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Article #27688Re: Free Alberta Business and Community Events Listings
From: Mr Cuba
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 00:00
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 00:00
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Hi sounds very interesting but the ending didn't finish to my
understanding. please Email me a response please.
thanks Paul
alert@telusplanet.net
James Bourne wrote:
>
> Central Alberta Company offers Free Business and Community Events Listings
>
> RED DEER, AB. June 03, 1999 - Affinity Systems Inc. today announces the
> release of their Community Information pages. This new section of their WWW
> site allows any Alberta resident or business to post events and business
> listings via the WWW, then maintain the entry themselves via WWW forms. All
> entries are searchable by Name, City, and Keyword and are also completely
> browsable.
>
> "We would like to offer this section of our WWW site to anyone and everyone
> in Alberta with information they wish to share with the general public",
> states James Bourne, President and founder of Affinity Systems Inc.,
> "Alberta Businesses should greatly benefit from this service as they can
> post new information about their organization as it becomes available, and
> allow anyone, globally, to search the database to find their listings. In
> addition, residents will be able to be matched up with businesses in their
> area which have the products or services that they need."
>
> The Business Listings allow an Alberta business to place their phone, fax,
> and toll free numbers on-line, as well as their address, and a description
> of their products and services. Keywords can also be entered which allows
> businesses to target themselves for specific searches by visitors to the
> site.
>
> Under the Event Listings, residents and businesses may post any
> non-commercial or commercial announcements they wish. The poster must enter
> a phone number, which may be selected for public or non-public viewing to
> promote privacy.
>
> After any submission is entered, they may then alter their submission using
> a password and identification number provided, or remove their entry from
> the database at their own convenience. There is no operator intervention
> required from the hosting service, but if problems arise a question can be
> sent via E-mail to the Affinity Systems Inc. database team.
>
> The service, which is run from a Linux server at a local Internet Service
> Provider in Red Deer, AB, is completely free to all Alberta residents and
> businesses. Being a new service, there are very few businesses or events
> presently listed, but with a sponsorship campaign underway, Affinity Systems
> Inc. hopes to create awareness of the service through any media possible.
> "Sponsors which devote air time, or publication space to inform their
> clients of the database, have advertisements posted on the pages of this
> section of our WWW site denoting them as sponsors. This promotes them as
> well as their community involvement", offers Mr. Bourne.
>
> The Community Information section of their WWW site can be found at:
>
> http://www.affinity-systems.ab.ca/community/
>
> About Affinity Systems Inc.
>
> Affinity Systems Inc. was incorporated in September of 1998. Affinity
> Systems Inc. provides Linux server and workstation solutions, Point of Sale
> solutions, Internet connectivity solutions, office integration, hardware
> solutions, systems and database programming, and networking to the Central
> Alberta Area. Additional information on Affinity Systems Inc. can be found
> on the World Wide Web at
> http://www.affinity-systems.ab.ca/
>
> For more information contact:
>
> James Bourne, Affinity Systems Inc.
> 403-886-4638
> jbourne@affinity-systems.ab.ca
>
> Press release on the Internet at
> http://www.affinity-systems.ab.ca/news/press-release/06-03-1999.shtml
>
> All product and company names may be trademarks or registered
> trademarks of their respective holders.
>
> --
> James Bourne | Email: jbourne@affinity-systems.ab.ca
> Affinity Systems Inc. | WWW: http://www.affinity-systems.ab.ca
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