ANYTHING INTERNET 10333 East Dry Creek Road, Suite 270
CORPORATION Englewood, CO 80112
[email protected]
www.anythinginternet.com
303.662.0900 Phone
303.662.0700 Fax
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Mirjam Wielheesen
Inform Worldwide Holdings, Inc.
Phone: 303-662-0900 x 226
E-Mail: [email protected]
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Internet www.informworldwide.com
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ANYTHING INTERNET FINALIZES LATIN AMERICAN AGREEMENT
Denver, Colorado - November 15, 2000 - Anything Internet Corporation (OTCBB:
,ANYI) a publicly held &services company, announced today that it has signed a
definitive agreement to purchase Mapas y Datos, one of the leading
location-based software development firm in Latin America.
Based in Bogota, Colombia, Mapas y Datos, is a leading developer of mapping and
location-based applications. The company will augment Anything Internet's
location-based services business working closely with its North American
affiliate company, Inform Worldwide, Inc.
"Mapas y Datos, adds exceptional depth and technical expertise for developing
location-based services," noted Anything Internet Chairman and CEO Larry Arnold.
"They also provide us with a vital business presence, as well as a top-rated
Internet portal in Latin America, which is a key market in our global
expansion."
Mapas y Datos presently services many multi-national corporations and
governmental agencies with a variety of software applications using geographic
information systems (GIS), GPS and other internet-based technologies such as
Java. Its customers span a variety of industries and include Exxon/Mobile
Corporation (NYSE: XOM), Wackenhut (NYSE: WAK), Novartis (NYSE: NVS), and
French-owned TREDI S.A. Through a joint venture with Inverlink, the Colombian
affiliate of Credit Suisse, Mapas y Datos operates Mapas Latinos a Spanish
language internet mapping portal.
Mapas Latinos, www.mapaslatinos.com, recently gained wide attention when it
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received over 1 million visitors in its first 15 days of operation. The site is
now expanding to serve Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela, with plans to blanket
all of South and Central America during 2001. Anything Internet plans on
introducing Mapas Latinos in North America to serve over 35 million
Spanish-speaking people.
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ABOUT ANYTHING INTERNET CORPORATION
Anything Internet Corporation, through its subsidiary company Inform Worldwide,
Inc. www.informworldwide.com, is an early mover in the emergent field of
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L-commerce. L-commerce consists of "location-aware" applications that deliver
location and geographic information for commercial use. The company enables
Internet based "location services" to deliver information to users based on the
location of fixed and/or mobile assets through Internet and/or wireless
communication devices. Presently, the services offered include Internet-based
tracking of vehicles and valuable assets and specialized Internet mapping
portals. These services are provided through the company's Application Service
Provider (ASP) business model over the Internet through wireless mobile devices.
The company intends to leverage its core capabilities to become the leading
provider of location-based services in the Americas. Anything Internet
Corporation, headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, is a publicly held Internet
E-services holding company.
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The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor" for
forward-looking statements. Certain information included in this press release
(as well as information included in oral statements or other written statements
made or to be made by Anything Internet Corporation) contains statements that
are forward-looking, such as statements relating to the future anticipated
direction of the high technology industry, plans for future expansion, various
business development activities, planned capital expenditures, future funding
sources, anticipated sales growth and potential contracts. Such forward-looking
information involves important risks and uncertainties that could significantly
affect anticipated results in the future and, accordingly, such results may
differ from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by or on
behalf of Anything Internet Corporation. These risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to. those relating to development and expansion activities,
dependence on existing management, financing activities, domestic and global
economic conditions, changes in federal or state tax laws and market competition
factors. For a description of additional risks and uncertainties, please refer
to Anything Internet's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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