Qnet: Our New Data Centre provides Performance, Reliability and Security for Your Business

Last year, QNET successfully brought online our second and most advanced data centre ever.
As our network grows and sells more and more QNET products, we’ve had to invest in our systems to cope with the increased number of transactions in the QNET eStore

The new data center considerably upgrades the reliability and security of our eCommerce platform, which  means a better service to you as well as piece of mind that your personal information is safe and secure.
The huge project, which involved two years of planning and development, introduced three layers of security to protect against threats such as denial of service attacks and to provide the scalability, security and fault tolerance necessary for QNET’s enterprise level platform.

Our IT team is committed to building the QNET values of service and integrity into their services.
As a result of this commitment, our online data management bares the TRUSTe privacy seal. TRUSTe certification is a signal to you that we safeguard all personal information and value your online privacy.

 

QNET among First to Receive Exclusive URL that will Change the Internet Forever

QNET has secured its own top-level domain .quest, one of only a few hundred companies in the world to be part of the first wave what will eventually transform almost every URL on the Internet.

QNET Chief Information Officer Malcolm Chiu formed part of a panel discussing about the new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) at the Asia Pacific Digital Marketing & gTLD Strategy Congress in Hong Kong last week.

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Malcolm found himself in esteemed company, having the privilege of sitting alongside Senior Legal Counsel Karen Law from Alibaba, the Chinese eCommerce site which by some measures is the biggest online commerce company in the world.

“I am very excited that we have applied for our very own .quest top-level domain, it’s a hybrid of QNET’s global brand and global community. We really look forward to taking full advantage of this for our IRs moving forward,” says Malcolm.

One of the speakers at the Congress, Roland LaPlante from Afilias said in his address that the new top-level domains are a game changer.

“In the future, all companies will want to own their brand domain and move all their online presence there where they have full control. The companies who get their own gTLD in this first round will have a tremendous advantage over the companies who follow which will at least be 24 months away if not more,” said Roland.

QNET has already begun thinking about how it will use the .quest domain but you’re not likely to see it anywhere before early 2015.

 

 

QNET wants direct selling regulator

MUMBAI: Welcoming the Indian government’s initiative to amend the laws governing the direct selling business, QNET   has called for setting up a regulator to govern the business. “There are misconceptions about the overall industry and it’s easy to be brushed off or tarnished under the Prize Chits and Money Circulation Schemes (Banning) Act,” Zaheer Merchant, international director of Corporate Affairs for QNET, said.

“The need of the hour is to formulate clear cut laws to govern the MLM and direct selling industry in India which has been generating large scale self-employment and contributing to the exchequer,” he said. Referring to reports that the Indian government has set up an Inter Ministerial Group to look into the functioning of MLM business, Merchant said: “fast growing economies such as Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Taiwan and Singapore all have a specific statute that regulate, and more important, facilitate direct selling.”

“We are confident that the government will consider all relevant legislation from other countries in reaching a fair and just conclusion and legislation here, so ensure equity and business interests are best served. We are happy to assist in any way we can, as I am sure will others in the industry or other industry bodies in other legislated markets. A specific regulator, like an ombudsman, for instance, would also be useful in matters of mediation or review,” he said.

 

E-commerce platform QNET says operations fully transparent

One of Asia’s leading direct selling companies has rubbished allegations of business and financial misconduct, and reiterated that its operations in India are being conducted through an e-commerce platform in a completely transparent manner.

A spokesman for QNET India, Ajay Chanam, said that while nothing could be done about the allegations and speculations in circulation, he could certainly clarify misconceptions surrounding the company’s operations.

Emphatically emphasizing that QNET is not a money-laundering scheme, Chanam said: “We cannot control the allegations, but, we can tell you the truth.”

“QNET operates through audited accounts with clear traceable history of the origin of money. It does not accept cash payment for purchase of products, and neither makes any cash payments to anyone, be it vendors or distributors,” Chanam added.

QNET operates through third-party payment gateways or banking instruments such as a cheque or demand draft, he further said during his interview-cum-interaction.

The QNET India spokesman also said there was nothing fraudulent about pursuing multi-level-marketing schemes in a transparent manner, and added that what attracts illegality is rather using such schemes for activities that are banned as defined under the PCMCS (banning) Act 1978.

Chanam rubbished the view that the business model of QNET was actually an “Endless Chain” to snare new distributors.

“This is not true and very easily verifiable by anyone. In endless chains, people receive commission for recruiting other people in the chain, whereas QNET pays commissions only on the sale of its products,” he said.

“Everyone has an equal opportunity to earn, and therefore, this is a sustainable business model. QNET’s hybrid compensation plan is accepted globally as legitimate, and there is no question of deceiving anyone or anybody’s trust,” he added.

Chanam said that when developed countries like Singapore and Malaysia have accepted the QNET business model without reservations, he saw no reason why the same operation could not establish a presence in India.

“All products promoted through the company’s e-commerce platform carry relevant information on product features and specifications as directed by statutory bodies and practiced in the market for that product segment. QNET publishes a strict code-of-conduct for this business. Unethical practices whenever reported are resolved swiftly. Punitive action is taken if the situation so merits,” he said.

Chanam further stated that to describe Bio-Disc, a glass and plastic wellness product, as a sham item, is tragic.

He said QNET has never promoted Bio Disc as a medicine or a cure for any disease, including cancer, but rather promoted it as a harmonised energy and wellness product, and added that it is the consumers prerogative to share their personal or unique experiences in using Bio-Disc.

“Each BioDisc is made of high quality glass and technically engineered with natural minerals, structurally bonded at a molecular level using high heat fusion technology,” Chanam said.

On QNET’s educational courses, he said they are only for personality and knowledge development, and not certificate courses linked to an academic degree or a diploma.

Chanam said it was preposterous to charge QNET of emotionally blackmailing to sign up new distributors.

“QNET does not advocate or promote use of any coercive tactics to sign-up new distributors,” he firmly said

“It is a lucrative opportunity to own a businesses, network with like-minded entrepreneurs and collaborate with one of the fastest growing direct selling companies in Asia,” he added.

“In a large, geographically and culturally disparate network of entrepreneurs, one naturally expects some bad apples. No one can portray these few occurrences as indicative of what the entire company and its distributor network stand for collectively,” he said.

Chanam said Vihaan and Transview were not front companies of QNET, but actually independent entities.

He said Transview Enterprise (India) Pvt. Ltd. is a fully owned subsidiary of Transview Singapore Pte. Ltd. – an FDI company and Vihaan Direct Selling is an Indian company with Indian directors and shareholders.

“Perhaps this confusion stems from the fact that up to March 31, 2013, QNET operated through a master franchisee arrangement with Transview. Vihaan was only a sub-franchisee of Transview, and was responsible for managing the networking business viz., product delivery, customer support, commissions’ payment; network database management etc. Transview handled imports, product development, marketing and Brand communications. However, starting April 2013, Vihaan entered into a direct contract with QNET (Hong Kong) for managing the networking business for QNET in India while Transview continued as an independent importer and exporter of products while sustaining its role in product development and marketing. It is currently only a “supplier” to Vihaan,” he concluded.