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Tucson's Very Own DoTucson.com Nominated for International Award

Tucson-December 14, 2000-DoTucson.com
Tucson's city online guide, has been nominated by Cellmania, the leading expert on wireless industry, for the international award "Mcommerce WAPPY Award" which recognizes the best of mobile commerce. The Mcommerce WAPPY Awards honor wireless retailers that develop innovative sites designed specifically for mobile users. Among those nominated are: Zagat.com (USA), Amazon.com (USA), Ebay (USA) and E-Street.com (UK).

The Mcommerce WAPPY Award nominees were selected by a group of six judges who are experts in the wireless industry. More than 10,000 sites were considered before selecting the top finalists. Judges evaluated nominees based on several criteria, including accessibility, navigability, relevance of content or product offerings, and overall design.

This year's judges were: Lydia Lee, staff writer, The Industry Standard; Craig Peddie, general manager and director of the Lexicus Division, Motorola; Chris Hurst, vice president of North American Services Sales, Sun MicroSystems; Craig Dalton, director of business development, Proteus; Tom Parrish, director of business development, AT&T Wireless; and Dr. Ronjon Nag, CEO and co-founder, Cellmania.

"We were very impressed not only by the number of companies developing Web sites specifically for the wireless user, but also the caliber of those sites," said Chris Hurst of Sun MicroSystems who served as one of the judges. "If this year's Mcommerce WAPPY Awards nominees are any indication, the future of m-commerce stands to be very exciting."

For more information on DoTucson.com, please visit the website at http://www.DoTucson.com.
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