Contractor.com, WebAppoint Ink Relationship; Online Appointment Scheduling from WebAppoint Added to Contractor.com Service Offerings.Business/Technology Editors SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 23, 2000 Contractor.com, the largest online community of contractors headquartered in Denver Denver, city (1990 pop. 467,610), alt. 5,280 ft (1,609 m), state capital, coextensive with Denver co., N central Colo., on a plateau at the foot of the Front Range of the Rocky Mts., along the South Platte River where Cherry Creek meets it; inc. 1861. , and WebAppoint.com, Inc., the online appointment scheduling pioneer here, today signed an agreement whereby WebAppoint will provide its appointment scheduling software to Contractor.com. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. WebAppoint's scheduling software enhances the service capabilities of Contractor.com and gives its members a new, value-added service A value-added service (VAS) is a telecommunications industry term for non-core services or, in short, all services beyond standard voice calls and fax transmissions. . Contractors nationwide and customers now can efficiently access and schedule appointments online anytime anywhere. Notes Kevin Ellis There are a number of notable people by the name Kevin Ellis:
Scheduling An Appointment Online With WebAppoint "Contractor.com is aggregating the needs of a market that is often overlooked or taken for granted Adj. 1. taken for granted - evident without proof or argument; "an axiomatic truth"; "we hold these truths to be self-evident" axiomatic, self-evident obvious - easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "obvious errors" ," adds Daniel Daniel, book of the Bible Daniel, book of the Bible. It combines "court" tales, perhaps originating from the 6th cent. B.C., and a series of apocalyptic visions arising from the time of the Maccabean emergency (167–164 B.C. Levitt, president and chief executive officer at WebAppoint. "We are pleased to offer our support and robust offering to Contractor.com." Contractor.com provides a complete resource center for both consumers and contractors. WebAppoint provides an efficient, easy-to-use appointment scheduling service and an integrated reminder service for better time management and increased productivity. Its online appointment scheduler will provide Contractor.com members with a web-based storefront that contains an appointment schedule, accessible by online users. Contractor.com users would search the directory for the desired local service, select a contractor and book an appointment. More information on WebAppoint's online appointment scheduling products can be found at its Web Site: http://www.webappoint.com. About WebAppoint WebAppoint.com, Inc., is the world's first real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. , online scheduling service that utilizes the 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 as an anytime, anyplace an·y·place adv. To, in, or at any place; anywhere. See Usage Note at everyplace. Adv. 1. anyplace - at or in or to any place; "you can find this food anywhere"; (`anyplace' is used informally for `anywhere') anywhere link between service providers and their customers. Founded in 1999, WebAppoint offers online network-based appointment scheduling services to businesses and generates revenue from licensing its appointment scheduling system to Internet portals, directories and aggregators. It is privately held and backed by Silicon Valley venture capital firms Name Location Founding date Managing Partners/Directors Specialty Capital managed 5AM Ventures Menlo Park, CA; Waltham, MA 2002 John Diekman, PhD (managing partner), Scott Rocklage, PhD (managing partner), Andrew Schwab (managing partner) life sciences $200M [1] and private investors. Corporate headquarters is located at 275 Saratoga Avenue, Suite 210, Santa Clara, Calif. 95050. Telephone: (408) 296-3834. Facsimile: (408) 296-4154. Email: info@webappoint.com. Online information is found at its Web Site: http://www.webappoint.com. About Contractor.com Contractor.com is the largest on-line community of contractors, built by contractors for contractors. It has a homeowners side that allows consumers to quickly access the largest database of detailed contractor profiles in the world. Contractor.com is not a referral site. Instead, it provides information to help people make a smart decision when searching for a contractor. It offers tips for hiring a contractor and resources to help consumers. The contractors side offers easy-to-use tools and the professional resources for every contractors business. Contractors can update their profile information about their business and list their services on the directory under specific trade categories. For more information on the tools and resources available for contractors visit the site at www.contractor.com. Corporate headquarters is located at 2955 Wyandot Street, Denver, Colo. 80211. Telephone: 303.480.0992. Facsimile: 303.480.9042. Email: webmaster A person responsible for the implementation of a Web site. Webmasters must be proficient in HTML as well as one or more scripting and interface languages such as JavaScript and Perl. They may also have experience with more than one type of Web server. See Web administrator and Webmistress. @contractor.com. Online information is found at its Web Site: http://www.contractor.com. Contractor.com and WebAppoint acknowledge trademarks or registered trademarks of other organizations for their respective products and services. |
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