COSE Tech Fair to be Held March 1 at LaCentre.CLEVELAND -- The Council of Smaller Enterprises (COSE (Common Open Software Environment) Pronounced "cozy." An alliance of major Unix vendors dedicated to standardizing open systems. In 1993, its first specification was the CDE (Common Desktop Environment), a user interface based on Motif. ) will hold its first annual COSE Tech Fair event on Thursday, March 1 from 4 - 7 p.m. at LaCentre, 25777 Detroit Road, Westlake. The event is a technology trade show focused on NEOSA NEOSA Northeast Ohio Software Association member companies that are interested in doing business with small companies. Exhibitors represent a number of different service areas, including: internet access See how to access the Internet. , website hosting, networking/infrastructure support, SEO (Search Engine Optimization, Search Engine Optimizer) See search engine optimization. , network/virus protection and others. In addition to the trade show aspects, this event features five (5) distinct presentations on: Search Engine Optimization Designing a Web site so that search engines easily find the pages and index them. The goal is to have your page be in the top 10 results of a search. Optimization includes the choice of words used in the text paragraphs and the placement of those words on the page, both visible and hidden , Website Hosting Options, Protecting your Network, New Products for Small Businesses, VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. : Implementation and Benefits. The event is FREE for COSE members and $10 for non-members. The event is sponsored by Time Warner Business Class. Those interested can register online at www.cose.org/events or by calling (216) 592-2222. "We've heard from a number of COSE members that they'd like to find tech companies willing to do business with, and support, smaller companies," says Brad Nellis, Director of NEOSA (the COSE Technology Network). "So we invited NEOSA members, and structured the Tech Fair around that idea - supporting small businesses with technology. We're excited about the exhibitors who've signed up as well as with the seminars we'll be running." In order to serve the needs of small business members, COSE recently launched three networks (arts, home-based and technology) that connect small business owners with common characteristics, interests and needs, and provide opportunities to interact, unite and learn. NEOSA has more than 700 members that represent every facet facet /fac·et/ (fas´it) a small plane surface on a hard body, as on a bone. fac·et n. 1. A small smooth area on a bone or other firm structure. 2. of information technology. COSE serves as a one-stop resource for its members by providing: group-purchasing programs that reduce the cost of doing business; education and development programs for small- and mid-sized businesses; advocacy on legislative and regulatory issues affecting the business community; a wide range of resources focused on helping firms grow; and economic development partners that can address business concerns. (www.cose.org) |
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