DataLink Tailors Lifestyle Information for Wireless Users With Its First Product Built for Carriers and Internet Partners; InfoXtra Delivers Information Directly to Pager or PCS Phone.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 28, 1998--DataLink Systems Corp.(OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:DASY DASY Dosimetric Assessment System ), the Internet Portal to Wireless(TM), introduced its InfoXtra services today, a product designed for use by pager 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. phone users. The services were developed closely with a number of wireless carriers and Internet-based companies to provide information services See Information Systems. for their subscribers. InfoXtra is just one of a variety of existing and planned products using the company's patented Internet-to-Wireless platform. "Subscribers can receive news and entertainment that's important to them, without having to hunt through newspapers, listen to the radio or surf the Internet to find it," said Anthony LaPine, DataLink president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "InfoXtra delivers personalized news, local weather and even the daily horoscope horoscope: see astrology. horoscope Astrological chart showing the positions of the sun, moon, and planets in relation to the signs of the zodiac at a specific time. and winning lottery numbers directly to a subscriber's alphanumeric alphanumeric (ăl'fən  mĕr`ĭk) or alphameric (ăl'fəmĕr`ĭk), the set of letters and numbers. pager or PCS phone,"
LaPine said.Subscribers personalize InfoXtra on the DataLink Web site, where a complete information menu offers each of them a wide range of information content choices, as well as flexibility in when they want their information delivered to their wireless devices. "This is significantly different from the many broadcast services that send general news and weather, because our customers know what information they want, as well as when they want it," LaPine said. InfoXtra services were designed specifically with DataLink's Internet and wireless carrier partners in mind. So the complete array of services can be configured to meet the specific demographic preferences and interests of a partner's subscriber base. InfoXtra is the first in a series of `lifestyle' information service products that joins the company's successful real-time financial information services. Using InfoXtra is simple. All that is needed is a PCS phone or an alphanumeric pager. Customers define the information they want to receive and tell InfoXtra when to deliver it, using DataLink's account maintenance Web site. The rest is automatic, as the information is delivered to the pager or PCS phone at the times specified. Wide Variety of InfoXtra Alerts InfoXtra subscribers have a wide choice of alerts from which to choose, and more services will be offered as they are released. The initial information services include: Weather: Current conditions, the next day's weather, and a three-day forecast in any one of 460 cities in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . Subscribers may choose to regularly receive the weather forecast for their home city. And when traveling, they can use InfoXtra to anticipate the weather in their destination city and plan accordingly. Beach Conditions: Whether you're sunbathing, surfing or sailing, the InfoXtra Beach Report will alert you of the surf, wind and weather conditions for up to 44 major U.S. beach areas. Ski Conditions Noun 1. ski conditions - the amount and state of snow for skiing condition, status - a state at a particular time; "a condition (or state) of disrepair"; "the current status of the arms negotiations" : Ski reports at major ski resorts are available throughout the ski season The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. . These reports update information about snow pack, weather conditions and lift operations. Ski reports are available from 190 resorts in the U.S. Horoscopes: Astrological as·trol·o·gy n. 1. The study of the positions and aspects of celestial bodies in the belief that they have an influence on the course of natural earthly occurrences and human affairs. 2. Obsolete Astronomy. forecasts of interest to a subscriber can be delivered every morning, or any other designated time during the day. Trivia: Each day features a new set of Trivia questions and answers delivered at a time chosen by the subscriber. Top 10 Video Rentals: Subscribers can find out about the hot movie rentals each week, to reserve their copy of the most popular titles before the weekend rush. Intra-Day News Update: InfoXtra's intra-day update lets subscribers customize the general news headlines and summaries they want to receive during the day. Choices include Business, Computers, Entertainment, Movies, and Sports. Unlike "broadcast" news services, InfoXtra news offers each subscriber control over both the news content, as well as when they receive it. The complete story behind the news headlines delivered to a subscriber's wireless device can be viewed by visiting the DataLink InfoXtra Web site. A subscriber's InfoXtra profile is easily changed at any time by visiting the InfoXtra Web site. He or she simply chooses which service they wish to activate, and then customize the delivery content and times. Change can be made as often as desired, from any place where Internet access See how to access the Internet. is available. Complete information about DataLink services is available at http://www.datalink.net. About DataLink DataLink Systems Corporation, The Internet Portal to Wireless(TM), uses patented Intelligent Agent Technology to link personalized content to wireless communications wireless communications System using radio-frequency, infrared, microwave, or other types of electromagnetic or acoustic waves in place of wires, cables, or fibre optics to transmit signals or data. devices, such as pagers, PCS phones and PDAs. DataLink set new standards for delivery of real-time information to mobile people by incorporating the best features of financial, news and lifestyle Web sites and premium real-time news feeds on a wireless platform. DataLink was recently rated the number one choice for wireless information services by SmartMoney magazine. DataLink, based in Silicon Valley, is found on the Web at http://www.datalink.net. Statements in this release that are not strictly historical are "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. " and subject to risk and uncertainty. Factors that effect actual events or results materially include, but are not limited to: (i) the Company's ability to obtain adequate financing to further its current and future business strategies; (ii) the Company's ability to attract and retain its employees; (iii) the Company's success against competitive products and services and (iv) the effects of business and economic conditions generally.
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