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eZuz Portal Attracts Female Net Users @woman.com
Contact info:
Lucy Oh
For Immediate Release
PR00021/0602/00
Contact:
Lucy Oh
Director of Public Relations
eZuz.com Inc.
lucy0@ezuz.com
tel 604 688 3000
fax 604 688 3330
toll free 1 800993 4222
NEW YORK, NY - June 2, 2000 - eZuz.com Inc. (www.ezuz.com), a global e-Commerce company operating a worldwide network of one stop, full service comparison shopping portals is pleased to announce a joint venture partnership with GBNEXTSITE Co., the parent company of @woman (www.woman.co.jp), Japan's largest portal web site for female Net users.
GBNEXTSITE will provide eZuz with working capital, coordinated marketing and membership campaigns for its Japanese subsidiary, eZuz Japan. The site is scheduled to launch August 1, 2000 and the eZuz customized shopping gateway will be seamlessly integrated into the @women site to provide global shopping capabilities.
"@woman provides helpful information for female Net users in Japan," said Tomoyasu Chigahara, chief operating officer, GBNEXTSITE. "The joint venture with eZuz will give visitors to our site an opportunity to enjoy shopping on a global scale. Integrating their products and services into our web site gives @woman a strong advantage and eZuz excellent exposure in the Japanese market. It's a win-win relationship."
According to Japan.internet.com, the number of female Japanese Net users will increase from its current 3 million to 15 million by 2003. The @woman portal web site is positioned to be the premiere destination online for women in Japan, and women worldwide. With its primary channels - information, community and shopping - designed to recognize a unique visitor in a portal environment - the Company is poised to penetrate the global IT market in the next 5 years.
"Our global strategy means partnering with leading companies in regions of the world who envision the extraordinary possibilities of the future of a global e-commerce market," said Matthew Keddy, president and CEO eZuz.com. "@woman realizes this through expanding and strengthening their core proficiencies to build the most comprehensive web portal site for a growing audience of Net savvy users in Japan. We are delighted to partner with GBNEXTSITE."
About @woman
@woman is the largest web portal site for women in Japan. With over 100,000 active members surfing for information, community services and online shopping, @woman is positioning itself to be the destination site for female Net users in Japan. Beyond @woman, GBNEXTSITE Co. oversees sister operations such as Gatecity.net, a homepage creator, as well as Japan View, an online marketing survey service used by clients such as CITIBANK, Lycos Japan and SoftBank Investment Corp.
http://www.woman.co.jp
About eZuz.com
eZuz is a global trading company that features the most comprehensive network of unbiased comparative shopping portals on the Internet for products and services. eZuz provides a fun, relaxed and user-friendly environment for online consumers with end-to-end customer service. eZuz is positioned to be the single source on the Internet empowering North American, European, Korean and Japanese consumers to find, research and purchase goods and products of value to them. eZuz has offices in New York, Tokyo, Seoul, London, Montreal and Vancouver.
http://www.ezuz.com
http://www.ezuz.net
http://www.ezuz.ca
http://www.ezuz.co.uk
Note: Forward-looking information is provided pursuant to the benefits of the safe harbor provisions of the PSLR Act of 1995. Forward-Looking statements made by eZuz.com are not a guarantee of future performance.
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