TSCentral Announces Joint Ventures

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TSCentral Inc., an Internet-based provider of products and services for the event industry, and Hong Kong-based PICO Far East Holdings, an Asian company that provides exhibition stands, have created TSCentral Asia. New services include advertising on the TSCentral Web site; online interactive tours of events, destinations and venues; and event management software.

Robert Lapides, CEO of TSCentral, says of his company's new presence in Asia: "We can help planners understand local customs, find local vendors and bring their events to a worldwide audience through Web-casting-broadcasting video over the Internet."

In other company news, TSCentral announced an agreement with Irvine, Calif.-based Skytron Corp. The two companies will integrate TSCentral's online, interactive and multimedia production offerings with Skytron's Tri-screen video display systems-patent-pending, 360 degree, large screens that can be suspended in a convention center, creating an interactive kiosk that allows viewers to see Web-casts of event highlights, locate exhibitors and visit virtual booths.

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