BizProLink B2B Network Signs Oracle, MCI WorldCom, and Nokia; Top Sponsors and Advertisers Flock to Web's Largest Syndicate of Business-to-Business Communities.BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 6, 1999-- The BizProLink Network, (www.bizprolink.com) the Internet's largest syndicate of Business-to-Business portal communities with 102 B2B web sites, announced today that three of the world's leading technology companies MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom (Nasdaq:WCOM WCOM MCI/Worldcom (stock symbol) WCOM Windows Component Object Model WCOM Wireless Communication ), Oracle (Nasdaq:ORCL), and Nokia (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NOK NOK In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Norwegian Krone. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) have joined the network as advertisers and sponsors. According to Greg Codori, Interactive Media Planner at San Francisco based LOT21 Ad Agency Inc., "BizProLink's unique value proposition to advertisers is that the exclusively Business-to-Business audience visiting the 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 communities is so highly targeted." "We are excited to welcome industry leaders MCI-WorldCom, Nokia, and Oracle to the Network. Although BizProLink's official launch is not scheduled until February 2000, the world's top companies are already recognizing us as a place they want their brands to be seen," said Steve Correia, Executive V.P. of Sales at BizProLink. In Q1 2000, BizProLink, and its strategic partners will launch The BizProLink e-Marketplace - offering businesses the web's most customizable e-Commerce marketplace in which to conduct B2B transactions. Additionally, as a Business Application Service Provider (ASP) Hub, BizProLink will provide one-stop access for business users to over 60 web-accessed software applications, and billing solutions for ASP vendors making their services available via the BizProLink Network. To date, BizProLink has established strategic content and technology partner relationships with 13 of the web's most respected companies including: Business Wire, CNET Investor (Nasdaq:CNET), HeadHunter headhunter A popular term for a person–or employment agency who recruits physicians, upper echelon executives or other professionals, matching potential employees with employers .net (Nasdaq:HHNT), MapQuest (Nasdaq:MQST), AccuWeather, OfficeMax (Nasdaq:OMX), TSCentral, E-News, InfoUsa, NationsTaxOnline, NewsLetters.com, SearchOpt.com, and StateConnect.com. The company is seeking additional partners in order to aggregate content throughout the B2B communities. About BizProLink BizProLink is currently a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. founded by former MSN Microsoft Network (Nasdaq:MSFT) content partners. With 102 industry-specific web sites, BizProLink has become the Internet's largest syndicate of Business-to-Business communities. Each online community provides industry leading content and tools, and functions as a "start-page" and "first-point-of-contact" for business decision makers. |
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