SESAMi (Singapore) Pte Ltd was formed in January 2001 with the merger of Asia2B.com Limited - Asia's premier e-marketplace enabler and innovator in collaborative commerce management (CCM) solutions, and SESAMi.com Pte Ltd - Asia's predominant commerce service provider (CSP) and largest e-hub. Both companies brought to the new entity a strong shareholder base, established strength in B2B e-commerce, an entrepreneurial culture, as well as a rich heritage.

Here are some highlights of SESAMi's history:

November 2006	Launch of Buy Singapore initiated by IE, powered Abecha Pte Ltd.
Janauary 2006	Launch of SBF Global Sourcing Hub supported by Spring, powered by Abecha Pte Ltd.
October 2004	Launch of Business@lert 2004 and MOU signing with Tenderlink.com of New Zealand graced by Mr. Lim Hng Kiang, Minister of Trade & Industry at Global Entrepolis Singapore '04
July 2004	SESAMi acquires Abecha Pte. Ltd. from JTC
December 2002	Successful management buy-out by DMP Holdings
February 2002	SESAMi forms the Global Interoperability Group with six international partners. This network of horizontal marketplaces will move e-commerce transactions seamlessly around the world.
May 2001	SESAMi enters the Korean market
April 2001	Interoperability established between SESAMi and Cable & Wireless Optus across the Global Trading Web
January 2001	SESAMi.com and Asia2B.com merged to form SESAMi Inc, marking the largest B2B transaction in Asia's history
January 2001	Asia2B.com nominated as one of the most popular B2B websites by a Far Eastern Economic Review report on Asian enterprises
January 2001	SESAMi.com's e-commerce solution for Eastman Chemical awarded an "Intelligent 20 Award" by Intelligent Enterprise Asia
November 2000	SESAMi.com's total transaction volume passed the S$3 billion mark, just after one year into its operation
September 2000	Asia2B.com announced the opening of its Beijing office and additional deals with shareholders and major partners
July 2000	Asia2B.com launched its marketsite and announced major deals with shareholders and large corporations
July 2000	Asia2B.com set up the first pharmaceutical vertical in China with Pharm2B
May 2000	SESAMi.com opened its Hong Kong office
April 2000	Asia2B.com officially founded in Hong Kong
March 2000	SESAMi.com launched ChemX, Asia's first vertical for the chemical industry
March 2000	Asia2B.com announced its joint venture in Beijing, China
September 1999	SESAMi.com established in Singapore

There is no doubt that e-commerce will continue to grow as a tool for increasing business efficiency. As more and more companies in Asia embrace the benefits of conducting business on the Internet, SESAMi is perfectly poised to be the preferred CSP in the market. Our transaction volume represents a substantial percentage of the B2B e-commerce transaction in Asia today, and we will continue to be Asia's leading CSP of collaborative commerce management services and e-hub.

We are committed to solidifying that position, fortifying it with more services and creating new benefits for buyers and sellers. Because the e-commerce world is still in a nascent stage, it is impossible to predict how this market will develop, but we shall remain at the forefront of this development, always leading our customers to the services they seek.

Here are some of the signposts to watch for in the future:

• More physical presence as we establish offices in all the major markets in Asia to better serve our growing customer base
• More local language interfaces to make SESAMi easily accessible for businesses throughout Asia
• More vertical marketplaces as we answer demands for more industry-specific solutions
• Alliances with other e-hubs to give our customers reach beyond Asia and to help international companies tap into the Asian market
• Increasing transaction volumes

Our immediate focus is to keep our leadership position in Asia's e-commerce market. Our vision for tomorrow is to be Asia's Leading Electronics Transcation Hub.