Asia Online Expands into Canada; Provides Internet-related Services to Help Canadian Companies Compete in the Global Marketplace.Business Editors TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 4, 2000 Asia Online Ltd., a pan-Asian-Pacific Internet business solutions provider with U.S. headquarters in the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay , today announced it will expand into Canada with the opening of an office here to provide Internet-related services that help Canadian companies compete in today's global markets. The Hong Kong-based privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. now has operations in eight countries with more than 650 employees, and currently services over 100,000 customers worldwide. Asia Online provides a centralized source of efficient and cost-effective web-related tools and services that allow its customers to globalize glob·al·ize tr.v. glob·al·ized, glob·al·iz·ing, glob·al·iz·es To make global or worldwide in scope or application. glob or localize lo·cal·ize v. lo·cal·ized, lo·cal·iz·ing, lo·cal·iz·es v.tr. 1. To make local: decentralize and localize political authority. 2. their company's web strategies. The company will offer its Canada customers all of its Internet globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation services, which include consulting, web design, web hosting, Internet access, currency conversion, site translation, and application service provisioning. Asia Online focused its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. expansion on Canada because it is one of the fastest growing markets for Internet use. According to the 1996 Census, the Asian population in Canada was over 2.2 million. "Asia Online's strength and expertise in products and services aimed at the Asian demographic are a perfect match for Canada," said Philip Burkhart, VP/GM of the company's North American headquarters. "Toronto's importance as a major world business trade center, coupled with its large Asian demographic make this a natural first step for our expansion throughout North America." Over 80 languages are spoken in Toronto alone, and one third of its residents speak at home a language other than English. In addition, a Nielson/NetRatings report noted that Canadian Internet surfers spent nearly 30 more minutes online than US Internet users in May, averaging more sessions and page views despite the US having 10 times more active Internet users. All of these facts made Canada a prime market for Asia Online expansion. "The Canadian business community has recognized the need for global expansion and is actively seeking a business solutions provider who can make their web projects available in multiple languages not only for their own country but across the globe," said Burkhart. Stuart Stacey will serve as General Manager of the Canadian operations. Stacey joins Asia Online from Communikate.com Media, a Toronto marketing and multimedia consulting firm where he was Executive Director, Sales and Marketing. Asia Online Canada will be located at 55 Town Centre Court, Suite 700, Toronto, ON M1P 4X4, 416-290-1080. Additional offices are expected to open in the US and Canada by the end of the year. ABOUT ASIA ONLINE Asia Online Ltd is the holding company for Asia Online operations in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, India, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Japan, Canada and the United States The United States and Canada share a unique legal relationship. U.S. law looks northward with a mixture of optimism and cooperation, viewing Canada as an integral part of U.S. economic and environmental policy. . Asia Online currently offers a variety of Internet-related services including 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 design and hosting, co-location, unified messaging, portal management, advertising and e-commerce. Through partnerships with leading US Internet companies and internal development, Asia Online plans to offer Internet-based communications products to both international and domestic customers. These will include audio conferencing, video conferencing, voice-over-IP, and digital signatures, to mention a few. Additional information about Asia Online is available at www.AsiaOnline.net. Asia Online's US office is located at 649 San Ramon Valley The San Ramon Valley is a region in Contra Costa County and Alameda County, California, east of Oakland. The cities of Danville, San Ramon, Alamo, and Walnut Creek are located in the valley. Links
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