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Algonquin Studios Holds QuantumCMS User Group; Highlights New Features, Improvements, and Support Ideas

Posted by on February 22, 2012 1 comment

Algonquin Studios Holds QuantumCMS User Group; Highlights New Features, Improvements, and Support Ideas











Buffalo, NY (PRWEB) February 21, 2012

Moderated by Algonquin’s co-founder and Senior Usability Engineer, Adrian Roselli, the session provided users of Algonquin’s web content management system, QuantumCMS, an opportunity to review features from the latest software release and participate in a question and answer roundtable with Mr. Roselli and other developers from the Algonquin team.

The session also provided the developers at Algonquin with the unique opportunity to gather feedback from the people who use their software on a daily basis. Having access to this valuable information helps guide Algonquin’s developers in their ongoing efforts to improve and expand the CMS.

During February’s session, Mr. Roselli shared exciting information about the newest version of QuantumCMS, version 4.2.1, and the improved WYSIWYG editor the platform now uses. In addition to this new editor, version 4.2.1 offers increased browser support, an improved custom form builder that allows sales and marketing message-related content to frame the form, and an intuitive file manager that remembers where you were last working in the file tree and returns you to the same location.

Also featured were new reports that are available in this newest version of QuantumCMS. Users now have access to reporting functionality that offers them a quick overview of information including page aliases and site security statuses. Algonquin developers anticipate these reports will be a game changer in the way users interact with QuantumCMS, providing valuable information in easy to read, all-in-one-place format. The reports can be exported to Excel, making them even more useful as they can now be shared with co-workers and across departments.

Algonquin’s new QuantumCMS Customer Care Team was also officially introduced at this meeting. The Customer Care Team is available by phone, email, or online to help answer common questions related to using QuantumCMS. Users are encouraged to reach out to the Customer Care team as an initial point of contact when they’ve forgotten how to use a feature, have a question about where something’s located in the interface, or if they’ve discovered a bug in the software.

QuantumCMS user groups are held twice a year and Algonquin encourages all QuantumCMS users to attend the session, bringing as many members from their organization as needed. In addition to the user groups, Mr. Roselli and other members of Algonquin’s development team also provide extensive technical support to QuantumCMS users, offer web design and SEO consulting, and moderate a community forum that provides users with access to tutorials, release notes, event updates and more.

About QuantumCMS – Algonquin Studios’ content management system has been designed for flexibility and ease of use. QuantumCMS makes it easy to manage all of your web content with browser-based tools that require no technical knowledge or familiarity with HTML. Changes are made in real time, keeping your web presence fresh and engaging for current and prospective clients and add-on modules built for specific industries cater to the needs of marketers in those fields.

About Algonquin Studios – Algonquin Studios is a professional services firm providing software development, web content management, web design and business consulting since 1998. Our business and technology solutions solve problems for companies from many industries including legal, health care, financial services, and not-for-profit. Algonquin Studios has offices in Buffalo, NY and New York City.

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Riverside County Office of Foreign Trade Hosts “Export Manufacturer’s Day”

Posted by on August 23, 2011 1 comment

Riverside County Office of Foreign Trade Hosts “Export Manufacturer’s Day”











Rob Field
Riverside County EDA


Riverside, CA (PRWEB) August 10, 2011

Riverside County Office of Foreign Trade, part of the Riverside County Economic Development Agency, hosted the “Export Manufacturer’s Day”. This show was for current trade partners and local business owners looking to develop and/or expand existing markets overseas. Riverside County ranks 23rd in the country in foreign trade and is working with 35 separate counties that are actively engaged in foreign direct investments to the county. In addition, some of the nearly 4,000 manufacturers within the county are exporting to over 180 different countries creating an 11.5 billion dollar export industry. What does all this mean? More jobs!

Dozens of manufacturers and small business owners throughout the County of Riverside attended this half-day event that was held inside and in front of the county building. On display were RVs from MVP RV (who just signed a five billion dollar contract with China), custom high performance boats from Eliminator Boats and unique custom spas from Regal Spas (who are exporting spas in over a half dozen countries). Other assorted displays included medical products from Wakunaga Pharmaceuticals, automobile products from K&N Filters, California wines for Temecula wineries and protection gear from Paulson Manufacturing Inc., (who are exporting to over 140 different overseas markets).

Established in March 2009 by the Board of Supervisors, the Office of Foreign Trade (OFT) has already made a significant contribution to the local business community. Its goal is to assist local firms in exporting products, goods and services to nations around the globe. The OFT has already established a formal partnership with the Export-Import Bank of the United States which offers businesses assistance in securing financing for exports through the Ex-Im Bank and the EB-5 Visa Program.

Southern California CEO Magazine was in attendance and interviewed key export partners. They spoke about the current economy and issues they have to overcome in expanding their business overseas. With export and import assistance from the OFT, many of these successful business owners, corporate officers, investors, and entrepreneurs have created new jobs and investments within the County of Riverside.

To assist these exporters, federal officials gave the green light to annex much of Southwest Riverside County into San Diego’s foreign trade zone. This set the stage for local manufacturers to save significant amounts of money on tariffs and taxes. Riverside County officials hail the development as a boon for the local economy. “This is a real huge victory for us,” said Tom Freeman, Foreign Trade Commissioner in the County Department of Economic Development..

Contact:

Tom Freeman

Foreign Trade Commissioner

951-955-6662

tomfreeman(at)rivcoeda(dot)org

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Castle Metals UK Now Exporting to 52 Countries Around the World

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Castle Metals UK Now Exporting to 52 Countries Around the World











Exporting to 52 Countries around the World


(PRWEB UK) 20 July 2011

After only very recently announcing that in May of this year Castle Metals UK had exported to its 50th country – Luxembourg, they can now announce that the number has since risen to 52, with Slovenia and Latvia being added to the growing list.

“We are delighted,” says Tracy Piotrowska, export manager, “at the growth in export business so far in 2011. Shortly after celebrating exports to our 50th country, we surpassed even our own expectations and can proudly announce that we are currently supplying 52 countries with speciality steel, making us truly world-class exporters.”

Castle Metals UK plan to use the rest of 2011 to further grow their presence in Eastern Europe and Asia. The company believe that recent success is down to their continued investment in their stock range, and additional processing capabilities. This year they introduced a new range of super duplex and duplex sheet, now stocking 1mm, 1.5mm, 2mm and 3mm S31803, S32750, S32760 and 6 Moly S31254. In support of this huge stock investment came the installation of a large capacity water-jet cutting machine, and a high powered laser cutting machine. The result of these investments are decreased lead times and higher capacity meaning the service to customers around the globe is faster than ever.

Castle Metals UK’s customers are found in sectors such as Oil and Gas, Chemical, Petrochemical, Agrochemical, Pharmaceutical, Fabrication, Aerospace, Power Generation and Nuclear.

Castle Metals UK is the new name being gradually rolled out as the rebranding process at Metals UK continues, following it’s acquisitions by the USA’s A.M. Castle & Co in 2008.

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Cell Phone Accessory Seller to Switch Online Auction Sites in Favor of Lower Fees

Posted by on July 31, 2011 1 comment

Cell Phone Accessory Seller to Switch Online Auction Sites in Favor of Lower Fees












Riverside, CA (PRWEB) June 5, 2007

Accessory Export, LLC a Southern California-based cell phone accessory company, today announced it will switch online auction sites, moving from eBay to less costly sites such as Amazon.com and Yahoo Store.

In 2006, Accessory Export, LLC (eBay user ID: accessoryexport) launched more than 850,000 auctions to eBay.com and from those auctions grossed over $ 2 million in sales. But this hefty sales number came with a very large eBay bill. For the year 2006, Accessory Export, LLC paid eBay nearly $ 600,000 in fees.

eBay has long based its fee structure on two components; insertion fees and final value fees. Insertion fees are based on several factors which include starting price of an auction and any selected upgrades such as a gallery picture. Final value fees are percentage based fees that are assessed based on an auction’s final selling price.

Accessory Export, LLC reports that in the cell phone accessory category on eBay, a seller can expect approximately 12 to 20 percent of auctions to end with a successful bidder. That means that 80 to 88 percent of their auctions never even get a bid. Fortunately, on these auctions, Accessory Export is not required to pay a final value fee to eBay. However, every time an auction is listed, regardless of success, eBay collects its required insertion fee.

Even though Accessory Export plans to reduce their eBay presence in favor of other online auction sites, they do not predict any decline in gross sales, they are actually expecting to see a 100 percent increase in sales this year, making their 2007 gross sales close to $ 4 million.

They plan to fuel this growth by branching into other online auction sites, such as, Amazon.com and their new website, http://www.AccessoryExportWholesale.com. These alternate marketplaces may offer slightly less visibility, but their seller friendly fee structures offer huge potential for increased profits.

Amazon’s Marketplace is catalog based and allows multiple sellers to list directly on a single product. In Accessory Export’s opinion, Amazon’s layout is far superior to eBay’s, in the sense that it allows buyers to quickly identify all sellers for a particular item and compare prices on one page. With eBay’s auction-based layout a buyer is forced to search through sometimes thousands of auctions and independently keep track of pricing and product information.

Additionally, Amazon’s fee structure is not based on insertions fees, but is based on a low monthly membership fee and final value fees that are only charged when an item is sold. This fee structure adds up to big profits. Accessory Export, LLC is currently receiving over 300 cell phone accessory orders per day from their Amazon Marketplace account and Accessory Export’s Co-Owner, William Land states, “It would take about 500 orders from eBay to equal the same profit we make on 300 orders via Amazon due to the reduced fees.”

Accessory Export’s newest venture http://www.AccessoryExportWholesale.com is a standalone Yahoo Store website, which Accessory Export plans to promote by utilizing search engine optimization techniques. Yahoo’s store fee structure is similar to that of Amazon, in the sense that they charge a monthly fee along with a small final value fees for all items sold.

This new site, http://www.AccessoryExportWholesale.com, is not scheduled to be completed and officially launch until July 1, 2007, yet the site is already receiving over 100 page views a day and about one order for every 200 page views. Accessory Export, LLC expects this site when complete to produce about 10,000 page views a day and several thousand orders a month.

For additional information about Accessory Export, LLC and their cell phone accessory products please contact Laura Land or visit one of their websites: http://www.AccessoryExport.com, http://www.3lcell.com, or http://www.AccessoryExportWholesale.com

About Accessory Export, LLC

Accessory Export, a cell phone accessory company, was founded in 2001 by William and Laura Land in their home in Tucson, AZ. In the last six years the company has grown from a hobby that used online auction sites into a multi-million dollar company with 20 employees. Accessory Export, LLC is currently located in Riverside, CA and is still family owned and operated. Accessory Export offers a wide variety of cell phone accessories including, chargers, headsets, memory cards, data cables, and they specialize in unique cases and covers.

Contact:

Laura Land, Co-Owner

Accessory Export, LLC

(951)818-1311

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Klatu Adds Integrated Product Licensing and Export and Import Documentation Functionality

Posted by on July 31, 2011 1 comment

Klatu Adds Integrated Product Licensing and Export and Import Documentation Functionality










(PRWEB) April 20, 2004

Based on Klatu’s stringent product classification, an e-store customer can now add optional integrated export compliance functionality, thereby enabling the required exporting checks, export licensing controls and export documentation needed to export products from any major trading country in the world.

Export licensing

Export licensing functionality informs the Exporter if a license is required to ship their specific product from the country of export to the destination. If a license or license exception is required or embargo restrictions are in effect, the result is displayed to the user. The determination of export license requirements or license exceptions is based on its applicable Export Commodity Control Number (ECCN) or other classification number(s).

The Department of Commerce licenses “dual- use” exports, which include technology products, such as computers, certain software and encryption devices and technology. Many products do not require an export license, however a failure to obtain a required license would have severe consequences.

Export Documentation

Documentation support identifies which documents are required for shipment between countries, including both export and import documents.

After the passage of the 2001 Patriot Act, the need for screening, mandatory compliance and the blocking and reporting of any transactions involving barred entities. Export controls are enacted by a government to prohibit, reduce or limit the amount of any specific good or commodity from leaving its borders. The most common products under export controls are munitions and high-technology products.

About Klatu

Klatu delivers complete international e-commerce business solutions throughout Latin America. Since 1999, Klatu Inc. has focused on IT and Consumer Electronics resellers and is the only international ASP solution provider. eCom, the underlying engine integrates CNET’s highly structured content and images with pricing and availability information from major supply chain partners. The functionality includes product pricing and availability, multiple payment methods, a pricing engine, product filtering, multiple INCOTERM pricing, landed-cost pricing, multiple languages, and currencies. The resulting solution is powerful, affordable, and easily customized to a customer’s requirements. For more information, please visit http://www.klatu.net or e-mail us at info@klatu.net


















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Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. Named among the Top 100 Exporters in the United States

Posted by on July 31, 2011 1 comment

Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. Named among the Top 100 Exporters in the United States











Anderson Hay & Grain


(PRWEB) July 19, 2011

Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc., a leading U.S. based exporter of hay and straw products has been named among the Top 100 Exporters by the Journal of Commerce (JOC). As a fast growing, family owned company, Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. is proud to be named among this elite group of American companies.

Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. is a leading second generation, family owned and operated, company specializing in hay export, specifically Timothy Hay, Alfalfa Hay and Grass Straw products. Headquartered in Ellensburg, Washington with facilities throughout the Western United States, Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. works with a network of family owned farms throughout the region to produce the highest quality of hay and straw products available on the market. The Anderson family attributes much of their success to their strong grower base which has been developed throughout the life of the company.

The Journal of Commerce publishes the list of the Top 100 Exporters and Importers in the United States each year. The magazine’s annual double issue features rankings bases upon the import and export of containerized goods during the previous year. Widely respected as an authority on international trade and logistics, The Journal of Commerce’s list is comprised of a highly respected group of corporations specializing in a variety of products and services. Mario Moreno, economist for The Journal of Commerce, forecasts a growth in U.S. exports of 10 percent in 2011, a growth which many of these companies hope to capitalize upon.

Listed as number 36 on JOC’s annual Top 100 Exporters list, Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. exported a total of 36,000 twenty-foot equal unites (TEU) of hay products in 2010. Anderson’s ranking is based on the number of TEU they shipped directly to customers outside of the United States. Additionally Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. sells directly to several exporters who also made the list, many of whom export Anderson products to customers worldwide.

“We are very excited to be named among so many great American companies,” said Mark Anderson, CEO and president of Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. “We strive to create lasting relationships with our global customers and aim to experience continued growth for years to come.”

With plans for further growth Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. hopes to continue to make The Journal of Commerce Top 100 Exporters List year after year. The growing company is committed to strengthening the global agricultural community through customer relations and top quality forage products. To learn more about Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. visit them online at http://www.anderson-hay.com or call 509-925-9818.

About Anderson Hay and Grain

Founded by father and son Clarence and Ron Anderson in 1960, Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. has remained a family owned operation for more than 50 years. A leading provider of hay and straw products, including Timothy Hay, Alfalfa Hay and Horse Hay; Anderson is recognized as a top producer in the hay export industry. Headquartered in Ellensburg, Washington, Anderson has a presence throughout the Western United States, maintaining several facilities and working with a network of family owned farms throughout the region. A company built on family values, Anderson Hay & Grain Co., Inc. recognizes that the foundation of their business lies within their longstanding relationships with customers, growers, suppliers and employees. Visit http://www.anderson-hay.com to learn more.

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U.S. Commercial Service and PNC Launch New Initiative to Promote U.S. Exports by Small and Mid-Size Businesses

Posted by on June 23, 2011 1 comment

U.S. Commercial Service and PNC Launch New Initiative to Promote U.S. Exports by Small and Mid-Size Businesses










Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) December 14, 2005

The Commerce Department’s U.S. Commercial Service today announced the selection of PNC Bank, a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., for a new initiative aimed at boosting exports by small and medium-sized U.S. businesses. PNC is the first bank to team up with the U.S. Commercial Service to promote exporting through cooperative public-private sector export tools and resources.

“The strategic alliance we have formed with PNC Bank will help more small and medium-sized businesses learn about opportunities in the global marketplace,” said Israel Hernandez, assistant secretary for Trade Promotion and director-general of the U.S. Commercial Service. “Ninety-five percent of the world’s consumers live outside of the United States, and by combining our export resources, PNC Bank and the Commercial Service will make it easier for U.S. exporters to establish and grow their international sales.”

Over the last decade, U.S. exports have accounted for a significant portion of the nation’s economic growth, with exports currently supporting about 20 percent of U.S. manufacturing jobs. There is also vast untapped export potential: Small and medium-sized companies comprise 97 percent of U.S. exporters, but as a group account for only a small share of the value of U.S. goods exports. Small businesses create 70 percent of the new jobs in America, and helping these firms export is vital to continued U.S. economic growth.

Through this new collaboration with the U.S. Commercial Service, PNC, which has provided financial services to U.S. exporters for more than 30 years, will connect business customers to more and better information on exporting issues. Joint seminars, trade events and web-based links to export-related services will help businesses to:

Understand the benefits of the U.S. Commercial Service’s worldwide export assistance network of 108 domestic offices and 150 posts in 80 countries


Identify potential customers in foreign markets

Access a variety of financing options

Identify and mitigate risks of doing business in other countries

Settle payments from foreign customers effectively.

“When PNC’s expertise in international banking is combined with the program support of the U.S. Commercial Service, small and medium-sized businesses have a strong ally to support their expansion into new markets,” said Harry G. Hayman III, senior vice president and manager of PNC’s global treasury management/international banking group. “Through greater awareness and increased utilization of available programs, more businesses can participate in the global economy and expand their sales appropriately.”

PNC Bank, N.A., is a member of The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc., [NYSE: PNC], one of the nation’s largest diversified financial services organizations, and is a top lender of the U.S. Export/Import Bank structured finance programs.

The U.S. Commercial Service is a Commerce Department agency that helps U.S. companies — particularly small and medium-sized businesses — sell their products and services in international markets.

Contact:

Scott Dunaway

202-482-3809

Amy Vargo

PNC Financial Services Group

412-762-1535

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Official Export Guide Online Opens Access to International Trade Content

Posted by on April 14, 2011 1 comment

Official Export Guide Online Opens Access to International Trade Content











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East Windsor, NJ (PRWEB) November 14, 2007

The International Trade Group of Commonwealth Business Media, publishers of the newly released 2008 Official Export Guide, is now providing daily news coverage of International Trade, a shift from its previous position of providing news on a weekly basis. It is also following recent online trends by placing news, previously accessible only to subscribers, in front of the subscriber login, making it free to all users.

“The environment in which exporters operate is constantly changing, making timely information critical to success. Implementing daily updates in place of our previous weekly reports—with the ability to disseminate breaking news even more quickly when warranted—should help make the Official Export Guide a more valuable resource for our readers,” commented Harry Butler, Editor of the Official Export Guide.

The Official Export Guide is a comprehensive, multichannel print and online resource for U.S. exporters who are responsible for moving goods across international borders quickly, safely and in complete compliance with export regulations. The website, OfficialExportGuide.com , is updated daily and includes all the mission-critical content needed by U.S. exporters plus such additional features as Breaking News, Promising Exports—exports that are in demand by country and commodity; Top 10 Exports, listed by country; and a guide to exporting—all of which are fully searchable.

Visitors to the Official Export Guide homepage will find a revamped design—making it easier to navigate and read—with articles that are more timely and informative. Export Industry News is now posted daily and available to everyone in the international trade community for free. The Featured Article offers substantial essays and commentaries by industry experts free for all users as well. Another new addition, also free, is the Country of the Month , which spotlights a single overseas market and includes a summary of information drawn from the subscriber-only Country Trade Profiles. Included are short lists of relevant links and an interactive map of major air and sea ports. Additionally, RSS feeds are now available to provide instant notification and access to stories and announcements the moment they are posted online.

Subscribers will find that the Country Profile Updates, now published daily as well, include new best-export opportunities, changes to trade-related foreign regulations and requirements and announcements of selected trade events. They can also expect even more timely announcements of export-related regulatory changes including the Export Administration Regulations, the Hazardous Materials Regulations, the Foreign Trade Statistics Regulations and Schedule B.

An annual subscription includes unlimited access to the Official Export Guide online, weekly e-mail alerts and the annual three-volume print edition.

For more information about the Official Export Guide, visit http://www.OfficialExportGuide.com

Contact Information:

Amy Middlebrook

Vice President, Directory Databases

Commonwealth Business Media, Inc.

609-371-7852

amiddlebrook @ cbizmedia.com

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