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PRESS RELEASE
HAVENCO LAUNCHES WORLD'S
FIRST INTERNET DATA HAVEN
SECURE CO-LOCATION INTERNET BUSINESS LOCATED
IN THE PRINCIPALITY OF SEALAND
SEALAND. (5 JUNE 2000) � HavenCo Ltd., a provider of secure off-shore
infrastructure for electronic business, has commenced operations in the
Principality of Sealand � a made-made island fortress in the North Sea.
The HavenCo operation in Sealand will provide data co-location services to
a diverse clientele that wish to operate businesses in an eCommerce
friendly legal jurisdiction with strong guarantees of privacy, security,
and reliability. Online trials are being conducted over the Summer with
full service expected to begin in Fall of 2000.
Sealand has no laws governing data traffic, and the terms of HavenCo's
agreement with Sealand provide that none will ever be enacted. The HavenCo
Acceptable Use Policy bans the distribution of child pornography from its
servers, and prohibits use of the network to send bulk unsolicited
communications or launch digital attacks against other computers or
networks.
The countries that currently have the best infrastructure for eCommerce are
suppressing the growth of profitable Internet business through ill
conceived constantly changing regulation and poor enforcement policies.
The United States' 'Digital Millennium Copyright Act' and Britain's aptly
named RIP (Regulation of Investigatory Powers) Bill are but two such
examples. HavenCo's operation in Sealand offers a haven from such
intrusive legislation.
HavenCo CEO Sean Hastings states "Running an eBusiness 365 days a year
means that the political system needs to be at least as reliable as your
computer system. Until now, eCommerce politics has not been as secure or
stable as the computer systems used to run a company. We're proud to be
the first to create a secure and stable environment where on-line business
can flourish."
ENDS
About HavenCo
HavenCo, Ltd. is a provider of secure off-shore infrastructure for
electronic business. Using state-of-the-art technology, HavenCo is the
ideal co-location partner for firms or individuals who wish to conduct
their on-line affairs in a totally secure environment.
An Anguilla-registered corporation, HavenCo operates a secure off-shore
co-location facility in the Principality of Sealand. Sealand has - and
will never have - any laws governing data traffic.
Once out of the beta testing period, HavenCo guarantees up-front pricing on
all of its co-location services. There will be no uncertainty about costs
and no delays for service. Customers will be able to sign up for our
services online, have their credit card processed and their server
operational within one day.
For more information, visit the HavenCo web site at www.HavenCo.com or call
company headquarters at ++31 20 666 1917
About The Principality of Sealand
Sealand was founded as a sovereign Principality in 1967 in international
waters, six miles off the eastern shores of Great Britain. The Principality
was originally known as Roughs Tower, an island fortress created in World
War II by Britain and subsequently abandoned to the jurisdiction of the
High Seas. The island fortress is conveniently situated from 65 to 100
miles from the coasts of France, Belgium, Holland and Germany.
The independence of Sealand was upheld in a 1968 British court decision
where the judge held that Roughs Tower stood in international waters and
did not fall under the legal jurisdiction of the United Kingdom. This gave
birth to Sealand's national motto of E Mare Libertas, or "Freedom of the
Sea".
The official language of Sealand is English and the Sealand Dollar has a
fixed exchange rate of one U.S. dollar. Passports and stamps have been in
circulation since 1969. Contrary to many misleading websites and news
articles, Sealand passports are not -nor have ever been- for sale. Anyone
offering a Sealand passport for sale is selling a forgery.
For more information, visit the Sealand web site at www.sealandgov.com
Press Contact:
Bill Scannell
Director of Public Relations
HavenCo, LTD.
++44 207 278 7447
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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