TSIG.com Teams With America's Athletes With Disabilities to Sell myMusicCards to Support the Victory Games.ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1999-- TeleServices International Group, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:TSIG TSIG Transaction Signature (RFC 1035) TSIG Trusted Systems Interoperability Group TSIG Type of Signalling TSIG Teleservices Internet Group TSIG Telecommunications Special Interest Group TSIG Technical Services Interest Group ), known as TSIG.com, announced today that its My MusicCard subsidiary has entered into an agreement with America's Athletes with Disabilities (AAD AAD American Academy of Dermatology. AAD American Association of Dermatology ), a consortium of five member disabled sports Disabled sports are sports played by persons with a disability, including physical and intellectual disabilities. As many of these based on existing sports modified to meet the needs of persons with a disability, they are sometimes referred to as adapted sports. organizations. Under the agreement, AAD will offer customized, electronic AAD MusicCards on their web site (www.americasathletes.org), which will be linked to myMusicCard.com. The revenues from the sale of the MusicCards will be shared between AAD and TSIG.com. AAD will use its share of the revenues to support the Victory Games, annual athletic competitions for disabled athletes held around the county. The AAD Member organizations now include the US Association for Blind Athletes, the US Cerebral Palsy cerebral palsy (sərē`brəl pôl`zē), disability caused by brain damage before or during birth or in the first years, resulting in a loss of voluntary muscular control and coordination. Association, the US Les Autres Sports Organizations, Wheelchair Sports USA and the Dwarf Athletic Association of America. AAD estimates that these organizations reach approximately 125,000 people, and they expect to be adding other organizations for adults and children with disabilities. "America's Athletes with Disabilities is a great organization with high ideals about celebrating the joy of sport," said Robert Gordon For other uses of "Robert Gordon", see Robert Gordon (disambiguation). Robert Gordon (1668-1731), a 17th century merchant and philanthropist, was born in Aberdeen. He was the only son of Arthur Gordon who married Isabella Menzies of Balgownie. , Chairman of TSIG.com. "We are honored that they have selected myMusicCard to raise funds for their Victory Games program." TSIG.com's myMusicCard.com site enables Internet users to purchase music CDs and cassettes over the Internet at prices lower than all major retail and online sources. myMusicCard.com offers more than 250,000 music selections from a complete range of artists, and focuses on serving the music needs of consumers. The site has the most robust search capability of any music commerce site on the Web, enabling consumers to search by any combination of artist, title, release date, song name and other criteria. TSIG.com has established myMusicCard relationships with Babe Ruth League Babe Ruth League is a youth baseball program. The organization's headquarters are on Lawrence Township, New Jersey, United States. In 1951, a group of men dedicated to the youth of America met in a suburb of Trenton, New Jersey, and formed what became the very first Babe Baseball, a 900,000 member organization; the Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning is a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida, USA. It is a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). and the Ice Palace, a National Hockey League National Hockey League (NHL) Organization of professional North American ice-hockey teams. The league was formed in 1917 by five Canadian teams; the first U.S. team, the Boston Bruins, was added in 1924. It today consists of 30 teams in two conferences and six divisions. Franchise; Lifetime Learning Systems, the premier provider of corporate-sponsored educational programs in more than 100,000 schools throughout the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ; the National Music Foundation; The Entertainment Marketing Promotion Organization (TEMPO), which represents the corporate premium and incentive services of PolyGram Records and Philips; USA Volleyball; and Future Business Leaders of America. About America's Athletes with Disabilities Founded in 1985, America's Athletes with Disabilities (AAD) is a consortium of five member disabled sports organizations. The Board of Directors is made up of representatives of these member organizations, and most have a disability. The primary mission of AAD's fund-raising activities is to raise the funds necessary to support the Victory Games, athletic competitions held around the country that offer adults and youth with disabilities crucial and invaluable experiences in personal growth and achievement. AAD also sponsors workshops nationwide to help children and adults better understand their fellow citizens with disabilities. About TSIG.com Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida St. Petersburg (often shortened to St. Pete) is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The city is known as a vacation destination for North American and European vacationers, as well as a politically important battleground in U.S. Presidential politics. , TSIG.com created the myMusicCard program to enable consumers to purchase CDs and cassettes at the lowest prices, and to develop revenue-generating programs with corporations and non-profit organizations that attract consumers to customers' sites. TSIG also provides customer service and support with its Web-based call center and related services. Recently, TSIG.com introduced its myPhotoCard program to provide low-cost film processing and Kodak film. This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the 1933 Securities Act and Section 21E of the 1934 Securities Exchange Act. Actual results could differ materially, as the result of such factors as (1) competition in the markets for outsourced teleservices, and for the products and services sold by the company, (2) the ability of the company to execute its plans, (3) the availability of financing at favorable terms, and (4) other factors detailed in the company's public filings. with the SEC. |
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