Indosatcom and U.S. firm tie up<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Indosatcom, a division of state-owned PT
\nIndosat, signed an agreement on Thursday to form a joint venture
\nwith MeetChina.com, a San Francisco e-business portal company
\nwith a huge operation in China, to start a portal service for
\nlocal small and medium enterprises.<\/p>\n
\"The new joint venture company will be in full operation by
\nthe end of March 2001,\" said J. Kriswanto, president of PT
\nIndosatcom Adimarga, which runs two business portals,
\nwww.dagang2000.com and www.ivbd.net.<\/p>\n
The joint venture agreement was signed by Kriswanto and
\nMeetChina's president Len Cordiner in a ceremony attended by
\nsecretary general of the ministry of transportation and
\ntelcommunication Anwar Supriyadi and director general for
\nmetal, machinery, electronics and multifarious industry Agus
\nTjahjana.<\/p>\n
MeetChina.com, which boasts the largest business-to-business
\ne-market site in China, is expanding its operations in Asia,
\nincluding Indonesia.<\/p>\n
The new joint venture, to be capitalized at between US$1
\nmillion and $2 million, is expected to link some 3,000 Indonesian
\nsmall and medium companies to MeetChina.com's Internet portals.<\/p>\n
It will have a complete range of facilities for exporters,
\nincluding online stores, negotiations, insurance and trade
\nfinancing, according to a statement by Indosatcom. (03)<\/p>",
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