TENGTU INTERNATIONAL REVISES CHINA CONTRACTS UPWARDS
Toronto, Ontario ...December 8, 1999... Tengtu International Corp. (OTCBB: TNTU),
developer of educational and entertainment software, today revised upwards to 15,437
the number of schools in the People's Republic of China so far under contract with
its subsidiary, Tengtu United Electronics Development Co., Ltd. ("Tengtu United"),
for computers, networking systems, educational software, training and related
information technology services.
The company had announced on November 30, 1999 that contracts with at least 12,500
schools in China would be filled in calendar 2000. At that time, the company estimated
revenues could approach US $30 million from these contract installations and services
alone.
"Every week, Tengtu United is adding hundreds of new schools toward the sales target
of 70,000 set for the first phase of government-mandated TORCH programs to modernize
China's more than 800,000 K-12 schools," said Tengtu International chairman and CEO
Pak Cheung. "This is a vast national undertaking, probably the largest of its kind in
the world," he stated.
"Each school on average adds approximately US $2,500 to Tengtu revenues," Cheung noted.
"What's more, these schools are not restricted to just one city or province. Our mandate
spans all of China, from Guangzhou to Mongolia. Our three-prong sales strategy incorporates
such powerful marketing partners as Legend Computer, the so-called IBM of China;
government channels and our own direct sales force," he said.
Early stage sales through November by Tengtu marketing partners totaled 10,487 schools;
government channels contributed 2,200 schools; while Tengtu's own sales force delivered
2,750 schools.
TABLE. Tengtu United sales agreements as of November 30, 1999
# schools Geographical coverage
A. via Marketing Partners
Legend Computer Group 4,000 Nationwide
Sanxing Lishen Electronic 3,800 Yunan, Anhui, Guongdong, Hainan,
Technology Co. Hunan, Guangxi, Helongjiang, Fujian
and Qinghai Provinces and Dalian City
Taigu Economic Development Co. 1,687 Jejiang, Hunan, Guizhou, Gansu Provinces
Century Networks Systems Co. 500 Beijing City
Chengdu Tianye Computer Co. 500 Sichuan Province
B. via Government Channels
Sichuan Xinhua Co. 1,000 Chungching City
Inner Mongolia Five Ring 1,000 Autonomous Region of Inner Mongolia
Electronics Industrial Co.
Coastal Commerce Co. of 200 Guizhou Province
Guizhou Province
C. via Direct Sales
Municipal Government of 1,500 Guangzhou and Jiangmen Cities
Guangzhou City
Tengtu (Anhui) Co. 600 Anhui and Jiangsu Provinces
Ministries of Education of:
Hebei Province 500 Hebei Province
Henan Province 30 Henan Province
Jilin Province 30 Changchun City
Shaanxi Province 30 Shaanxi Province
Shandong Province 30 Shandong Province
Autonomous Region of Ninghsia 30 Autonomous Region of Ninghsia
About Tengtu International Corp
Tengtu International Corp., which began operations in 1996, is a developer and
distributor of multimedia educational and entertainment software and related services,
operating through joint ventures and subsidiaries in the People's Republic of China,
Hong Kong and Canada. The company's joint ventures and subsidiaries include 57% owned
Tengtu United Electronics Development, Co. Ltd. ("Tengtu United"); wholly owned TIC
Beijing Electronics Co., Ltd. ("TIC Beijing"); 44% owned Iconix International, Inc.
("Iconix"); and 55% owned Edsoft Platforms, Inc. ("Edsoft").
About Tengtu United
Tengtu United is currently one of the largest developers of educational software in
China. It is the primary operating subsidiary of Tengtu International Corp. Minority
subsidiary stakeholder (43%) Beijing Tengtu Culture & Education Development Co. Ltd.
("Tengtu China") is the state enterprise created by the Chinese government through China's
three largest computer companies to serve as the country's official gateway for all
domestic and international educational and entertainment software.
Through its strategic relationships within the highest levels of the Chinese government
and software industry, Tengtu United has won assignment of the development and
implementation of a comprehensive information technology solution for China's national
K-12 educational system, consisting of more than 800,000 schools. It also has been
granted the exclusive license to electronically publish educational materials, including
converting to electronic format the paper texts of the People's Education Press, the sole
source of materials authorized for use in Chinese schools. It is also involved in the
licensing and domestic production of all domestically and internationally designed
educational software for the Chinese market.
In addition, the company already distributes more than 100 titles of its own electronic
books and animated movies and believes that it is positioned to become China's leading
educational software publisher.
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