Interactive Media Systems Launches its Regional Information Gateway; I-Gate Sites Offer Fast, Easy, On-Line Access to a Robust Database of Current Information.PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 1999-- Interactive Media Systems (IMS (1) See IP Multimedia Subsystem. (2) (Information Management System) An early IBM hierarchical DBMS for IBM mainframes. IMS was widely implemented throughout the 1970s under MVS and continues to be used under z/OS. ), a leading producer of interactive, multimedia information systems, announces its Regional Information Gateway and I-Gate programs. The Regional Information Gateway is an interactive source of dynamic information that is accessible via the Internet through the web site at www.igate.org and at specific I-Gate kiosks located at strategic locations throughout the western Pennsylvania Western Pennsylvania consists of the western third of the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. Pittsburgh is the largest city in the region, with a metropolitan area of about 2.4 million people, and is the cultural center for Western Pennsylvania. region. Residents, tourists, and visitors who are serviced by the Regional Information Gateway will be able to quickly and easily obtain a wealth of information related to dining, entertainment, sports activities, musical performances, and other venues. Bob DiGioia, IMS president, says, "Our objective is to offer easy access to a rich source of data. Users can log on from work, home, or at a touch-screen I-Gate kiosk. The system is a virtual solution to the question of `What's going on What's Going On is a record by American soul singer Marvin Gaye. Released on May 21, 1971 (see 1971 in music), What's Going On reflected the beginning of a new trend in soul music. in Pittsburgh and around Western Pennsylvania?'" The I-Gate project promotes businesses specifically in the City of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania in general. "We believe," adds DiGioia, "that the program will help attract economic development as well as define Pittsburgh as a vital site for technological innovation. The I-Gate project is a win-win proposition. The community benefits, the businesses benefit, and the user benefits." Businesses and communities that host or sponsor I-Gate kiosks benefit through the ability to promote themselves, thus leveraging their sales and marketing for prospective new business. Convenience is the main benefit for visitors and tourists. Ron Gdovic, Executive Director of Three Rivers Three Rivers, Que., Canada: see Trois Rivières. Connect, a Pittsburgh-based economic development organization, says, "The ability to easily access current information about events, hotels, and other activities going on in the region is fantastic. We are working closely with IMS to expand the I-Gate p Phase One of I-Gate includes installing thenas, the Zoo, The Aviary aviary Structure for keeping captive birds, usually spacious enough for the aviculturist to enter. Aviaries range from small enclosures to large flight cages 100 ft (30 m) or more long and up to 50 ft (15 m) high. Enclosures for birds that fly only little or weakly (e.g. , The Conservatory conservatory In architecture, a heavily glazed structure, frequently attached to and directly entered from a dwelling, in which plants are protected and displayed. Unlike the greenhouse, an informal structure situated in the working area of a garden, the conservatory became , Un Idlewild Park, Gateway Clipper Fleet The Gateway Clipper Fleet is a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based fleet of riverboats. The fleet cruises the three rivers of Pittsburgh, the Monongahela, the Allegheny, and the Ohio. The fleet is named after the city of Pittsburgh, which in earlier times was known as the "Gateway to the West" , Seven Sp IMS was founded in 1994 by two Carnegie Mearry Henninger of Kenny wood Park, Pittsburgh Cinformation on the Regional Information Gateway. |
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