BodyMedia Selects Stargate as ASP for Web-based Health Monitoring; New Customer Win Broadens ASP's role in the `Digital Economy'.Business Editors, Health & High Tech Writers PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2000 BodyMedia, Inc. has selected Stargate, a leading application service provider (ASP), to host and provide IT infrastructure for BodyMedia's Internet-enabled system that helps people define, develop and maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle. BodyMedia provides fashionable, wearable health monitors that sense and automatically record important body statistics. The company's products and services are designed to lead a person through an engaging process of self-awareness related to an individual's body, mind and emotions. By combining multiple ASP services -- Internet access See how to access the Internet. , Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , database management, high-end storage and IT infrastructure -- Stargate successfully demonstrates its ability to utilize the end-to-end capabilities of the ASP model to enable its customers' endeavors. "Partnering with Stargate supports BodyMedia's initiative to deliver critical communications to our clients and their customers via the Internet," said Astro Teller, Chief Executive Officer of BodyMedia. "As our ASP, Stargate empowers BodyMedia to offer innovative solutions in an online environment that is highly reliable, secure and scalable." "This is a classic example of the far-reaching benefits of the ASP option," said Drew Falcione, Vice President of Application Solutions at Stargate. "The agreement illustrates how ASPs like Stargate are driving the e-business revolution." While BodyMedia is helping its clients benefit from real-time bodily statistics to flag potential health problems, Stargate's bandwidth and client data storage capabilities handle hosting and IT infrastructure responsibilities. "As a full-service ASP, we are able to let our clients -- and their customers -- do what they do best," Falcione said. The company is convinced it's on to something revolutionary. "The technology is finally able to support the benefits our users desire," says Craig Liden, BodyMedia's chief medical officer. "This solution brings us closer to our goal of closing that gap." Stargate will provide hardware and IT management services from its Pittsburgh-based data center to support BodyMedia's solutions. BodyMedia's line of "SenseWear(TM)" will include chest straps, arm bands and smart rings that monitor the wearer's heart rate, respiration, skin temperature, caloric caloric /ca·lo·ric/ (kah-lor´ik) pertaining to heat or to calories. ca·lor·ic adj. 1. Of or relating to calories. 2. Of or relating to heat. burn rate and other physiological data. The information is wirelessly transmitted to a PC and uploaded to the company's secure Web site, where it's re-presented through a personalized Web page. About BodyMedia BodyMedia, Inc. provides fashionable, wearable health monitors that sense and automatically record important body statistics. These monitors combined with the BodyMedia Web site form a system that helps people define, develop, and maintain a healthy, balanced lifestyle. BodyMedia's products and services are designed to lead a person through an engaging process of self-awareness of body, mind and emotions. More information about BodyMedia and its services can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.bodymedia.com About Stargate Stargate is the largest provider of business and residential Internet technology solutions in western Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pittsburgh is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area of about 2.4 million people, and is the cultural center for Western Pennsylvania. , West Virginia, eastern Maryland and the surrounding region. The company offers a full range of Internet services from residential dial-up access to Web hosting and high-speed xDSL, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. and dedicated T1/T3 business connections. In addition, Stargate provides world-class ASP solutions for its customers through partnerships with industry leaders such as Compaq (Nasdaq:CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ), Cisco Systems (Nasdaq:CSCO CSCO Cisco Systems Incorporated (stock symbol) CSCO Chief Supply Chain Officer ), EMC (1) (EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA, www.emc.com) The leading supplier of storage products for midrange computers and mainframes. Founded in 1979 by Richard J. Egan and Roger Marino, EMC has developed advanced storage and retrieval technologies for the world's largest companies. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :EMC), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ), Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL ORCL Oracle (stock symbol) ), StorageTek (NYSE:STK) and Sun Microsystems (Nasdaq:SUNW SUNW Sun Microsystems, Inc (former stock symbol; now JAVA) SUNW Stanford University Network Workstation (Sun Microsystems, Inc) ). And in recognition of the varying degrees of client-Internet experience, Stargate offers Web development and eCommerce solutions, firewall/security systems and network design. From its primary hub site, Stargate employs redundant DS3-level connections to multiple Internet Backbone providers with high-end production equipment to ensure the most reliable Internet connection. Stargate's advanced Cisco network infrastructure was engineered specifically to provide premium performance delivery of Web-based content and information to users worldwide. (Editor's Note: To access and download this release visit www.stargate.net, www.bodymedia.com or www.jackhorner.com.) Available for interviews: Astro Teller, Chief Executive Officer of BodyMedia Drew Falcione, vice president, application solutions of Stargate |
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