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Alibaba.com Alibaba.com - Alibaba.com (1688.HK) is the Alibaba Group's flagship company and the leading B2B e-commerce company in China, serving small and medium sized enterprises in China and around the world. Alipay.com Alipay is an online payment services provider operating under the names "Alipay" and "支付宝" ("Alipay" in Chinese). Alipay's service enables individuals and businesses to execute payments online in a safe and secure manner. Alipay's users are primarily buyers and sellers engaging in e-commerce transactions. With a registered user base of approximately 43.5 million as of June 30, 2007, Alipay is an accepted online payment method for many online retail websites and other online goods and service providers in China as well as the designated online payment service provider on our China marketplace and on Taobao. Alipay partners with domestic PRC banks to provide an escrow service for payments, which reduces the settlement risks faced by Alipay's customers in their e-commerce transactions. Alibaba Group founded Alipay, headquartered in Hangzhou, in 2004. Yahoo! China Yahoo! China's website operates Chinese language portal services, such as email and the provision of finance, sports, lifestyle and entertainment information, as well as a web search service that crawls and indexes web pages generally available on the Internet targeted at individual Internet users in China. Yahoo! China's paying customers primarily consist of advertisers that purchase fixed price banner advertisements, text-links or auction-based pay-for-performance marketing services on Yahoo! China's website. In October 2005, Alibaba Group acquired Yahoo! China in a transaction whereby Yahoo! became a substantial shareholder of Alibaba Group. In connection with this transaction, Yahoo! agreed to grant to Alibaba Group the exclusive rights to use in China the "Yahoo!" name and certain technologies owned by Yahoo!, as well as the right to sub-license these rights to other members of Alibaba Group. Yahoo! China is headquartered in Beijing.
Alisoft develops, markets and delivers Internet-based business management software targeting SMEs in China. Alisoft's software provides its customers with various tools, including enterprise management tools, such as email, customer inquiries and information management, and basic financial management tools, such as invoicing and bookkeeping. Alisoft owns the copyright and other proprietary software rights of the "&463;%324;旺旺" ("Aliwangwang" in Chinese) instant messaging communication tool, which is the designated instant messaging communication tool for Taobao and which we offer to our users as TradeManager on our international marketplace and as $152;易$890; (TradeManager in Chinese) on our China marketplace. Alibaba Group founded Alisoft, with operations in Hangzhou and Shanghai, in January 2007.
Alimama is China's leading online advertising exchange, which allows web publishers and advertisers to trade online advertising inventory. A wholly owned subsidiary of Alibaba Group, Alimama is designed to serve the more than one million small- and medium- sized websites in China which generate an estimated 80% of China's website traffic. Alimama helps connects these web publishers to advertisers, allowing them to monetize their website traffic while offering advertisers an affordable way to reach highly targeted audience groups.
Primary competitors include eBay, yet reports have shown that Taobao has over 65% of the auction market and is growing.
Jack Ma Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Alibaba Group Chairman and Non-Executive Director, Alibaba.com Li Qi Chief Operating Officer Joseph C Tsai Chief Financial Officer, Alibaba Group Non-executive Director, Alibaba.com John Wu Chief Technology Officer Toto Sun Executive Vice President of Alibaba Group, President of Taobao Ming Zeng Executive Vice President of Alibaba Group, President of Yahoo! China Alibaba Culture & Values Since Alibaba's inception, a strong company culture based on Alibaba's shared value system has served as the cornerstone of the Alibaba Group and its subsidiaries. Our business success and rapid growth has been built on the spirit of entrepreneurship, innovation, and an unwavering focus on meeting the needs of our customers. The Alibaba Group has six core values which govern everything we do and are an important part of the company's DNA. Our six core values are codified in our company's management systems for hiring, training, and performance evaluation. When new employees join Alibaba they attend an extensive orientation and team-building program at the company's headquarters in Hangzhou, with a strong focus on the company's vision, mission, and values. These are reinforced in our regular training programs, team building exercises and company events. Alibaba Group has grown from 18 founders in Hangzhou, China to thousands of employees around the world. We strive to provide a community where employees can work closely together in a positive, flexible and results-oriented environment. Strong shared values have enabled us to maintain a common company culture and Ali-community, no matter how large we grow. Mission To make it easy to do business anywhere. Alibaba's Shared Values Customer First The interests of our community of users and paying members must be our first priority. Team work We expect our employees to collaborate as a team. We encourage input from our employees in the decision-making process, and expect every employee to commit to the team's objectives. Embrace Change We operate in a fast-evolving industry. We ask our employees to maintain flexibility, continue to innovate and adapt to new business conditions and practice. Integrity Integrity is at the heart of our business as trust is an essential element of a marketplace. We expect our employees to uphold the highest standards of integrity and to deliver on their commitments. Passion Our employees are encouraged to act with passion whether it is serving customers or developing new services and products. Commitment Our employees have a dedicated focus and commitment to understanding and delivering on the needs of Chinese and global SMEs. Alibaba in the Global Community Supporting Entrepreneurs and Creating Economic Opportunities Worldwide Since it was founded in 1999, Alibaba's core mission has been to make doing business easy for the world's businesspeople. With millions of registered users from more than 200 countries and regions, the Alibaba Group's e-commerce properties are creating grassroots economic opportunities for entrepreneurs. By giving small- and medium-sized businesses cost effective platforms to market their products and services, the Alibaba Group is playing a leading role in creating jobs and connecting people in China and around the world. Corporate Social Responsibility Activities The Alibaba Group believes that setting an example as a responsible corporate citizen first starts at home. By building a strong company culture based on Alibaba's shared values, the Group strives to ensure that its employees and subsidiaries are aligned in positively impacting its customers, fellow employees and local communities. In addition to our own internal processes, the Alibaba Group accepts its unique responsibility to share ideas with and positively impact the millions of registered members in its global business community. Highlights include: Training Programs for Entrepreneurs Over the years, the Alibaba Group has delivered management training programs for businesspeople in China and around the world, sharing our experience in e-commerce, global trade, value-based management and corporate social responsibility.
AliFest - Alibaba's Annual Summit for Entrepreneurs Each year, Alibaba.com organizes AliFest in Hangzhou, China. As many as 10,000 businesspeople attend the event to engage in dialogue and learn from the experiences of other entrepreneurs who use the Internet for business and trade. The event culminates in an award ceremony, in which the "Top 10 eBusinessmen" are recognized for their contributions to e-commerce and the community. West Lake Summit First organized by Alibaba.com in 2000, the West Lake Summit brings together businesspeople, government officials and industry leaders to discuss ways that all stakeholders can work together to advance the Internet industry and e-commerce. The most recent West Lake Summit included speakers from leading global Internet companies and featured former US President Bill Clinton as the keynote speaker. Community Volunteerism The Alibaba Group encourages employees in its Group companies to become active in community service programs. The Group regularly facilitates opportunities for its employees to get involved in community activities and philanthropic programs.
Alibaba.com Limited (1688.HK) Alibaba.com Corp. is an online marketplace for international and domestic China trade. The Company provides a platform for connecting small and medium-sized buyers and suppliers from China and around the world. Its international marketplace (www.alibaba.com) focuses on global importers and exporters and its China marketplace (www.alibaba.com.cn) focuses on suppliers and buyers trading domestically in China. Together the Company’s marketplaces form a community of more than 24 million members from over 200 countries and regions, as of June 30, 2007. It has field sales and marketing offices in more than 30 cities in China, Hong Kong, Switzerland and the United States. http://finance.google.com/finance?q=HKG%3A1688 http://finance.aol.com/quotes/alibaba-com-limited/albcf/nao http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=1688.HK
Alibaba.com Corp. is an online marketplace for international and domestic China trade. The Company provides a platform for connecting small and medium-sized buyers and suppliers from China and around the world. Its international marketplace (www.alibaba.com) focuses on global importers and exporters and its China marketplace (www.alibaba.com.cn) focuses on suppliers and buyers trading domestically in China. Together the Company’s marketplaces form a community of more than 24 million members from over 200 countries and regions, as of June 30, 2007. It has field sales and marketing offices in more than 30 cities in China, Hong Kong, Switzerland and the United States. 2403-05 Jubilee Centre 18 Fenwick Street Wanchai , HKG +852-2215-5100 (Phone) +852-2215-5200 (Fax) About Alibaba.com Alibaba.com (HKSE:1688), a member of the Alibaba Group of companies, is the number one online marketplace for global and domestic China trade. We provide an efficient, trusted platform connecting small and medium-sized buyers and suppliers from around the world. It's international marketplace (www.alibaba.com) focuses on global importers and exporters and our China marketplace (www.alibaba.com.cn) focuses on suppliers and buyers trading domestically in China. Together our marketplaces form a community of more than 24 million registered users from over 200 countries and regions. its operational headquarters is based in Hangzhou in eastern China. We have field sales and marketing offices in more than 30 cities in China, Hong Kong, Switzerland and the United States. The company had more than 4,400 full-time employees as of June 30, 2007. History & Milestones October 2000 Gold Supplier membership launched to serve China exporters. August 2001 International TrustPass membership launched to serve exporters outside of China. March 2002 China TrustPass membership launched to serve SMEs engaging in domestic China trade. July 2002 Keyword services launched on our international marketplace. November 2003 TradeManager instant messaging software launched to enable users to communicate in real time on our marketplaces. March 2005 Keyword bidding launched on our China marketplace. April 2007 Gold Supplier membership launched to serve Hong Kong exporters. November 2007 Alibaba.com listed on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, under stock code 1688. |
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