To: Rande Is who wrote (3007 ) 12/22/1999 8:14:00 PM From: Steven Finkel Respond to of 4766
wonder what you think about knsc, just had news today. Looks somewhat interesting: Marketing Direction Set for Kensington Acquisition 'Mail Call' MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Kensington International Holding Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: KNSC) and Internet company, Mail Call, Inc., of Miramar, Fla., a majority-owned subsidiary of Kensington, today announced plans to restructure the marketing of Mail Call and have retained key marketing experts to facilitate these efforts. David Schnitzer and his firm Martech Consulting Group have been retained to develop a program re-launching the Mail Call service. Mr. Schnitzer has also taken responsibility as Mail Call's interim Marketing Manager and will serve to coordinate all of the Internet company's marketing efforts. "The Mail Call service is already keeping people connected. Our job is to build on the existing service and bring the power of e-mail to anyone, anywhere, at anytime. We have set realistic short-term goals for the first and second quarters of 2000, and will position the service to become the dominant leader in remote e-mail access in the longer term," stated Mr. Schnitzer. Prior to becoming President of Martech Consulting Group, Mr. Schnitzer was the Marketing Manager for the Internet Division of a multi-billion dollar a year telecommunications company. The firm of Blue Pond Enterprises of Minneapolis headed by Tom Zenanko will support the marketing and the business-to-business aspects of the project. "We are excited about bringing all of our resources to table to make this new product launch a success," stated Blue Pond President Tom Zenanko. "We feel Mail Call is uniquely positioned to be the leader in remote e-mail access. Before taking on the project, we looked into the scope of this product category. We at Blue Pond feel Mail Call is a sleeping giant. We have dedicated our resources to support Mr. Schnitzer and Martech Consulting Group in their efforts to market this innovative product," stated Mr. Zenanko. Tom Zenanko has produced television and video programming for ESPN and for NBC's affiliate in Minneapolis. Blue Pond Enterprises has large and small clients including Fortune 1000 companies. "I am very excited about our new marketing direction," stated Kensington CEO Mark Haggerty. "We have put together a talented and experienced team, and have now solidified a program to market the Mail Call service. We believe Mail Call is a giant leap for the application of e-mail." Mail Call ( mailcall.net ) uses advanced text-to-speech technology to read e-mail over a telephone without a computer. The user may respond to the e-mails via their natural voice, or by selecting a pre-written response. The user may also fax a message to a designated fax machine from the phone. The preceding statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended, in order for the Company and MAIL CALL, INC. to avail themselves of the "safe harbor" provisions of that Act, as amended. Certain statements in this release and the Company's and MAIL CALL, INC.'s financial projections that are not historical fact constitute "forward-looking information." Such forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the actual results of the Company and MAIL CALL, INC. to be materially different from results expressed or implied by such forward-looking information. Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to: customer demand not meeting expectations; lack of consistent supply of hardware and software to service demand; lack of adequate distribution markets; the inability to generate enough cash to service operations; the loss of the right to resell or use others' products; adverse economic conditions; intense competition; inadequate capital; unexpected costs; lower revenues and net income than expected; loss of customers; price increases; failure to obtain customers; the possible acquisition of a new business or products that do not perform as anticipated; inability to carry out marketing and sales plans; changes in interest rates; inflationary factors; inability to meet customer demand and other specific risks that may be alluded to in this press release or in other reports issued by the Company or MAIL CALL, INC. SOURCE Kensington International Holding Corporation CO: Kensington International Holding Corporation; Mail Call, Inc.; MicroTalk Technologies, Inc. ST: Minnesota, Florida IN: CPR TLS MLM SU: TNM 12/22/1999 10:21 EST prnewswire.com