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Monday November 13, 3:16 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: GoAmerica, Inc.
EDS and GoAmerica to Deliver Seamless Wireless Data Solutions To
Corporations and Mobile Professionals
Announced at COMDEX/Fall 2000, Agreement Forms Part of EDS Mobile Services
LAS VEGAS, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- EDS (NYSE: EDS - news) and GoAmerica (Nasdaq: GOAM - news), a leading wireless data and Internet services
provider, today announced the signing of an alliance to bring seamless mobile data solutions to corporate enterprises. The agreement combines EDS' e- business
infrastructure, mobile commerce application suite and integration expertise with GoAmerica's leading Go.Web(TM) technology and wireless data services.
As a cornerstone of the EDS Mobile services initiative, the two companies
will jointly develop, build and bring to market the next generation of
customized, end-to-end mobility solutions. This will provide corporations
with secure, flexible, scalable mobile access to enterprise applications,
communications tools, intranets, email and the Internet.
Toward that end, today at COMDEX/Fall 2000, the two companies unveiled the first product of this new alliance, an EDS mobile Web portal that will give
U.S.-based EDS employees wireless access to valuable corporate information. Under this 'proof of concept' initiative, EDS will adopt wireless technology
supported by the Go.Web platform. This will allow employees to use their wireless device of choice to send and receive e-mail; fill out contracts; complete expense
reports; access employee information; and conduct banking transactions with the EDS Credit Union.
EDS and GoAmerica will create and implement a joint marketing program and will resell each other's products and services. They will also jointly develop new
products and technologies and incorporate each other's products and services in their respective business operations. Additionally, GoAmerica will use EDS'
Mobile Logistics Distribution Services for logistics outsourcing including provisioning and fulfillment of orders for service, equipment and shipping.
``This agreement takes mobile communications to a new level,'' said Aaron Dobrinsky, president and CEO of GoAmerica. ``By combining our knowledge of the
industry and our leading technology with the unmatched expertise of EDS, we are demonstrating to the corporate marketplace that we know what they need and
that we can provide it for them.''
``By teaming with GoAmerica, EDS is offering American corporations the key to creating more competitive advantage -- the ability to conduct business virtually
anywhere, anytime, on any device,'' said Reza Jafari, president, EDS Global Communications, Entertainment and Media Industry Group. ``We feel so strongly
about the potential of this alliance that we will be adopting the technology inside EDS, proving both the technology and the concept by example.''
GoAmerica and EDS first announced their intent to form an alliance in June, 2000. ``The alliance between EDS and GoAmerica represents two industry veterans
joining forces to provide the professional mobile community with the tools and expertise needed to have a competitive advantage in the growing wireless
marketplace,'' said Roberta Wiggins, director, Wireless/Mobile Communications, The Yankee Group.
GoAmerica, Inc. is a nationwide wireless data and Internet service provider based in Hackensack, NJ. GoAmerica enables its individual and business subscribers
to access remotely the Internet, email and corporate intranets in real time by delivering its proprietary technology through a wide variety of mobile computing and
wireless network devices. Through its Wireless Internet Connectivity Center, GoAmerica offers its subscribers comprehensive and flexible mobile data solutions for
wireless Internet access by providing wireless network services, mobile devices, and subscriber service support. For more information, call 888-462-4600 or visit
www.goamerica.net .
EDS, the leading pure-play global services company, provides strategy, implementation and hosting for clients managing the complexities of the digital economy.
EDS brings together the world's best technologies to address critical client business imperatives. It helps clients eliminate boundaries, collaborate in new ways,
establish their customers' trust and continuously seek improvement. EDS serves the world's leading companies and governments in about 55 countries globally.
EDS reported revenues of $18.5 billion in 1999. The company's stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. Learn more
at www.eds.com . |
