http://bermuda-inc.com
State-of-the-Art Website Demonstrates Bermuda's Leading Status as an International Business Centre
HAMILTON, Bermuda, 28 October 1996 -- As the world's business landscape grows more competitive, Bermuda's international business community has seized the Internet in an effort to reach broader audiences and to differentiate and market the island's global business and financial resources. Today, the Bermuda International Business Association (BIBA) and the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) jointly announced the launch of their comprehensive web site, http://bermuda-inc.com.
Bermuda's website is designed to advance the strategic marketing of the country's international business activity and provide immediate direction for conducting business in Bermuda.
Utilizing state-of-the-art database driven interactive technologies, combined with high speed telecommunications links, bermuda-inc.com is more than a simple electronic brochure. It is a sophisticated tool designed to enhance productivity and business communications globally.
As the official site for Bermuda's international business industry, bermuda-inc.com features include instant access to the many business attributes of this premier international business centre located in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. The site permits easy navigation of information about Bermuda's business sectors, activities and developments, as well as "hot-linking" with various island resources, such as the country's legislation, regulations and Codes of Conduct and items supplied by local businesses. Bermuda-inc.com is also linked to the Bermuda Department of Tourism's web site, "Let Yourself Go" which provides information about the island as a vacation destination.
Bermuda-inc.com users will be able to check closing prices on the Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) as well as the latest news and events from Bermuda's business community. Easy access to the document repository turns up industry developments in Bermuda and a calendar of significant events. The site's search technology will permit users to browse Bermuda on-line at length or to extract only the information they want without having to sort through directories of options.
"Bermuda-inc.com is one of the most exciting outreach efforts for Bermuda's international business market ever," commented Dr. Grant Gibbons, Finance Minister of Bermuda. "A comprehensive presence on the Internet will allow Bermuda to demonstrate its abilities and vast resources to a broadly-based audience in every business centre around the world, time and time again. The site greatly expands our marketing reach beyond traditional methods."
Whether interested in establishing a new business in Bermuda, registering a mutual fund, partnering with a Bermuda business, or if one is simply curious about the many opportunities for doing business in the jurisdiction, bermuda-inc.com can give you immediate answers and point to other resources instantly.
Prize Drawing
To generate interest and traffic to the new site, Bermuda's business community has offered a prize drawing that includes a trip for two to Bermuda (hotel and air expenses provided by sponsors Delta Airlines, British Airways, Rafael Hotels). The drawing will be open from October 28, 1996 through December 15, 1996. Winners will be announced on December 16, 1996.
The Bermuda site was designed and developed by Microstate, Ltd. of Silver Spring, MD, The ObjectLinks Corporation of Fairfax, VA, and Rick Morbey, an independent multimedia consultant in Bermuda.
For more information catch Bermuda on the net at http://bermuda-inc.com.