SiriCOMM and FreeTrip.com Hit the Wireless Internet Highway Together
13 January 2007 - 5:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
FreeTrip.com to Resell InTouch Wireless Internet Access JOPLIN,
Mo., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SiriCOMM, Inc., (OTC:SIRC)
(BULLETIN BOARD: SIRC) today announced a reseller agreement with
FreeTrip.com in which FreeTrip will resell SiriCOMM's InTouch
wireless Internet access. FreeTrip will use banner ads and direct
mail campaigns to market and resell InTouch to the monthly visitors
to their web sites, http://www.freetrip.com/,
http://www.insidetrackclub.com/, and http://www.truckpilot.com/.
"We are very pleased that FreeTrip will be offering InTouch to
their large subscriber base," stated David Mendez, Executive Vice
President of SiriCOMM. "FreeTrip is a popular site among highway
travelers and this agreement presents a new market base for
SiriCOMM. We look forward to working closely together in 2007 to
gain subscribers through FreeTrip's marketing efforts." FreeTrip
and SiriCOMM share a common interest of providing productivity
services to the highway transportation industry, including the
commercial trucking market and recreational vehicle (RV) community.
There are approximately 4.5 million truckers and 11 million RV
enthusiasts in North America. SiriCOMM offers InTouch wireless
Internet access at over 475 Hot Spot locations. Subscribers have
always-on wireless access to the Internet anytime they are in a
SiriCOMM Hot Spot. InTouch is available for purchase online or at
any of the SiriCOMM Hot Spot locations. This gives truck drivers
and other highway travelers a convenient communication tool for
both business and personal use while on the road. "We are excited
about this agreement with SiriCOMM because it gives FreeTrip.com
the opportunity to expand the services we offer to our members and
the 2 million unique visitors to our web sites each month," stated
Ann Shack, President, FreeTrip, Inc. Ms. Shack continued, "In
today's environment, highway travelers want and need access to
information available on the Internet, and SiriCOMM will play a
major roll in keeping them connected while on the road." About
SiriCOMM SiriCOMM is an application service provider specializing
in wireless Internet connectivity and productivity applications
tailored to the transportation industry. By providing both network
access and a robust application host platform, SiriCOMM delivers a
responsive and convenient way for all industry stakeholders to
utilize and leverage information. The company uses Wi-Fi and
radio-frequency technologies to create hot spots at locations
convenient to highway travel. More information including network
locations is available at http://www.siricomm.com/ About
FreeTrip.com FreeTrip.com, Inc. develops highway routing technology
and services for the travel and transportation industries, focusing
on highway travel planning, truck fleet operations, and on-the-road
information website services. FreeTrip technology specializes in
providing comprehensive highway itineraries that include not only
accurate and easy-to-read directions, but road advisory and
en-route points of interest information as well. The technology
also allows a variety of ways to drive from A to B, depending upon
personal needs (e.g. avoid tolls in Pennsylvania, favor scenic
roads in Colorado, avoid tunnels that do not allow propane, avoid
I-95, etc.) Our motto is: "Make It Useful ... Keep It Simple"
Statements about the future performance of SiriCOMM, economic
trends, and other forward-looking statements in this release are
made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned
that such forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, including without limitation, continued acceptance
of SiriCOMM's products, increased levels of competition for the
company, new products and technological changes, SiriCOMM's
dependence on third-party suppliers, and other risks detailed from
time to time in SiriCOMM's periodic reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. SiriCOMM provides no assurance
regarding the actual outcome of the events contemplated by any
forward-looking statements included in this release. DATASOURCE:
SiriCOMM, Inc. CONTACT: Matt McKenzie, Chief Financial Officer of
SiriCOMM, Inc., +1-417-626-9971, ; or Allyson Pooley of Integrated
Corporate Relations, +1-310-954-1100, , for SiriCOMM, Inc. Web
site: http://www.siricomm.com/ http://www.freetrip.com/
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