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INTAC International Announces Acquisition of Leading Chinese
Developer of Management Software for Educational Institution Administration
- Acquired company software designated as the Standard of the China School
Administration System by the Ministry of Education in China ("MOE")
HONG KONG, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- INTAC International, Inc. (Nasdaq:
INTN; FSE: WKN 805768), a provider of a full-range of career development
services to students in China through Beijing Intac Purun Educational
Development Ltd. ("Intac Purun"), its joint venture with China's Ministry of
Education ("MOE"), today announced the acquisition of Beijing Huana Xinlong
Information and Technology Development Ltd. ("Huana Xinlong"). Huana Xinlong, a
leading Chinese developer of management software for educational institution
administration, is located in Beijing, China.
Huana Xinlong was the Company's strategic partner for the Family-School Link
Communication System ("FSLCS"). FSLCS is a real time communication solution
combining Internet and wireless technologies that strives to fulfill the
instant and interactive communication needs of teachers and parents. Through
FSLCS, parents can receive frequent updates on their children via Short Message
Services ("SMS") and Interactive Voice Recognition ("IVR") services on their
mobile handsets or over Intac Purun's Internet portal JOYBA
(http://www.joyba.com/ ). At the same time, teachers can exchange questions,
comments and feedback with parents instantaneously over the same advanced
telecommunication infrastructure.
Huana Xinlong is also a leading Chinese developer of management software for
educational institution administration with products currently distributed and
installed in more than 5,000 elementary and middle schools covering 12 Chinese
provinces. With the authorization of the Ministry of Education ("MOE"), Huana
Xinlong is planning to expand and strengthen its nation-wide market coverage
during a distribution campaign starting in early 2005. As part of INTAC, Huana
Xinlong will bundle the school-end sub-system of the FSLCS solution with its
current software and system products. Leveraging on Huana Xinlong's extensive
distribution channel and market coverage, FSLCS has the potential for a faster
market adoption and an accelerated sales cycle. The market potential is
estimated to exceed RMB 2 billion (US $240 million) per month.
The acquisition was completed in December 2004. The acquisition consideration
issued by the Company in the transaction consists of up to 2,000,000 shares of
Company common stock, including 1,000,000 shares issued on closing and up to an
additional 1,000,000 shares contingent on achieving net income of $13 million
during the thirteen month period ending December 31, 2005.
"This is a very positive move for INTAC with the software developed by Huana
Xinlong having been designated as the Standard of the China School
Administration System by the MOE," said Wei Zhou, Chairman and CEO of INTAC.
"This allows Intac to expand its educational services into the elementary and
middle school system sectors and further solidifies its relationship with the
MOE."
"The contribution of Huana Xinlong to INTAC's financial is expected to be very
accretive to both revenues and earnings," said J. David Darnell, Senior Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer. "We fully anticipate that the
acquisition will have an immediate positive impact."
The Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2003
and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2004 may
be viewed at the SEC's website http://www.sec.gov/ .
About INTAC International, Inc.
INTAC International, Inc. is focused on the exploitation of strategic business
opportunities available in China and the Asia-Pacific Rim. With its joint
venture with China's Ministry of Education, Beijing Intac Purun Educational
Development Ltd., INTAC provides Chinese students exclusively with a full-range
of integrated career development, recruiting and lifestyle services. These
services are delivered through the Company's websites, http://www.phrbank.com/
and http://www.joyba.com/ , as well as its print formats and its local Career
Service Centers across China.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements." Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements to differ materially
from those projected or implied. Factors that could cause or contribute to
such differences include, among other things: changes in general business
conditions; the impact of competition in our industry, especially in the Asia-
Pacific Rim; the fact that we are an early stage company with an unproven
business model; our need for additional working capital, particularly to the
extent that we are able to locate a suitable business opportunity; the added
expense structure assumed by us as a U.S. public company; political and
economic events and conditions in jurisdictions in which we operate; PRC
Internet laws and regulations that are unclear and will likely change in the
near future; restrictions on foreign investment in the PRC Internet sector that
are imposed by the PRC government; the PRC government that may prevent us from
distributing; regulation and censorship of information distribution in China
which may adversely affect our business; political and economic policies of the
PRC government; the risk of the loss of the agreements, or the exclusivity
terms, with the Education Management Information Center; the high cost of
Internet access that may limit the growth of the Internet in China and impede
our growth; advertising and e-commerce customers that have only limited
experience using the Internet for advertising or commerce purposes; the
acceptance of the Internet as a commerce platform in China which depends on the
resolution of problems relating to fulfillment and electronic payment; concerns
about security of e-commerce transactions and confidentiality of information on
the Internet that may increase our costs, reduce the use of our Internet portal
and impede our growth; our network operations that may be vulnerable to
hacking, viruses and other disruptions, which may make our products and
services less attractive and reliable; changes in interest rates, foreign
currency fluctuations and capital market conditions; and other factors
including those detailed under the heading "Business Risk Factors" and
elsewhere in the Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 2003 and quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
September 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We
disclaim any intention or obligation to revise any forward-looking statements
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. INTAC
undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements made in this
media release.
Contact: J. David Darnell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,
469-916-9891, for further information.
Internet: http://www.intac-international.com/
DATASOURCE: INTAC International, Inc.
CONTACT: J. David Darnell, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of INTAC International, Inc., +1-469-916-9891
Web site: http://www.intac-international.com/
http://www.joyba.com/
http://www.phrbank.com/
http://www.sec.gov/