Associated Global Systems Expands E-Commerce Heavyweight Freight Program to Major Overseas Markets
NEW HYDE PARK, NY, May 2000

Associated Global Systems (AGS), today announced that it has extended its successful e-Commerce Heavyweight Delivery Services program to include France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Holland, Belgium, Spain and Italy.

Introduced late last year, the program has already shown that it can substantially reduce costs for both e-tailers and b2b marketers on shipments upward of 75 pounds, while simultaneously addressing such customer satisfaction issues as late delivery and damage.

In each of the seven European nations added to the program, delivery is on a time-definite basis. An alert to the appropriate AGS overseas office describes the incoming shipment, its in-transit status and its requirements; arrangements for customs clearance and for delivery to the ultimate destination are all in place well before the shipment’s arrival.

The same added value services initially announced as part of the program are available for overseas delivery as well. Among these are special packing, two-man delivery teams, unpacking at customers’ sites, installation and testing of products, recovery and return of defective merchandise, and off-hour pickup and delivery.

Also, available are AGS’ unique on-line tracking capabilities. Unlike carriers who limit e-marketers to an air bill number for tracking purposes, AGS gives companies the added options of tracking through the AGS web site using their own product, order or customer reference numbers.

The AGS program can be fully customized to an individual e-marketer’s specific needs. It offers a complete menu of cost/speed delivery options, both domestically and abroad. The program has been made available to catalog marketers as well.

"We’re very encouraged by the enthusiasm with which the AGS e-commerce Heavyweight Delivery Services program has been greeted," says Norman Freeman, AGS founder/president.

"The seven European countries to which we have just extended the program is only the beginning. We have the global resources already in place to rapidly expand the program into every country that we serve, and to make it the first truly worldwide service for the world wide web."

Founded in 1958, Associated Global Systems is a privately held $130 million company. It has 400+ offices in North

America, and offers air, ocean and ground services to, from and within 205 countries overseas. A heavyweight shipping specialist with over 40 years of experience, AGS also provides a full range of transportation, logistics and supply chain management worldwide.

For additional information about this press release, contact Scott Richter at 1-800-645-8300 or email Scott.Richter@AGSystems.com.