Calico Commerce Teams with Asia-Links and Leading Global Manufacturers to Power Multi-Billion Dollar Electronics Net Marketplace.Business Editors SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 29, 2000 Calico Increases International Momentum, Partners with Leading Asia Business Portal Site Noun 1. portal site - a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet; "a portal typically has search engines and free email and chat rooms etc. Asia-Links to Build Open Net Marketplace in Less Than 90 Days Calico Commerce (Nasdaq:CLIC CLIC Centre Local d'Information et de Coordination (French) CLiC Climate and Cryosphere (World Climate Research Programme project, Norway) CLIC Compact Linear Collider CLIC Connecticut Licensing Information Center ), a leading provider of eBusiness applications that enable companies to sell over the Web, today announced that Asia-Links, a portal for business between Asia and the US, has chosen Calico Market Maker to power its new Net marketplace. Using Calico Market Maker, Asia-Links will connect multiple buyers and suppliers from the U.S., Japan, Taiwan and other Asian countries Noun 1. Asian country - any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent Asian nation country, land, state - the territory occupied by a nation; "he returned to the land of his birth"; "he visited several European countries" in a many-to-many digital marketplace. Sanyo Electric Trading Company Ltd., one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers in Japan, and CMC Magnetics CMC Magnetics Corporation is one of world's largest optical disc manufacturers, established in 1978. Products CMC produces a full range of CD and DVD storage media products, including: CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD-RAM, Floppy Diskettes, Media Packaging. in Taiwan, are key investors in Asia-Links. Calico's proven experience in rapidly launching Net marketplaces was attractive to Asia-Links. Using Calico Market Maker, Asia-Links expects to accelerate time to market, drive sales and create a compelling e-Commerce experience for its multiple buyers and sellers in the international electronic components industry. Calico has demonstrated its ability to successfully power U.S. and international Net marketplaces including the Malaysian Trade Electronic Exchange (MTeX), whose site went live last year. With today's announcement, Calico expands its international market making capabilities by linking multiple US and Asian buyers and suppliers into a powerful, global Net marketplace, which is expected to go live in less than 90 days. "We recently conducted a comprehensive evaluation of Net market solutions from Calico and two leading procurement vendors. Calico Market Maker was the clear choice, based on Calico's superior Java-based architecture, leading customer successes and commitment to the Asian marketplace," said Mukesh Ahuja, 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-Links. "Calico's powerful technology will enable us to get our Net marketplace up and running quickly so that we can establish a strong presence in the market and serve our customers' diverse eBusiness needs." "Teaming with an emerging leader in the Asian marketplace such as Asia-Links, and its world-class partners is a significant move for Calico and signals continued growth for the company internationally," said Alan Naumann, president and CEO, Calico Commerce. "Asia is an extremely large manufacturing base for the global electronics market. More than 150,000 web site visitors from the U.S. and Asia use Asia-Links business and technology content each month. With a large audience base of technology professionals, many of whom are qualified electronics buyers and suppliers, Asia-Links has an enormous head start in the Asian marketplace." Asia-Links makes it easy for companies in the U.S. and Asia to expand their sales globally through its online marketplace, Asia-Biz.com. Customers such as Logistix, an efulfillment and supply chain management company based in Fremont, California For the unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, see . Fremont (IPA: /ˈfriːmɒnt/) is a city in California that was incorporated on January 23, 1956, from the merger of five smaller communities: , use Asia-Biz.com to reach more customers in Asia. Manufacturing companies in Japan, Taiwan and across Asia start getting sales leads A sales lead is the identity of a person or entity potentially interested in purchasing a product or service, and represents the first stage of a sales process. The lead may have a corporation or business associated with the person(s). overnight from places such as Singapore, Chicago and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. where they had no exposure before. With the new marketplace powered by Calico, companies can go beyond getting sales leads, and execute business transactions. About Calico Market Maker To accelerate time to market and make the selling process more efficient, Calico Market Maker provides an integrated solution that includes cross-supplier catalog, customized pricing, buyer profiling and personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. , back-end system integration and fulfillment tracking information. Calico Market Maker streamlines the e-Commerce process by dynamically connecting multiple buying and selling organizations via the Internet and provides the out-of-the-box functionality required for corporations to rapidly and cost-effectively bring their businesses onto the Web and begin taking orders -- in less than 90 days. In addition, Calico's patented agent technology allows Net market makers to build communities by grouping appropriate buyers and sellers, and proactively notifying buyers about new products and services that are available to them. About Asia-Links Asia-Links is an online link between Asia and the US, created in 1998. Asia-Links was developed by supplying Asian companies with information on technology, help-wanted ads and relationships with U.S. firms from Silicon Valley. The company's international team is led by CEO Mukesh Ahuja, an MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate with 12 years of high tech experience which includes the formation of One-O Inc., an 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. serving Asian companies in Silicon Valley. Former Sanyo Semiconductor America Chairman, Tsuyoshi Taira, serves as Chairman of Asia-Links Media. Asia-Links business portal site is at www.asia-links.com. About Calico Commerce, Inc. Calico Commerce, Inc. provides an eBusiness application suite that enables leading corporations to sell products and services via the Web, through existing channels and in Net Markets. Calico's open-standards eBusiness applications match unique customer needs to products to drive revenue growth, increase customer satisfaction and achieve competitive advantage. Calico customers include leaders in high-technology hardware, manufacturing, telecommunications services In telecommunication, the term telecommunications service has the following meanings: 1. Any service provided by a telecommunication provider. 2. , financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. , home furnishings, chemicals, agriculture and retail. Calico Commerce, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, Calif., can be found on the World Wide Web at www.calico.com. Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in news releases contain forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties are described in detail in public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission such as Calico's Registration Statement on Form S-1 and on Form S-4 in connection with the ConnectInc.com acquisition. |
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