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PNLTV.com, The Business Council of the United
Nations and the Economist Align to Webcast United
Nations E-Commerce Symposium
PNL-TV.com to Produce and Air Exclusive Coverage of "The Net World Order Symposium" this
July
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2000-- PNLTV.com, the broadcast news division of ProNetLink.com (OTC
BB: PNLK - news), the Global Trade Internetwork(TM), today announced that, as part of an alliance of the Business Council
of the United Nations and The Economist Magazine, it will produce special exclusive coverage of the United Nations
Symposium on ``E-commerce and the Digital Divide: The Net World Order''. The broadcast will be hosted by PNLTV.com
news anchor Bruce Blosil.
The Business Council for the UN (BCUN) will host a two-day symposium at UN headquarters on Wednesday and Thursday,
July 12-13, 2000. The symposium is part of the follow-up of the UN-organized meeting of 54 economics and finance ministers
from around the world that are coming to New York to discuss the role of information technology in the context of a
knowledge-based global economy. ``The Net World Order: E-Commerce & the Digital Divide'' is being organized by BCUN
in full consultation with the organizers of the UN ministerial meeting.
Participants in the July 12-13 conference will include IT firms, investment and venture capital firms, UN Ambassadors and
senior UN Secretariat officials, as well as relevant multilateral institutions (World Bank, IFC, etc.).
``The UN increasingly wants to be perceived as an ally of the private sector in promoting economic growth and development,''
commented Bruce Blosil, News Anchor for PNLTV.com. ``Our coverage of this symposium will shed light on joint
UN/industry efforts to bring all nations into the Internet age.''
According to BCUN President Sam Brookfield, ``Broadcasting this event on the Internet with PNLTV.com will allow us to
reach viewers around the world and promote the scope of the projects that we are working on to ensure that all businesses and
government leaders concerned with economic development in the new Internet economy have an equal opportunity for
success.''
The program, featuring full coverage of all speakers and discussions as well as a special documentary overview, will be
produced for broadcast and distribution worldwide over the Internet by ProNetLink.com and PNLTV.com, the Internet's first
international trade news broadcast network. ProNetLink.com will also make the webcast available to other sites to host around
the world. PNLTV.com's recent coverage of the Free Trade Area of the Americas Guatemala Forum and WTO Seattle
meeting has earned it high praise from trade professionals.
``PNLTV.com is expanding its coverage of special events that effect the Global Trade market and we see this UN event as key
to our expansion. We are very proud to be working with the United Nations and the Economist on this project'', said Jean
Pierre Collardeau, President of ProNetLink.com.
Additional support for the Symposium and webcast comes from The Economist magazine, economist.com as well as other
major sponsors.
For information about advertising on this PNLTV.com broadcast event, please contact: BCUN: Paul Underwood at
212-907-1382 or email wpunderwood@unausa.org. PNLTV.com: Alex Martichuski at 1-212-688-8838 or email
am@pronetlink.com
A schedule of broadcasts will appear on. All programming produced for the UN Symposium will be archived on the
PNLTV.com site for viewing at anytime.
About The Business Council for the United Nations
The Business Council for the United Nations acts to engage the business community and the United Nations with each other.
Business and civic leaders have individual access to U.N. ambassadors, dignitaries and diplomats for informative and informal
discussions through New York City Conferences, the National Conference Program, the World Congress, and the U.N.
Ambassadors Dinner.
BCUN has served as a catalyst for the U.N. and the private sector for over forty years. It joined forces with the United
Nations Association of the USA in February, 1999. Together BCUN and UNA-USA are dedicated to strengthening the U.N.
system and the role of the United States in that system, and to promoting multilateral efforts to advance the goals of the U.N.
Charter.
About PNLTV.com and ProNetLink.com
PNLTV.com is the Internet's first international trade news broadcast network. PNLTV.com 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.com broadcasts are archived for
viewing at anytime.
PNLTV.com is free to viewers and can be accessed through the ProNetLink.com home page or by visiting
www.PNLTV.com.
ProNetLink.com offers a frictionless and neutral 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.
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).
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.
Contact:
ProNetLink.com
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