WSN

HBI has partnered with WSN of San Francisco to provide Internet and fulfillment services for its various programs. Founded in 1998, WSN is a logistics technology company offering web-based solutions for Internet retailers and companies that ship products to consumers. Its services include:

• E-commerce and winery management technology. To navigate the complexities surrounding the distribution and sale of alcoholic products, WSN developed the FORT (Fulfillment, Order, Routing & Tracking) system, which enables efficient, compliant fulfillment and distribution. WSN's suite of applications is specifically designed to address the challenges of distributed commerce, and can aggregate, manage, monitor and analyze orders and inventory distributed around the world.
  
  
• WorldShipNet. This service has been developed through an alliance of companies with over 50 years' combined experience in the wine industry. WorldShipNet is a comprehensive logistics service utilizing WSN technology, and an exclusive fulfillment network of key players in each tier of the wine industry - producers, wholesalers and retailers. WorldShipNet's state-of-the-art fulfillment system enables producers and marketing companies to dramatically increase their operational efficiencies, overall addressable market and profitability.
  
  
• 800wine.com. In December 1999, WSN launched 800wine.com, an online wine-gifting portal. Since its launch, this business has grown into an international service with over 100 member retail shops and a host of major marketing partners including American Express.
  
  
• Warehouse Management Software
  
  
• Drop-Ship - Enabling marketing partners to offer unique products to their own customers without having to purchase or manage any inventory.

For more information about WSN, please visit them at www.wsncorp.com.