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(COMTEX) B: China.com Corporation to Offer visitalk.com Services; Par
B: China.com Corporation to Offer visitalk.com Services; Partnership
Establishes visitalk.com's Expansion Into International Marketplace
PHOENIX AND HONG KONG, Nov 17, 1999 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- visitalk.com,
an Internet services company that connects people around the world to
share voice, video and information, today announced its entrance into
the international arena through a partnership with China.com
Corporation, the first pan-Asian integrated Internet company listed on
NASDAQ (Symbol: CHINA).
China.com Corporation will embed the visitalk.com Permanent Global
Directory on its portal network -- china.com, hongkong.com, taiwan.com
and cww.com -- and provide Permanent Communication Numbers (PCNs), or
Internet phone numbers, to the portal's users. China.com Corporation
customers who register for a PCN will have simple and ready access to
the visitalk.com Permanent Global Directory where they will be able to
search for other members and special-interest communities and leave
voice messages for other users.
"visitalk.com has a unique, stable and functional system that will
deliver a new value in communications to China.com Corporation's
customers and users. visitalk.com's Permanent Global Directory
complements our strategy to build, distribute, and sell integrated
Internet services. This partnership will enhance the services offered
through our portal network and reinforces our commitment to empower
China's digital communities with the most advanced Internet-based
services. The services available through this deal will help to drive
business to business communication in China and Asia, in turn helping
to encourage exports, create jobs and underpin economic growth," said
Vicky Hung, Senior Vice-President, Marketing & Product Development at
China.com Corporation.
The partnership provides visitalk.com with access to China.com
Corporation's extensive pan-Asian network. It also establishes the
company's expansion into the international marketplace in which
visitalk.com currently serves members in more than 120 countries.
"This partnership is particularly timely, given the trade agreement
reached this week between the United States and China, which we hope
will lead to China's membership of the World Trade Organization. We
have long believed that the Internet will be a valuable factor in the
future development of China's economy, driven by services such as those
offered through our alliance with visitalk.com. This is an important
Internet-related technology deal; a deal which will provide great
communications advantages for customers in China and the rest of Asia,"
added Hung.
"In partnering with China.com Corporation, a recognized leader and
pioneer in integrated Internet services in Asia, we are setting the
stage for open, standards-based international communications," said
Peter Thimmesch, CEO of visitalk.com. "visitalk.com's directory is
poised to become the Internet white pages for international voice,
video and data calling, and this partnership demonstrates the global
reach and capacity to deliver services to millions of users."
About visitalk.com
visitalk.com, with its global directory, easily connects people
around the world to share voice, video and information via the
Internet. The company's revolutionary service creates a connection
point with a Permanent Communications Number, or Internet phone number,
and global directory where members can easily locate others and make
Voice and Video Calls. Acting as the "central office" for the Internet,
visitalk.com also integrates Voice Messaging, Instant Voice Messaging,
data collaboration, realChat(TM) public chat rooms and communities
within the same portal.
visitalk.com is a privately-funded company based in Phoenix, Ariz. For
additional information about visitalk.com services, visit
visitalk.com.
About China.com Corporation
China.com Corporation is the first pan-Asian, China-focused
integrated Internet company listed in the United States (NASDAQ:
CHINA). The company provides a full range of Internet services that; 1)
build ecommerce strategy and solutions (the Web Connection), 2)
distribute content via its portal network (hongkong.com, taiwan.com,
china.com, and cww.com), and 3) sell services through online
advertising (24/7 Media Asia). China.com Corporation is committed to
enabling digital communities to realize their full Internet potential,
thereby facilitating the development of the Internet in China and
across Asia. The company has over 600 employees in 17 offices across 10
Asian markets. In Mainland China, the company has five offices and over
200 employees.
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CONTACT: Burson-Marsteller Hong Kong
Megan Ross
Tel: (852) 2963 7653
Fax: (852) 2856 1101
Email: megan_ross@bm.com
or
visitalk.com
Anne Price
Tel: (602) 850-3451
PCN: 2001-1113-2108
Email: anne.price@visitalk.com
or
Alexander Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide
Geoff Mordock
Tel: (310) 996-0426
PCN: 2001-1111-1472
Email: gmordock@alexanderogilvy.com
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