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Ephibian, Get2Net push Internet kiosks
Nov 15, 2000 02:08 PM ET
By Marc Sklar, LocalBusiness.com
TUCSON, Ariz., Nov. 15 (LocalBusiness.com) -- Get2Net 2000 is calling
on an old ally as it tries to get 1,000 new Internet access kiosks in
place in the next 12 months.
The Denver company has signed a deal with Ephibian Inc. to help with
the rollout. Ephibian is a Tucson-based, e-business development company.
Get2Net has 260 kiosks in airports, convention centers, "and other
places where business travelers can be found," President Tammy Shriner
said.
Ephibian designed and has upgraded the Get2Net system. Get2Net was
founded three years ago.
This deal expands on that contract. Ephibian will upgrade the system to
handle the increased load that will come from the new kiosks.
"We get much heavier use on our kiosks than the pay-for-use
competition," Shriner said. "We get as many as 70 users per kiosk per
day."
It's free to use Get2Net kiosks. Users can register by going to the
Get2Net Website, or they can register at the kiosks themselves.
Once signed on, people can use the kiosks to retrieve e-mail on any
account they have, or Web surf as they would on any other computer.
"We try to collect the e-mail accounts, although we won't do it without
a user's permission, so we can send out promotions," Shriner said. The
company said it has 200,000 registered users.
This contract is a straight fee-for-service deal. But Ephibian often
will take partial payment in the form of equity.
Get2Net's revenue comes from advertising.
Based in Englewood, Colo., Get2Net is wholly owned by a private company
whose name Shriner would not disclose.
Ephibian is a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Source Corp., a New
York-based holding company.
Marc Sklar covers the
Phoenix area for LocalBusiness.com. E-mail him with story ideas and
comments.
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