Five more Internet startup companies enter the market
Five more Internet startup companies enter the market
JAKARTA (JP): At least five new on-line services were launched
here last week by Internet startup companies following the
entrance of dozens others during the past two months.
Two of the new on-line services, such as Warbiz-e.com and
ChemRound.com, are offering e-commerce services.
Operator of Warbiz-e.com, PT Warbiz Niaga Indonesia, said the
site provided information and on-line trading service for
individuals or companies in agribusiness.
The company also announced last week its cooperation with Bank
International Indonesia to provide secure on-line transaction
service for agribusiness companies that used Warbiz-e.com to
order or sell their goods.
ChemRound.com is designed for companies operating in the
chemical sector to buy and sell required materials and products
through the Internet.
The site was founded by a consortium of Korean-based
companies, including SK Global, SK Corp., LG International Corp.,
LG Chemical Ltd., Hyundai Corp., Hyundai Oil Refinery Company and
Hyundai Petrochemical Company.
One of the companies, SK Global, said last week ChemRound.com
would also operate in Indonesia to allow local companies to
utilize the business-to-business e-commerce service and
participate as investors in the on-line project.
Also launched last week was the country's first on-line credit
card authorization service provided by PT Cipas Indonesia, an
information technology firm jointly owned by PT Rajawali Tri
Manunggal and Cipas.com Sdn Bhd of Malaysia.
The company has gotten its first client, a credit card issue
company PT Sejahtera MBf Multi Finance.
Credit card holders using Cipas Indonesia's service for their
on-line transactions will be charged between 4 and 8 percent of
the value of transactions done on the Internet, according to the
company.
Another new website launched last week was MedanNIC.com. Its
operator, PT Media Antar Nusa of Medan, North Sumatra, stated
that the site specialized in providing Internet domains
registering service for companies or organizations that wanted to
open websites in Indonesia.
Several others websites are expected to be launched next week,
including www.indotrade.co.id, which will be launched on Monday
by local investment consultant firm IndoTrade.
The company said www.indotrade.co.id would offer specified
information on investment, taxation and business regulations in
Indonesia.
The site will also provide lists of assets for sale and
business project proposals available in Indonesia or abroad for
users who are interested in investing their money in new
businesses, the company added. (cst)