Acteva The Marketplace for Activities, Announces New Name at Grand Unveiling Party; Internet Company Awards Porsche to Winner of Naming Contest.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 3, 1999-- After a rigorous evaluation of over 128,000 name submissions from its re-naming contest -- some submitted from as far away as Croatia, Singapore and Australia -- TixToGo(TM) executives announced the company's new name, Acteva, in front of clients, investors, and friends at its Grand Unveiling Party on Treasure Island Treasure Island search for buried treasure ignited by discovery of ancient map. [Br. Lit.: Treasure Island] See : Treasure , an event universally praised as "the Internet bash of the year." Over 1500 invited guests attended the Unveiling, five times the average for ".com parties," and word of the event filled chat rooms from Yahoo! to SFgirl. Acteva reported over 4000 RSVPs before turning off their Webvite. Guests cheered the new name, ushered in by a flying saucer flying saucer: see unidentified flying objects. , and an exciting light and music show staged inside an airplane hangar dubbed the "Activitron." Guests were treated to a wildly-decorated, inflatable playground with a human obstacle course obstacle course n. 1. A training course filled with obstacles, such as ditches and walls, that must be negotiated speedily by troops undergoing training or participants in an obstacle race. 2. , a rock climbing rock climbing Sports medicine An 'extreme sport' in which the participant climbs rock formations, with or without ropes Injury risk Fractures, abrasions, death. See Extreme sports. wall, boxing ring, a flying trapeze An act involving two trapezes: the catcher's bar and the fly bar. The catcher's bar is at one end of the rig. The fly bar is more central. At the opposite end from the catcher's bar is a pedestal. In the act, the flyer jumps from a pedestal holding on to the fly bar. -- activities all designed for guest participation. Entertainment also included Circ du Soleil performers and dancing to Grooveline Band. CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Lu Cordova Cordova, Spain: see Córdoba. explained the meaning of the name Acteva (pronounced ak-tee-va): "We are the Marketplace for Activities, so Acteva was selected because its individual elements reflect our company's core business. The word `act' conveys the company's focus on activities, while `e' signifies our e-commerce service, and `va' connotes our expansion worldwide with the Latin word meaning go! The derivative "activa" means "active" in Spanish." "The name Acteva represents our growth beyond our initial focus of online event ticketing," said Mark Keyworth, VP of Marketing. Founded in 1997, Acteva quickly expanded its service offerings as users surprised the company by adapting the site's functionality to their own demands. Today, the company specializes in providing low-cost services which enable Web-based ticketing, registrations, RSVPs, memberships, reservations and donations for all kinds of activities. "The new name best describes our services and capabilities, while emphasizing our commitment to support businesses, organizations and private individuals who are looking to conduct e-commerce for their activities." The Unveiling Party boasted a host of luminaries who addressed the gathering. San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden Mayor Willie Brown The name Willie Brown may refer to:
David Nader, founder of California start-up LifeTrials.com, and a Porsche enthusiast, was almost speechless upon receiving the keys to a brand new Porsche Boxster The Porsche Boxster is a mid-engined roadster built by Porsche. The Boxster is Porsche's first vehicle designed from the beginning as a roadster; all previous Porsche convertibles were based on hardtop coupes. for his creative submission of www.acteva.com. About Acteva Acteva (http://www.acteva.com) is the "Marketplace For Activities," bringing together activity organizers and participants. Acteva offers an exciting web based Coming from a Web server. See Web application. service for providing secure, cost-efficient transactions, including registrations, ticket purchases, donations, membership sign-ups and RSVPs. The site works equally well for businesses, associations, and individuals, and is ideal for fund-raisers, meetings, seminars, concerts, trade shows, festivals, and corporate events. Acteva's free service allows organizers to bring the convenience of online registration and electronic payment to their constituents in a manner of minutes. Acteva's self service interface provides organizers with access to marketing distribution, information management and real time reporting tools designed to increase revenues while dramatically reducing administrative and processing costs. Acteva, Acteva.com, TixToGo and TixToGo.com are registered trademarks of Acteva, Inc. Porsche, the Porsche marque, and Boxster are registered trademarks of Dr.Ing.h.c.F.Porsche AG. |
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