Global Sources to launch RI portal
Global Sources to launch RI portal
JAKARTA (JP): The Hong Kong-based Global Sources Ltd., a
leading B2B market maker and e-commerce solutions provider for
the global trade community, announced on Friday that it has
signed a licensing agreement with PT Global Jaringan Nusantara
(PT Global) to establish a new local portal, Indonesian Sources
Online.
The new site will be launched at the end of this month and
will be a part of the established Global Sources Online
marketplace (http://www.globalsources.com). The site will also be
integrated with Global Sources' existing network of geographical
portals that currently comprise Hong Kong, Taiwan, China, Korea,
Thailand, Australia and South Africa.
"Global Sources' community of 203,000 active buyers are
looking for new suppliers from competitive supply markets," Craig
Pepples, Chief Operating Officer of Global Sources said in a
press statement.
"Indonesian Sources will open up a whole new source for them,
while giving Indonesia's exporters access to the proven Internet
marketing channel for trade."
The partnership will also bring over 10,000 Indonesian
suppliers from the Indonesian Exporters Association and its 122
subordinate organizations to Global Sources' international
supplier community, which today totals over 86,600 exporters
residing in 90 countries worldwide.
Commenting on behalf of PT Global, M. Helmi Kamal Lubis, co-
founder and chief financial officer, stated, "The economic
conditions of the last few years have clearly highlighted the
challenges that Indonesia's exporters face in promoting their
goods internationally.
"Through Indonesian Sources Online we hope to open up new
marketing channels for Indonesian exporters, to help contribute
towards resparking an economy in which export growth surged by
38.6% in the first quarter of 2000. The alliance will also
clearly put Indonesia's trading community on the Internet
roadmap."
Indonesian Sources Online will also bring a large number of
Indonesian textile suppliers to the Global Sources community
through PT Global's newest member, the Indonesian Textile
Foundation, by means of a new vertical portal also to be linked
to Global Sources. Textiles are one of Indonesia's largest export
commodities.
In conclusion, Pepples stated, "We are confident that the
partnership we are announcing today will transform the way
trading will be done in Indonesia. Both Global Sources and PT
Global have a shared vision on the importance of e-business in
fostering the growth of the Indonesian economy.
"With our combined resources, technology and professional
know-how, only Global Sources and PT Global can provide a truly
safe and reliable online trading environment for Indonesian's
import and export business." (hen)