Dot VN, Inc. Retains Investor Awareness, Inc. for its IR Program and North Shore...
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Dot VN, Inc. Retains Investor Awareness, Inc. for its IR Program and North
Shore Public Relations, Inc. as its PR Firm
SAN DIEGO, April 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dot VN, Inc., (www.dotVN.com),
(OTC Bulletin Board: DTVI), an Internet and Telecommunications Company and the
exclusive online global domain name registrar for the Country of Vietnam,
announced that in an effort to create awareness about the Company's recent
developments and increase in business activities, it has retained the services
of Investor Awareness, Inc. as its investor relations firm and North Shore
Public Relations, Inc. as its public relations firm. Investor Awareness and
North Shore Public Relations will assist Dot VN, Inc. in creating outreach
programs to increase visibility in the investment community, and news
dissemination and media relations programs to help broaden awareness.
Founded in 1994, Chicago-based Investor Awareness, Inc.,
(www.investorawareness.com) a full-service investor relations consulting firm,
provides private and publicly traded companies with customized programs to
generate awareness among members of the financial community. Investor
Awareness specializes in accelerating growth in the value of small to mid-size
companies.
"Investor Awareness, Inc. will play an integral role in ensuring we reach the
investment community to raise awareness of Dot VN, Inc. for the first time as
a public entity," said Thomas Johnson, Chief Executive Officer of Dot VN, Inc.
"Our timing is perfect to tell the Dot VN, Inc. story to the investment
community and to the media. During 2008, Dot VN grew its domain names under
management by 34 percent to over 10,000 domain names, which is on par with the
overall growth rate of Vietnamese domain names (at approximately 35 percent
annually). The Vietnamese domain extension, .VN, has grown faster than any of
the other 240 countries who currently provide domain registrations. Vietnam
has approximately 86 million people with a literacy rate of 90 percent. As
the country of Vietnam continues to grow and prosper, we anticipate
significant growth and developments in our business in 2009, therefore making
the launch of our communications programs essential in order to attract new
potential customers, partners and shareholders."
Johnson added, "We look forward to Investor Awareness, Inc. introducing us to
the U.S. investment community and feel they are best qualified with over 15
years of experience to help us reach both current and potential investors with
our message. North Shore Public Relations, Inc. will help shape our story to
attract the interest of key members of the media in order to raise awareness
of Dot VN, Inc."
Tony Schor, President of Investor Awareness, Inc., said, "We are pleased to
work on behalf of Dot VN, Inc. during this exciting phase of anticipated
growth. We look forward to communicating the Company's compelling story and
to introduce Dot VN, Inc. to our established contacts amongst the investment
community.
"Our plans are to introduce them to potential investors across the country,
particularly located in geographical areas that will be hearing the story for
the first time. We believe that we can help the Company expand its awareness
to a broader group of sophisticated investors in the U.S."
North Shore Public Relations, Inc., (www.northshorepr.com) a full-service
public relations agency, implements media strategies designed to enable
clients to stay ahead of the competition and to offer new avenues to enhance
their corporate images. North Shore Public Relations specializes in gaining a
thorough understanding of clients and their strategic business goals, and
developing public relations campaigns that deliver results.
About the Company:
Dot VN, Inc. (www.DotVN.com) provides Internet and Telecommunication services
for Vietnam. Vietnam Internet Network Information Center ("VNNIC") awarded
the Company an "exclusive long term contract" to be the first registrar to
market and register its country code Top Level Domain ("ccTLD") of .VN
(Vietnam) and Parking Page Marketing via the Internet. Dot VN has established
agreements with international ISPs (Internet service providers) along with
over 100 top international domain resellers and over 90 Vietnamese domain
resellers to commercialize .VN. Also, the Company is currently developing
initiatives to offer Internet Data Center services and Wireless applications.
Cautionary Warning Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
Statements in this press release may be "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words
such as "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "expect," "intend" and similar
expressions, as they relate to Dot VN or its management, identify
forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current
expectations, estimates and projections about Dot VN's business based, in
part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees
of future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that
are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may, and
probably will, differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such
forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those described
above and those risks discussed from time to time in Dot VN's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Factors that could materially affect
these forward-looking statements and/or predictions include, among other
things: (i) our limited operating history; (ii) our ability to pay down
existing debt; (iii) unforeseen costs and expenses; (iv) potential litigation
with our shareholders, creditors and/or former or current investors; (v) Dot
VN's ability to comply with federal, state and local government regulations in
the US and foreign countries; (vi) Dot VN's ability to maintain current
agreements with the government of Vietnam and enter into additional agreements
with the government of Vietnam; and (vii) other factors over which we have
little or no control. In addition, such statements could be affected by risks
and uncertainties related to product demand, market and customer acceptance,
competition, pricing and development difficulties, as well as general industry
and market conditions and growth rates and general economic conditions. Any
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made,
and Dot VN does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
Information on Dot VN's website does not constitute a part of this release.
For more information, contact:
Thomas M. Johnson, Chairman & CEO
Dot VN, Inc.
Phone: 858-571-2007 x14
Email: Inquiries@DotVN.com
Website: www.DotVN.com
Register your .VN domains at: www.VN
Investor Relations:
Investor Awareness, Inc.
Tony Schor or Lindsay Kenoe, 847-945-2222
Website: www.investorawareness.com
Media Contact:
North Shore Public Relations, Inc.
Renae Placinski, 847-945-4505
Renae@northshorepr.com
Website: www.northshorepr.com
SOURCE Dot VN, Inc.
Thomas M. Johnson, Chairman & CEO of Dot VN, Inc., +1-858-571-2007, ext. 14,
Inquiries@DotVN.com; or Investors, Tony Schor or Lindsay Kenoe, both of
Investor Awareness, Inc., +1-847-945-2222; or Media, Renae Placinski of North
Shore Public Relations, Inc., +1-847-945-4505, Renae@northshorepr.com
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