uniView Technologies Launches High-Speed ISP Connectivity, Web Site for Mid-South Electric Cooperative Customers

Business Wire, Feb 25, 1999

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 1999--

www.mscc.net Delivers E-Commerce, Information and Service to

Mid-South Customers

uniView Technologies Corp. (Nasdaq:UVEW) has launched a dynamic web presence and rural ISP connectivity for Mid-South Electric Cooperative to provide interactive and e-commerce services to the Navasota, Texas-based cooperative's more than 17,000 regional customers.

Under the annuity income joint venture, Mid-South expands its customer services by delivering high-speed, reliable Internet access via the uniView Xpressway(TM) via a home PC or television. uniView is teaming with Mid-South to market the easy-to-use uniView set top box - which also has e-mail, fax and speakerphone capabilities with an organizer and parental control features.

Upon sign-in, a new Mid-South web site (www.mscc.net), developed by uniView, welcomes customers and provides a direct link to customer service information, e-commerce, helpful Internet surfing tips, and the World Wide Web. Users also can securely, quickly and easily purchase various Mid-South products and services, including uniView's set top box, directly from the web site.

"In developing this custom solution for Mid-South, our Advanced Systems Group has set a new standard of innovation and reliable Internet service for the utility industry," said Patrick A. Custer, president and CEO of uniView Technologies. "This project is an example of recent agreements we have secured that generate recurring ISP revenue and earnings from web site design and hosting, as well as set-top box sales and services."

To establish Mid-South as an Internet Service Provider (ISP), uniView built a special hub in Huntsville, Texas, to ensure quick and seamless local access to the uniView Xpressway(TM). Under the agreement, uniView also will provide ongoing technical support and marketing support for the ISP service and interactive web site. Customers will receive various promotional materials such as a complimentary sign-on disk.

"With increasing utility competition and a great customer demand for interactivity in rural areas, we needed a unique solution to remain competitive," said Kenneth Camp, general manager of Mid-South Electric Cooperative. "Thanks to uniView's expertise and flexibility and our joint marketing efforts, we expect the hub to be at full capacity very quickly. We will continue to work with uniView to expand the hub and enhance these value-added services."

Mid-South Electric Cooperative is a locally owned, non-profit, rural electric cooperative organized in 1940. It is owned by the members it serves in Grimes, Montgomery, Walker, Madison, Brazos and Waller counties (Texas). The Cooperative maintains approximately 2,728 miles of energized line and 32 miles of underground line with service to more than 17,000 meters.

Dallas-based uniView Technologies is the nation's only IT consultant that offers the expertise and innovative tools necessary to create fully customized interactive and e-commerce solutions. Building on a foundation rooted in convergence technology and a deep understanding of business operations and the end user, uniView merges proprietary and partner Internet access technologies with existing applications to deliver the future of interactive networking products and services.

In 1997, uniView introduced its first revolutionary set top box and, today, its Advanced Systems Group (ASG) uses convergence devices and integration expertise to design custom networks for clients in multi-level marketing, utilities, banking, and telecommunications. In addition to complete IT consulting, ASG also offers Web site development and hosting, and full Internet service, while uniView's Product Group focuses on research, product development and customer service. More information on uniView is available at www.uniview.net.

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