KOTRA Announces New Free Service to Allow Korean Suppliers to Meet Online with Buyers Worldwide.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SEOUL, Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 26, 2002 International Buyers Can Now Meet Face-to-Face with Korean Sellers via the 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 , Saving Time and Travel Expenses KOTRA KOTRA Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency , the Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency, today announced the availability of a new service which provides free online face-to-face meeting capabilities for Korean exporters and worldwide importers. The service allows suppliers based in Korea and their foreign counterparts to meet in real-time and participate in face-to-face video discussions from anywhere in the world, saving them the expense and time spent traveling to meet. The new service, known as the KOTRA Cyber Business Center, gives suppliers access to pre-qualified Korean exporters, manufacturers and trade experts. One of the first of its kind ever launched by a trade promotion agency, the Center is designed to promote business relationships between buyers and sellers and ensure maximum efficiency when sourcing from Korea. The KOTRA Cyber Business Center is available now at no cost to businesspeople worldwide and may be accessed through KOTRA's web site, www.trademarketkorea.com. The service may be used to contact 25 KOTRA locations around the world, including offices across the U.S., Japan, Australia, Mexico, and Europe. To use the online meeting service, Internet access See how to access the Internet. and a headset Headphones combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many people use headsets at the computer so they can converse and type comfortably. are required -- it may be used with or without a web camera. Because the Center leverages voice communication over the Internet, meeting participants are visible on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. with the ability to both speak and listen. Interpreters are also available at no charge. Receptionists, who will arrange meetings, coordinate interpreter A high-level programming language translator that translates and runs the program at the same time. It translates one program statement into machine language, executes it, and then proceeds to the next statement. assistance and locate suppliers, are available from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. local Korea time, however, users may log on 24 hours a day to request meetings. About KOTRA KOTRA came into being as the Korea Trade Promotion Corporation, a nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. governmental organization established in 1962 to pursue the national policy goals of maintaining the trade balance and building a self-reliant economy. For almost four decades, KOTRA has contributed to the development of the Korean economy through various trade promotion activities, such as trade information, market research services and business matchmaking Matchmaking Matricide (See MURDER.) Kecal marriage broker whose plans are foiled by a pair of lovers. [Czech Opera: Smetana The Bartered Bride in Osborne Opera, 32] Levi, Dolly . With its long-term experience and expertise, KOTRA stands fully ready to serve and assist all interested parties worldwide in doing business with Korea. Information about KOTRA is available at http://www.kotra.or.kr/eng/. Note to Editors: Any trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners. |
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