TSIG---NEWS OUT!!--
TSIG.com Forms Exclusive Pact With Nettaxi Online to
Sell MusicCards and CDs Over the Internet
Business Wire - April 20, 1999 07:02
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 20, 1999--
Agreement Supports TSIG.com's Commitment to Building a Strong Customer Base and Becoming an
eBusiness Leader
TeleServices International Group, Inc. (OTC BB:TSIG), known as TSIG.com, announced today that
it has entered into an exclusive private-label agreement with Nettaxi Inc. (OTC BB:NTXY), a
premiere commerce enabled community and portal website with more than 80 million monthly page
views.
Under the agreement, TSIG.com will provide electronic MusicCards on an exclusive basis to Nettaxi
members, allowing them to purchase music CDs, cassettes, and video DVDs over the Internet at
prices lower than all major retail or online sources, via the myMusicCard.com website.
Nettaxi will sell the customized MusicCards through its website storefront via a hyperlink to
TSIG.com's, www.myMusicCard.com site. Revenues from sales of the Music Cards and CDs will be
shared between TSIG.com and Nettaxi. The agreement supports TSIG.com's strategy to aggressively
build its position in the marketplace by partnering with companies that have strong e-commerce
presence and potential.
"The partnership with Nettaxi allows us to tap into the online community phenomenon and build our
customer base," said Robert Gordon, chairman of TSIG.com. "The customers we gain today will
become assets for the future as we continue to execute strategic partnerships in support of our mission
to become the end-to-end eBusiness solutions leader."
"Consumers will purchase products and services online if the process is easy, safe and delivers good
value," added Robert Rositano Jr., CEO of Nettaxi. "Our e-commerce strategy is to partner with
companies that can provide such a shopping experience for Nettaxi citizens and visitors. The
myMusicCard service promises to deliver incredible deals on music selections from a secure and
intuitive shopping environment."
TSIG.com recently launched its myMusicCard.com site, one of the first e-commerce sites developed
utilizing only Microsoft(R) software. The site enables Internet users to purchase music CDs and
cassettes over the Internet at prices lower than all major retail and online sources. myMusicCard.com
offers more than 250,000 music selections from a complete range of artists, and focuses on serving
the music needs of consumers. The site has the most robust search capability of any music commerce
site on the web, enabling consumers to search by any combination of artist, title, release date, song
name and other criteria.
TSIG.com has established myMusicCard relationships with Babe Ruth League Baseball, a 900,000
member organization; the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Ice Palace, a National Hockey League
Franchise; Lifetime Learning Systems, the premier provider of corporate-sponsored educational
programs in more than 100,000 schools throughout the United States; the National Music Foundation;
and The Entertainment Marketing Promotion Organization (TEMPO), which serves as the exclusive
marketing agency for AFIM (the Association For Independent Music) and represents the corporate
premium and incentive services of PolyGram Records and Philips.
About Nettaxi Inc. (http://www.nettaxi.com)
Nettaxi, Inc., with headquarters in Campbell, Calif., is a provider of preeminent online communities.
Through its web site at nettaxi.com and its connected CD-ROM product "Internet The
City," Nettaxi provides access to content and services such as free e-mail and personal home pages.
Nettaxi's various communities provide citizens access to news, search engines, arts and entertainment
information, government records, financial data, educational material and sports information. Nettaxi is
the first online community to use the eCharge transaction system (http://www.echarge.com) in
conjunction with e-commerce, allowing consumers to charge online purchases to their monthly
telephone bills rather than to credit cards.
About TSIG.com
Headquartered in St. Petersburg, TSIG.com is a pioneer in providing comprehensive outsourced
e-business solutions. These services enable companies to develop, build and maintain e-commerce
web sites, create revenue-generating programs with corporations and non-profit organizations that
attract consumers to customers' sites, and complement these offerings with Web-based call center and
related services that provide customer service and support.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the
1933 Securities Act and Section 21E of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act. Actual results could differ
materially, as the result of such factors as (1) competition in the markets for online services, for the
products and services sold by the company, and for outsourced teleservices, (2) the ability of the
company to execute its plans, (3) the availability of financing at favorable terms, and (4) other factors
detailed in the Company's public filings with the SEC.
Note to Editors: Microsoft is trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks or registered
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CONTACT: TSIG.com
Paul Henry, 727/897-4000
phenry@tsig.com
or
Golin/Harris International
Sean Kauppinen, 415/808-9800
skauppinen@golinharris.com
or
The Benjamin Group
Kristi Melani, 408/559-6090
kristi_melani@benjamingroup.com
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