Cingular and eAgency Team Up to Provide Wireless e-mail To Financial Services Industry2/4/2002Atlanta, February 4, 2002 - eAgency Systems and Cingular Wireless announced a strategic alliance to offer comprehensive wireless technology solutions to the nation's one million independent financial services industry professionals. eAgency, a web and wireless Sales Force Automation and Customer Relationship Management provider, has integrated Cingular's Corporate E-mail PLUS solution with their Wireless Information Exchange platform (WIX). This powerful offering provides customers with multi-dimensional wireless capabilities coupled with Cingular's Corporate E-mail PLUS, which gives customers the ability to access Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes corporate e-mail accounts. The integrated solution is available on RIM handhelds via Cingular's nationwide Mobitex-based packet data network. eAgency CEO Robert Lotter notes, "When we began our wireless initiative, we spoke to a number of providers. In the end, we felt that Cingular was the best choice from both a technology and business standpoint." He added, "With the insurance industry being somewhat slow to adopt new technology, the typical mobile executive has had limited access to vital data. The integrated eAgency/Cingular solution works to lift those limits by allowing the mobile workforce to receive data directly from the home office." "eAgency is an outstanding example of a visionary company that truly understands the value of wireless," said Stephen Krom, Vice President of Marketing for Cingular Wireless. "eAgency not only has significantly integrated wireless into its business from an end-user standpoint, it sees it as a core source of revenues in the financial services marketplace". eAgency is currently working with one of the world's largest insurance companies to enable its work force with the Cingular/eAgency solution. About CingularCingular Wireless is the second largest wireless carrier in the U.S., and is dedicated to self-expression and customer-friendly service. As a leader in mobile voice and data communications, Cingular, a joint venture between SBC Communications and BellSouth, currently serves more than 21.3 million customers nationwide. Cingular offers customers advanced technologies in simple, cost-effective ways that permit them to tap the creative potential of wireless through their own self-expression. Details of the company are available at www.cingular.com. About eAgency SystemseAgency is a wireless Sales Force Automation and Customer Relationship Management provider with an initial emphasis on the life insurance industry and their 740,000 independent sales representatives and over 98 million customers. By offering a web and wireless software solution, as well as professional and legacy integration services, eAgency is poised to become the standard sales force automation/customer relationship management platform for the life insurance industry, and ultimately the wireless transaction server for both the insurance and financial services industry. Established in 2000 and based in Newport Beach, CA, eAgency is led by CEO Robert A. Lotter, Orange County Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2000. eAgency does not sell financial products or participate in the commissions from the sales of such products. |
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