InfoExpress provides GTE Mobilnet with software and servers for new on-line service; telecommunications giant launches information service for mobile professionals using software and content from InfoExpress

Business Wire, June 22, 1995

LOS ALTOS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 1995--InfoExpress announced today that GTE Mobilnet has launched an on-line service in California for their wireless customers based on client software, servers, and news services from InfoExpress.

Called GTE Mobilnet InfoManager, the service will provide mobile professionals with customized news, Internet e-mail with file attachments, and stock quotes. GTE Mobilnet customers will pay for GTE Mobilnet InfoManager as part of their total monthly cellular bill.

"GTE Mobilnet has established a leadership position by becoming the first cellular carrier to offer an information service," said Ben Kahrnoff, vice president and general manager of GTE Mobilnet California. "By teaming with InfoExpress for the software and information servers, GTE Mobilnet can provide a one stop solution for our customers' wireless connectivity and information needs."

InfoExpress offers InfoManager to other companies and service providers as well. "Developing a sophisticated on-line service like InfoManager is a significant effort," said Stacey Lum, president of InfoExpress. "By partnering with InfoExpress, companies can offer branded, value added network services without dedicating the tremendous resources to develop the software, operate the servers, and provide the content."

About InfoManager

The applications included with InfoManager are powerful enough to meet the demands of the corporate professional, yet simple to use. InfoManager offers:

-- Personalized news focusing on business and industry-specific topics.

-- Stock quotes with graphs and fundamental data.

-- E-mail that can deliver text and binary files

-- Forwarding of news, stock quote alerts, and e-mail to corporate mailboxes.

InfoManager features are tailored for mobile professionals and corporate users. The client software automatically connects to the service, transfers data, and disconnects with a single click of a button over dial-up lines, TCP/IP, or wireless connections. InfoManager stores the downloaded information so that subscribers can use the service anytime, even when connectivity is unavailable. Subscribers can also install the software on more than one computer to use InfoManager at home, in the office, and while traveling.

The Company

InfoExpress provides software and services that help companies expand their offerings in the on-line and Internet markets. InfoExpress also offers InfoManager directly to end users beginning at $12.95 a month.

InfoExpress also offers ProxiTCP, a software package that lets Internet, corporate, and educational users with shell accounts run TCP/IP applications such as Web browsers, news readers, and other Windows TCP/IP programs.

InfoExpress can be reached by phone at 415/969-9609 or by e-mail at info@infoexpress.com. InfoExpress also maintains a Web site at http://www.infoexpress.com with more information on its products.

CONTACT: InfoExpress, Inc., Los Altos

Todd Nakano, 415/969-9609