Coi Solutions, Inc. Acquires Stake In Community-Builder.Com Inc.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 10, 1999-- Robert G. Jones Robert Gambrell "Bob" Jones (born May 9, 1939) is a stockbroker in Lake Charles who served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1968-1972 and in the State Senate from 1972-1976. He is the son of the late Louisiana Governor Sam Houston Jones. , president of COi Solutions, Inc. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB:COSL COSL Complementary Output Switching Logic COSL Chemistry Operations Support Laboratory (Rocky Flats) COSL Certificate of Safe Load COSL Commander, Oceanographic Systems, Atlantic ), is pleased to announce the acquisition of 50 percent of Montreal-based Community-Builder.com Inc., a privately held 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 company. By combining the two companies, COi's ability to provide leading edge Internet solutions to its vertical markets of healthcare, travel and tourism, retail and telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. has been greatly enhanced. Community-Builder also brings tools and knowledge that will increase 'community of interest' market opportunities in other sectors. Robert G. Jones, president of COi Solutions, Inc., commented that "Community-Builder brings some innovative approaches to interacting on the Net. I am also a big fan of U.S. companies working with the highly skilled, extremely creative Internet talent in Canada. This partnership opens up exciting new opportunities for COi Solutions to work in the Francophone community of Quebec." "The partnership with COi Solutions, Inc. further augments our company strength by bringing together a wealth of management experience in the Internet and community networking arenas," stated Elizabeth Lepage, president of Community-Builder.com Inc. "We are excited at the opportunity to grow our business, take advantage of increased customer opportunities, both in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and globally, and about our combined market potential." Community-Builder.com designs and develops Internet-based tools to enable organizations and individuals working in a virtual business community to interact more effectively using customized Internet solutions. The first application, currently under development, is targeted to the medical community for the interactive management of medical referrals. This application complements a number of other electronic healthcare initiatives in which COi is engaged. About Community-Builder.com Community-Builder.com (CB) is a Montreal-based Internet start-up company start-up company A new business. , founded in 1999. The company is focused on building Internet tools that business-to-business Internet site owners can use to enhance member-to-member communications, transactions and knowledge sharing. The first application that CB is building will allow for a more efficient and responsive medical referral system. While the healthcare industry is the company's current main focus, this application has the potential to be replicated in other industry sectors such as travel and tourism, retail, and legal/professional services. About COi Solutions, Inc. COi Solutions Inc., a publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. (OTC BB:COSL), builds electronic business solutions for global organizations based on a 'community of interest' principle. COi's prime focus is working with start-up companies to create totally integrated electronic solutions, combining strategic business, marketing and investment planning with high technologies, including the Internet and private intranets. With offices in the U.S. and Canada, the COi team offers a unique approach in working with its vertical market sectors of healthcare, retail, travel & tourism, and telecommunications. Visit us at http://www.coisolutions.com. 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 has neither approved nor disapproved of this press release. |
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