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TeleServices Internet Group TSIG.COM 916911

Wie heute bekannt wurde, übernimmt TSIG.COM den langjährigen Partner GeneralSearch.com:


TSIG.com to Acquire GeneralSearch.Com

St. Petersburg, Fla. . (April 25, 2000) - TeleServices Internet Group Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board:TSIG - news), known as TSIG.com, today announced that it has entered into a letter of intent to acquire GeneralSearch.Com, an Internet portal and search engine, in an all-stock transaction valued at above the current market price of TSIG.com common stock. TSIG.com has engaged the investment banking firm of Ladenburg Thalmann to act as its financial advisor and provide a fairness opinion. Other terms were not disclosed.

GeneralSearch.Com is an Internet portal designed to enhance the individual`s online experience and contains one of the most powerful and accurate search engines on the Internet, with access to a database of more than 100 million links. The search engine continues to improve and create filters that will eliminate virtually all adult-oriented content, while still providing the most accurate search results available on the Internet. GeneralSearch currently has more than 800 Internet-based affiliates, including Amazon.com, Land`s End, Compaq and Travelocity. GeneralSearch offers free Internet access for life, free e-mail, fax, integrated messaging and other services.

"This is a truly historic day for TSIG.com. We are thrilled to announce the acquisition of GeneralSearch.Com," commented Robert Gordon, chairman of TSIG.com. "We will now be able to leverage our agreements with companies such as Coca-Cola and non-profits such as UCP to drive traffic to an Internet portal and search engine that we will own. This acquisition completes our transition to becoming a fully integrated Internet company."

About GeneralSearch.Com., Inc.

General Search.Com, Inc., is a private company that was formed in 1998 to enhance the individual`s Internet experience. GeneralSearch.Com is an Internet portal with one of the most powerful and accurate search engines on the Internet, with access to a database of more than 100 million links. The search engine is family-oriented, with filters that eliminate virtually all adult-oriented content, while still providing the most accurate search results available on the Internet. GeneralSearch also has more than 800 Internet-based affiliates, including Office Max, Stamps.com and other popular sites. GeneralSearch offers free Internet access for life, free e-mail, fax, integrated messaging and other services. GeneralSearch.Com is located in West Chicago, IL. The company can be reached by e-mail at [e-mail]. The company`s website is at http://www.generalsearch.com

About Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc.

Founded in 1876, Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. is a full service investment banking and brokerage firm based in New York. Since 1991, Ladenburg has completed more than $6.5 billion in public and private financings, and approximately $11.0 billion in total corporate finance transactions. The firm offers a complete range of corporate finance services, including public underwritings, merger and acquisition services, financial advisory services, restructurings and workouts, valuations, recapitalizations and private placements. Ladenburg Thalmann provides quality research, as well as access to the institutional and retail distribution networks necessary to finance the growth of emerging companies, especially those involved in e-commerce, Internet technology and telecommunications. As one of Wall Street`s leading research firms for emerging growth companies, Ladenburg`s recommended list for 1999 resulted in a better than 60% return, which ranked among the best of the nation`s top 15 brokerage firms.

About TSIG.com

Headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, TeleServices Internet Group Inc., known as TSIG.com, has created its myCard programs to benefit both the corporate and non-profit communities, as well as consumers. TSIG.com forms myCard partnership agreements with national corporations and non-profit organizations, and then works with those partners to design revenue-generating programs that attract consumers to their Web sites. TSIG.com is the national marketing partner of the United Cerebral Palsy Association (UCP), the nation`s largest non-profit health care organization and leader in the disability field, serving over 1 million people with disabilities yearly in the United States. The first myCard program was myMusicCard, which enables consumers to purchase CDs and cassettes at the lowest available prices. Similarly, TSIG.com`s myPhotoCard programs provide low-cost film processing and Kodak Film, and the myPhoneCard programs provide low-cost prepaid long-distance calling card services. For all new myCard users, TSIG.com has recently arranged through General Search.Com to provide free Internet access for life, free DSL service, fax, e-mail, integrated messaging and other features.

These customized marketing programs provide recurring revenues to TSIG.com and its partners, and helps develop strong brand loyalty and awareness within target communities. TSIG.com further enhances its myCard programs by providing customer service and support with its Web-based call center and related services. TSIG.com`s corporate web site is at www.tsig.com and the myMusicCard web site is at www.mymusiccard.com.

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Was haltet Ihr davon??

[moneymarc]

Wirklich eine Super-Meldung, ein Quantensprung für TSIG.COM!!!!