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PRONETLINK.COM ADDS 13 NEW INTERNATIONAL TRADE PORTALS
Site Now Has a Total of 36 Country Trade Portals Representing 88% of the World's Import/Export Trade Volume.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 2000--ProNetLink.com (OTC BB: PNLK - news), the Global Trade Internetwork(tm), today announced that they have completed the development of an additional 13 country specific trade portals that will support the individual needs of the countries, businesses and governments that are participating in the ProNetLink.com Internetwork. The new country portals add additional revenue streams and expanded content to the international site that is already setting standards as a leader in horizontal B2B global trade support for SME's.
There are now 36 country trade portals on the ProNetLink.com site representing 88% of the world's import/export trade volume.
The 13 new country trade portals are Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Switzerland, Sweden, Austria, Turkey, Ireland, South Africa and Venezuela and can found on www.pronetlink.com.
Each country portal displays trade information unique to that trading market. Content contained in the portals was developed in conjunction with representatives from each market. The portals includes procurement opportunities, trade leads, trade directories and regulations, a commercial report on the market, a business practices report on the country, trade news, communications, chat rooms, stock market reports, currency exchanges, maps and trade statistics. Each portal will also contain market specific advertising, PNL-TV Trade News broadcasts and interviews, Leaders in Global Trade interviews and local trade resources. Once a registered user enters the site they will have access to all of ProNetLink.com's international features from within any country portal. Companies that become part of the ProNetLink.com network are added to its International Procurement Directory that now contains over 3.2 million companies from 122 countries. In addition, registered companies can display an online catalog page, post international trade leads and use all of ProNetLink.com trade resources.
ProNetLink.com has been traveling around the world meeting with high-level government officials as part of U.S. Department of Commerce Trade Missions and U.S. Foreign Commercial Service programs. The company is working closely with government agencies and trade associations from each of these countries to build country specific trade information into the ProNetLink.com site.
The country portals have been built by ProNetLink.com's in-house technology team, and new country portals are expected to be added on a regular basis.
For information about advertising or marketing your company in a ProNetLink.com country specific portal please contact Alex Martichuski at 1-212-688-8838 or email am@pronetlink.com.
About ProNetLink.com
ProNetLink.com offers a frictionless e-commerce solution for global trade. ProNetLink's web site (www.ProNetLink.com), called The Global Trade Internetwork (tm), is an online, interactive community where businesses can work within the site to arrange all areas of global trade including procurement, logistics, finance, insurance, product certification and much more. Seasoned professionals or newcomers to the world trade market can use ProNetLink.com to identify business opportunities that will help increase revenues, as well as take advantage of tools and resources that will enhance operating efficiencies. ProNetLink.com offers a horizontal trade services solution for vertical e-based businesses around the world. Most recently ProNetLink.com opened its trade portals in Egypt, China and Jordan.
ProNetLink.com also features www.PNLTV.com, the Internet's first trade new broadcast network. PNLTV broadcasts a live newscast Monday through Friday at 11:00 a.m. EST featuring current global trade issues, interviews with government and international business leaders and reports from correspondents from around the world. PNLTV.com also offers in-depth coverage of special events such as the WTO Meetings and the Davos Economic Forum. All PNLTV broadcasts are archived for viewing at anytime.
PNLTV is free to viewers and can be accessed through the ProNetLink.com home page or by visiting www.PNLTV.com.
Headquartered in New York City, ProNetLink.com maintains sales offices throughout the world. For more information, please contact ProNetLink.com at (212) 688-8838, email: info@pronetlink.com. ProNetLink can be reached online at pronetlink.com.
ProNetLink.com is publicly traded on the NASDAQ exchange OTC Bulletin Board: PNLK (PNLK.OB).
ProNetLink.com Contact:
ProNetLink.com, 645 Fifth Avenue, Suite 303, New York, NY 10022 gz@pronetlink.com
The ProNetLink.com logo and Global Trade Internetwork are trademarks of ProNetLink, Corp.
This release contains, in addition to historical information, forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect ProNetLink.com's current judgments of those issues. However, because those statements are forward-looking and apply to future events, they are subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause the Company's results to differ materially. |
