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IKANO PRESS RELEASES
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IKANO Press Releases:
Title: MORINDA, INC. PARTNERS WITH IKANO TO OFFER VARIOUS
INTERNET-RELATED SERVICES TO ITS DISTRIBUTORS
Date: January 25th, 2002
For Release: IMMEDIATE
SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- Morinda, Inc., a leading network marketing company, and the exclusive source of TAHITIAN NONI® Juice, the world's most widely sold noni product, has partnered with IKANO Communications to provide private-label Internet services to its 350,000 plus distributors through MyTNJ.com.
IKANO is the market-leading provider of branded Internet services, enabling any company, organization, affinity group or group association to provide Internet access and related services to its customers or members on a private-label basis. IKANO's branded Internet services enable companies and organizations to become more effective in acquiring, retaining and communicating with customers.
Morinda's MyTNJ.com is an Internet service launched to assist Morinda and its distributors in achieving their business goals. MyTNJ.com provides members with up to 10 personal e-mail addresses, 100MB of PageProducerÔ personal web space, thousands of local dial-up numbers, optional content filtering and more. Morinda plans to offer its own MyTNJ.com ISP as part of its new starter kits beginning in January 2002.
The private-label service benefits direct selling companies and their top distributors by allowing them to effectively and economically distribute important company information, training, and new product information on the fly. According to the Internet Business Development at Morinda, this highly effective online tool can push corporate communications
throughout the entire distribution network - or selected segments of the organization.
Morinda currently has approximately 350,000 independent distributors that sell its products worldwide, and is signing up approximately 10,000 new independent representatives per month in the United States and Canada. The new ISP services will be offered to all new and existing Morinda distributors in the United States and Canada. Morinda also offers its distributors their own personal Web sites, and has a robust online presence already established.
"The opportunity to offer high-quality Internet access fits nicely with the other value-added services Morinda offers its distributors," said Dan Hillstrom, Internet Business Development for Morinda, Inc. "In addition to Morinda's outstanding support, the MyTNJ.com service offers additional benefits and support for our members."
"We are committed to providing companies like Morinda with unparalleled branded Internet services that will ultimately strengthen their distributor relationships," said Henry Smith, IKANO CEO. "IKANO's branded Internet services will enable Morinda to leverage its brand equity and enhance their online brand presence, while providing world-class Internet services to its distributors."
"MyTNJ.com represents a major step toward embracing the Internet as a platform of services upon which Morinda can continue to build and enhance online relationships with its distributors and customers," said Smith.
Morinda has become one of the most successful health-supplement companies in the world and is the predominant leader in noni fruit products. Food scientists and Morinda founders Stephen Story and John Wadsworth have developed a flavoring system and extraction process that protects the beneficial ingredients and integrity of the noni fruit.
About IKANO Communications
IKANO is a Full Service Provider (FSP) of Internet networking infrastructure and private label Internet services. IKANO provides turnkey processes for businesses and organizations wishing to leverage the Internet. IKANO offers a vital global IP network; application solutions; private-label Internet services, including dial-up, DSL, and high-speed wireless; as well as Web and mail hosting; branded dynamic portal development; branded customer service and technical support; automated accounting; and unified communications. Since its first branded Internet Web site was launched in 1998, IKANO has added more than 250 branded partners.
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