To: 2brasil who wrote (9903 ) 4/17/1998 1:43:00 PM From: 2brasil Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 152472
Today's Merchandising Offers QUALCOMM Phone Accessories PEORIA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 17, 1998--Today's Merchandising Inc. (TMI), a Ruppman-Wood Co., announced the addition of QUALCOMM Inc. (Nasdaq:QCOM - news), a pioneer of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology and a leading manufacturer of CDMA digital wireless products to its growing client list. Under the terms of a recently signed supply agreement between the two companies, TMI will offer QUALCOMM branded wireless phone accessories through its 24-hour, 7-day-a-week phone order and online (www.shopping-today.com) product fulfillment center. ''We are pleased to have TMI extend the availability of QUALCOMM's family of accessories through their round-the-clock Internet and phone order distribution centers,'' said David J. McDowell, senior vice president of sales for QUALCOMM's Subscriber Products Division. ''We selected TMI based on their proven customer service and satisfaction.'' ''We are very pleased to welcome QUALCOMM to our expanding client family,'' stated Sandy Pearce, director of sales and merchandise marketing for TMI. ''We're committed to providing exceptional service to both our client manufacturers and their end-user customers and we are looking forward to doing the same for QUALCOMM.'' The alliance extends TMI's Internet shopping services to include the rapidly growing mobile phone industry. Mobile phone accessories offered by TMI include batteries, leather cases, various chargers, hands-free car kits and PC fax/modem cards for QUALCOMM's 1900 MHz Q Phone and QCP phone series. This relationship provides wireless phone customers expanded access to QUALCOMM's family of accessory products. QUALCOMM offers a broad line of advanced CDMA digital subscriber product and support tools. Every QUALCOMM phone delivers crystal-clear voice quality and enhanced security, and is upgradable to support a range of data capabilities. For more information, about QUALCOMM products and technologies, visit the company's Web site atqualcomm.com . About Today's Merchandising Today's Merchandising provides an outlet for accessories and hard-to-find products supporting the consumer electronics, appliance, housewares, telecommunications and other major industries. TMI supports a number of brand name marketers through catalog, telephone and Web-based (http://www.shopping-today.com) ordering options. TMI has its warehousing, distribution and administrative offices in Peoria.