Daily News 2004/12/13

SONY Hong Kong choosing PacificNet to provide CRM and e-business solutions

　　PacificNet (Nasdaq: PACT) announced recently that it has signed a contract with Sony Corporation of Hong Kong to provide CRM and e-business solutions for platform So-net of Sony VAS in Asia. PacificNet's CRM and e-business system includes customer registration, management, charging and payment system, through which the customer can purchase products through So-net and make payment with the credit card or through the online payment system of SONY.

IBM signing contract (valued 100 million USD) with Lloyds TSB

　　IBM announced on Monday that it has signed a contract valued 969.2 million USD with Lloyds TSB to provide VoIP telephone and data service.
As the largest computer company in the world, IBM pointed out in a declaration that this is one of the largest contracts in Europe which involves 70,000 VoIP telephones and will greatly reduce the network-related cost of Lloyds TSB.

　　VoIP is a technique used to provide telephone service on the standardized net. It reduces the need for install and maintain two independent networks (one for voice communication and another for data communication).

HOLLYCRM among the top 500 high-growth high-tech companies in Asia-pacific region

　　On Dec. 9 of 2004, Deloitte held a grand ceremony of prize presenting at GRAND HYATT HONG KONG. On the ceremony it publicize the name of the top 500 hi-tech hi-growth in the Asia-pacific region. HOLLYCRM was among the top 500 with high growth rate and good earning performance.
It is known that the prize is presented by Deloitte, one of the four biggest accounting companies in the world. It has been held for three times in this region this year. The result is made by Deloitte according to the growth rate of the business income of these hi-tech companies in the past three fiscal years. Many countries participated in this activity, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Philippine, New Zealand, Singapore and South Korea. The activity is aimed to honor and encourage the top 500 hi-tech companies of highest growth rate in business income in the Asia-pacific region, Europe, Mid East, Africa and America, and recognize the contribution they made to the world economy.