E-Channel: DSL.net, Pointsource Team Up for Portal Marketing

By Tara Seals

Posted: 10/2000

DSL.net, Pointsource Team Up for Portal Marketing
By Tara Seals

DSL.net Inc. (www.dsl.net) has announced a partnership with online business-to-business solutions provider Pointsource Inc.
(www.epointsource.com). The move is a strategic distribution play for DSL.net’s high-speed Internet access and web services.

Under the agreement, Pointsource will leverage its online business-to-business portal to gain wider market penetration for DSL.net’s Internet access and online business services.

DSL.net products, such as high-speed dedicated Internet access, web hosting, enhanced e-mail and e-commerce platforms, will be available through Pointsource’s website, as well as through its 500 direct salespeople and affiliates.

Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Pointsource maintains a portal for consolidated startup and financial services, including accounting, business capital, lead generation, Internet solutions and business auctions.

The website brings together services and products from more than 30 industries. The goal is to provide a searchable, one-stop online shop for business owners. Pointsource’s philosophy is the single point-of-contact model allows business owners to focus more time on running their companies.

“Business owners today don’t have the time to hunt through multiple vendors to find the solutions they need to stay competitive,” says David Struwas, DSL.net’s president and CEO.

He adds,
"Pointsource and DSL.net share a philosophy of providing customers with a comprehensive suite of products and services that reduces the administrative and information technology burdens of running a growing company. Working with Pointsource’s direct and online sales channels will expand the market coverage for DSL.net solutions.”