Con-Way's Web site selected as one of best on the Internet by NetGuide magazine; company receives "Gold Award" designation for overall excellence.MENLO PARK Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 1997--NetGuide magazine, a leading national publication reporting on Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the development and advancements, has selected the Web site of Con-Way Con-way, Inc. (NYSE: CNW) is a $ 4.2 billion freight transportation and logistics company with businesses in less-than-truckload and full truckload freight services, truckload brokerage, logistics, warehousing, supply chain management and trailer manufacturing, based in San Transporation Services for its prestigious Gold Award. NetGuide, which has reviewed over 50,000 Web sites, cited Con-Way's "well designed and graphically sharp Web page features" giving them high marks for content, design and personality, as well as functional approach and ease of navigation. The award allows Con-Way to display the distinctive NetGuide Gold Award logo on its Web site, signifying Signifyin' (slang) is an African-American rhetorical device featuring indirect communication or persuasion and the creating of new meanings for old words and signs. Signifying, in this sense, includes repetition and difference, implication and association, combining words and its ranking among the Internet's best Web pages. The Con-Way Web site (www.con-way.com) features online shipment tracking; product and service guides; a service center locator system; online publications ordering; a career center; a "press club" with news; facts and industry information, as well as a host of other features and content. "We're very proud to be honored hon·or n. 1. High respect, as that shown for special merit; esteem: the honor shown to a Nobel laureate. 2. a. Good name; reputation. b. by NetGuide," said Carlos G. Fallas, executive vice president-sales and marketing for CTS (1) (Clear To Send) The RS-232 signal sent from the receiving station to the transmitting station that indicates it is ready to accept data. Contrast with RTS. (2) (Common Type System) The data typing used in . . "We believe the Internet is a powerful vehicle for providing on-demand information quickly and accurately, in a format that is easy for our customers to access and use. "In our business, the responsive, on-time delivery of accurate information is today as important as the on-time and damage-free delivery of the freight. The Internet holds much promise as an effective media for simplifying the process of electronic information and communications exchange as we move forward." The company recently completed an extensive survey of its customers to gauge interest and capability in Internet-based services. The survey gave shippers a chance to identify and rank those features thought to be most desired for enhanced productivity, better shipper/carrier communications and customer service, and improved supply or distribution cycle management. "We're taking that input and using it as the linchpin linch·pin or lynch·pin n. 1. A locking pin inserted in the end of a shaft, as in an axle, to prevent a wheel from slipping off. 2. in the design of future Internet-based applications," said Fallas. "Many of these are now in development. You'll see a new look from us this spring. And our customers will see we've been listening." The Con-Ways were an early adopter of the Internet, launching its Web site in July 1995. Since that time, the company has continued to refine and improve its site, with updates and new features added regularly. The company recently launched its second Web site, creating a specific Internet presence for its newest subsidiary, Con-Way NOW, which provides time-certain expedited delivery for urgent or emergency shipments. Located at www.con-waynow.com, the Web site addresses the specific needs of the expedited marketplace -- and Con-Way NOW's unique abilities in this arena -- which places high premium on fast, error-free transportation for time-critical products. NOW offers dedicated, exclusive-use ground-based transportation in a network providing absolute service with guaranteed time-certain deadlines. Con-Way Transportation Services is a $1.3 billion regional trucking and truckload truck·load n. The quantity that a truck can hold. truckload n → camión m lleno freight shipping company based in Menlo Park. The CTS family includes Con-Way Western Express, Con-Way Central Express, Con-Way Southern Express, Con-Way Truckload Services and Con-Way NOW. CTS is a subsidiary of CNF CNF Configuration (File Name Extension) CNF Conference CNF Conjunctive Normal Form CNF Could Not Find CNF Chin National Front (Burma) CNF Canadian Nature Federation CNF Cornell NanoScale Facility Transportation Inc. CONTACT: Con-Way Transportation Services Gary Frantz, 415/854-7500 or Paine & Associates Kristen Heller or Holly Hall Holly Hall is a residential area of Dudley in the West Midlands of England. It is situated around the A461 major road towards Brierley Hill and Stourbridge. The area is probably best known for being the location of Holly Hall School, a modern secondary school which was built in 1968. , 800/220-0371 |
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