows its
portfolio companies to run more efficiently and profitably.
PrimeHoldings.com is intent on acquiring and managing a diverse
portfolio of e-commerce businesses that will yield an outstanding
return on shareholder investment. Current PrimeHoldings.com companies
include: bCard.net, a leader in smart card technologies; Navilor, a
leader in electronic data collection, management and distribution;
GolfAgent USA, the leading online tee-time reservation system;
JustGiftIdeas.com, a comprehensive online directory of gifts and gift
ideas; and UniQuest Communications, a telecommunications services
reseller. For more information call 801-562-1444 or visit
www.primeholdings.com.
This news release may include statements that constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Please be cautioned that any such
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and
involve significant risks and uncertainties, and that actual results
may vary materially from those in the forward-looking statements as a
result of any number of factors, including the risk factors contained
in the Company's disclosure documents.
Trademark Notice: All trademarks named above are the property of their
respective holders.
SOURCE GolfAgent USA
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CONTACT: Michael Barron of GolfAgent USA, 949-494-3574,
mbarron11@hotmail.com; or Mike Judson of Tanner Spencer
Gould,
801-431-7350,
mjudson@tsggroup.com
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