iRepublics.com represents one of Value-i-Store's internet sites; the other two
being online shopping at vis.com.my and meta-search and free webmail services at
contact.com.my. The principal objective of iRepublics.com is to further the
company's mission of growth and value creation through e-commerce and related
value-chain activities.
iRepublics.com is currently providing free web-hosting and web-mail hosting for SMEs. The free-hosting features include:
Individual corporate domain name
200MB web space
30 email accounts at 20mb per email account
24 hour ftp access Pre-defined CGI scripts
No banner-ad requirements on web pages
Since its launch in July 2000, iRepublics.com is currently providing hosting services to thousands of corporate sites. The service has been introduced to enable the rapid building of an e-commerce ready infrastructure at iRepublics.com's client sites. Subsequently, Value-i-Store shall be rolling out third party e-commerce and logistics solutions for the companies that it is hosting to enable them to participate in the e-commerce world. This shall be achieved by building on its clients' infrastructure as well as by leveraging on Value-i-Store's technical capabilities, e-commerce experience, and systems and value-chain integrations.
Current revenue streams at iRepublics.com include banner advertisements on client webmail and SMS pages; customized design and development, web-enablement, systems integrations, and e-commerce solutions for larger corporations.