|
Press Release |
|||
|
SkyTel, Strategy.com to Provide Personalized Financial News To Wireless CustomersVIENNA, Va., Nov. 14 -- Strategy.com(TM), a MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR - news) subsidiary, and SkyTel, a WorldCom company, today announced a business relationship. Via its advanced wireless two-way messaging services, Skytel will now offer customers personalized financial, news and weather reports from Strategy.com.``Strategy.com's services are appealing because they allow customers to personalize the news they receive,'' said Jeff Lindauer, CEO of SkyTel. ``For example, if someone wants to keep up with their financial portfolio, they can choose to be alerted if there is any change in it and they can choose to be alerted if an analyst's recommendations on their favorite stock changes. It's personalized, timely and pertinent information delivered right to your wireless device.'' ``SkyTel knows that personalization will greatly enhance success in the wireless industry, and Strategy.com offers this to their customers,'' said Nicholas Weir, president and chief operating officer of Strategy.com. ``Strategy.com services can be personalized by each one of SkyTel's customers, giving them only the information they need when they want it.' SkyTel customers will be able to sign up for Strategy.com's services through the SkyTel website ( http://ww.skytel.com ). Currently, three channels are available through Strategy.com: * Strategy.com Finance(TM) delivers personalized alerts and reports to consumers about various financial conditions, including market updates, individual portfolio performance and changes in analyst recommendations. * Strategy.com News(TM) scans over 40,000 articles and press releases from over 45 leading global content providers each day. * Strategy.com Weather(TM) delivers personalized weather alerts and updates for more than 55,000 locations worldwide, as well as daily weather forecasts, severe weather alerts, beach and boating reports, weekend weather updates and personal weather alerts. About SkyTel SkyTel, a WorldCom company, provides traditional paging, text messaging, interactive two-way messaging and telemetry services to customers throughout the U.S. and Latin America. WorldCom, Inc. (Nasdaq: WCOM - news) is a preeminent global communications company for the digital generation, operating in more than 65 countries. Global revenues in 1999 were $36 billion, with $15 billion from high-growth data, Internet and international services. WorldCom provides the innovative technologies and services that are the foundation for business in the 21st century. For more information go to http://www.wcom.com About Strategy.com Strategy.com works with a variety of leading companies to deliver personalized, timely information to consumers via web, wireless and voice. Using advanced wireless technology, Strategy.com also allows users to access information using ``smart'' mobile phones. Strategy.com has more than 400,000 subscribers and 200 affiliates. MicroStrategy is a leading worldwide provider of Intelligent E- Business(TM) software and related services. MicroStrategy's platform is creating a new generation of one-to- one e-business solutions, solutions that enable global 2000 organizations to use technology and personal preferences to build one-to-one relationships with their partners, supply-chains and customers. MicroStrategy delivers these solutions via web, wireless and voice. MicroStrategy also offers a comprehensive set of consulting, training and support services for its customers and partners. For more information visit http://www.microstrategy.com MicroStrategy, Strategy.com, Personal Intelligence Network, Strategy.com Finance, Strategy.com News and Strategy.com Weather are either trademarks or registered trademarks of MicroStrategy Incorporated in the United States and certain other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. This press release may include statements that may constitute ``forward- looking statements,'' including its estimates of future business prospects or financial results and statements containing the words ``believe,'' ``estimate,'' ``project,'' ``expect'' or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements inherently involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results of MicroStrategy Incorporated and its subsidiaries (collectively, the ``Company'') to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could contribute to such differences include: the possibility that the securities class action and shareholder derivative settlement agreements will not obtain court approval or that the other conditions to the settlements will not be satisfied; the Company's ability to secure financing for its current operations and long-term plans on acceptable terms; the ability of the Company to implement and achieve widespread customer acceptance of its MicroStrategy 7 software and Strategy.com network on a timely basis; adverse reaction by the Company's employees, investors, customers, vendors and lenders to the restatement of the Company's financial results or its future prospects; the Company's ability to recognize deferred revenue through delivery of products or satisfactory performance of services; continued acceptance of the Company's products in the marketplace; the timing of significant orders; delays in the Company's ability to develop or ship new products; market acceptance of new products; competitive factors; general economic conditions; currency fluctuations and other risks detailed in the Company's registration statements and periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By making these forward-looking statements, the Company undertakes no obligation to update these statements for revisions or changes after the date of this release. SOURCE: MicroStrategy Incorporated Editorial Contact: Michael Quint MicroStrategy 703-848-8600 PR_info@microstrategy.com top of page |
|||