Hans Lombardo

Unique Media Services in Columbia, SC, which operates the Unique Media Network, signed a sales representation agreement with WinShareware.com. “WinShareware.com brings The Unique Media Network another high quality computer wise audience” said CEO Michael Weiner. “They are focused and adept Windows users; a coveted demographic for many of our advertisers.” WinShareware.com was originally launched in […]

General Interactive Inc. in Cambridge, MA was appointed by Calvin Klein Cosmetics to be the company’s e-mail agency of record for the new cK one advertising campaign, which includes a global e- mail component. General Interactive’s EchoMail technology is handling both inbound and outbound e-mail communications for the cK one campaign. The campaign features a […]

Internet guide network MiningCo.com in New York City named John Caplan to the newly created position of senior vice president of marketing. Caplan comes to MiningCo.com from New York-based consumer marketing and advertising agency Berenter Greenhouse & Webster, where he led the business development effort and developed the marketing plans for Starbucks Coffee Co.’s Eastern […]

In line with Sino-Japanese cooperation on technological developments, Japan’s Nihon Net Research Foundation and the China Internet Research Foundation recently agreed to share research, engage in joint projects and exchange personnel. Nihon Net Research Foundation is a non-profit think tank that includes such prominent Japanese companies as Tokyu Corp., Mitsubishi Corp., Mitsubishi Research Institute, Tokyo […]

With its growing Internet advertising network of Chinese language Web sites, Hong Kong’s Space Asia Media is challenging foreign ad management agencies like 24/7 Media and Real Media in the Chinese market. Space has signed up many of China’s pioneering Web sites including Chinanews, the Homeway Financial Network, Computertoday, PC Home, Yes magazine and search […]

The Hong Kong chapter of the Internet Advertising Bureau was formally launched on Nov. 20 at the Asia Internet Advertising Forum in Hong Kong with the main goal of promoting the Internet as means of advertising in Hong Kong. “We want to encourage widespread membership so that everyone has an opportunity to influence the Internet […]

Lotus Development Software (HK) Ltd and System Software Associates Hong Kong Ltd (SSA) have formed a partnership to provide electronic business capabilities to manufacturers and distributors in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China. “The combination of SSA’s business process expertise, BPCS functionality and Lotus Domino technology will result in some very innovative solutions in areas such […]

Despite reports of an Asian recession, Singapore ISP Pacific Internet Pte. Ltd. announced last week that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). If the application is successful, the initial public offering of the company will be 2,500,000 shares on the NASDAQ with an estimated US$13 to US$15 dollars per share. […]

The Black Box, a Hong Kong based company, is quickly developing its extensive Orientation network of localized Web portals for regions outside of North America and Western Europe. In the last six months, the company produced versions of its gateway for Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Central & Eastern Europe, and Latin America & the […]

The pro-Anwar Ibrahim reform movement has complicated Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s vision of developing Malaysia into an open market Internet and communications hub. Since 1997, Mahathir’s regime has been vigorously promoting the openness of its Multimedia Super Corridor (MSC), a national test bed for developing multimedia and information technology. Ironically, after Anwar, the former deputy […]

Despite an apparent desire to see the Chinese Internet industry expand, the Chinese government is still having difficulty with the free flow of information on the Web. Authorities in China recently cracked down on Web based dissent in two well-known cases. In Nanjing, a university student set up a Web page that protested against government […]

Political leaders came together with executives from the nation’s top technology companies Monday to toast electronic commerce and discuss ways to build on the Internet’s strong growth. American and Australian leaders also agreed to undertake new efforts to support e-commerce in both nations. The two countries plan an ongoing dialogue on e-commerce issues. President Clinton […]