Exhibit 99.3
News Release
July 6, 2000 Symbols: WIZ -CDNX
WIZZF - OTC BB
INTERNET INCUBATOR WSI INTERACTIVE EXPANDS BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT UNIT FOR
STARTUPS AND FORMS SHELLCO.COM
WSi Interactive Corporation is pleased to announce the expansion of its business
development unit for startups. WSi has been receiving numerous business plans
from all over the world for Internet and technology projects. WSi offers startup
services such as technology services, human resources, legal services,
accounting services, strategy and market consulting, sales and marketing,
personnel recruiting, management, and financing.
A new site, Shellco.com, was formed to facilitate the creation of public
companies on both the Canadian and US stock exchanges. Shellco assembles capital
pool companies or other shells to merge with new and existing private companies
primarily in the technology sector. Shellco also arranges future financing for
these ventures. Through its website, Shellco lists public and private companies
that either require funding or have the desire to go public.
THE WSI NETWORK OF BUSINESSES
100% OF WESTERN SHORES DIRECT MARKETING
A comprehensive direct marketing arm of WSi, this business creates solid revenue
for the company through the sale of advertising services. Direct mail campaigns,
geo-demographic profiling, design, print, media buying, and a host of other
services. Similar to an advertising agency but wider in scope and capability,
Western Shores is able to provide comprehensive campaigns or piecemeal marketing
services, depending on the needs of the client.
100% OF TARGETPACKS.COM
A permission based Internet marketing company, Targetpacks provides opt-in email
marketing programs for advertisers, either in conjunction with other advertisers
in the available "packs", or as a solo program. Consumers may also take
advantage of the portal by subscribing to topic-specific newsletter mails.
Customers can rent opt-in lists, advertising on the newsletters, and have
Targetpacks managing and building customer lists.
100% OF MEDIANET SOLUTIONS
Medianet Solutions offers comprehensive solutions to clients who need an
effective presence on the World Wide Web, or those who want to enhance and
maximize their current site. Medianet works with clients to develop strategies
that will build traffic and grow revenues.
100% OF DNSMEDIA.COM
A full-service media solutions company that provides digital network solutions
to clients, DNS makes the web move faster, and gives the customer's presentation
the ability to be interactive and visually compelling. Services include
streaming media production and broadband delivery, video-on-demand, web design
interactivity, audio & video slide presentations, animation & flash, e-commerce
and online marketing.
25% OF FLASHCANDY.COM
Flashcandy.com is a content driven web-centric business based on a viral
marketing concept. It spreads its message by having users send online greeting
cards to people they want to connect with and encouraging the recipient to do
the same. Each time someone "uses" the site they are providing a marketing
service to FlashCandy.com.
100% OF HEALTHCREATOR.COM
Heathcreator.com, is a database driven health and wellness web site.
Healthcreator.com uses a questionnaire to discover the health and fitness goals
of subscribers and provide them with a free daily health regimen, personalized
to their current lifestyles. The daily health and fitness plans are presented as
a personal page offering a daily meal plan, daily exercise plan, daily
supplement plan, goal setting and results tracking to keep subscribers motivated
to reach their goals.
100% OF INVESTMENTWORLDNEWS.COM
InvestmentWorldNews.com is targeted towards small cap companies and related
investors, providing significant content and insight into featured companies.
WSi is building traffic to the site through the publication of a magazine that
is distributed through business publications in the US and Canada.
100% OF STOCKSECRETS.COM
StockSecrets.com is targeted towards investors and other individuals interested
in financial markets, small cap companies and events or trends that affect
financial investments. Currently, the site offers daily content, real time stock
quotations and links to other related sites. The site is constantly evolving and
new content added.
60% OF DIAMONDREPLACEMENT.COM/DIAMONDFORUM.COM
DiamondReplacement.com and DiamondForum.com are two complementary sites.
DiamondReplacement.com is designed to become the leading online supplier of
replacement diamonds and jewelry in both the business and consumer marketplace;
DiamondForum.com hopes to become the leading supplier of heirloom-quality
jewelry for the same markets.
25% OF YOURRESTAURANTHELP.COM
YourRestaurantHelp.com is an online resource for restaurant owners and
operators, designed to help the restaurant owner and operator meet the daily
challenges of the restaurant business. The site provides a venue for staff
hiring, the purchase and sale of restaurant equipment and products, and a place
to advertise the sale of restaurant businesses themselves.
100% OF YOURWINESTORE.COM
YourWineStore.com is a informational web site that will bring together the
world's wine enthusiasts and wine related businesses, and will be the most
comprehensive listing of wineries available online. Any wine related site will
be able to co-brand their site with YourWineStore.com. YourWineStore.com is a
portal designed to provide information for wine-loving consumers, and offers
advertising space, links and banners to wineries and wine-related businesses.
WSi also has partnerships and facilitated transactions with e-Reservation,
DevineTime, and Ariel Wireless.
THE BUSINESS OF WSI
WSi Interactive Corporation is an innovative business development and marketing
firm whose objective is to capitalize on content and infrastructure
opportunities on the Internet. WSi builds, manages and markets online businesses
in the financial, e-tail and e-commerce, entertainment, and e-advertising
sectors.
WSi focuses on early-stage companies where it can add significant value to the
investment through a network of relationships and strategic alliances, using its
experience to help Internet companies to build traffic, develop brands, and
capitalize on a variety of revenue streams.
To receive information on WSi by e-mail or fax, please forward your Internet
address/fax # to [email protected]/fax: 1-877-499-5806.
Investor Relations Toll Free: 1-888-388-4636
Website: www.ws-i.com
ON BEHALF OF THE COMPANY
"Theo Sanidas"
Theo Sanidas, President
This news release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties, including the impact of competitive products and pricing and
general economic conditions as they affect the Company's clients. Actual results
and developments may therefore differ materially from those described in this
release. No regulatory authority has reviewed nor accepted any responsibility
for the adequacy or accuracy of the contents of this release.
