DataLogic International Announces Agreement With SINA Corporation to Market VoIP Phones
12 November 2004 - 2:52AM
PR Newswire (US)
DataLogic International Announces Agreement With SINA Corporation
to Market VoIP Phones IRVINE, Calif., Nov. 11
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- DataLogic International, Inc., (OTC
Bulletin Board: DLGI; Berlin, Frankfurt Stock Exchange: 779612) a
technology and professional services company providing a wide range
of consulting services, telecommunications products such as VoIP
equipment, and GPS vehicle tracking devices, today announced that
its wholly owned subsidiary, IPN Communications, Inc. (IPN), signed
an agreement to market VoIP phones with SINA Corporation
(NASDAQ:SINA), a leading online media company and value-added
information service provider for China and for global Chinese
communities. Under the terms of the strategic partnership
agreement, SINA will provide a marketing portal and retail web
exposure for IPN's VoIP phones and phone systems. This agreement
constitutes the first of the global strategic alliances to be
implemented under DataLogic's recently announced initiative to
enter the consumer VoIP Market. Since this initiative was announced
on September 22, 2004, IPN has become a wholly owned subsidiary of
DataLogic and will provide all of the retail support for this
initiative. SINA's website attracts millions of visitors and
focuses its content on items of interest to individuals in Greater
China and to the Chinese community overseas. SINA has 115.5 million
registered users worldwide, and is one of the most recognized
Internet brand names in China and among global Chinese. In 2003,
SINA was ranked number one by the Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences as the most frequently visited website in China. "Our goal
in engaging with SINA in this partnership is to provide mutually
beneficial products and services to SINA's customers," said Keith
Nguyen, president of DataLogic International. "This is our first
foray into the retail VoIP market and the community that SINA
serves through its many web sites is the ideal target market for
us." About SINA Corporation SINA Corporation is a leading online
media company and value-added information service (VAS) provider
for China and for global Chinese communities. With a branded
network of localized web sites targeting Greater China and overseas
Chinese, SINA provides services through five major business lines
including SINA.com (online news and content), SINA Mobile (mobile
value-added services), SINA Online (community-based services and
games), SINA.net (search and enterprise services) and SINA
E-Commerce (online shopping and travel). Together these provide an
array of services including region-focused online portals, mobile
value-added services, search and directory, interest-based and
community-building channels, free and premium email, online games,
virtual ISP, classified listings, fee-based services, e-commerce
and enterprise e-solutions. About IPN Communications, Inc. IPN
Communications, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of DataLogic
International, Inc., is a provider of voice over Internet protocol
(VoIP) telephony products and services. The company targets
consumers and business users on a worldwide basis who seek to
reduce communication costs. IPN's product suite includes USB and
Ethernet based VoIP phones, IP Phone adapters, videophones, and
turnkey servers that support in-network VoIP calling and VoIP to
public-switch telephone networks (PSTN). For more information about
IPN Communications, please visit http://www.ipncom.com/. About
DataLogic International, Inc. DataLogic International, Inc. is a
technology and professional services company providing a wide range
of consulting services and telecommunications products such as VoIP
phones, videophones, communications servers and GPS vehicle
tracking devices. The company also provides Information Technology
outsourcing and consulting services. DataLogic's clients include
U.S. and international governmental agencies as well as a variety
of international commercial organizations. For more information,
please visit DataLogic International's web site at
http://www.dlgi.com/. This news release includes forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, regarding, among other things, our plans, strategies and
prospects, both business and financial. Although we believe that
our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by
these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure
you that we will achieve or realize these plans, intentions or
expectations. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to
risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many of the forward-looking
statements contained in this news release may be identified by the
use of forward-looking words such as: believe, expect, anticipate,
should, planned, will, may, intend, estimated, and potential, among
others. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements we make in this news
release include market conditions and those set forth in reports or
documents that we file from time to time with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements
attributable to DataLogic International or a person acting on its
behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary
language. Contact Information: Donna Dolan Investor Relations
949-260-0120 ext 204 DATASOURCE: DataLogic International, Inc.
CONTACT: Investor Relations, Donna Dolan of DataLogic
International, Inc., +1-949-260-0120, ext. 204, Web site:
http://www.dlgi.com/ Web site: http://www.ipncom.com/ Web site:
http://www.sina.net/
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