INFOSPACE, ACTIVESKY PARTNER TO BRING RICH MEDIA, INCLUDING INTERACTIVE IMAGES AND VIDEO, TO CURRENT, 2.5G AND 3G WIRELESS NETWORKS
Apr 23, 2001, 01:00 ET from InfoSpace, Inc.
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BELLEVUE, Wash. and SAN MATEO, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire Interactive
News Release/ -- InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq: INSP), a leading global provider of
cross-platform infrastructure services on wireless, broadband and narrowband
platforms, and ActiveSky, a wireless visual media provider, are teaming
together to bring rich media capabilities, such as interactive images,
animation and video to current and next generation (2.5G and 3G) wireless
customers.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000420/INFOLOGO )
ActiveSky's technology makes it possible for people to download images,
view graphics-enhanced mini Web pages and receive streaming content on
Internet-enabled cell phones and PDAs. Both companies will collaborate to
integrate the ActiveSky rich media delivery platform into InfoSpace's wireless
platform, which today is deployed to more than 20 leading wireless operators
internationally, offering customers enhanced services and applications.
"The next step in the evolution of our broadband capabilities is 2.5G and
3G wireless, in which we plan to provide a clear path from offering data
services to delivery of rich media over current and next generation wireless
networks," said Naveen Jain, chairman and CEO of InfoSpace, Inc. "By
enriching the user experience, increasing the degree of interactivity
available on wireless devices, and creating a branding environment,
ActiveSky's technology helps us create value throughout for consumers, content
providers, advertisers and mobile operators."
"With a solid list of wireless carriers in place, InfoSpace is an ideal
partner for ActiveSky," said Scott Marquardt, CEO, ActiveSky. "Working
together, we will enable carriers to widen their offering to support an array
of rich media mobile services and applications, creating new value and
opportunities for content providers and consumers, especially with the
emergence of 2.5G and 3G networks."
About ActiveSky
ActiveSky's technology enables the delivery of rich media to wireless
devices. The company's end-to-end image delivery platform integrates a
graphics viewer and media player, powering a new wave of personal and business
applications, including location-based marketing, m-commerce and streaming
video.
ActiveSky has headquarters in San Mateo, Calif., with offices in Europe
and Australia. For more information, visit www.activesky.com.
About InfoSpace, Inc.
InfoSpace is a leading global provider of cross-platform merchant and
consumer infrastructure services on wireless, broadband, and narrowband
platforms. The Company provides commerce, information, and communication
infrastructure services to wireless devices, merchants, and Web sites.
InfoSpace's partners encompass a global network of wireless, PC, and non-PC
devices, including cellular phones, pagers, screen telephones, television
set-top boxes, online kiosks and personal digital assistants. InfoSpace has
relationships with Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, Intel,
Virgin Mobile, Hasbro, National Discount Brokers, and Bloomberg, among others.
InfoSpace's affiliate network also consists of more than 3,200 Web sites that
include AOL, Microsoft, NBCi, Lycos, and ABC LocalNet. InfoSpace is also
positioned to tap the market for broadband wired (DSL and cable) and broadband
wireless (2.5G and 3G) services, such as interactive gaming, television and
other entertainment services. In addition, the Company recently added back-end
payment processing to InfoSpace's existing commerce services, allowing
InfoSpace to offer everything a merchant needs to conduct the entire lifecycle
of a transaction, one of the key drivers of mobile commerce adoption.
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the
development of InfoSpace's products and services and future operating results,
including statements regarding InfoSpace's relationship with ActiveSky, that
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those projected. The words "believe," "expect,"
"intend," "anticipate," variations of such words, and similar expressions
identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the
statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of
future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect
InfoSpace's actual results include the progress and costs of the development
of our products and services and the timing of market acceptance of those
products and services. A more detailed description of certain factors that
could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed
in InfoSpace's Annual Report on Form 10-K, in the section entitled "Factors
Affecting Our Operating Results, Business Prospects and Market Price of
Stock." Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.
InfoSpace undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date
of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
CONTACT: Steve Stratz of InfoSpace, Inc., 425-709-8167, or 206-357-4104,
or steve.stratz@infospace.com; or Derek Asato, 310-785-0515, ext. 201, or
derek@bohle.com, or Mike Mantarro, 310-785-0515, ext. 237, or mike@bohle.com,
both of The Bohle Company.
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BELLEVUE, Wash. and SAN MATEO, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire Interactive
News Release/ -- InfoSpace, Inc. (Nasdaq: INSP), a leading global provider of
cross-platform infrastructure services on wireless, broadband and narrowband
platforms, and ActiveSky, a wireless visual media provider, are teaming
together to bring rich media capabilities, such as interactive images,
animation and video to current and next generation (2.5G and 3G) wireless
customers.
(Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000420/INFOLOGO )
ActiveSky's technology makes it possible for people to download images,
view graphics-enhanced mini Web pages and receive streaming content on
Internet-enabled cell phones and PDAs. Both companies will collaborate to
integrate the ActiveSky rich media delivery platform into InfoSpace's wireless
platform, which today is deployed to more than 20 leading wireless operators
internationally, offering customers enhanced services and applications.
"The next step in the evolution of our broadband capabilities is 2.5G and
3G wireless, in which we plan to provide a clear path from offering data
services to delivery of rich media over current and next generation wireless
networks," said Naveen Jain, chairman and CEO of InfoSpace, Inc. "By
enriching the user experience, increasing the degree of interactivity
available on wireless devices, and creating a branding environment,
ActiveSky's technology helps us create value throughout for consumers, content
providers, advertisers and mobile operators."
"With a solid list of wireless carriers in place, InfoSpace is an ideal
partner for ActiveSky," said Scott Marquardt, CEO, ActiveSky. "Working
together, we will enable carriers to widen their offering to support an array
of rich media mobile services and applications, creating new value and
opportunities for content providers and consumers, especially with the
emergence of 2.5G and 3G networks."
About ActiveSky
ActiveSky's technology enables the delivery of rich media to wireless
devices. The company's end-to-end image delivery platform integrates a
graphics viewer and media player, powering a new wave of personal and business
applications, including location-based marketing, m-commerce and streaming
video.
ActiveSky has headquarters in San Mateo, Calif., with offices in Europe
and Australia. For more information, visit www.activesky.com.
About InfoSpace, Inc.
InfoSpace is a leading global provider of cross-platform merchant and
consumer infrastructure services on wireless, broadband, and narrowband
platforms. The Company provides commerce, information, and communication
infrastructure services to wireless devices, merchants, and Web sites.
InfoSpace's partners encompass a global network of wireless, PC, and non-PC
devices, including cellular phones, pagers, screen telephones, television
set-top boxes, online kiosks and personal digital assistants. InfoSpace has
relationships with Verizon Wireless, AT&T Wireless, Cingular Wireless, Intel,
Virgin Mobile, Hasbro, National Discount Brokers, and Bloomberg, among others.
InfoSpace's affiliate network also consists of more than 3,200 Web sites that
include AOL, Microsoft, NBCi, Lycos, and ABC LocalNet. InfoSpace is also
positioned to tap the market for broadband wired (DSL and cable) and broadband
wireless (2.5G and 3G) services, such as interactive gaming, television and
other entertainment services. In addition, the Company recently added back-end
payment processing to InfoSpace's existing commerce services, allowing
InfoSpace to offer everything a merchant needs to conduct the entire lifecycle
of a transaction, one of the key drivers of mobile commerce adoption.
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to the
development of InfoSpace's products and services and future operating results,
including statements regarding InfoSpace's relationship with ActiveSky, that
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those projected. The words "believe," "expect,"
"intend," "anticipate," variations of such words, and similar expressions
identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that the
statement is not forward-looking. These statements are not guarantees of
future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and
assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect
InfoSpace's actual results include the progress and costs of the development
of our products and services and the timing of market acceptance of those
products and services. A more detailed description of certain factors that
could affect actual results include, but are not limited to, those discussed
in InfoSpace's Annual Report on Form 10-K, in the section entitled "Factors
Affecting Our Operating Results, Business Prospects and Market Price of
Stock." Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release.
InfoSpace undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking
statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date
of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
CONTACT: Steve Stratz of InfoSpace, Inc., 425-709-8167, or 206-357-4104,
or steve.stratz@infospace.com; or Derek Asato, 310-785-0515, ext. 201, or
derek@bohle.com, or Mike Mantarro, 310-785-0515, ext. 237, or mike@bohle.com,
both of The Bohle Company.
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