Cellmania Chosen as Internet Vendor Aggregator for XpenseWise's Wireless Service Plan Comparisons.Business/High-Tech Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2000 XpenseWise(TM), Inc., an online marketing technology platform for consumer service organizations (CSO (Chief Security Officer) The person in charge of all staff members who are responsible for promulgating, enforcing and administering security policies for all systems within an enterprise or division. ) such as financial institutions and portals, today announced its strategic alliance with Cellmania, the leading provider of time-based, location-centric wireless content and commerce business platforms. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the terms of this agreement, Cellmania will provide XpenseWise with access to a broad variety of cellular phone plans that XpenseWise will use to find better value service for customers of its host institutions. Cellmania is the latest in XpenseWise's comprehensive set of vendor aggregator partnerships across household service categories. A value-add service that CSOs such as banks, credit unions and portals use to cross-sell their preferred products, XpenseWise gives its host institutions' online customers the opportunity to easily review and switch service plans on recurring household expenses, such as car loans, credit cards, and of course, cell phone services. XpenseWise partners with vendor aggregators in different billing categories to find better deals for the end user. "The wireless space is one in which XpenseWise can deliver significant savings to our customers' online user base. With nearly 10,000 different service plans for us to review, Cellmania gives us remarkably comprehensive coverage. This is a complex category, with many options, and Cellmania has it figured out," said Stephen Litzow, co-founder and chief executive officer, XpenseWise. XpenseWise analyzes the user's bill, searches the universe of cell plans provided by Cellmania, and provides the user with a Wiser Choice offer, online. XpenseWise and Cellmania handle cancellation of the user's current service plan, and fulfill the user's request for a new Wiser Choice plan. XpenseWise pre-populates the sign-up agreements for consumers with information that users provide when they opt for XpenseWise's service. "Unlike simple link arrangements, XpenseWise delivers customers to Cellmania, versus a prospect," said Dr. Ronjon Nag, Cellmania co-founder and chief executive officer. "When the user sees a better value service plan on XpenseWise, they're educated -- knowing all too well what they're paying monthly for cellular service -- and they've already made the decision to seek out a Wiser Choice." Cellmania has established relationships with top brand manufacturers, as well as leading vendors that provide cellular coverage to 100% of the U.S. -- Manufacturers of phones, accessories and pagers include Motorola, Nokia, Ericsson and Sony. -- Service providers include AirTouch, Ameritech, BellSouth, Cellular One, Verizon, MCI, Nextel and SkyTel. XpenseWise is the first company that enables consumer service organizations to easily and effectively cross-sell their preferred products to their online consumers. XpenseWise aggregates information about consumers' usage through either XpenseWise Automatic, which gathers information on consumers' past history of long-distance usage electronically through electronic bill presentment and payment See EBPP. , or through XpenseWise Direct, which lets consumers input their long-distance usage manually. America Online See AOL. , Washington Mutual “WaMu” redirects here. For the Washington, DC radio station, see WAMU. Washington Mutual (or WaMu; NYSE: WM) is the United States' largest savings and loan association. , TD Waterhouse TD Waterhouse is the brand used for both British and Canadian brokerages within the TD Bank Financial Group. The brand originated as a United States brand for discount brokerage when TD purchased Waterhouse Securities. and Reliant Energy Reliant Energy, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is a non-utility, retail and wholesale electricity provider. In Texas, it provides service to nearly 1.9 million retail electricity customers, including residential and small business customers and commercial, industrial, , among others, recently invested in XpenseWise's Series A round of funding. XpenseWise will launch several beta tests A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the of the XpenseWise service in Q4 2000. About Cellmania Cellmania is the first information technology ecosystem offering business solutions for every point in the wireless supply chain, including manufactures, carriers, retailers, portals, developers and enterprises. Cellmania provides a unique platform, which enables partners to deliver time-sensitive and location-centric goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. to mobilize businesses. In addition, Cellmania licenses customized content developed specifically for wireless users. Founded in 1999, the company is based in Mountain View, California For the census-designated place, see Mountain View, Contra Costa County, California. For other places called "Mountain View", see . Mountain View is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. The city gets its name from the views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. , with locations in the United Kingdom, India and Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, . Additional information is available at www.cellmania.com. About XpenseWise XpenseWise.com TM, Inc., based in Seattle, was founded in December 1999. XpenseWise is a patent-pending, marketing platform that enables consumer service organizations (CSO) to easily and effectively cross-sell their preferred products to their online consumers. Personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. recommendations will initially be offered in the following categories: long distance, credit cards, auto loans, wireless, energy, mortgage, home equity loans, auto and home insurance, Internet access See how to access the Internet. and local phone. XpenseWise is a voluntary service; the company does not sell individual member data, and employs state of the art security for financial transactions and personal information. Additional information is available at www.xpensewise.com. |
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