Play Co. Toys & Entertainment Corp. Announces That Its Subsidiary, Toys
International.COM, Inc., Presented Its Cooperation Agreement With KPNQwest
France at the MIPCOM Trade Show in Cannes, France on October 4 KPNQwest
France
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SAN MARCOS, Calif., Oct 11, 2000 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Play Co. Toys &
Entertainment Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: PLCO) ("Play Co. Toys" or the
"Company"
for Play Co. Toys and subsidiaries collectively) announced that its
subsidiary,
Toys International.COM, Inc. ("Toys International.COM") presented details
of its
cooperation agreement with KPNQwest France to market the recently
introduced
Toys International media concept TX40 at the MIPCOM trade show in Cannes,
France
on October 4. KPNQwest France is a subsidiary of KPNQwest which is a joint
venture of the leading Dutch telecommunications company KPN (NYSE: KPN) and
Qwest Communications (NYSE: Q), KPNQwest France will supply bandwidth on
its
modern high-speed Internet infrastructure and use the innovative
www.TX40.net
website to demonstrate its broadband services.
"KPNQwest is pleased to have been selected by Toys International.COM to
provide
TX40 with all the services required to meet its ambitious growth targets.
This
initiative between Toys International.COM and KPNQwest France guarantees
Toys
International.COM state-of-the-art technology with high-speed
macro-capacity
bandwidth services for TX40," said Guy Link, French Marketing and
Communications
Director at KPNQwest.
About Toys International.COM:
Toys International.COM (Frankfurt: Ty40) is a toy retailer headquartered in
the
USA, which combines conventional outlet stores with virtual Internet
business.
The Company markets high-quality toys, educational toys, children's books
and
videos through 34 retail stores in the USA as well as via the Internet in
Germany. Toys International.COM operates the website www.webjumbo.de in
Germany,
as well as www.toyswhypayretail.com in the USA. This year the website
www.webjumbo.de was voted the best online toy retailer in Germany by the
Internet consumer magazine www.Gold.de.
Additionally, the Company has plans to develop further websites in other
European languages with the goal of reaching more European markets in order
to
establish a Europe-wide network of Internet offers tailored to the
individual
needs of the various countries.
In addition to that, Toys International.COM is currently working on TX40, a
revolutionary new media concept and Web presence. TX40 restricts the
regularly
occurring, high expenses for Internet advertising, while maintaining the
number
of hits as well as the loyalty of site visitors at a constant high level.
This
concept will be celebrating its inception at a major international
launching
event of 25th of October 2000.
About KPNQwest:
KPNQwest (Nasdaq: KQIP; ASE: KQIP) is a leading facilities-based,
pan-European
provider of data-centric services based on Internet Protocal (IP). It is
deploying a technologically advanced 20,000 km fiber-optic network
connecting 50
cities throughout Europe and provides a full portfolio of data-centric
IP-based
services and other advanced telecommunications services, including a
pan-European Digital Subscriber Line service. KPNQwest is one of the
largest
business ISPs in Europe with operations in 15 countries. KPNQwest has
twelve
CyberCenters(TM) and has announced plans to build a further eighteen
10,000m2
CyberCenters across Europe, on its high-capacity fiber-optic network to
provide
web-hosting, application sharing and telehousing services. Website:
www.kpnqwest.fr
Play Co. is a toy retailer with 34 stores located in nine states. 34 of
those
stores are operated by the Toys International subsidiary (publicly traded
on the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange in Germany.) The Company operates under the Play
Co.
Toys, Toys International and Toy Co. trade names. The Company specializes
in
offering educational, specialty, collectible, specialty imported and
traditional
toys.
Statements contained in this press release which are not historical facts
may be
considered forward looking information with respect to plans, projections,
or
future performance of Play Co. Toys as defined under the Private Securities
Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and
uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from
those
projected.
SOURCE Play Co. Toys & Entertainment Corp.
CONTACT: Play Co. Toys, 760-471-4505, fax, 760-471-9624
URL: kpnqwest.fr
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