BTG Moves U.S. Conference of Mayors onto the World Wide Web.CLEVELAND, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 25, 1996--At its annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio "Cleveland" redirects here. For the Cleveland metropolitan area, see . For other uses, see Cleveland (disambiguation). Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. , the U.S. Conference of Mayors unveiled its new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. site on the World Wide Web. Developed by BTG BTG BIT (Built-In Test) Target Generator BTG Bridging the Gap BTG British Technology Group BtG Betreuungsgesetz (Germany) BTG Biomass Technology Group BV BTG Begbies Traynor Group , Inc. (BTGI: Nasdaq), the Conference of Mayors home page provides the public with access to information about the country's major cities and their leaders. It also gives the mayors instant facts about issues affecting their cities, from the status of welfare legislation in Congress to advice from other mayors on benefit plans for city workers. The address of the home page is http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/. BTG Senior Engineer Tom Machak said the Conference of Mayors did an outstanding job of designing their site and launching it in time for the annual meeting. "The information provided is remarkable in its breadth and depth," Machak said, "yet the site is easy to navigate. Even a novice Internet user Internet user n → internauta m/f Internet user Internet n → internaute m/f will find it simple to search for specific information, download text and photos, and link to web sites throughout the country. It was a pleasure working with the Conference to develop this site." The Conference's home page includes a Best Practices page - information about what's working in cities across the nation; City Source - an electronic commerce connection for cost-effective procurement; Projects and Services - information about benefits such as deferred compensation and long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. ; Meet the Mayors - photos of and facts about mayors across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , as well as direct links to the Internet sites of their cities; and Washington Update - the latest developments on city-related priorities such as transportation, housing, crime, hunger, and homelessness. The United States Conference of Mayors The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) is a nonpartisan organization founded in 1932. Its membership consists of cities in the United States with populations of 30,000 or more. In 2006, it counted 1,139 such cities. Each city is represented in the Conference by its mayor. , headquartered in Washington, D.C., was founded in 1932. It is the official nonpartisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more (approximately 1,050 cities). Each city is represented by its chief elected official, the mayor. More than 230 mayors attended the 64th Annual Conference of Mayors in Cleveland, June 21-25. BTG has developed Web sites for a variety of commercial and government clients, including the World Bank, Strong Capital Management, Spencer Gifts, and the Fairfax County Economic Development Authority. BTG integrates hardware and software into computer systems and networks for government and commercials clients. The company specializes in Internet/intranet services, enterprise networking The networking infrastructure in a large enterprise with multiple computer systems and networks of different types is extraordinarily complex. Due to the myriad of interfaces that are required, much of what goes on has little to do with the real data processing of the payroll and orders. , data fusion Data fusion, is generally defined as the use of techniques that combine data from multiple sources and gather that information in order to achieve inferences, which will be more efficient than if they were achieved by means of a single source. , information protection, and value-added reselling of computer hardware, software and services to the federal market. Additional information on BTG is available on the Internet at http://www.btg.com/, by e-mail at info@btg.com, or by calling 703-556-6518. Investors contact: John Graham, 703-761-6675, or e-mail: investor@btg.com. Editors contact: Theda Parrish, (o) 703-761-6581, (h) 703-573-8135 or e-mail: tparrish@btg.com. CONTACT: BTG Inc. John Graham, 703/761-6675, investor@btg.com (investor) Theda Parris, 703/761-6581, tparrish@btg.com (editors) |
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