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Motorola Chooses PacificNet iMobile As a Designated Channel Partner and After-Sale Service Provider in China

Posted on: Tuesday, 3 October 2006, 15:00 CDT

- PacificNet iMobile to Provide Online E-Commerce Distribution and After-Sale Services for Motorola's Phones and Accessories in China

BEIJING, Oct. 3 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- PacificNet Inc. , a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), e-commerce and gaming technology in China announced today that its subsidiary, PacificNet iMobile, has entered into a new agreement with Motorola to become a designated channel partner and after-sale service provider of Motorola for mobile products and accessories in China.

PacificNet iMobile operates via two major Internet portals, "http://www.imobile.com.cn/" and "http://www.18900.com/," and a WAP portal, "17wap.com," for mobile phone browsing. iMobile has the largest mobile user community in China, with over 3.4 million registered users. 18900.com is the leading Internet e-commerce distributor of mobile products in China, covering 1,572 cities throughout the nation.

The new agreement with Motorola states that PacificNet's iMobile is the designated platform for all after-sales channels of Motorola's accessories in China. It also states that all after-sales service providers of Motorola will use iMobile's portal as a reference guide for pricing accessories. PacificNet's iMobile has been designated as an authorized service provider of Motorola for its Motorola Online Shop (http://www.18900.net/).

Zhang Wei, General Manager of PacificNet iMobile, stated, "We're very pleased to have this opportunity to be a designated provider of Motorola's accessories in China. PacificNet iMobile is one of the leading Internet information portals and e-commerce distributors of mobile phones and accessories, as well as mobile related value-added services in China. We believe that our unique combination of e-commerce management, telephone support and distribution, and logistics management gives us a winning edge in China's vast mobile phone and accessories market."

"We believe that the opportunity to work with one of the largest and most widely recognized communications providers in the world is substantial," said Victor Tong, President of PacificNet. "iMobile has demonstrated their ability to support a wide range of online and offline marketing initiatives, and with the growing demand for communications services in China, we feel that the potential to generate strong revenue from this relationship is significant. We are very impressed by the experience and enthusiasm of iMobile's founders and their team of VAS professionals. iMobile's nationwide e-commerce, VAS network, and customer service centers covering 40 major cities in China represents an opportunity to enhance PacificNet's e-commerce and CRM services network in China. iMobile is expected to expand PacificNet's position as a leading provider of e-commerce, customer services and CRM in China's mobile distribution market and increase our e-commerce and VAS revenues, profits, and our nationwide CRM service coverage."

About Motorola

Motorola is known around the world for innovation and leadership in wireless and broadband communications. Inspired by a vision of Seamless Mobility, the people of Motorola are committed to helping you get and stay connected simply and seamlessly to the people, information, and entertainment that you want and need. Motorola does this by designing and delivering "must have" products, "must do" experiences and powerful networks -- along with a full complement of support services. A Fortune 100 company with global presence and impact, Motorola had sales of US $36.8 billion in 2005. For more information on Motorola, please visit http://www.motorola.com/.

About PacificNet iMobile

iMobile is the leading Internet e-commerce distributor of mobile products in China providing Internet, email, customer service centers, pre and post sale services, logistics, and Cash-On-Delivery (COD) services to mobile related products consumers in China. iMobile's 18900.com e-commerce operation combines online internet services with its offline customer services network composed of a nationwide chain of logistics and customer centers covering 21 provinces and 40 major cities in China including Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing, Tianjin, Chengdu, Dalian, Qingdao, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Dongguan, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Ningbo, Wenzhou, Nanjing, Wuhan, Xian, Harbin, Qiqihaer, Hunan, and Changsha. iMobile has developed into one of the biggest online mobile phone sales companies in China and has partnered with Sina, Netease, China.com, joyo.com, 263.net, and others on e-commerce cooperation. The 18900.com operation is the designated internet distributor for Motorola, Nokia, and NEC's mobile products in China.

About PacificNet

PacificNet Inc. (http://www.pacificnet.com/) is a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), e-commerce and gaming technology in China. PacificNet's clients include the leading telecom companies, banks, insurance, travel, marketing, and business services companies, and telecom consumers, in Greater China. PacificNet's corporate clients include China Telecom, China Mobile, Unicom, PCCW, Hutchison Telecom, Bell24, Motorola, Nokia, SONY, TCL, Huawei, American Express, Citibank, HSBC, Bank of China, Bank of East Asia, DBS, TNT, and Hong Kong Government. PacificNet employs over 2,300 staff in its various subsidiaries throughout China with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Macau, and branch offices in 28 provinces in China and is headquartered in Beijing and Hong Kong.

Safe Harbor Statement

This Company's announcement contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about our beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. Potential risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, PacificNet's historical and possible future losses, limited operating history, uncertain regulatory landscape in China, fluctuations in quarterly operating results. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in PacificNet's Form 10K and other filings with the SEC.

Contact: PacificNet USA office: Jacob Lakhany, Tel: +1-605-229-6678 PacificNet Beijing office: Ada Yu, Tel: +86 (10) 59225000

PacificNet Inc.

CONTACT: Jacob Lakhany of the PacificNet USA office, +1-605-229-6678, orAda Yu of the PacificNet Beijing office, +86-10-59225000

Web site: http://www.pacificnet.com/http://www.18900.com/http://www.imobile.com.cn/http://www.motorola.com/

Source: PRNewswire

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