BlueStar Systems Announces Significant Advances in E-Commerce System.Business Editors RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 2000 BlueStar Battery Systems International (BHW BHW Beamten Heimstätten Werk (German Building Society) BHW Boiler Hot Water BHW Brick Headwall BHW Blackman-Harris Window Function BHW Binary Halfword ) (CDNX CDNX See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). :BHW), today announced improvements to their e-commerce system Pano8(TM) based on customer feedback. Enhancements requested include the addition of email, a chat room and a simplified "dashboard" user interface. Additionally, BlueStar has selected UUNET (UUNET Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA, www.uunet.net) Founded in 1987, UUNET was the first commercial Internet service provider. Originally offering e-mail and news, it became a full Internet service organization providing dial-up and leased line accounts as well as archive space for , a WorldCom Company and a global leader in Internet communication solutions, as its Web hosting provider. Among Blue Star's new enhancements, the graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ) shows users key business operating measurements including total revenue by select time frames, BlueStar program revenue and non-program revenue. "We are delighted by the customer feedback we've had thus far. The enhancements made today clearly reflect our user's desire to fully incorporate BlueStar's system into their daily business communications and operations," said Kevin Meagher, Vice President of e-Business, BlueStar Systems Group Inc. BlueStar has chosen UUNET to provide hosting services for its Pano8 system because of the company's speed, reliability and availability of its Internet network across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. Meagher added, "Fast, reliable Internet connections are critical to the service we provide customers. UUNET has all these features backed by strong service level agreements (SLAs) and an outstanding reputation. We are thrilled to have them as a partner." With the e-commerce system running strong, BlueStar will focus on building its customer base in North America, a large market opportunity for the company. About WorldCom WorldCom (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 : WCOM WCOM MCI/Worldcom (stock symbol) WCOM Windows Component Object Model WCOM Wireless Communication ) is a global leader in "all-distance" communications services with operations in more than 65 countries. Revenues in 1999 were $37 billion, with more than $15 billion from high-growth data, Internet and international services. WorldCom provides facilities-based and fully integrated services to facilitate e-business and e-commerce in the digital generation. For more information go to http://www.wcom.com. About BlueStar Systems Group BlueStar is one of North America's largest networks for power and electrical systems, providing supplier and customer participants with sales, marketing, distribution and support capabilities. The Company, through its electronic commerce network, markets thousands of different battery products and automotive electric components from many of the world's finest suppliers. BlueStar continues to enhance its product lines through further strategic alliances with the world's leading manufacturers, along with the strengthening of the BlueStar participant network throughout North America. BlueStar's common stock trades on the Canadian Venture Exchange The Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) is now a defunct stock exchange having been acquired by the TSX Group in 2001 and renamed the TSX Venture Exchange. History of the Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX) . (c) 2000 BlueStar Systems Group Inc. |
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