To: Ie Coan Bie who wrote (76063 ) 5/25/1999 1:57:00 PM From: Ie Coan Bie Respond to of 119973
SRGE (orbitnetwork) + British Airwaysbiz.yahoo.com Global Distribution Service for Airport Rail Links Launched by British Airways' Speedwing and Orbit Network Inc. NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 25, 1999--Speedwing, the independent IT services and consulting arm of British Airways, and Orbit Network Inc. (Surge Components, Inc. (NASDAQ:SRGE - news)) have joined forces under an agreement to provide global distribution services for airport rail link companies. Orbit's unique online distribution and transaction processing technology, allows for the first time, rail companies to market their tickets and leisure packages electronically to consumers, corporations and travel agents worldwide via the Internet, AOL and all major airline distribution systems. Marketed by Speedwing to mass transit and airport link rail vendors, the Orbit Rail eCommerce Solution, will enable the sale of tickets, passes and sightseeing packages via Orbit's network to 410,000 travel agents worldwide, 17,000,000 AOL subscribers and millions of Internet users via Orbit's branded travel channel, TravelFile (www.Travelfile.com). ''We are thrilled to join forces with the leading player in this developing travel market niche,'' stated Bill Guerin, Orbit's President and Founder. ''A travel market segment that sees over 25,000,000 bookings per year has been unreachable by previous travel marketing and online distribution vendors due to traditional technology and high distribution costs.'' Abi PS: anything about merger deal should be found at edgaronline.com and according to Form 8-K SRGE & orbit merger should be done before Jun/30/99 edgar-online.com