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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 18, 2001-- SATX, Inc. (OTCBB: SATX
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announced today that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement
with Metrocall, Inc., (OTCBB: MCLLQ
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one of the largest providers of wireless messaging services in the
United States.
Under the terms of the agreement, Metrocall will
add SATX's patented AlphaTrak product line to its portfolio of wireless
messaging devices and value-added services. Metrocall will provide
users, through its large nationwide sales force, the AlphaTrak units
and required software to remotely track assets the AlphaTrak is
installed in, and when required, provide remote functions such as
disabling the vehicles or operating the door locks. SATX and Metrocall
will work closely together to ensure a successful launch of AlphaTrak
throughout the wireless provider's extensive channels of distribution.
Metrocall's one-way and two-way networking capabilities
will be used to enhance the tracking and reporting services of SATX's
AlphaTrak product line. This agreement solidifies the AlphaTrak
products as efficient, high-quality GPS-based tracking and control
solutions.
Terry Colbert, CEO and President of SATX commented,
``We are extremely pleased to enter into this agreement with Metrocall.
Their extensive sales capabilities coupled with our patented, proprietary
GPS-based tracking and control technology will make us a leader
in this market. We look forward to a long and successful relationship
with Metrocall and are dedicated to providing them with our full
support.''
Metrocall's nationwide distribution channels, including
approximately 100 retail outlets and a large robust direct sales
force, are ideally suited to bringing the AlphaTrak product line
to the marketplace.
``This relationship with SATX represents another
step in Metrocall's evolution from a one-way paging organization
to a total provider of value-added wireless solutions,'' said Stan
F. Sech, Metrocall's senior vice president of business development.
``The tracking of valuable assets, such as motor vehicles, heavy
equipment and freight, is a logical step for Metrocall given our
two-way wireless messaging and data transmittal capabilities.''
About Metrocall, Inc.
Metrocall, Inc. headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia,
is one of the largest wireless data and messaging companies in the
United States providing both products and services to more than
six million business and individual subscribers. Metrocall was founded
in 1965 and employs more than 3,000 people nationwide. The Company
currently offers two-way interactive messaging, wireless e-mail
and Internet connectivity, cellular and digital PCS phones, as well
as one-way messaging services. Metrocall operates on many nationwide,
regional and local networks, including ReFLEX Network, and can supply
a wide variety of customizable Internet-based information content
services. Also, Metrocall offers totally integrated resource management
systems and communications solutions for business and campus environments.
Metrocall's wireless networks operate in the top 1,000 markets all
across the nation and the Company has offices and retail locations
in more than forty states. Metrocall is the largest equity-owner
of Inciscent, an independent business-to-business enterprise, that
is a national full-service ``wired-to-wireless'' Application Service
Provider (ASP). For more information on Metrocall please visit our
Web site and on-line store at www.Metrocall.com or call 800-800-2337.
About SATX, Inc.
SATX, Inc. is a holding company in the process
of developing several interrelated subsidiaries. The Company's primary
focus has been the maturation of products and services for GPS-based
tracking, locating and control business units. The Company is developing
and building a core group of companies such as: a GPS Technology
Group, a Correctional Facilities Telecommunications Group, a Telemedicine
Group, and an IT and Support Group that will support all of the
companies. For more information, please visit its Web site at www.satxtech.com.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995
Any statements released by SATX that are forward-looking
are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Editors and investors are cautioned
that forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that
may affect SATX's business prospects and performance. Actual results
may differ materially from the results predicted, and reported results
should not be considered an indication of future performance. It
is further noted that data referenced in this release may represent
partial data, such as sales results, which are subject to supplementation
by other disclosures by the Company. Potential risks and uncertainties
may include economic, competitive, governmental, technological,
or other factors discussed in SATX's filings with the SEC on forms
10-KSB, 10-QSB, and 8-K.
The statements set forth above that are not historical
facts, such as those concerning Metrocall's advanced wireless data
and messaging strategies, are forward-looking statements that are
subject to risks and uncertainties. A number of risks and uncertainties
could cause actual results, events or developments to differ from
expectations. Among the factors that could cause actual results
to differ are 1) the speed and extent to which markets for advanced
messaging data and messaging services develop and grow; 2) Metrocall
and its joint venture affiliate Inciscent's ability to develop and
market products and services that respond to market conditions and
customers' needs; 3) the impact of competition from other companies
in the wireless data and Internet business; 4) the need to respond
to rapid technological developments that could affect the commercial
viability of Metrocall's and Inciscent's products and services.
You should refer to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for a complete
discussion of these and other factors that could cause actual results
to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking
statements.
SATX, Inc. Contact:
SATX, Inc., Atlanta
Terry L. Colbert
678/585-7755
or
Tribe Communications
Diann Tongco
619/243-2527
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