China.com Corporation to Offer visitalk.com Services; Partnership Establishes visitalk.com's Expansion Into International Marketplace.PHOENIX AND HONG n. 1. A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices connected by a common passage and used for business or storage. KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1999-- visitalk.com, an Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the services company that connects people around the world to share voice, video and information, today announced its entrance into the international arena through a partnership with China.com Corporation, the first pan-Asian integrated Internet company listed on 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 (Symbol: CHINA). China.com Corporation will embed em·bed also im·bed v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds v.tr. 1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. the visitalk.com Permanent Global Directory on its portal network -- china.com, hongkong.com, taiwan Taiwan (tī`wän`), Portuguese Formosa, officially Republic of China, island nation (2005 est. pop. 22,894,000), 13,885 sq mi (35,961 sq km), in the Pacific Ocean, separated from the mainland of S China by the 100-mi-wide (161-km) Taiwan .com and cww.com -- and provide Permanent Communication Numbers (PCNs), or Internet phone (1) See IP phone and softphone. (2) (Internet Phone) The first VoIP telephone service in the U.S., introduced in early 1995 by VocalTec Communications Ltd., Fort Lee, NJ (www.vocaltec.com). Using a Windows softphone, calls could also be made to a regular phone. numbers, to the portal's users. China.com Corporation customers who register for a PCN 1. PCN - Program Composition Notation. 2. (communications) PCN - Personal Communication Network. will have simple and ready access to the visitalk.com Permanent Global Directory where they will be able to search for other members and special-interest communities and leave voice messages for other users. "visitalk.com has a unique, stable and functional system that will deliver a new value in communications to China.com Corporation's customers and users. visitalk.com's Permanent Global Directory complements our strategy to build, distribute, and sell integrated Internet services. This partnership will enhance the services offered through our portal network and reinforces our commitment to empower empower verb To encourage or provide a person with the means or information to become involved in solving his/her own problems China's digital communities with the most advanced Internet-based services. The services available through this deal will help to drive business to business communication in China and Asia, in turn helping to encourage exports, create jobs and underpin economic growth," said Vicky Hung, Senior Vice-President, Marketing & Product Development at China.com Corporation. The partnership provides visitalk.com with access to China.com Corporation's extensive pan-Asian network. It also establishes the company's expansion into the international marketplace in which visitalk.com currently serves members in more than 120 countries. "This partnership is particularly timely, given the trade agreement reached this week between the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and China, which we hope will lead to China's membership of the World Trade Organization. We have long believed that the Internet will be a valuable factor in the future development of China's economy, driven by services such as those offered through our alliance with visitalk.com. This is an important Internet-related technology deal; a deal which will provide great communications advantages for customers in China and the rest of Asia," added Hung. "In partnering with China.com Corporation, a recognized leader and pioneer in integrated Internet services in Asia, we are setting the stage for open, standards-based international communications," said Peter Thimmesch, 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. of visitalk.com. "visitalk.com's directory is poised to become the Internet white pages for international voice, video and data calling, and this partnership demonstrates the global reach and capacity to deliver services to millions of users." About visitalk.com visitalk.com, with its global directory, easily connects people around the world to share voice, video and information via the Internet. The company's revolutionary service creates a connection point with a Permanent Communications Number, or Internet phone number, and global directory where members can easily locate others and make Voice and Video Calls. Acting as the "central office" for the Internet, visitalk.com also integrates Voice Messaging Using voice mail as an alternative to electronic mail, in which voice messages are intentionally recorded, not because the recipient was not available. , Instant Voice Messaging, data collaboration See data conferencing. , realChat(TM) public chat rooms and communities within the same portal. visitalk.com is a privately-funded company based in Phoenix, Ariz. For additional information about visitalk.com services, visit http://www.visitalk.com. About China.com Corporation China.com Corporation is the first pan-Asian, China-focused integrated Internet company listed in the United States (NASDAQ: CHINA). The company provides a full range of Internet services that; 1) build ecommerce strategy and solutions (the Web Connection), 2) distribute content via its portal network (hongkong.com, taiwan.com, china.com, and cww.com), and 3) sell services through online advertising (24/7 Media Asia). China.com Corporation is committed to enabling digital communities to realize their full Internet potential, thereby facilitating the development of the Internet in China and across Asia. The company has over 600 employees in 17 offices across 10 Asian markets. In Mainland China, the company has five offices and over 200 employees. |
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