Hometouch® Centers, Inc. Selects Magically, Inc. -- New Partnership Empowers Homebuyers



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CHICAGO, February 23, 2001, - hometouch® Centers, Inc. (hometouch®), an innovative shopping mall and web-based real estate company that exclusively represents homebuyers, recently announced a strategic partnership with Magically, Inc., creator of the award-winning MagicalDesk communication and collaboration suite of technologies, to provide the software for the company's revolutionary home powerfile.

The hometouch® home powerfile provides buyers a secure web-based communications and home management system. The home powerfile is an integrated environment for email communication, sophisticated scheduling and task management, document storage, contact management and home inventory. This integrated environment allows for seamless interaction with the company's hometouch® team as well as with the buyer's friends and family.

Magically, Inc.'s Internet-based communication and messaging technologies will be the key component to drive the hometouch® home powerfile, offering total integration and collaboration of Mail, Calendar, Address Book, Tasks, Bookmarks, Virtual file storage, Sharing and Synchronization into the client's web-based offering. Magically's consultative-based approach enables our clients to design and implement a next-generation messaging system which allows their customers to access, share and manage all their business and personal information from one place via any Internet enabled device including WAP phones, handheld devices and Web TV.


hometouch®/Magically, Inc.
"Our relationship with Magically, Inc., enables us to deliver cutting edge solutions to the homebuyer and homeowner," says Dr. Timothy E. Carone, hometouch® Chief Technology Officer. "The next-generation aspect of their software application made them the clear choice among the field."

According to Michael T. Yahng, Magically's CEO, "We are delighted to be working with hometouch®. Our goal is to provide hometouch® with a customized, integrated solution and to make home powerfile the center of its users' online experience. Together Magically and hometouch® will revolutionize the home buying process."


About hometouch® Centers, Inc ..
hometouch® Centers, Inc. is a subsidiary of OneStop Shop, Inc. of Chicago.

At hometouch®, buyers can look at thousands of homes and floor plans from one location, eliminating the wasted time and energy spent when shopping for a home. In addition to helping buyers find the right home in one of the company's convenient mall locations, hometouch® also helps its clients save time and money on low-cost mortgages, home inspections, and even enhancements and repairs after the purchase through a network of pre-screened home improvement specialists and licensed contractors.

hometouch® currently has eight shopping mall locations in metropolitan Phoenix and Las Vegas, with 10 new locations scheduled to open in the Chicago area in 2001. Corporate offices are located at 676 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 3660, Chicago; and at 4730 E. Indian School Road, Suite 211, Phoenix.

For more information about hometouch® and home powerfile, contact Timothy E. Carone at (312) 664-7600 or log on to www.hometouch.com.



About Magically, Inc.

Based in Redwood City, California, Magically, Inc. is a privately owned and operated company with offices in Hong Kong, Sao Paulo, Singapore and Tokyo. Magically's technologies and consultative approach focus on helping clients make their web-based offering the center of their customers' on-line experience. The award-winning flagship technology, MagicalDesk, is a suite of fully integrated Web-based messaging, collaboration and personal information management tools, universally accessible through multiple platforms and available in any language.

For more information about Magically, Inc., and MagicalDesk technologies, please contact (Steve Houghton) at (650) 363-2489 or log on to www.magically.com.

 

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