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turboHOTEL, indo.com's hotel room distribution technology nominated as Best IT Innovations Tourism Awards in APICTA 2001

Jakarta, Sept 5, 2001. turboHOTEL, indo.com's hotel room distribution technology, has been selected as the Best IT Innovation Tourism in Indonesia, and will be representing Indonesia to the International Asia Pacific ICT Awards (APICTA) in Malaysia. turboHOTEL is an Internet-based room distribution engine that enables independent hotels, chain hotels and representative companies/wholesalers to communicate and transact with their retailers, be they traditional travel agencies or web sites/portals.

turboHOTEL was selected to represent Indonesia the Best IT Innovation Tourism Awards in APICTA, along with nine other Indonesian companies from a number of categories. turboHOTEL will join the awards celebration at the Palace of the Golden Horses, Mines Resort City, Malaysia, on September 7, 2001 and will also showcase its innovations at the MSC-Multimedia Asia Expo 2001. The Expo will be held at the Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur from September 6-8, 2001.

"We are so proud to be selected to represent Indonesia for the Tourism Awards, as we can help strategically place Indonesia on the map of innovation in IT. It is a great opportunity to showcase our technology and to gain more exposure in the regional market. We will also be able to meet other IT players in the region, and to develop relationship with these accomplish group of companies," said Antonius Aji, Senior Marketing Manager of indo.com.

(APICTA) is designed to foster cooperation between Asia Pacific member countries for the promotion, development and growth of the ICT industries. It aims to stimulate economic and employment growth, trade relations, technology transfer, business matching programmes and to attract world attention to the region. It also provides a platform for all to share knowledge and experience in the creation, development and application of ICT within their own companies or countries.

About turboHOTEL
turboHOTEL is a full-featured Internet room distribution engine that enables independent hotels, chain hotels and representative companies/wholesalers to communicate and transact with their retailers, be they traditional travel agencies or websites/portals. Hotels or vendors can assign different room allotments to different channels with different rates, cancellation policies as well as payment mechanism. No more piles of contracts to maintain - all available online. turboHOTEL server is co-located in the Internet data center, thereby allowing all customers to take advantage of the highly secure facility and maximum availability of the system. The system is easily accessible 24 hours a day / 7 days a week from any PC with the Internet access. It is easy to operate without intensive training as the system is designed with an easy graphic user interface (GUI).

About Indo.com
Established since 1995, indo.com, more popularly known as Bali Online, is the leader in Internet travel to Bali and Indonesia. Deeply enmeshed in the Internet, indo.com enjoys over 17,000 links from other sites pointing, from the world's largest such as America Online and the biggest travel companies such as American Express and SABRE of American Airlines. indo.com generates hits of around 18 million per month and hotel booking from thousands of people worldwide. indo.com operates in two cities, Bali and Jakarta. Backed by a team of more than 70 professionals, the company strives to provide the highest quality services and products for travelers to Indonesia. For additional information on indo.com or the services that they offer, visit their Web site at http://www.indo.com or call Aji/Franky at (62-21) 798-4290.

About Indonesia ICT Awards
In Indonesia, the ICT Awards were hosted by ASPILUKI (Indonesian Telematic Software Association) in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Administrative Reforms. The Objective of the 2001 Indonesia ICT Awards is to provide recognition of individuals or organizations with operations in Indonesia, which have contributed to the development or application of Information Technology and Telecommunication to the benefit of the country. The Indonesia ICT Awards program is the focal point for Indonesia's Information Technology and Telecommunication industry.