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Xmarc and Inform Worldwide Sign
Channel Partnership for Delivery of Location-Based Services in the Americas
SAN JOSE, Calif. & DENVER - Nov. 9, 2000--
Xmarc's WIISE platform to Power Inform Worldwide's Location-Based Service (LBS) Applications
Continuing to build strategic partnerships worldwide, Xmarc, Inc. (ASX:FHL), today announced it
has signed a channel partnership agreement with Inform Worldwide (OTCBB:ANYI), a syndication
network for location-based mobile and wireless enterprises. Under the terms of this agreement, Inform
Worldwide will become a strategic channel partner for Xmarc, Inc. and will implement Xmarc's
Wireless & Internet Infrastructure Software Environment (WIISE) platform to power the Inform
Worldwide E-Hub applications.
Xmarc's WIISE platform contains a set of location service engines that are critical to the delivery and
deployment of wireless applications. The WIISE services include routing, proximity search,
geo-location, map rendering, secure profiling, wireless coverage and remote data access. Inform
Worldwide's E-Hub product is a location-aware technology suite, which features a map interface,
real-time vehicle tracking capabilities, automated message delivery, Telematics, and Internet video
surveillance capabilities. Inform Worldwide delivers content and location data for commercial and
consumer applications in Central and South America as well as the United States and Canada.
"Xmarc is a global leader in the deployment of location-based services to wireless and wired
devices," said Ed Odenwalder, president of Inform Worldwide. "The company's scalable and
interoperable location database processing capabilities are demonstrated and well documented. These
capabilities, in combination with its future proof architecture, were the overriding factors in our decision
to choose Xmarc. We see this alliance as an important step in building our E-Hub product into a
foundation for location-aware applications."
"We believe this partnership is synergistic in both customer and regional focus," stated Steve Lytle,
Xmarc's vice president of sales, Americas. "By partnering with Inform Worldwide, Xmarc will
accelerate its reach into the Latin America market, as well as continue to establish our U.S. presence in
powering the delivery of location-based services."
The channel partnership will be implemented Q1 2001. Both companies expect the relationship to
contribute to the growth of their respective businesses throughout the Americas.
About Inform Worldwide
Inform Worldwide, Inc., is a syndicator of location-based technologies that combine geography and
the Internet. Inform delivers its location-based services through an E-hub platform combining ASP
capabilities with map content, real-time monitoring and a variety of software applications. The
company's web site can be found at www.informworldwide.com. The company operates as a wholly
owned subsidiary of Anything Internet Corporation headquartered in Englewood, Colo. Anything
Internet Corporation is a publicly held Internet E-services holding company.
About Xmarc
Xmarc provides infrastructure software solutions for wireless and Internet-enabled companies that
need to manage, interact with, and distribute critical corporate and location-based information. Xmarc's
Wireless & Internet Infrastructure Software Environment (WIISE) enables companies to optimize
network performance, to visualize and manage corporate assets and to develop and deploy customized
location applications to a variety of devices, including mobile phones, PDAs and PCs.
Xmarc's WIISE is a server-centric software platform consisting of two layers, a data warehouse
layer and a location services layer. The data warehouse layer seamlessly integrates into Oracle8i,
Informix or IBM's DB2 databases, and encompasses Xmarc's Enterprise Spatial Manager and Cellular
Network Cartridge product lines as well as standard data sets. The location services layer contains six
distinct location-based services that provide businesses with access to an entire suite of mobile data
and location applications.
Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., Xmarc is an international company, with offices in the United
States, Europe, and Asia Pacific. More information about Xmarc is available at www.xmarc.com.
Note to Editors: Formida Fire is a registered trademark of Xmarc, Inc. Wireless & Internet
Infrastructure Software Environment, Enterprise Spatial Manager and the Cellular Network Cartridge
are trademarks of Xmarc, Inc. All other names or marks may be registered trademarks of their
respective owners.
CONTACT:
Xmarc, Inc., San Jose
Brenda Eberly, 408/558-3214
brendae@xmarc.com
or
Anything Internet Corporation, Englewood
Mirjam Wielheesen, 303/662-0900
investorrelations@anythinginternet.com
or
VCPR, inc
Lisa Kelaita or Carrie Myers, 650/340-6766
lkelaita@vcpr.com
cmyers@vcpr.com
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