DotsConnect Partners with Air2Web Delivering Wireless Real-Time Credit Management Applications
DotsConnect Leads Wireless Trend
Atlanta, Ga. and New Orleans, La., November 29, 2000 -- Air2Web, the leading mobile Internet platform provider, and DotsConnectSM, the wholly owned Internet products and services subsidiary of Total System Services, Inc.® (TSYS®), today announced a partnership to deliver wireless application processes for the financial services industry. This will enable DotsConnect to offer its customers wireless access to manage card-based accounts.
The announcement was made at the BAI Retail Delivery Show at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Nov. 27-Dec. 2 in New Orleans. A DotsConnect representative will be available at the TSYS exhibit (Booth 2432) and an Air2Web representative will be available (Booth 3441) to discuss the benefits of this offering.
“This partnership further enunciates Air2Web’s commitment to providing the financial services industry with the most cutting-edge wireless platform in which to deliver their solutions,” said Sanjoy Malik, Air2Web president and CEO. “We are pleased to be aligned with such an outstanding organization as DotsConnect and feel that mobile credit management enhances their leading financial service offering.”
DotsConnect’s SureTransactSM product suite, its online, real-time credit card management solution, will be delivered wirelessly via Air2Web’s platform. Financial institutions and customers will be able to interact wirelessly with their accounts via any digital cell phone, Web-enabled phone, PDA or pager, making virtual account management a reality.
"At DotsConnect, we are always looking for ways to better serve our clients and their online account management needs," said Gaylon Jowers, DotsConnect CEO. "Offering a wireless solution is a key component of our business strategy. It was important to us to not only offer our clients wireless access but to give them the ability to perform transactions anytime, anywhere and from any wireless device. With Air2Web, we can ensure the greatest flexibility and ease of use to the millions of customers our clients represent in the financial services industry."
About Air2Web
Air2Web, based in Atlanta, is the leading mobile Internet platform provider. The Air2Web platform enables organizations to create, deploy, and deliver their branded applications to consumers using all types of wireless devices, from WAP and SMS phones, to pagers, and pervasive computing devices. The Air2Web platform supports interactive text and audio applications across the widest range of wireless devices, including one-way SMS. Air2Web provides state-of-the-art application hosting with day-to-day applications management and continuous support. Air2Web’s customers include UPS, Digital Insight, ING Barings, TotalSports, and other leading media, finance, travel, transportation, and eCommerce companies. Please visit www.air2web.com for more information about Air2Web.
About DotsConnect
DotsConnect ( www.dotsconnect.com ) facilitates commerce between buyers and sellers via the Internet by providing software and processing for online credit application, customer service and fulfillment processes for financial services companies and e-businesses. DotsConnect offers a single e-commerce solution that includes online credit application, scoring, decisions and customer service all in real time.
With DotsConnect, e-businesses are given a competitive advantage for attracting and retaining customers by providing them with the ability to apply, receive and manage their credit accounts in real time via the Internet. As a wholly owned subsidiary of TSYS (NYSE: "TSS") ( www.totalsystem.com ), one of the world’s leading paperless commerce solutions providers, DotsConnect continues a quarter century of innovation by providing tailored, secure, and reliable payment solutions. Based in Columbus, GA, TSYS is an 80.8 percent-owned subsidiary of Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: "SNV") (www.synovus.com), No. 5 on FORTUNE magazine’s list of "The 100 Best Companies To Work For" in 2000. For more information, contact news@totalsystem.com.