Alive.com and Mitsui Comtek Announce Strategic Marketing and Technology Alliance; Mitsui Comtek To Market Alive.com's E-Show Engine In Japan.SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 12, 1999-- Alive.com, a Seattle-based multimedia application service provider, and Mitsui Comtek, the high-tech subsidiary of Mitsui & Co. Ltd. of Japan, today announced that the two companies will enter into a strategic marketing and technology alliance wherein where·in adv. In what way; how: Wherein have we sinned? conj. 1. In which location; where: the country wherein those people live. 2. Mitsui Comtek will serve as the marketing agent for Alive.com's multimedia enabling technology during an initial test market period in Japan. The two companies will incorporate Alive.com's e-Show Engine(TM) and e-Show Wizards(TM) into upcoming portal and Web projects that will be marketed and distributed in Japan by Mitsui Comtek. Alive.com's technology -- the e-Show Engine and e-Show Wizards -- powers Web sites with multimedia creation and portal integration tools, enabling visitors to easily create media-enhanced content via the Web. The technology allows users to develop new media files and integrate their existing multimedia files with Web applications such as greeting cards See e-card. , business listings, auction listings, photo albums, corporate communications Corporate communications is the process of facilitating information and knowledge exchanges with internal and key external groups and individuals that have a direct relationship with an enterprise. and more. "Media-enhanced Web applications clearly present a tremendous market opportunity for growth in Japan," said David Weld, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Alive.com. "Mitsui Comtek's technical and marketing expertise complements Alive.com's vision of continually simplifying the creation and distribution of streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. communication so that both end-users and content partners can benefit from the power of media-enhanced content." "Alive.com's technology fits well with our expanding focus on Internet technologies," said Masaaki Miura, President and CEO of Mitsui Comtek. "This strategic alliance will play a pivotal role as we work to enrich the Internet experience of all users moving into the 21st century." About Alive.com Seattle-based Alive.com delivers turnkey solutions for implementing dynamic multimedia capabilities on any Web site. Applications powered by Alive.com enable Web site visitors to create, send, and catalog catalog, descriptive list, on cards or in a book, of the contents of a library. Assurbanipal's library at Nineveh was cataloged on shelves of slate. The first known subject catalog was compiled by Callimachus at the Alexandrian Library in the 3d cent. B.C. media-enhanced content, including greeting cards, photo albums, listings and more. For additional information about Alive.com and its services call 206/674-7700, 888/386-9969 for sales, or visit www.alive.com. About Mitsui Comtek Mitsui Comtek Corp. is a high-tech subsidiary of one of the world's oldest and largest international trading companies, Mitsui & Co. Ltd. of Japan and Mitsui & Co. (U.S.A.), Inc. Working in tandem Adv. 1. in tandem - one behind the other; "ride tandem on a bicycle built for two"; "riding horses down the path in tandem" tandem with the Electronics & Information Business Groups of its parent companies, Mitsui Comtek specializes in creating synergies in high-tech/electronics, communications & multimedia industries. In recent years, Mitsui Comtek has been very active in the Internet market where it works as an investor, operator and localizer A directional radio beacon which provides to an aircraft an indication of its lateral position relative to a predetermined final approach course. See also instrument landing system. . For additional information about Mitsui Comtek and its services call 408/725-8525, or visit www.mitsuicomtek.com |
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