Released on = August 29, 2007, 12:33 am

Press Release Author = Tumpang.com

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = Tumpang.Com embodies the concept of crowd clout - where
consumers wield far greater purchasing power by buying in bulk.This fundamental
crowd clout concept of Tumpang makes it very different from online auction sites
such as the ever-popular eBay. While auction sites have buyers competing with one
another to purchase an item, Tumpang compels its users to collaborate with one
another for good bargains.

Press Release Body = 3Ist August 2007 Today marks the worldwide launch of
Tumpang.Com, a website set to be the world's premier Online Bulk Discount Store.
Prior to this date the URL, www.tumpang.com, redirects to the company's Malaysian
site, with bulk offers specifically for Malaysian users. Today, however, the site
will display bargains available to an international audience.

Tumpang (pronounced "toom" as in "boom" and "pung" as in "rung") presents a new
concept in online shopping. The name is taken from the Malaysian word \"Tumpang\"
which essentially means \"Pooling\" as in \"Car-Pooling\". As the names suggests,
Tumpang.Com facilitates a sales transaction by letting consumers pool their
resources and collective influence, to qualify and demand for a bulk discount.

Tumpang.Com embodies the concept of crowd clout - where consumers wield far greater
purchasing power by buying in bulk. "At Tumpang, the customer truly is king," says
the company's Senior Marketing Manager, Raymond Chuah. "Retailers want to sell more
and are willing to give huge discounts for bulk purchases," he explains, "and this
is where Tumpang comes in."

Users can post items for sale on Tumpang. Sellers, or Drivers in Tumpang-speak, post
up items for sale offering a bulk discount for a specified quantity of that item.
Other users are then allowed to "Tumpang" on this item to place an order. These
buyers, or Passengers as they are referred to in Tumpang, get to "ride" on this bulk
and partake in the discount offered by the Driver. When the bulk order for a
particular item is fulfilled, it is then up to the Driver to ship and deliver the
said items.

This fundamental crowd clout concept of Tumpang makes it very different from online
auction sites such as the ever-popular eBay. While auction sites have buyers
competing with one another to purchase an item, Tumpang compels its users to
collaborate with one another for good bargains.

Tumpang.Com is not merely a website or a webshop. Behind the colorful homepage is a
powerful application that assists users in organizing their bulk sale. Fully
designed and engineered from scratch, Tumpang\'s engine has the capacity to support
complex orders by organizing and managing the many buyers or Passengers of an item.
Users can mark a buyer as having paid for the item or having taken delivery of it. A
Driver of a sale item is also able to communicate with the Passengers of his item
via SMS or email, provided within Tumpang. At the very same time, Passengers are
able to confirm a booking or cancel it with just a few clicks. Private Messaging and
a comment function on an item page allow users to interact with one another.

The Tumpang concept is ideal not just for tangible products but also for services
and events such as group holiday bookings, fishing trips, bowling outings and more.


From a technology standpoint, Tumpang is certainly up there with the latest
applications on the web today. Powered by PHP 5 and MYSQL 5, most of its processes
are run on the databases side using stored procedures. On the front end, Tumpang is
designed very differently from most e-commerce websites being crafted entirely on a
CSS architecture. This will enable a better user experience and will cater for
future expansions. There will soon be an Application Programming Interface (API) in
the near future for developers who may be keen to customize or integrate Tumpang
into their blog or corporate websites. For now, web users can still make use of
Tumpang\'s RSS feeds to see the latest items on sale.

"Tumpang is designed for the growing community of smart shoppers," according to
founder, Jefrey Ong, "we aspire to be THE place for the best bargains."

Tumpang charges traders a fee for posting up items for sale. A Driver of an article
for sale must specify the standard price of his item and the discounted "Tumpang
Price" he is offering to users. Charges are computed based on the savings amount to
manage fraud and prevent traders from over-declaring the savings of his sale. The
fee is chargeable in Toints, Tumpang's very own proprietary currency. Present rates
for Toints are at USD 0.01 per Toint. However, new members will be given 1,500 free
Toints upon signing-up.

Tumpang was launched locally in its home country of Malaysia on April Fool's day
this year. Prior to that it had been testing for over a year. To date, the site has
over 5,000 registered members and has helped Malaysian shoppers save almost MYR
90,000 (approximately USD 25,000). Tumpang anticipates a massive grow in these
numbers with its worldwide launch today.


Web Site = http://www.tumpang.com

Contact Details = Mr. Jefrey Ong - Founder
jef@tumpang.com

Mr. Raymond Chuah - Marketing & PR
raymond@tumpang.com