GLOBAL LINK.COM $3.5 MILLION GEMSTONE GIVEAWAY; Promotion Leads to World's Largest E-Commerce Site Launch on May 6th
April 19, 1999
DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE) via NewsEdge Corporation -- Global
Link.Com announced today the start of its Global Link.Com $3.5 Million
Gemstone Give Away to promote the launch of its major new web
service, Digital Heaven-Everything for Everybody(SM). Between now
and May 18, 1999, the company will give away thousands of precious
and semi-precious gemstones to visitors to globallink.com.
Five Super Grand Prize winners will each receive a 100+ carat
gemstone. Thousands of .5 to 4 carat gemstones will also be
awarded. One in 100 entrants will win, and every entrant receives a
free email account.
The Gemstone Giveaway is sponsored by USA Global Link, Inc. the
world's leading provider of innovative international telecommunications
and web-based e-commerce services.
"Why give away gemstones?" asks Marc Freeman, Senior Vice
President, USA Global Link. "Because Global Link.Com will be a site full
of gems-information, commerce, trade and community. On the
infrastructure side, USA Global Link is currently deploying the world's
most sophisticated IP-based communications network, the Global
InterNetwork(SM). Now, with Global Link.Com, we are building a
uniquely enabled and powerful portal to ride on the advanced
functionality of the Global InterNetwork backbone. This is an
unprecedented combination of function and content."
The Gemstone Giveaway ends on May 18, 1999 at midnight Pacific
Daylight Time. A complete entry form and the official Gemstone
Giveaway rules are available at www.globallink.com.
Digital Heaven-Everything for Everybody
On May 6th, Global Link.Com will launch Digital Heaven-Everything for
Everybody, a major new e-commerce site at www.globallink.com. In
addition to e-commerce offerings, the site will feature free global
email, weather, national and local news, stock information,
web-search capabilities, a unique community bulletin board system,
horoscopes and classifieds.
Digital Heaven-Everything for Everybody will be available in 18
different languages and upheld by a sales force of more than 3,000
agents in 120 countries worldwide. The site will be supported by an
integrated 3Com, Siemens and Global Crossing IP backbone, and a
state-of-the-art Compaq server farm featuring advanced load
balancing for heavy usage.
"The motto of the Digital Heaven web service is 'Everything for
Everybody'," says Freeman. "Global Link.Com and Digital Heaven
represent a powerful leap to significant new levels of commercial and
community potential on the web. Major advertisers have already
recognized the enormous opportunity of Global Link.Com and are
onboard."
About USA Global Link & Global Link.Com
USA Global Link, a privately-held company, has pioneered the
provision of innovative international telecommunications and
web-based e-commerce services for customers in more than 170
countries and territories. Since 1992, USA Global Link, has been a
leader in alternative, innovative global telecommunications strategies,
including discount international long distance, Global 800(SM) toll-free
numbers, phone-to-phone IP (Internet protocol) telephony and
wholesale Global Refile(SM) services. USA Global Link also offers
full-featured corporate travel and prepaid calling card programs. With
its ingenious Instant Call(SM) technology, a web-based e-commerce
service, the company has secured a leading position in the
Internet/telephony integration arena.
First launched in March 1997, USA Global Link's Global InterNetwork is
the world's first international, facilities-based communications network
based on IP technology. When this ubiquitous multi-billion dollar,
high-speed fiber-optic and wireless network is fully deployed,
practically every major city in the world will host a Global
InterNetwork switching center, delivering cost-efficient data, voice,
fax, video and broadband multimedia services. The company has
partnered with 3Com Corporation, Siemens Information and
Communication Networks Inc. and Global Crossing Ltd. to meet the
advanced technology demands of the Global InterNetwork
deployment.
USA Global Link, has been a prominent player in introducing
competition into the international telecommunications marketplace
through its active membership in the International Telecommunication
Union (ITU) in Geneva, Switzerland, and the U.S. Department of
State's International Telecommunication Advisory Committee (ITAC).
The company is a founding member of the Voice on the Net Coalition
(VON Coalition), and the European Competitive Telecommunications
Association (ECTA) in which it holds a board seat.
Global Link.Com, Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Global Link,
Inc. USA Global Link is headquartered in Iowa, Colorado, California and
The Netherlands.
Global InterNetwork, Global Refile, Instant Call Button, Global 800,
Global Link.Com, Digital Heaven- Everything for Everybody are service
marks of USA Global Link, Inc. All rights reserved.
NOTICE TO EDITORS: To arrange an interview with Global Link.Com
regarding the GEM GIVE AWAY, contact Matt Hockin, 503/245-5951,
matth@mmgco.com. Hockin can also arrange interviews pertaining to
the launch of Digital Heaven starting May 6th.
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