AT&T Selects Qpass To Provide Commerce Transaction Services for AT&T Digital PocketNet Service and AT&T WorldNet Service.Business/High Tech Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 7, 2000 Qpass Delivers Mobile and Online Commerce Capabilities to AT&T Digital PocketNet and AT&T WorldNet, Enabling the Sale of Content, Goods and Services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. , and the Delivery of Promotions Via the Wired or Wireless Internet AT&T, one of the world's leading communications companies Communications Company is a communications unit of the United States Marine Corps. They are part of Combat Logistics Regiment 37 , 3rd Marine Logistics Group (3MLG) and III Marine Expeditionary Force (III MEF). The unit is based out of the Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. , and Qpass, the global leader in digital commerce services, today announced an agreement that will enable AT&T Digital PocketNet and AT&T WorldNet(R) subscribers to easily and securely buy content, goods and services via Internet-enabled wireless or wired devices. Integrating the Qpass commerce capabilities into AT&T Digital PocketNet service and AT&T WorldNet Service enables users to make secure and simple purchases from a wide range of web merchants by securely storing, managing and transferring payment information for use during Internet commerce transactions -- whether wireless or wired. For example, Qpass seamlessly and securely gives AT&T Digital PocketNet and AT&T WorldNet customers the ability to buy from participating merchant sites and eliminates the need to enter personal or credit card information with each transaction, or at each site. Qpass securely manages every subscriber's personal and payment-related information, delivers the relevant information directly into the merchant's order processing system, and captures and stores a digital receipt for future review by the subscriber. Qpass also provides a unified customer service and account management experience that is accessible via a wireless or wired Internet-enabled device. "Engaging in mobile commerce via wireless devices must be simple, fast and secure, and Qpass makes that possible," said Thomas Trinneer, Vice President, Data Product Development for AT&T Wireless Services. "With its secure and convenient transaction and purchasing capabilities, the Qpass powered AT&T eWallet streamlines not only the mobile purchasing experience but enables us to add commerce, promotions and discounts to the range of services we can offer all AT&T Digital PocketNet and AT&T WorldNet users." "At Qpass, we're enabling next-generation transactions for a connected world by adding commerce capabilities to communications platforms, and making it simple for consumers to access those commerce capabilities from a unified account," said Chase Franklin, co-founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Qpass. "AT&T has shown visionary leadership in developing and delivering data services to consumers. We're excited to be building a mobile commerce infrastructure that makes it safe and simple -- by providing a consistent purchase experience and a centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. payment account -- for consumers to conduct transactions and buy goods and services regardless of the network or device." AT&T expects to begin providing Qpass transaction services to AT&T Digital PocketNet and AT&T WorldNet subscribers by the end of the year. About Qpass (www.qpass.com) The global leader in digital commerce services, Qpass provides the commerce infrastructure for next-generation transactions across the Internet, broadband and mobile networks and devices. Integrating its flagship Digital Commerce Service, a cross-site transactional solution for the sale of content and services via IP networks, with its industry-leading electronic wallet See digital wallet. technology, the Qpass Connected Commerce Platform enables the sale of content, goods and services across a full range of networks and devices -- including personal computers, wireless phones, PDAs and interactive television -- by providing persistent, portable payment credentials CREDENTIALS, international law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed. If the state or prince receive the minister, he can be received only in the quality attributed to him in his credentials. , a consistent purchase experience and universal account management capabilities. Founded in 1997, Qpass is based in Seattle, WA. The company is privately held. About AT&T Wireless Services (www.attws.com) AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :AWE) operates one of the largest digital wireless networks in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . With more than 12.5 million subscribers, AT&T Wireless Services is committed to being the premier provider of high-quality wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. services, whether mobile or fixed, voice or data, to businesses or consumers, in the U.S. and internationally. AT&T Digital PocketNet service currently provides wireless data services to consumers in major markets across the country, with free, unlimited access to nearly 50 leading Internet sites, as well as flat-rate pricing for e-mail and wireless Internet web browsing. Additionally, businesses can add software and hardware to their networks that allow employees to use AT&T Digital PocketNet service to access specific applications on their corporate intranet site or connect with their corporate e-mail while away from the office. Businesses would pay the same flat-rate pricing for AT&T Digital PocketNet service. About AT&T WorldNet Service (www.att.net) AT&T WorldNet Service is one of the leading Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. in the U.S. It provides reliable, easy Internet access See how to access the Internet. across the nation, up to 6 e-mail addresses See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address with up to 60-megabytes of free Web space, chat, anti-spam service, instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or , online communities and access to discounted games. AT&T WorldNet Service earned an unprecedented 9 out of 9 A+ scores in Visual Network's Internet BenchMark survey of Internet Service Providers in June and July and has earned A+ scores in four or more measurement categories for 14 consecutive months in the same survey. AT&T WorldNet Service was named "Best Buy" in PC World Magazine (March 1999), won PC Magazine's "Editor's Choice" award (April 1999) and was praised as the top ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. in SmartMoney (April 1999). |
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