INFORMATION HIGHWAY.COM, INC. LAUNCHES THE SPANISH LANGUAGE PORTAL SITE
Information Highway.com, Inc.
(the "Company")
For Immediate Release: Vancouver, BC -- March 1, 2000 -- Information Highway.com, Inc.(OTCBB: IHWY) today announces the launch of their Spanish Portal site (http://latino.theexecutive.com). The Portal site offers free access for Spanish speaking users allowing them to access stock market information, local weather forecasts, community events, web searches, free Internet based long distance phone calls and shopping, all customized for the Spanish speaking community.
In addition to the existing Spanish content available, Information Highway.com Inc. is in the process of finalizing agreements for co-branding further content and shopping resources with such companies as www.itiendas.com, www.espanol.com, and CD NOW in Spanish. Information Highway.com, Inc. is dedicated to becoming the number one source for Spanish Language content on the Web.
John Robertson, CEO, states “Information Highway.com, Inc. is committed to providing the US Hispanic and Latin communities with valuable services and products to take full advantage of the Internet technologies”.
According to the Strategy Research Corporation the number of Hispanics in the United States alone will grow from 34 million in 1999 to 42 million by 2005 making it the largest ethnic minority. According to e-marketer, an aggregate of Internet information, there are currently 7 million US Hispanic Internet users, representing 21% of the total population.
About Information-Highway.com, Inc.
Information Highway.com is a leading Internet
Service Provider (ISP) engaged in web content development,
e-commerce solutions, and Internet access and emerging Internet
technology.
The Company provides dial up
and ADSL fast Internet and dedicated Internet access as well as web
site hosting. The Company has business relationships with IBM (NYSE:
IBM), Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT), Yahoo Broadcast (NASAQ:
YHOO), AT&T (NYSE: T) and Bell Atlantic (NYSE: BEL).
The Company’s premiere online service, The
Executive Site is a localized regional Internet portal that can save
users vast amounts of time by allowing them to access stock quotes,
weather forecasts, community events, online trading, web searches,
multicasting, free Internet-based long distance telephone calls and
shopping - all from one place.
Interested parties may join The Executive Site for free at
www.theexecutive.com and can find more information about Information
Highway.com on its website at www.information-highway.com.
CONTACT:
John Robertson
john@ihiway.com
1 (800)
665-4616 or (604)
278-7494