Beyond.com, Inc. Provides Jobs to Members of OLX, Inc.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. –August 28, 2007- Beyond.com, Inc., the largest niche career network for business professionals, announced a strategic relationship with OLX, Inc., to provide jobs to members of its next-generation global online classifieds website www.olx.com as well as to OLX’s distribution partners, including Friendster, a leading global online social network, whose classifieds are powered by OLX, with more than 48 million members worldwide.
Under the relationship, Beyond.com will provide fresh jobs on a daily basis across more than 25 different industries, including Information Technology, Sales, Healthcare and Accounting. Job seekers can view detailed job descriptions, post comments, apply online and post their resume to Beyond.com to instantly gain exposure to hiring managers across their network of more than 15,000 online communities.
“Beyond.com’s successful network strategy is well aligned with our own mission to provide simple, relevant solutions for our users, wherever they are,” said Fabrice Grinda, Co-CEO of OLX, Inc. “Our partnership with Beyond.com will perfectly complement OLX’s listings in real estate, services, cars, merchandise sale and personals by enabling us to offer our customers access to high-quality, relevant and local jobs as well.”
“We continue to experience an evolution from traditional print to online classifieds, which affects how companies advertise available positions and how consumers search for jobs,” said Rich Milgram, CEO of Beyond.com, Inc. “Through our relationship with OLX, we can deliver high-quality jobs and career resources to their member base across many niche verticals and geographic regions, while growing Beyond.com’s presence in the online classified space.”
About Beyond.com, Inc.
Beyond.com, Inc., a full-service provider of career software and services, powering a network of more than 15,000 highly niche-specific communities, is dedicated to helping business professionals, corporations and vertical communities connect with each other by providing relevant search and networking tools for every stage of career, business and life. Product and service categories include: careers and recruitment, HR technologies, education, search engines, life management, and networking. Beyond.com is a Safeguard Scientifics partner company. www.Beyond.com
About Safeguard
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (NYSE: SFE), a holding company, builds value in growth-stage technology and life sciences businesses. Safeguard provides growth capital as well as a range of strategic, operational and management resources to their partner companies. Safeguard participates in growth buyout financings, including corporate spin-outs and management buyouts, expansion financings, industry consolidations and early-stage financings. www.Safeguard.com
About OLX, Inc.
OLX, Inc. is the next generation of free online classifieds. OLX provides a simple solution to the complications involved in selling, buying, trading, discussing, organizing, and meeting people near you, wherever you may reside.OLX is used in over 40 countries in 9 languages. The company was founded in March 2006 and is privately held. For more information, visit: www.olx.com
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