SFLK in CHINA!! Softlink Enters China Market Through New Partnership with CFN; Leading Information Provider in China to Deploy and Promote Softlink's eMail VOICELink and inChorus...
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2000--Softlink,
Inc. (OTC BB: SFLK), the leader in multimedia email software and
message creation services, and China Financial Net Information
Technology Co., Ltd. (CFN), an Internet-based information provider for
banks and other financial institutions in China, today announced a
strategic partnership agreement. Under the agreement, CFN will market
Softlink's eMail VOICELink(TM) and eMail inChorus(TM) products to
major bank branch managers and office staff, numbering more than
several hundred thousand, at all locations. The product deployment
will be rolled out through several phases. CFN will also promote these
products to their e-commerce subscribers, on their web site,
www.cfn.com.cn, and through a hotlink to Softlink's www.inChorus.com
site.
Softlink's eMail VOICELink and eMail inChorus enable email users
to easily record voice email messages, attach photos and graphics, and
send the messages through their preferred email system. The voice
files are compressed to eliminate impact on mail servers.
CFN, a joint venture between a large U.S. company and a
subsidiary of People's Bank of China, publishes dynamic and static
information on finance, securities, insurance, investments and Chinese
Government economic and financial policies for banks, other financial
institutions, research organizations, institutions and individual
investors via the Internet, including more than 70 pages and 200
columns daily. CFN is registered with the global 500 most popular
search engines.
"We are very pleased to bring the latest in email technology
through our VOICELink and inChorus products to CFN, which clearly is
establishing itself as a leading source for financial information in
China," said William Yuan, Softlink CEO. "In addition to the
deployment of these products among thousands of CFN employees, we
further expect that this new partnership will open up a world of new
relationships for Softlink, especially because many e-commerce
companies in China rely on CFN for their financial news and
information. The exposure we will gain from the promotions should be
invaluable in helping to boost awareness - and sales - of our
products."
"We wanted the most up-to-date email technology to help improve
communication for our employees, partners and clients, and Softlink
was the obvious choice," said Ted Feng, chief executive officer of
CFN. "By deploying eMail VOICELink, we can significantly improve the
efficiency of the communications for our staff and partners. Promoting
VOICELink and inChorus on our site and with our e-commerce customers
encourages our subscribers to try this more effective way of getting
their messages across."
About CFN
China Financial Net Information Technology Co., Ltd., is engaged
in publishing comprehensive, in-depth and timely financial information
for banks, other financial institutions, research organizations,
institutional and individual investors via the Internet. CFN has more
than 50 specialists in economics, finance and Internet technology to
publish valued-added information as a major resource for its
subscribers. CFN is a joint venture of a U.S. Fortune 500 company and
People's Bank of China. Its web address is www.cfn.com.cn.
About Softlink, Inc.
Founded in 1996 and based in Santa Clara, CA, Softlink, Inc. (OTC
BB: SFLK), is an innovator in multimedia-based Internet
communications. Using advanced compression and composition technology,
combined with multi-platform message rendering technology Softlink's
revolutionary multimedia email products transform conventional
text-based email with voice, graphics, pictures, animation and live
annotation.
For more information, visit the company's web site at
inchorus.com.
Information contained in this press release contains
"forward-looking statements," which can be identified by the use of
forward-looking terminology such as "believes", "expects", "may"
"should", or "anticipates" or the negatives thereof, or implying that
the future results covered by the forward-looking statements will be
achieved. Various risk factors could cause actual results to vary
materially from the future results covered in such forward-looking
statements. Such statements are subject to other risks and
uncertainties.
Note to Editors: eMail inChorus and eMail VOICELink are
trademarks of Softlink, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of
their respective owners and are acknowledged.
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CONTACT: Softlink, Inc., Santa Clara
Lauren deVries, 408/588-4113
ldevries@inChorus.com
or
China Financial Net
Ted Feng, 86-10-63691989
www.cfn.com.cn
or
Porter, LeVay & Rose, Inc., New York
Lori Parks, VP
Elisa Keys, VP-Media Relations
Jonathan Gordon, Investor Relations
212/564-4700 |
