ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 22, 2005 (PRIMEZONE) -- IDS Worldwide, Inc. (Pink Sheets:IDWS) today announced major expansion plans in China. IDS Worldwide, Inc. (http://www.ids-worldwide.com) is opening two offices in China. The first office is opening in Hong Kong and the second office will open in Shanghai in the fourth quarter.
IDS' CEO, Patrick Downs, stated "The expansion into China is part of our ongoing worldwide expansion of our markets for our technologies and online portals. The opening of the Chinese market, which represents one of the biggest online consumer markets in the world, will be primarily used to promote 995ad.com China, which will be launched in the coming quarter. China also represents one of the world's largest markets for the purchase of ringtones, cell phone games, and cell phone software. IDS' wholly owned subsidiary Ringtoneport.com will be part of a huge market awareness program for all sections of 995ad.com (http://www.995ad.com) that will be handled from the company's Hong Kong office."
IDS is greatly increasing its data center capacity and the expansion, to be completed in the next 10 to 15 days, will allow IDS to accommodate the explosive growth that 995ad.com has been experiencing in the past 90 days. The new data center will allow the rapid worldwide expansion of the company's cellular software, online games and ringtones, with specialized equipment and software allowing Rintoneport.com to be accessed and permitting downloads from any manufacturer's cell phones.
The online market in China is the fastest growing market for consumers in the world, as indicated by the recent flurry of acquisitions involving Chinese Internet sites by major online companies such as Yahoo, AOL, MSN and eBay.
For further information: http://www.ids-worldwide.com and http://www.995ad.com.
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