Globe7, SINA.com.hk Announce Major Strategic Partnership



    Globe7 HK Limited and SINA.com.hk have announced a strategic
    partnership to provide co-branded voice-over-Internet services and
    video streaming information and advertising.

    Globe7 will provide a SINA-branded hosting solution, allowing
    SINA.com.hk users to place long-distance voice and video calls over
    the Globe7 network to more than 100 countries utilizing a
    Chinese-language soft-dialer.

    The agreement also provides a variety of Chinese-language content,
    including videos, entertainment news, global messaging, blogs and
    user-generated content to be posted on the co-branded service.

    The announcement was made by Venkat S. Meenavilli, chairman and
    managing director of Globe7s' parent company, Northgate Technologies
    Limited, he said further partnerships between Globe7 and SINA.com.hk
    will be announced in the near future.

    SINA.com.hk is one of the biggest portals in Hong Kong and a
    subsidiary of SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA), providing online media
    and value-added services for the local community.

    Globe7 HK is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northgate Technologies
    Limited. Publicly traded company in India with operations in the USA,
    UK, and Hong Kong, Globe7 provides a wide range of products and
    services, including free downloadable soft phone, advertising,
    hosting, VoIP and online streaming services.

    Northgate Technologies is an innovative technology company with
    extensive research and development facilities in Hyderabad, India. Its
    online advertising company, Axill Ltd., is a world leader in online ad
    placement and audience aggregation. The company is a major player in
    the global telecom and Voice over IP (VoIP) market.

    About Globe7

    Globe7 is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northgate Technologies
    Limited, based in India. Globe7 provides hosting solutions worldwide,
    allowing websites to provide streaming video and mobile television
    channels. Its distribution channels are expanding rapidly to countries
    like Nepal, Mauritius, China and several others.

    About SINA.com.hk

    SINA.com.hk is one of the biggest portals in Hong Kong, providing
    online media and value added services for the local community,
    delivers Chinese-language contents to users by integrating information
    from numerous content partners in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and North
    America.

    SINA HK is a subsidiary of SINA Corporation (NASDAQ:SINA), which
    has more than 230 million registered users worldwide and over 700
    million daily page views, is the most recognized Internet brand name
    in China and among Chinese communities globally.