Hello Direct products to be included in the prizes to be awarded to the winner
selected during the December 31 Insight.com Bowl
SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Hello Direct, Inc.
(Nasdaq: HELO), the leading developer and direct marketer of telephone
productivity and equipment interface products, today announced that it will be
a supporting marketing partner for Insight.com's "Smart Office of the New
Economy" sweepstakes. Hello Direct will be providing selected products to be
included in the sweepstakes prize assortment. Other event partner companies
include Compaq, Gateway, Hewlett Packard, Intel, Kodak, Microsoft, Sprint,
Stamps.com, 3Com, Toshiba and US West.
"We welcome the opportunity to partner in this event with Insight and the
other great companies who are participating," said Tim Wade, Hello Direct's
Manager of Direct Marketing. "We are actively exploring other cooperative
marketing opportunities with Insight that offer value to our respective
customers, and further strengthen our brand equities."
On December 31, 1999, Insight (Nasdaq: NSIT), a leading global direct
marketer of brand name computer hardware and software, will be sponsoring
college football's Insight.com Bowl in Tucson, Arizona. The game will be
broadcast live on ESPN with a kick-off time of 1:30 PM EST. In conjunction
with the event, visitors to the Insight.com web site can enter the "Smart
Office of the New Economy" sweepstakes for a chance to win over $20,000 of
"smart office" equipment and services, including:
-- PCs and notebook computers
-- Peripheral equipment
-- A server and networking gear
-- Personal Digital Assistants
-- Input and storage devices
-- Telecommunications equipment
-- Cellular phones
-- Software
-- Web-based intranet services
-- Web hosting and access
-- Internet postage
-- A lifetime subscription to Business 2.0
Hello Direct, the number one resource for wireless telephone headset
solutions in North America, will provide its Cordless XLT and Office Rover
wireless headsets as prizes. Hello Direct's patented LearnIT technology
offers users the utmost in extended range and comfort. Sweepstakes entries
can be submitted online until the end of the Insight.com Bowl's third quarter.
The winner will be selected and announced on http://www.insight.com during the fourth
quarter of the game.
About Hello Direct, Inc.
Hello Direct, Inc. (Nasdaq: HELO) is the leading developer and direct
marketer of desktop telephony and equipment interface solutions, including
headsets, teleconferencing, wireless, digital adapters, and related desktop
products. Through a combination of distinctive catalogs, outbound
telemarketing and Internet sales channels, the company offers a broad
selection of commercial grade solutions to its customers' evolving
communications needs. For more information on Hello Direct, Inc., please
visit http://www.hellodirect.com the leading online source of telecommunications
information, products and services.
About Insight
Insight Enterprises Inc. (Nasdaq: NSIT) is a leading global direct
marketer of brand name computer hardware and software, offering a broad line
of more than 100,000 products to small-and-medium-sized businesses in the
United States, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. Products are sold via
the Internet, and by a staff of customer-dedicated account executives through
a combination of proactive outbound telephone-based sales, electronic
commerce, and electronic marketing. Insight's net sales for the 12 months
ended Sept. 30, 1999 were $1.39 billion. For additional company information,
call 800-INSIGHT or visit http://www.insight.com.
For more information on Hello Direct, Inc. via fax at no cost, dial
800-PRO-INFO (732-544-2850 outside the U.S.), ticker symbol: HELO.
SOURCE Hello Direct, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.hellodirect.com
CONTACT:
Press, Tim Wade of Hello Direct, Inc.,
408-363-5022 or tim.wade@hellodirect.com; or Don Markley of
Financial Relations Board, 415-986-1591, ext. 134, or Chuck
Jarrell, 480-333-3067 or cjarrell@insight.com, or Susan Heywood,
480-333-3215 or sheywood@insight.com, both of Insight
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