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Vista.com Partners with American Association of Minority Businesses; Exclusive Alliance Provides Much-Needed Springboard to 'Net.


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WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2000

Vista.com, the nation's revolutionary new eBusiness Service Provider (eBSP), today announced its premier partnership with the American Association American Association refers to one of the following professional baseball leagues:
  • American Association (19th century), active from 1882 to 1891.
  • American Association (20th century), active from 1902 to 1962 and 1969 to 1997.
 of Minority Businesses Inc. (AAMB AAMB Arizona Association of Mortgage Brokers (also seen as AZAMB)
AAMB All American Marching Band
). This exclusive alliance with the AAMB is another step in Vista.com's commitment to extend the small business handshake handshake - handshaking  online using the most innovative, comprehensive technology available.

Vista.com announced its unprecedented national rollout plans at its May 22 launch, by committing to create an e-business for all 8.6 million registered U.S. small businesses by fall using its patented e-generator technology. The Internet Internet

Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the
 company has already successfully "turned on" nearly 400,000 instant online small businesses in both its home state of Washington, and the nation's capitol Capitol, seat of the U.S. Congress
Capitol, seat of the U.S. government at Washington, D.C. It is the city's dominating monument, built on an elevated site that was chosen by George Washington in consultation with Major Pierre L'Enfant.
 in conjunction with National Small Business Week.

"Collectively, AAMB members play a significant part in growing the national economy," said John Wall, 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. , president and founder of Vista.com. "By providing the best option for small companies to extend online and conduct successful e-business, Vista.com's partnership with the AAMB ensures that minority businesses are able to effectively compete in the rapidly changing marketplace."

By partnering with the AAMB, Vista.com is at the forefront of the national minority business community, and now has the opportunity to focus its services on the needs of the AAMB's 18,000 members. Founded in 1992, the AAMB was created to assist minority entrepreneurs to develop and grow their businesses through informational and motivational conferences, meetings, forums, and other community-related activities.

"AAMB works to enhance the minority business climate as a whole, and is committed to assisting minority entrepreneurs achieve both their business and professional goals," said Charles Kelly, AAMB president and CEO. "Vista.com directly provides minority entrepreneurs with a much-needed e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers.  springboard to join the World Wide Web."

Vista.com's e-business is a combination of an automated au·to·mate  
v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates

v.tr.
1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.

2.
 Web site with an integrated suite of Internet applications to conduct business, communicate with customers, and extend personal service online. AAMB members who extend their small businesses using Vista.com will receive the benefits of strategic partnerships, comprehensive Internet services and features, and the easy-to-use, innovative technology that differentiates Vista.com from its competition. The partnership will also give Vista.com access to the two million-plus minority businesses across the U.S., delivering the best features and services the Web has to offer to small companies as quickly and dynamically as possible.

About Vista.com

Vista.com, the revolutionary eBusiness Service Provider (eBSP), enables small business owners to extend their businesses online to improve customer service, increase profitability, and more effectively compete. Vista.com automatically generates a professional online business providing owners with an easy-to-use and cost-effective way to personalize 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.
 and promote their businesses on the Internet. In one step, members gain access to applications and content services appropriate to their businesses; the result is an extension of their brick-and-mortar practices into the rapidly expanding Web world. Vista.com is headquartered in Redmond, Washington Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, USA. It is situated on the eastern edge of the Seattle urban area, in what is known as the Eastside. In 2003 the Census Bureau estimated the city population was 46,391. . The company is privately held and can be found on the Web at www.Vista.com.

About the AAMB

The American Association of Minority Businesses Inc. was founded in 1992 to assist minority business owners to develop, grow and prosper. Today, it is a network of more than 18,000 businesses with common interest and goals, plus the added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:

Added Value = Sales - Purchases - Labour Costs - Capital Costs
 of knowing they are saving on products and services from their benefits service association. The association is devoted to providing minority businesses with informational and motivational conferences, meetings, forums and other community-related activities.
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