PROFILE |
 |
In Japan, surfing the Web is a GALA affair. The company is one of Japan's largest operators of online communities (bulletin boards, chat rooms) through its GALAFRIEND series of Web sites. More than 550,000 people peruse almost 30 communities with topics ranging from travel to automobiles. GALA also provides an opt-in mail service (advertising mailing lists), chat room security tools, marketing services, and Web design services. Investors include SOFTBANK, Nippon Electronics Development, Nikkei Business Publications, eVentures, and president Satoru Kikukawa, who founded the company in 1993.
COMPETITION |
 |
AOL Time Warner Inc. (AOL)
AsiaContent.com, Ltd. (IASIA)
Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJI)
|
 |
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
 |
Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 2.00
KEY PEOPLE |
 |
Rieko Muramoto
CEO
Kazuhiko Tonoki
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
 |
Tango 33, Bldg. 3-F,
Tokyo 150-0011, Japan
Phone: 81-3-5778-0321
Fax: 81-3-5778-0340
Online: Web Site
|