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Hometouch®
Centers, Inc. Selects Magically, Inc. -- New
Partnership Empowers Homebuyers
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.
PRESS CONTACT
press@magically.com
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