Stefan Hammond

chinadotcom corp. announced this week that total revenues for the quarter ending December 31 were US$10.8 million, a 105 percent increase over the third quarter of 1999. The firm says the figure represents a 927 percent increase from total revenues of US$1.0 million for the quarter ended December 31, 1998. chinadotcom corporation reported total revenues […]

Independent Internet advertising network Space Asia Media and DoubleClick Asia this week expanded into new regions to further each company’s play to reign in the Asian ad arena. Space Asia Media announced the establishment of its Singapore office while DoubleClick Asia prepares to inaugurate DoubleClick Korea to capitalize on the Korean online ad sales market. […]

Pacfusion, the dot.com subsidiary of Pacific Internet, Thursday announced the launch of “eAuctions,” the latest addition to its stable of Internet portals. Pacific Internet’s group general manager of e-business Larry Ang said that the new portal would allow businesses to tap into Pacific Internet’s (PCNTF) wealth of online marketing expertise. “At the same time, eAuctions […]

Singapore ISP Pacific Internet has signed an agreement with Thakral Corp. Ltd to form a JV company in China offering technical, marketing and management advisory services to licensed Chinese ISPs. Under the terms of the MOU, the Chinese ISPs will be given franchise licenses to use the Pacific Internet (PCNTF) brand name and marketing methodology […]

HKNet-Teligent Co. Ltd. Wednesday said that it was awarded a marketwide fixed wireless license by the Office of the Telecommunications Authority (OFTA) to provide high bandwidth voice and data services to Hong Kong customers. HKNet-Teligent is a joint venture between HK-based ISP HKNet Co Ltd, U.S.-based Teligent, Inc. and telco CCT Telecom Holdings Ltd. With […]

The 3rd Generation Network Information Centre (3GNIC) and HKNet have launched competing schemes for registration of Chinese domain names which will allow Netizens to access URLs written in both traditional and simplified Chinese characters. 3GNIC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Internet development company Asia Prime Network. It claims to be the first and only […]

Pacfusion.com and Winesong have entered into a strategic alliance to jointly promote interest in and purchase of wine among Net users. Pacfusion.com is the e-business portal of Pacific Internet (PCFNT). The partnership plans to combine Pacfusion’s 15 million page views a month with the specialized wine knowledge of Winesong, a provider of wine products and […]

Controversy surrounds a report published in the Yangcheng Evening News claiming that Microsoft’s Windows 2000 operating system will be barred from use by mainland ministries because of security flaws. The report initially surfaced in Wednesday’s edition of the Guangzhou-published newspaper, claiming that the yet-to-be-released Microsoft operating system would be eschewed in favor of mainland-developed systems. […]

FreeMarkets, Inc., a US-based firm specializing in business-to-business online auctions, has announced plans to expand into Asia with operations in both Hong Kong and Singapore. The expansion will enhance FreeMarkets’ ability to provide its buyer clients with on-the-ground access to Asian suppliers of industrial parts, raw materials, commodities and services. FreeMarkets’ Asian operations will also […]

Pacific Internet plans to forge new technology partnerships by appointing a representative in Israel to source hardware and software technologies. The scheme is intended to boost the technological capabilities of PACfusion.com, Pacific Internet’s e-commerce and e-business portal. Pacific Internet (PCNTF) will be represented by A.L.M. LIAM Consulting in Tel Aviv, which will be responsible for […]

GRIC Communications, Inc. this week announced a new partnership with China Telecom aimed at raising GRIC’s profile in China. GRIC delivers access and termination for IP telephony (voice, prepaid, fax), IP roaming, and corporate secure remote access. With the partnership, China Telecom becomes a member of the GRIC Alliance Network and will offer GRIC’s global […]

Asian interactive recruitment network JobsDB.com announces the signing of two agreements appointing it as a WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) content provider to HK mobile telecom giants Hutchison Telecom and SmarTone. Hutchison Telecom and SmarTone WAP customers can now access content provided by JobsDB.com, and receive information on 10 to 15 ‘Hot Job’ vacancies in the […]