Brightpoint Signs Agreement With ePhones.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2000 Brightpoint, 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 :CELL) announced today that it has entered into an agreement with ePhones. Brightpoint will provide a variety of integrated services for ePhones, under the suite of services that Brightpoint offers to e-tailers. Under this agreement, Brightpoint will provide handset procurement, online order processing, inventory management, handset programming and distribution of wireless handsets and accessories to ePhones' online customers. ePhones (www.ephones.com) offers the latest cellular and PCS (1) (Personal Communications Services) Refers to wireless services that emerged after the U.S. government auctioned commercial licenses in 1994 and 1995. This radio spectrum in the 1. phones, Web-enabled Smart Phones, accessories, pagers, wireless modems, long distance, information services See Information Systems. and high-speed Internet access. ePhones offers the largest selection of communications services available, with service provided through 43 carriers nationwide, including AT&T Wireless, Sprint PCS, MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. Worldcom, Qwest, SkyTel, and PageMart, among others. ePhones, formerly Totally Wireless, Inc., is backed by U.S. Venture Partners, Alta Partners and Alta Communications. The company is based in Fremont, California, with stores in California, Washington and Utah, and is privately held. Brightpoint, Inc. is a leading provider of outsourced services in the global wireless telecommunications and data industry. Brightpoint's innovative services include contract manufacturing, customized packaging, prepaid and e-commerce solutions, inventory management, distribution and other outsourced services. Brightpoint's customers include leading network operators, e-tailers, retailers and wireless equipment manufacturers. Additional information about Brightpoint can be found on its website at www.brightpoint.com or by calling its toll-free Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. Information line at 877-IIR-CELL (877-447-2355). "Forward-looking statements" as defined in 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 may be included in this news release. A variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ from the reported results expressed in such forward-looking statements. Investors are referred to the Company's Cautionary Statements (Exhibit 99 to the Company's most recent Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. ), which statements are incorporated into this news release by reference. |
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