Asia Online Expands U.S. Operations; Web Services Agency Targets Asian Business Community.WALNUT CREEK Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 28, 1999-- Asia Online, Ltd., the Hong Kong-based Internet solutions provider, today announced the expansion of its U.S. operations. Asia Online Americas is the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. arm of Asia Online, Ltd., and will offer a wide variety of online services to people who want to connect with friends and do business in Asia more easily and economically. As a Web agency, Asia Online Americas will help customers with their Internet-related communications needs -- all "under one roof." The Company's current services include: high speed Internet access See how to access the Internet. , dial-up access hot Dial-up access is a form of Internet access via telephone line. The client uses a modem connected to a computer and a telephone line to dial into an Internet service provider's (ISP) node to establish a modem-to-modem link, which is then routed to the Internet. with over 450 points-of-presence (POPs) nationwide; building or revising Web sites that appeal to Asian audiences; maintaining existing Web sites; initiating or strengthening e-commerce capabilities; hosting; or adding functionality such as translation services. In addition, the Americas group offers unlimited Internet access to business travelers going to Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. through Asia Online's Hotel card, available at the Americas Web site at http://americas.asiaonline.net, or in over 20 major hotels in the Hong Kong area. Asia Online Americas also plans to expand its offerings to include application hosting; co-location services; targeted Web marketing programs into Asian countries; and a host of other solutions for U.S companies. Asia Online Americas streamlines the entire process for its customers both by taking advantage of the latest in U.S. technology, and applying its extensive knowledge of Asian culture and business to the process. "You can call a local ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. , hire a Web developer, contract with a hosting service, pay dollars a minute for your faxes and phone calls to Asia and purchase expensive Internet hardware and software, or you can make one call to Asia Online Americas. They are truly focused on providing communications solutions to the Asian community," said Geoffrey Bock Noun 1. bock - a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring bock beer lager beer, lager - a general term for beer made with bottom fermenting yeast (usually by decoction mashing); originally , senior eBusiness analyst, Patricia Seybold Group. "Asia Online Americas' goal is to provide customers with a wide range of Internet-related communications services from one point of contact. One of the biggest complaints among those target customers we have spoken with is the number of phone calls to different vendors they must make just to get a simple Web site online, let alone any other type of Web-related service. As one business owner stated, `My business is my business. My business is not the Internet!' We have taken our cues from our prospects and provide a single point of contact to get their Web-related needs met, easily and economically. Now Asia Online customers can spend their time growing their business," said John G. Stark, vice president, Asia Online Americas. Asia Online Americas (http://americas.asiaonline.net) has also established a 24x7 technical support operation, and provides a 99.9% tested rate of network availability to guarantee access. "The market opportunity is tremendous for those who want to do business with Asia using the Internet. Our U.S.-based operations, combined with our teams in Asia, will be able to meet our customers' growing and expanding Internet-related communications needs. Now, U.S. customers will have a single source to help them capture the attention of the exploding Asian Internet user Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f population," said Kevin H. Randolph, 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. , Asia Online, Ltd. About Asia Online Asia Online, Ltd. is the finance and holding company for Asia Online - Hong Kong, the city's oldest independent Internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. (ISP); Asia Online - Philippines, the country's leading Web- site developer; and Asia Online - Americas, the Walnut Creek, Calif., headquarters for the Company's U.S. operations. Asia Online offers a variety of Internet-related services including dial-up Internet access See dial-up. , leased lines, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. , roaming, Web development and hosting services, advertising and e-commerce capabilities. Through its technology partnerships, Asia Online plans to offer Internet-based communications products including voice-over-IP, Internet fax, and Web-based intranets to domestic and international customers. The company's investors include Softbank Technology Ventures, J.P. Morgan International Capital, Pequot Capital Management, Nexus Capital Partners, GE Capital Finance, Interliant and Concentric Network. Corporate information about Asia Online is available at www.asiaonlineltd.com. The company's new location is 2121 N. California Blvd., Suite 340, Walnut Creek, Calif. 94596; telephone 925/974-1850, local information is available at http://americas.asiaonline.net. . |
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