Centra Announces China Telecom as Strategic Business Partner; Ikonnet Technologies Continues to Open Chinese Market for Centra Online Collaboration.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LEXINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 26, 2004 Centra (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : CTRA CTRA Canadian Therapeutic Recreation Association CTRA College Terrace Residents' Association CTRA Canadian Telecommunications Resellers Alliance CTRA Committee To Restore America ), a leading provider of specialized application software and services for online business collaboration, today announced that Ikonnet Technologies, Centra's principal reseller based in Shanghai, has partnered with Shanghai Information Industrial Co, a subsidiary of China Telecom, to jointly market Centra's ASP online meeting services. The service was launched on May 17th, 2004. Residential and business customers throughout China will benefit from the Centra ASP service to conduct online meetings in real-time and deliver mission-critical knowledge and training. Centra offers a robust live online environment, localized in both simplified and traditional Chinese, that works over a single low-bandwidth network connection with superior reach and universal access through firewalls and proxy servers. Ikonnet continues to open the burgeoning market in China for Web collaboration services. Recent customers leveraging Centra include Wu'xi Ariston Co., a subsidiary company of Merloni TermoSanitari; TCL See Tcl/Tk. Tcl - Tool Command Language Household Appliance Marketing Co.; LiteON Technologies Co. and Shanghai Leishen Consultant Co., a subsidiary company of Raytheon Professional Services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . These customers have all selected Centra to provide a convenient and secure technology for online meetings and training sessions. In addition, Neusoft Institute of Information Technology, China's first higher learning higher learning n. Education or academic accomplishment at the college or university level. institution that specializes in nurturing high-level talents in the field of computer science and engineering, will use Centra to provide live, instructor-led distance education and training programs. "There is enormous market demand in China for online collaboration technology," said Steve Thomas Steve Thomas may refer to:
About China Telecom Corp Ltd: China Telecom Corp Ltd: The Group's principal activity is the provision of wireline telecommunications services. The Group offers a comprehensive range of wireline telecommunications services to residential and business customers, including local, domestic long distance and international long distance telephone services, Internet and managed data, leased line A private communications channel leased from a common carrier. Most digital lines require four wires (two pairs) for full-duplex transmission. (communications, networking) leased line , and other related services. Its operations are carried out in Shanghai Municipality, Guangdong Province Noun 1. Guangdong province - a province in southern China Guangdong, Kwangtung , Jiangsu Province, Zhejiang Province, Anhui Province, Fujian Province, Jiangxi Province, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (gwäng`shē` jwäng`), province (1994 est. pop. 44,550,000), c.85,000 sq mi (220,150 sq km), S China, bordering on Vietnam. The capital is Nanning. , Chongqing Municipality and Sichuan Province of the People's Republic People's Republic n. A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party. of China. About Ikonnet Technologies Ikonnet Technologies is a leading eLearning solution provider in China and Taiwan. Ikonnet's solutions utilize multimedia and networking technology to provide a wide range of products and services. Their best selling "HiClass" system has been deployed in more than 15,000 computer rooms worldwide, enabling a better learning and training experience. Other solutions include video streaming See streaming video and video stream. , live network broadcasting, presentation generation and more. With a focus on eLearning, Ikonnet Technologies transfers technologies, expertise and know-how to help companies build the best eLearning system for their organization. For more information, visit www.ikonnet.com. About Centra Online business collaboration solutions from Centra create workforce efficiencies and enable organizations to share and exchange business-critical information with geographically distributed customers, partners, prospects and employees. Centra's solutions integrate real-time collaboration and departmental business processes with specialized applications that increase sales effectiveness, improve collaborative learning and accelerate enterprise application rollouts and customer acquisition initiatives. Currently available in 12 languages, Centra solutions can be deployed as on-site software or through its ASP service and are supported by an active ecosystem of value-added partners, including Siebel, PeopleSoft, SAP and Deloitte Consulting. Organizations across every major industry and market sector choose Centra, including Wyndham International, Weyerhaeuser, Underwriters Laboratories, BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. and Stanford University. Headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, Centra serves a worldwide customer base throughout the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. For more information, visit www.centra.com. Centra is a registered trademark of Centra Software, Inc. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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