Cidco's MailStation Goes International Through Agreement With Telefonica De Argentina; CIDCO MailStation To Be Branded Under the Home-M@il Name.MORGAN HILL, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 1999-- CIDCO CIDCO City and Industrial Development Corporation (Mumbai, India) Incorporated (Nasdaq:CDCO CDCO Curriculum Design, Content and Organization CDCO Classified Document Control Office ), a worldwide leader in telephony products, services and appliances, today announced a major international distribution agreement involving CIDCO's MailStation(TM) Internet appliance Also called "information appliance," "smart appliance," and "Web appliance," it is a device specialized for accessing the Web and/or e-mail. Designed for ease of use, it plugs into a telephone jack or LAN connection for Internet hookup. product with Telefonica de Argentina. Under the agreement, Telefonica de Argentina will resell the MailStation under the Home-m@il(TM) brand name beginning this month through its subsidiary company, Telinver S.A. (Telefonica Equipos). Financial parameters of the high volume agreement were not released. Through the distribution channel of Telinver S.A. (Telefonica Equipos) chain of retail stores, Argentina's consumers will now have access to e-mail without the costs and complexities associated with a PC through CIDCO's revolutionary dedicated Internet appliance. Telinver S.A. (Telefonica Equipos) will handle all customer acquisition and marketing efforts for the MailStation under the Home-m@il branded product name. "This is an important agreement for CIDCO as it represents the first step in expanding the reach of the MailStation into the international marketplace," said CIDCO Executive Vice President of Sales and Marketing Bill Sole. "This is the natural progression of making the MailStation a global solution and we are excited to be working with the proven leader in telephony solutions in Argentina as a key International partner." CIDCO EXTENDS REACH OF MAILSTATION TO MILLIONS OF CONSUMERS The CIDCO MailStation  The Cidco MailStation is a portable e-mail terminal first introduced by Cidco in 1999 at Amazon.com and was marketed as the Mivo 100 by EarthLink. has ushered in a new era in personal communications by delivering e-mail to a mass consumer audience without the need for a personal computer. Coming on the heels of CIDCO's recent MailStation agreement with SBC (1) (SBC Communications Inc., San Antonio, TX, www.sbc.com) A large, national telecommunications company that grew from a multitude of local and regional companies, including Southwestern Bell, Pacific Bell and Nevada Bell, into a single, unified brand by 2002. Communications, the agreement with Telefonica de Argentina extends CIDCO's information appliance See Internet appliance. (hardware) Information Appliance - (IA) A consumer device that performs only a few targeted tasks and is controlled by a simple touch-screen interface or push buttons on the device's enclosure. business into the international marketplace. Last week CIDCO announced a private label agreement with SBC Communications, Inc., the nation's largest Regional Bell Operating Company The Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOC) are the result of the U.S. Department of Justice antitrust suit against American Telephone & Telegraph. History [RBOC (Regional Bell Operating Company) The Bell telephone companies that were spun off of AT&T by court order in 1984 (the Divestiture). Also known as the "Baby Bells," the initial seven RBOCs were Nynex, Bell Atlantic, BellSouth, Southwestern Bell, US West, ], under which SBC will resell MailStation units to its customer base under the eMessage(TM) brand name. This deal was key to bringing the nation's largest regional bell operating company into the Internet appliance age. Now millions of consumers domestically and internationally will be able to experience simple and affordable e-mail via the CIDCO MailStation. E-mail is quickly becoming a worldwide phenomenon and the MailStation is poised to usher in Verb 1. usher in - be a precursor of; "The fall of the Berlin Wall ushered in the post-Cold War period" inaugurate, introduce commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. a new era in communications by giving consumers a convenient and affordable way to keep in touch with friends and family. Compact, portable, and highly affordable, CIDCO's MailStation is ideal for a large segment of the population who are either without a PC or who do not wish to use a PC to access their e-mail. Capable of operating on AA batteries for portability or via AC wiring, the device only requires connection to any standard telephone jack for immediate sending and receiving of e-mail messages. "This marks our first step into the Internet appliance space and the MailStation is the ideal appliance for our customers," said Telinver General Manager Marcos Noble. "We feel that our agreement with CIDCO will help us reach the next level by growing our e-mail penetration in Argentina through Advance, the company that provides Internet services within the Telefonica Group. We look forward to bringing simple e-mail to our customers under the Home-m@il name." ABOUT TELEFONICA DE ARGENTINA Telefonica is the first and largest telecommunications service provider A Telecommunications Service Provider or TSP is a type of Communications Service Provider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILECs, CLECs, and mobile wireless companies. for the Spanish-Portuguese speaking world. Through a network of branches located mainly in Europe and Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. , Telefonica serves a market of more than 300 million inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. , and is ranked within the ten most important telecommunications companies in the world. Telinver, a subsidiary of the Telefonica de Argentina Group, has trademarked the Paginas Doradas brand name, and is Argentina's largest business directory. Through its Telefonica Equipos division, Telinver has become a significant participant in the communications equipment market. For additional information, visit www.telefonica.com.ar or call (54 11) 4332-3231/34/3219. ABOUT CIDCO INCORPORATED CIDCO Incorporated (Nasdaq:CDCO), founded in 1988, is a worldwide leader in telephony products, services and appliances that empower consumers to communicate simply and easily over advanced telephony networks and the Internet. Through its alliances with many of the world's leading telephone companies, CIDCO develops advanced network appliances such as network feature telephones, Internet appliances, Caller ID A telephone company service that sends the caller's telephone number between the first and second ring of the call. If the calling number is not blocked, the calling number is displayed on the handset or base station of the called party. devices, and voice mail navigation appliances that enable consumers to maximize the value of telephony networks and Internet services. CIDCO introduced its first Internet appliance in 1998 for a world moving into the developing Internet appliance era and is extending this vision to devices that will make e-mail and other information services See Information Systems. readily available to consumers that don't have access to or require traditional computers. The company is headquartered in Morgan Hill, California Morgan Hill (IPA: /ˈmɔrgɨn ˈhɪl/) is a city located in the southern part of Santa Clara County, California, USA. at the south end of Silicon Valley. For additional information, visit www.cidco.com or call 408/779-1162. Note to Editors: MailStation and CIDCO are trademarks of CIDCO Incorporated. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. NOTE TO EDITORS: In the product name Home-M@il, there is an "at" symbol, between M and i. This symbol may not appear properly in some systems. In addition to the historical information contained herein, this press release may contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. within the meaning of the Federal securities laws and are subject to the safe harbors created thereby. The following are among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements: business conditions and growth in the telecommunications industry and general economies, both domestic and international; lower than expected customer orders; competitive factors; changes in product mix or distribution channels; and technological difficulties and resource constraints encountered in developing and/or introducing new products. Forward-looking statements contained in this press release regarding industry trends, product development and introductions, sales, and future business activities should be considered in light of these factors and those factors discussed from time to time in the Company's public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, such as those discussed under Factors that May Affect Future Results in the Company's report on form 10K for the year ended December 31, 1999. |
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