Airbomb.com Appoints Former Federal Express Manager to Senior Post.VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 1999-- Fedora A free distribution of the Linux kernel from Red Hat along with a variety of open source utilities. Technical support is not provided for any of the Fedora distribution, only for Red Hat's full fee-based subscription of Linux. Industries Inc. (VSE See DOS/VSE. VSE - Virtual Storage Extended symbol: FED) announced today that Airbomb.com has appointed Kevin Jamieson as Logistics Manager. Mr. Jamieson has seven years experience as an operations manager for Federal Express (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange - FDX See full-duplex. fdx - full-duplex ) where he managed a staff of approximately 250 employees and a budget of $10 million. His duties included managing customer service and implementation of the ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9000 program. "Airbomb.com is committed to bringing the best people into the company," said David Houston, Airbomb.com's president 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. . "We are pleased that we are able to attract top talent like Kevin from world class firms like Federal Express. As our logistics manager, Kevin will be responsible for the day-to-day running of our international delivery systems to keep pace with the company's rapidly expanding sales," Mr. Houston said. About Fedora Industries Inc. Fedora Industries Inc. has an agreement to acquire 100% of Sportslink Direct Marketing Inc. (also known as "airbomb.com"). Fedora expects to change its name to incorporate the "Airbomb" or "Airbomb.com" name following completion of this acquisition. About Airbomb.com. Airbomb.com (Sportslink Direct Marketing Inc.) is an e-commerce internet retailer of sporting goods, primarily bicycles and related parts and accessories. Its website is located at www.airbomb.com. The company markets products acquired from a variety of suppliers at discount prices. Sportslink also distributes its own "Airbomb" line of products, which are products acquired at a significant discount from established manufacturers and labeled with the company's "Airbomb" private label. The company is also gaining market acceptance with co-branded products. The retail market in the United States for bicycles and related parts and accessories is approximately US $5.4 billion, and US $ 25 billion globally. On behalf of the Board "David Houston" --------------------- David Houston Director EDITOR'S NOTE: The Vancouver Stock Exchange Vancouver Stock Exchange (VSE) A securities and options exchange in Vancouver, British Columbia, (Canada), specializing in venture capital companies. Vancouver Stock Exchange See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). has neither approved nor disapproved of this news release. |
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