NEWS.....
BW1040 APR 06,1999 4:29 PACIFIC 07:29 EASTERN
( BW)(CA-ICHARGEIT)(ICHG) iChargeit.com Launches Internet Pay Terminals -IPT-
Business and High-Tech Editors
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 6, 1999--
Terminals Enabling Internet Access and e-Commerce Transactions In
Shopping Malls, Airports, Hotels, and Retail Outlets
iChargeit Inc. (OTC BB: ICHG) (formerly Para-Link - OTCBB:PLNKD) today announced that it is launching Company-branded Internet Pay Terminals(IPT) that will provide Internet access, e-mail, e-Commerce abilities and video tele-conferencing.
The IPT's will be marketed and Company-branded terminals leased to retail outlets, shopping malls, airports, hotels and a number of industries. Internet access, e-mailing, banking, video-teleconferencing, e-Commerce transactions, and on-line credit approval can be available in a variety of locations, other than home or at the office, responding to increasing market demands. From these terminals a printed copy of any transaction will be provided to the user. Additionally, IPT's will allow the large audience of potential Internet users to have on-line access without incurring the costs of buying a computer concurrently generating revenue for the IPT-lessor. Financing for the terminals can be approved within twenty-four hours and within two weeks consumers will be in possession of their fully operational terminals. These IPT's will be manufactured for iChargeit by Info Touch Technologies, which is headquartered in Burnaby, British Columbia.
iChargeit, Inc., entered an agreement with Leasing Group, www.leasinggroup.com, which provides a full suite of financial products including but not limited to: financing, lease lines of credit, technology lines of credit, master leases, and consumer leases. Through iChargeit.com, and for an investment of as little as $200.00 per month (dependent on credit worthiness), on-line applications can be processed and approved within twenty-four hours for these Internet Pay Terminals. A full line of IPT's will be made available for on-line viewing and purchase at www.iChargeit.com. The Company's alliance with the Leasing Group will also provide qualified iChargeit users the means to purchase any item, regardless of price, from any of the iChargeit's related sites. Founded in 1988 to serve the needs of DELL Computer Corporation (Nasdaq: Dell), the Leasing Group has partnered with CompUSA (NYSE: CPU), Staples (Nasdaq: SPLS), NEC and Micron Electronics (Nasdaq: MUEI).
Jesse Cohen, CEO of iChargeit, stated, "The potential that the IPT's possess is tremendous in increasing internet usage, responding to the needs of businesses while contributing to their bottom line, and creating centralized locations for users. Additionally, this unique and aggressive approach is part of our strategic initiative to create greater visibility for iChargeit in the investment community, ultimately adding great value for our shareholders."
iChargeit Inc., is an Internet based Company whose iChargeit.com Cybermall and Virtual Arcade as well as the iChargeit Cyberswapmeet.com websites, began Phase I deployment on March 1, 1999. iChargeit's key partners and anchor tenants include, but are not limited to: Preferred Voice International (OTC BB:PFVI), Winners Internet Network (OTC BB:WINR), Innovative Holdings and Technologies (OTC BB: IHTL), Pacific Medical Group (OTC BB:PMGI) and Massimo Da Milano (OTC BB: MDMI).
|
