!NEWS! (COMTEX) B: CBQ, Inc. the E-Business Marketplace to Offer Free E-Comm B: CBQ, Inc. the E-Business Marketplace to Offer Free E-Commerce Web Site Development System in China, United States BEIJING and ADDISON, Texas, Mar 27, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CBQ, Inc. The E-Business Marketplace (OTCBB:CBQI) announced today that it will offer free access to an e-commerce Web site development system in conjunction with NoMatterWare.com of Calgary, Alberta. The companies will offer the system in the United States, China, and around the globe. NoMatterWare, Inc. developed the automated, interactive online system, which is designed to make getting started in Web business simple, convenient and fast. The system is offered to customers free of charge for a limited time. The companies' co-branded Web site system, available at cbq.nomatterware.com, is fully e-commerce enabled and requires no prior Internet knowledge to use. CBQ will modify the system to support the Chinese language and introduce it in Chinese markets, as part of the company's ongoing initiatives in that region. CBQ also owns ChinaSoft, Inc. and ChinaPartners, Inc. ChinaSoft provides services including software development for enterprise computing and Internet development. China Partners is focused on facilitating trade and investment opportunities between U.S. and Chinese companies (Visit www.cbq.com for more information.). "For the first time in Internet history, NoMatterWare enables every small business to have a professional looking, easy to use, dynamic Web presence with ease," said John Harris, CEO, CBQ, Inc. "They can quickly set up business, add content and market to virtually anyone in the world." Setting up a site is intuitive and quick. Once at the cbq.nomatterware.com site, users simply click through the automated Web Wizard, inputting data such as telephone, fax and address. Once the six-step process is complete, the user clicks Finish and the Web site is complete. The site allows small business to incorporate a myriad of tools for marketing, sales and communications, including product listings, services offered, events calendars, contact lists, frequently asked questions, testimonials, newsletters, media releases and more. "Taking NoMatterWare technology to the Chinese market is a challenge we are thrilled to face," said Brad Churchill, president, NoMatterWare, Inc. "We will work to ensure our system will be extremely successful there, allowing us to interact with an enormous potential customer base." About CBQ, Inc.: CBQ, Inc. The E-Business Marketplace is a total end-to-end provider for implementing customer driven e-business solutions. Through its subsidiaries Reliance Technologies, Inc. and Priority One Electronic Commerce Corp., CBQ can design, implement, host, build traffic and process payments for its customer's e-business initiatives. CBQ also wholly owns two subsidiaries, ChinaSoft, Inc. and China Partners, Inc. ChinaSoft is a joint-venture partner with CCSoft Technology Developing, Ltd. that provides services including software development for enterprise computing and Internet development. China Partners is focused on facilitating trade and investment opportunities between U.S. and Chinese companies. Visit www.cbq.com for more information. About NoMatterWare, Inc.: For complete information on NoMatterWare, Inc., visit www.nomatterware.com. This news release includes forward-looking statements related to CBQ Inc. that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, quarterly fluctuations in results, the management of growth, market acceptance of certain products and other risks. These forward-looking statements are made in reliance on the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For further information about these factors that could affect CBQ's future results, see the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Prospective investors are cautioned that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results may differ materially from management expectations. Copyright (C) 2000 Business Wire. All rights reserved. Distributed via COMTEX. -0- CONTACT: VGS Marketing Group, Inc. Valerie Gabriel-Swenson, 972/395-9034 vgs@onramp.net or CBQ, Inc. John Harris, 972/732-1100 investors@cbq.com or China Partners, Inc./ChinaSoft, Inc./Capital House, LLC Joan Worden, 202/337-5411 or 202/342-8113 wnsg1@aol.com WEB PAGE: businesswire.com GEOGRAPHY: TEXAS INTERNATIONAL ASIA PACIFIC INDUSTRY CODE: COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS E-COMMERCE INTERNET MARKETING AGREEMENTS PRODUCT Today's News On The Net - Business Wire's full file on the Internet with Hyperlinks to your home page. *** end of story *** |