Don't we all have an idea of the kind of Internet that we want? What I really want is an Internet that is easy to browse in any language throughout the world. Unless this is realized, then true global e-commerce will only be a fantasy.

Simply spelling out your e-mail address takes so much time if it's in a confusing foreign language. But an e-mail address in your native language will surely enhance communication processes. This also applies when we share and type Internet addresses -- the simpler, the better!

In 1999, Netpia successfully launched solutions that made it possible for users to type an e-mail or an Internet address in the native language. These solutions were first tested in Korea, and the result was a dramatic increase in Internet access and web traffic! I believe that the same amazing result can be -- and should be -- achieved anywhere else in the world. We at Netpia simply want each Internet user in every country to be able to use the Internet in the most convenient way possible, because this is the best definitive way to bridge the digital divide.

We have already finished testing our solutions in 95 countries. It means several nations across the world are about to experience the Internet in a whole new different and more convenient way. This development will surely empower each nation, such that new companies and new industries will emerge, and global e-commerce will be even more dynamic and exciting! Now, that's what we all want -- a technology that is so efficient, it creates an endless stream of possibilities for the world.

Through our solutions, which we call the Native Language Internet Address (NLIA) and the Native Language E-mail Address (NLEA), we'd like to be of constant service to the global multilingual community by helping everyone in the world get the kind of Internet that they want.