INIT-----> Interliant Tapped As Provider Of Web Hosting and Rentable Applications For U.N.
Affiliated Network Of Trade Organizations
Business Editors and High-Tech Writers
PURCHASE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 18, 1999--
Deal Extends Interliant's AppsOnline.com Offerings to
18 Million Companies Via Reach of Network's 155 Organizations
Interliant, Inc. (NASDAQ:INIT), a leading application service
provider (ASP), today announced that Trade Point Management, Inc.
(TPM), an e-commerce portal management company for the United Nations
Trade Point organizations, Chambers of Commerce and professional
associations, has chosen Interliant as the provider of Web hosting
services TPM offers to the U.N. Trade Point organizations, a network
of domestic and international business to business trade resources for
small and medium sized companies. In addition, TPM will work with
Interliant to co-brand and sell Web hosting services and a version of
AppsOnline.com, a leading Web-based portal of rentable applications,
to the members of the network. Trade Point organizations, in turn, can
offer these Interliant products and services to their 18 million
worldwide small and medium sized business members. Consequently, this
innovative agreement gives 18 million global companies access to
affordable Internet applications, such as Lotus QuickPlace, and Web
hosting services, while creating a powerful distribution channel for
Interliant and an increased source of revenue for the 155 U.N. Trade
Point organizations.
"We chose to partner with Interliant because of their leadership
as an application service provider, their scalability in meeting our
hosting requirements globally and a shared vision of how to empower
small businesses through Web-based services," said Jay Ayres,
president, Trade Point Management, Inc. "Our members will experience
greater efficiencies in productivity and do more business on a global
level."
Initially, Interliant will host the United Nations Trade Point
Florida Web site and plans to add additional Trade Point sites in the
coming months. Interliant will also host a mirrored copy of the
Chinese U.N. Trade Points -- Beijing and Shanghai -- in the U.S. to
provide faster access for the Americas to initiate trade with China.
"Partnering with Trade Point Management, Inc. substantially
extends the AppsOnline.com market and ultimately enables these 18
million companies to use the Internet to expand their businesses on a
global scale," said Brad Nickel, director of Interliant's
AppsOnline.com. "This relationship represents a large step in our
business to business distribution strategy to become the worldwide
leader in Web-based rentable applications and services for small and
medium sized businesses. Interliant recognizes the need for small and
medium sized companies to succeed in the global marketplace, and by
allowing AppsOnline.com business partners to brand our
subscription-based applications to their large customer base,
Interliant facilitates market differentiation and offers valuable
services to these customers."
About Interliant's AppsOnline.com
Interliant, Inc.'s AppsOnline.com (www.appsonline.com) is a
leading Web-based portal of rental applications and services.
Introduced in September 1998, AppsOnline.com was one of the industry's
first catalogs of applications to be offered through the Internet.
AppsOnline.com levels the playing field for small and medium sized
businesses, departments of corporations and freelance professionals,
by giving them an Internet space in which to manage all of their IT
business operations without the high costs typically associated with
maintaining these applications and services.
About Interliant
Interliant, Inc. (NASDAQ:INIT) is a leading application service
provider (ASP) and pioneer in the ASP market. Interliant's solutions
enable companies of all sizes to capitalize on the latest Web-based
technologies and packaged software applications quickly and
cost-effectively by relieving them of the burdens associated with
building, managing and maintaining the infrastructure required to
support mission-critical applications. Interliant's offerings include
solutions in the following areas: Web site hosting, messaging and
knowledge management, e-commerce, customer relationship management,
distributed learning, and Web-based rental applications via
AppsOnline.com. Interliant is headquartered in Purchase, N.Y. and has
formed strategic alliances with leading software, networking and
hardware companies including IBM (NASDAQ: IBM), Lotus Development
Corp., Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT), BMC Software (NASDAQ: BMCS), and
Network Solutions (NASDAQ: NSOL). For more information, please visit
the Interliant Web site, www.interliant.com.
About Trade Point Management, Inc.
Trade Point Management, Inc., headquartered in Tampa, Fla.,
designs, licenses and manages Internet e-commerce portals for United
Nations Trade Points, Chambers of Commerce and other professional
association organizations to deliver business to business e-commerce
services. Services include rentable business software applications,
personal information portal features and strategic business
information from "best of breed" technology and information providers.
Trade Point Management provides buyers and sellers with a complete
system to tap into the new global e-commerce economy. Trade Point
Management also provides optional online membership management
services to these trade and commerce organizations. For information on
Trade Point Management, contact Steve Toner of Toner Communications at
813-282-9099 or steve@tonercom.com.
Interliant is a registered trademark of Interliant Inc. All other
trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Any statements contained herein that are not statements of historical
fact may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. Actual results
and the timing of certain events may differ significantly from the
results anticipated or discussed in the forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based largely on the Company's
current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and
uncertainties. In addition to this press release, other important
factors to consider in evaluating the forward-looking statements
include, without limitation, those discussed in the Company's
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 1999,
and September 30, 1999, respectively, the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed on March 15, 1999, as amended, and other
filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In
light of these risks and uncertainties, there can be no assurance that
the forward-looking statements contained herein will in fact be
realized and the Company assumes no obligation to update this
information.
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misty_zelent@lpp.com
or
Interliant, Inc., Purchase
Beth O'Byrne, 914/640-9000 (investor contact)
bobyrne@interliant.com
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