B2Bexplorer.com Continues International Expansion Formalizing Joint Venture With PanoramaBrasil.Business/Technology Editors WESTBROOK, Maine--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2000 Today, B2Bexplorer.com finalized See finalization. an International partnership with Latin America-based PanoramaBrasil. B2Bexplorer and PanoramaBrasil will provide news and B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business services throughout Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina. The PanoramaBrasil e-commerce platform will offer business, financial and political news services as well as a full suite of B2B services throughout these markets. The new entity will be headquartered in Sao Paulo, Brazil and has plans to sub-license the platform to vertical markets, communities, chambers of commerce and associations. PanoramaBrasil is part of the media conglomerate conglomerate, in business conglomerate, corporation whose asset growth, often very rapid, comes largely through the acquisition of, or merger with, other firms whose products are largely unrelated to each other or to that of the parent company. Diario Popular Group, which has an extensive media position with nine national radio stations, two television stations, a publishing company, a weekly magazine as well as the third largest daily newspaper in Sao Paulo, the Diario Popular. Backing PanoramaBrasil and the new venture is business entrepreneur Mr. Orestes Quercia, who is also the former governor of Sao Paulo. "B2Bexplorer was chosen because it offers a unique approach to the Internet-based platform for B2B. The company's platform is simultaneously vertical and horizontal, linking different types of businesses throughout the production chain," said Nilo Mario Opitz, 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. for PanoramaBrasil. "We could not have found a stronger partner for South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. than PanoramaBrasil. The business knowledge base, penetration and reach that the media group and Mr. Quercia have within these countries is exceptional," stated Jeff Taplin, President of B2Bexplorer. "The B2B market in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. is substantial and relatively untapped, making this joint venture an ideal opportunity for all involved." This news follows B2Bexplorer's recent announcement of a joint venture with icChina.com, where the B2Bexplorer platform will service businesses within China and connect them to B2Bexplorer's global network of businesses for online trade and business solutions. B2Bexplorer.com is a global business community and marketplace for small and mid-sized businesses, and is becoming the leading community platform infrastructure provider to chambers of commerce, associations and membership-based organizations throughout the World. B2Bexplorer has built a business community platform and application that can be licensed to regional, country or affiliate partners. The B2B offerings include eSites, eCatalogs, eStorefronts, B2B Auctions, B2B Open Markets, RFP (Request For Proposal) A document that invites a vendor to submit a bid for hardware, software and/or services. It may provide a general or very detailed specification of the system. 1. (business) RFP - Request for Proposal. 2. services, Career Centers, Unified Messaging Having access to e-mail, voice mail and faxes via a common computer application or by telephone. For example, unified messaging may send faxes and digitized voice mail to a mail server that turns them into e-mail attachments. and a host of communications tools. B2Bexplorer is backed by Internet.com Corporation (Nasdaq:INTM INTM Interrupt Mode ), through its venture capital arm. Orestes Quercia, 60, has a remarkable political career as councilman, mayor, vice-governor, Governor of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil and Federal Senator. He has several investments in real state, hotels, finance, commerce, media and agribusiness agribusiness Agriculture operated by business; specifically, that part of a modern national economy devoted to the production, processing, and distribution of food and fibre products and byproducts. . He is the owner of a diversified media group, which includes Diario Popular, the third-largest daily newspaper in circulation in Brazil's biggest market and the flagship popular title in Sao Paulo city. Diario Popular is also the leader in the classified ads market. PanoramaBrasil is the first Latin American business newspaper produced entirely for the Web. News is written in Portuguese and translated in English and Spanish with a delay of one-half hour. PanoramaBrasil will produce more than 200 pages, organized in more than 70 different screens. The portal uses segmentation, indexation and a sophisticated array of search engines and possibilities to help users find the information they need. EDITORS NOTE: For pictures of B2Bexplorer CEO and Orestes Quercia, as well as today's Brazilian headlines of the partnership, log on to www.B2Bexplorer.com To request a media kit contact Jeff Taplin at jtaplin@B2Bexplorer.com |
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