Anything Internet Corporation Completes Acquisition of Inform Worldwide, Inc.Business Editors, Technology Writers COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 30, 2000 Anything Internet Corporation (OTCBB OTCBB See OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB). :ANYI), a publicly held e-service company, announces that it has finalized the acquisition of Inform Worldwide, Inc. a leader in internet-based location services See mobile positioning. , based in Englewood, Colorado Englewood is a city in Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 32,350.[5] It is part of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area. . The acquisition is a step by Anything Internet to position itself as a leader in the emerging L-commerce market. L-commerce combines Internet, wireless communications and locator technologies such as GPS to deliver location-aware applications for businesses and consumers. Industry analysts project L-commerce sales in the U.S. to be more than $4 billion by 2004. Inform Worldwide syndicates location technology through its E-hub, a hardware and software environment optimized for processing location-based information. Inform's E-hub supports a variety of applications including internet-based asset tracking and geo-targeted e-commerce. As an ASP for new location-based services, Inform eliminates the technological and commercial barriers that have impeded broad-based deployment of applications. Inform Worldwide has focused its research and development efforts in the area of internet-based geographic databases, tracking and monitoring. Inform presently works across multiple industries with well-known leaders such as Utilicorp, SAIC SAIC - http://saic.com. and Wackenhut. The Company is currently working with Anything Internet's technologies in event-based messaging to develop applications for the Internet and mobile devices such as WAP phones and personal digital assistants. The Company plans a 3rd quarter release of products that enable deployment of L-commerce applications to the mass commercial and consumer marketplaces. Terms of the transaction are that Inform Worldwide is to receive 3 million shares of Anything Internet Common Class A stock. The acquisition is a pooling of interest Noun 1. pooling of interest - an accounting method used in the merging of companies; the balance sheets are added together item by item; this method is tax-free and is a tax-free exchange tax-free exchange An exchange of assets between taxpayers in which any gain or loss is not recognized in the period during which the exchange takes place. Rather, taxpayers are required to adjust the basis of assets exchanged. of shares between the Companies. Due to R&D investment required in fiscal 2000 and 2001, the transaction is projected to be dilutive on a cash basis in 2000 and 2001 and accretive in 2002. Inform Worldwide will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Anything Internet. Commenting on the acquisition, Larry Arnold, 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 Anything Internet notes: "This business combination brings new meaning to L-commerce. For the first time, location awareness and personalized messaging capabilities will be available through an integrated ASP environment. We will generate revenues from access and usage fees for our E-hub solution as well as by reselling data packaged for industry-specific applications." Ed Odenwalder, President of Inform Worldwide added, "Our ability to localize lo·cal·ize v. lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing, lo·cal·iz·es v.tr. 1. To make local: decentralize and localize political authority. 2. applications by filtering content based on a user's location and then delivering maps through desktop or wireless devices moves us beyond the free services being offered by many vendors in today's marketplace. We will enable the next generation of location services that provide benefits for which users will willingly pay." Donald Prosser, CFO See Chief Financial Officer. of Anything Internet stated, "Inform Worldwide, Inc. has historically posted revenues in the area of $2 million, however as the Company emerges under the new business model, revenues are projected to grow to more than $6 million in the first year of operation." Anything Internet Corporation, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado The City of Colorado Springs is the second most populous city (after Denver) in the state of Colorado and the 48th most populous city in the United States.[4] The city is the county seat of El Paso County. , is a publicly held Internet e-services holding company. www.Anyreminder.com is the Company's consumer site, offering free personal and business reminder services and a daily planner. AnyReminder provides its customers with exceptional product choices, superior pricing and delivery options, and easy-to-use search and purchase capabilities. Inform Worldwide, Inc., is a leader in the development of business applications that combine geography and the Internet. Inform develops cost effective, location-based services that enable customers to increase productivity, profitability and market share. The company's web site can be found at http://www.informworldwide.com The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995 provides a "safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. " for forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release (as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements made or to be made by Anything Internet Corporation) contains statements that are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the future anticipated direction of the high technology industry, plans for future expansion, various business development activities, planned capital expenditures, future funding sources, anticipated sales growth and potential contracts. Such forward-looking information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Anything Internet Corporation. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those relating to development and expansion activities, dependence on existing management, financing activities, domestic and global economic conditions, changes in federal or state tax laws, and market competition factors. For a description of additional risks and uncertainties, please refer to Anything Internet's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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