eCountant Business-to-Business E-Commerce Cataloging Software Enhances Wireless Internet Applications Leadership

KenTech Inc., a full-service Internet systems integration firm, has announced its partnership with Phone.com through the Phone.com Alliance Program. This alliance aims to promote wireless information access and coordinate the exchange of ideas between program members and companies developing wireless Internet products and services. The partnership will enable KenTech to deliver innovative interactive business-to-business e-commerce services to the wireless marketplace, further strengthening the company's leadership position in the wireless Internet applications market.

Key Takeaways:

• KenTech Inc. has joined the Phone.com Alliance Program as a developer of wireless Internet database applications.
• eCountant, KenTech's proprietary Extranet software, is a Web-based catalog publishing application that allows users to manage a company's online catalog without any HTML knowledge.
• eCountant supports most online commerce systems, including Microsoft Site Server and Cybercash, and allows users to publish private HDML-based commerce catalogs for sales force automation.
• Catalog additions and updates can be performed remotely via most Internet browser software or by using a Phone.com-enabled wireless phones or a wireless handheld interactive pager.
• KenTech's solutions offer wireless access to vital office data and the ability to remotely communicate with the world.
• eCountant has advanced capabilities beyond remote sending and receiving of e-mails, allowing mobile sales people to access their company's catalog on an Extranet to check inventory, prices, or place an order from the road.
• Phone.com is dedicated to encouraging the development of a wide range of Internet-based services and applications that utilize its platform.

Statistics:

• Phone.com has a platform that enables the delivery of Internet-based services to mass-market wireless telephones.
• The Phone.com Alliance Program aims to promote wireless information access and coordinate the exchange of ideas between program members and companies developing wireless Internet products and services.
• Phone.com is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with regional offices in Belfast, London, and Tokyo.

Sources:

• PRNewswire, "eCountant Business-to-Business E-Commerce Cataloging Software Strengthens Company's Leadership Position in Wireless Internet Applications Industry" (Oct. 28).
• KenTech, "About KenTech" (company website).
• Phone.com, "About Phone.com" (company website).
• Phone.com, Form 10-K dated September 24, 1999.