DataLink Unveils Sports2Go, Real-time Wireless Sports Coverage Via Pager or PCS Phone; Personalized Breaking Sports News From SportsTicker.ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 2, 1998--DataLink Systems Corp., (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:DASY DASY Dosimetric Assessment System ), a leading provider of wireless information solutions, today introduced Sports2Go(tm) in cooperation with SportsTicker(R). Sports2Go features real-time sports coverage using any alphanumeric pager or 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, allowing subscribers to follow the game when they can't be at the actual event. Sports2Go alerts operate on a provider neutral platform, meaning customers of virtually all wireless providers have access to the service. Sports2Go is more flexible, customizable and event driven than competing products. Clients benefit from having more control over the sports information they want to receive, and when they want to receive it, either in real-time or "near-time" updates. Whether it is a favorite team scoring a touchdown or a ball hit out of the park, subscribers customize service by visiting the Sports2Go Web site. This service customization sets DataLink apart from services that simply broadcast information streams. "Only watching a game on television or listening to the radio provides faster sports coverage than Sports2Go," said Anthony LaPine, DataLink 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. . "Realistically, it is not possible to watch every game. Not every game is broadcast, and many broadcasts are solely in the teams' home markets. Within seconds of a user designated event occurring, Sports2Go delivers an update on the information subscribers want to follow by tracking SportsTicker news wire." DataLink market research shows strong demand for Sports2Go. Forty-eight million people carry mobile wireless data devices and there is an insatiable appetite for sports news. 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. is rapidly emerging as one of the most important strategic technologies of this decade and industry analysts believe this growth will carry into the next century. Pricing and Availability DataLink's Sports2Go is priced at $14.95 per month and is available immediately. DataLink Services DataLink's catalogue of services includes real-time financial information via QuoteXpress(tm), SplitXpress(tm), CommodityXpress(tm), MessageX(tm) (see DataLink Introduces MessageX Universal Wireless Messaging for Pager and PCS Phone Users, dated September 23, 1998) and InfoXtra(tm). All services are platform independent, meaning they will work with any PCS device, including pagers, telephones and PDAs. For more details, please visit the Sports2Go Web site at www.sports2go.com or call 1-888/603-5465. About SportsTicker SportsTicker is the instant sports news and information service of ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network , Inc., in partnership with Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance & Company, Inc., publisher of The Wall Street Journal and a leader in electronic information services See Information Systems. . ESPN, Inc., synonymous with synonymous with adjective equivalent to, the same as, identical to, similar to, identified with, equal to, tantamount to, interchangeable with, one and the same as quality sports programming, includes ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPN International ESPN International is a family of networks around the world. It was begun in 1989 and is operated by ESPN. It consists of:
About DataLink DataLink Systems Corporation, The Internet to Wireless Portal(tm), uses patented Intelligent Agent Technology to link personalized content to wireless communications 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" 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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