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Rebecca Wan
Webvisions Pte Ltd
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rwan@webvisions.com
Phyllis Heng
Asia-Pacific Connections Pte Ltd
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phyllis@apconnections.com
WEBVISIONS SOLUTIONS EMPOWER
ASIASMART.COM'S GLOBAL PRESENCE
Singapore, 13 March 2000 - Webvisions Pte Ltd, Singapore's leading web hosting company, today announced that AsiaSmart.com is co-locating its mission-critical web servers at Webvisions' Internet Data Center.
AsiaSmart.com is Asia's first and largest online magazine subscription service to offer substantial savings and door-to-door delivery. Over 200,000 magazine titles are available at the click of a mouse, including popular consumer titles covering lifestyle, fashion, automobile, sport, travel, technology and business as well as "hard-to-find" professional and trade periodicals.
Webvisions is providing AsiaSmart.com with co-location of its Internet servers and applications, along with enhanced security, redundant backbone connectivity, and high-speed bandwidth. By housing its servers at Webvisions, AsiaSmart.com enjoys 24x7 monitoring by expert certified system administrators and network professionals so that AsiaSmart.com is able to ensure round-the-clock availability of its high-powered web site.
"We set out to build a one-stop online destination for consumers to subscribe to the widest range of quality magazines in the world," said Stephen Tan, CEO and co-founder of AsiaSmart.com. "We needed more than a hosting provider, and Webvisions is well-positioned to provide us the reliability and security we need to run our site."
"We are pleased that AsiaSmart.com has chosen Webvisions for its Internet server hosting and management," said Webvisions' CEO, Roger Lim. "Coming to Webvisions gives AsiaSmart.com the freedom to expand its business with our strong mission-critical support, high-bandwidth infrastructure, and the ability to respond quickly in customising server specifications."
"We chose to work with Webvisions for their accountability to their customers, as well as their expertise in network management solutions that are vital to our Internet-based business. We are looking forward to building our business with Webvisions to become the region's leading online magazine distributor," added Tan.
About Webvisions Pte Ltd
Webvisions Pte Ltd, founded in 1996, is Singapore's leading web hosting provider. Webvisions hosts over 5,000 businesses internationally and provides a comprehensive range of dedicated web hosting services, such as E-commerce, server co-location, application and database hosting, to its regional and international clientele. For more information on Webvisions, visit the company's Web site at http://www.webvisions.com.
About AsiaSmart.com
AsiaSmart.com is a magazine aggregator focusing on bringing international quality magazines, journals and periodicals to Asia at reasonable prices. AsiaSmart.com is the first and largest Internet-based magazine subscription service provider in Asia, offering services to Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. With its network of partners and contacts in the U.S. and across Asia, AsiaSmart.com is able to offer over 200,000 magazine titles at substantial savings with home delivery.
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