Asia.com Partners With Ericsson to Launch Wireless and Web Location-Based Services for Carriers and Enterprises in Asia.Business/Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2000 Asia.com, Inc., a leading provider of wireless and Internet business services in Asia, has partnered with Ericsson to unveil its Location-Based Services See mobile positioning. (LBS (Location-Based Services) See mobile positioning. ). Asia.com's LBS platform, known as Popm@p, is one of the first available in Asia and will be used in conjunction with Ericsson's Mobile Positioning The ability to pinpoint the location of a mobile caller or vehicle in transit. These location-based services (LBS) are used for emergency purposes as well as enhanced business applications such as location-sensitive billing, traffic updates, fleet management and asset and people tracking. System (MPS), a new location positioning standard which allows mobile carriers to take advantage of their existing mobile infrastructure. Asia.com is majority owned by WORLD.com, Inc., which is 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 Mail.com, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MAIL), a leading global provider of outsourced messaging services to enterprises, carriers, ISP's and Web sites. Asia.com plans to rapidly integrate LBS into its current portfolio of wireless and wired Internet solutions and services. Asia.com's Popm@p applications offer carriers and enterprises an exciting way to introduce content and services that are linked with the user's location over wireless devices. The combined Popm@p-MPS solution allows Ericsson handset users to display a detailed map of their location, make "find nearest" queries about banks, ATMs, bus stops and other places of general interest and to receive route maps from their current location to other designated locations. "Popm@p takes advantage of wireless mobility and real time delivery of digital maps to provide mobile applications for the handset. We are glad to partner with Asia.com to launch this service using Ericsson's WAP (1) (Wireless Access Point) See access point. (2) (Wireless Application Protocol) A standard for providing cellular phones, pagers and other handheld devices with secure access to e-mail and text-based Web pages. handset," said David Almstrom Vice President, Business Strategy of Ericsson. "Both wireless carriers and enterprises will benefit tremendously from LBS. Asia.com sees a tremendous opportunity for wireless carriers to leverage the Popm@p location-based applications to value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services to their customers," said Allan Kwan, 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 Asia.com. Carriers will be able to take advantage of LBS to increase revenue, optimize network utilization and pave the way for future service expansion using 2.5G and 3G networks. Enterprises can use LBS to perform functions such as real-time dynamic route planning, real-time delivery of a "from-to" digital map for location search and delivery of location-related electronic discount coupons to stimulate customer consumption. Customized, enterprise-oriented versions of Asia.com's Popm@p software can be provided to assist corporations in improving logistics management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet , sales coverage, distribution control and field service support. About Asia.com Asia.com, Inc. is the leading provider of wireless and Internet business and carrier solutions in Asia. Asia.com enables businesses to leverage the power of wireless technologies and the growth of Internet to attract and retain customers, increase sales, create efficiencies, improve communications, and decrease costs. Asia.com has developed scalable, flexible technologies and a powerful online and wireless platform. Asia.com has operations in thirteen cities throughout Asia. By targeting fast-growing areas of the economy including travel, finance, real estate, entertainment and outsourced business services, Asia.com is leveraging its Internet and WAP technology to truly revolutionize the way business is conducted in Asia. Asia.com is a majority owned subsidiary of WORLD.com, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Mail.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAIL). About Mail.Com Mail.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAIL) is a leading global provider of outsourced messaging services to enterprises, carriers, ISPs and Web sites. The Company's solution set includes hosted Microsoft Exchange Messaging and groupware software for Windows from Microsoft. Exchange Server is an Internet-compliant e-mail system that runs under Windows NT/2000 and Windows Server 2003. It can be accessed by Web browsers, the Exchange client, versions of Outlook and the earlier Windows Inbox. , Novell GroupWise GroupWise is a cross-platform collaborative software product from Novell, Inc. offering e-mail, calendaring, instant messaging and document management. Summary GroupWise can operate on a number of server and workstation platforms. and Web/POP3-based e-mail and collaboration services; hosted e-mail firewall services such as virus scanning, spam blocking and content filtering See Web filtering and parental control software. ; and a full range of Web-based, desktop and production Internet Fax solutions. Mail.com has IP network facilities in 20 key countries and currently serves more than 20.4 million seats and over 10,000 corporate customers worldwide. Mail.com's subsidiary, WORLD.com, Inc is a majority owner of Asia.com, Inc., a leading provider of wireless and Internet business services across Asia, and India.com, Inc., a leading supplier of e-commerce and Internet services in India. This news release may contain statements of a forward-looking nature relating to the future events or the future financial results of Mail.com. Investors are cautioned that such statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. In evaluating such statements, investors should specifically consider the various factors which could cause actual events or results to differ materially from those indicated from such forward-looking statements, including the matters set forth in Mail.com's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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