GLOBAL MESSAGING SOLUTIONS,
INC., ANNOUNCES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH FREEPOINT TELECOM,
INC.
California-based
broadband ISP finds GMSI a better alternative
than building out costly infrastructure.
OVERLAND PARK, KANSAS
(April 10, 2000)-- Global Messaging Solutions, Inc. (GMSI),
today announced a strategic partnership with Freepoint Telecom,
Inc., a California-based broadband Internet service provider.
Under terms of the agreement, GMSI will provide Freepoint
Telecom, Inc. with back-end messaging and web hosting services
using GMSI's carrier-scale, mission critical Internet
infrastructure.
This agreement will allow
Freepoint Telecom to focus on its core competency and let GMSI
manage its eMail and web-hosting services. By outsourcing these
critical ISP services to GMSI, Freepoint will be able to offer
their customers a much more robust and feature-rich product
offering than competing broadband ISPs. GMSI will be offering
their services to Freepoint Telecom beginning immediately.
"We are pleased to be working closely with Freepoint Telecom,"
said William J. Brunkhardt, Chief Executive Officer of GMSI.
"They are an innovative, forward-thinking organization that
realizes the benefits of outsourcing eMail and web hosting. We
look forward to a long-term, prosperous relationship with Freepoint Telecom."
"In the competitive broadband Internet service provider market,
we want to focus on providing better service and features along
with the access," said Ed Forhan, Vice President, Technical
Operations of Freepoint Telecom. "In today's market place,
providing high-speed Internet access in not enough. Our
relationship with GMSI will give us the ability to offer our
clients enhanced features and value-added services that will
help position Freepoint as a long-term player in the MDU/MTU
markets."
This agreement affirms the trend in the outsourcing of Internet
eMail and web-based services. According to the Gartner Group,
65% of all U.S. businesses will outsource their eMail services
by the year 2001. GMSI is well positioned to take advantage of
this rapidly growing trend.
Global Messaging Solutions, Inc. is an innovative ASP
(Application Service Provider) based in Overland Park, Kansas
that provides mission critical applications and services over
the Internet. GMSI can be reached at (913) 338-3000.
Freepoint Telecom, Inc., is an
in-building wireless voice and broadband services provider based
in Walnut Creek, California. Freepoint provides wireless voice
systems and high-speed DSL access to buildings, apartment
complexes, hospitality and campus environments. Freepoint
Telecom can be reached at (888) 699-7800 or visit their web site
at
http://www.freepointtele.com.