AccuWeather and NOKIA Connect with Customers
Agreement Accelerates Wireless Weather Marketplace
(Atlanta, GA - March 22, 2004) - AccuWeather.com (www.accuweather.com), the website of AccuWeather, the World's Weather Authority™, was selected as a member of the prestigious NOKIA Tradepoint according to an announcement made today at the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association (CTIA) Trade Show in Atlanta, GA (Booth# 4965).
Leading content providers accepted into the Nokia Tradepoint receive several advantages. Primarily, AccuWeather.com's award-winning applications will be more easily accessed by carriers seeking rich, colorful and highly accurate weather content.
Additionally, Nokia Tradepoint offers participation in the following:
An online marketplace with an extensive product catalogue offered through the world's top mobile application sales channels. A broker service which speeds up the product-to-market process Special events such as developer conferences and trade shows.
"An e-marketplace is an ideal, cost-effective distribution channel for AccuWeather.com because it increases the speed of implementing new services in mobile portals," says Jim Candor, Senior Vice President of New Media.
"As the world leader in mobile communications, NOKIA is thrilled to partner with AccuWeather, the world's leading commercial weather services company," says Lauren Schiegg of Nokia. "This strategic alliance strengthens both our roles in serving wireless subscribers and carriers."
About AccuWeather and AccuWeather.com
AccuWeather.com, The World's Weather Authority®, provides a portfolio of products and services through the airwaves, via the Internet, in print, and behind the scenes that benefit hundreds of millions of people worldwide. AccuWeather.com services more than 130,000 paying customers in media, business, government and institutions, and millions more through the website. AccuWeather.com also provides content onto more than 1200 Internet sites including CNN Interactiv, ABC's owned and operated stations, The Associated Press©, The Washington Post and The New York Times.
About NOKIA
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications, driving the growth and sustainability of the broader mobility industry. Nokia is dedicated to enhancing people's lives and productivity by providing easy-to-use and secure products like mobile phones, and solutions for imaging, games, media, mobile network operators and businesses. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on five major exchanges.
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