OpenAir.com Forms Partnerships With SkillsVillage.com and Others to Promote Internet Business Services.Business & Internet Editors BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2000 Select Partnerships Further Enhance the World-Class Service of OpenAir.com to Business Professionals OpenAir.com, the recognized leader in Web-native professional services automation See PSA. (PSA (Professional Services Automation) An information system designed to organize, track and manage all opportunities, work, resources, costs, revenues and invoices to improve the productivity and efficiency of the workforce. ) applications, is linking up with SkillsVillage.com, and several additional Internet business services, to further enhance its role in the marketplace for helping small to medium-sized businesses function more efficiently and economically. The SkillsVillage.com Web site now features a link to OpenAir.com in its Business Center as a recommended business support service. The OpenAir.com Web-native platform of seamlessly integrated business services allows professionals to build and submit proposals, analyze employee time, report and approve travel expenses online, track and bill time, create and deliver invoices, and outsource payroll and expense reimbursement. "Our partnerships with SkillsVillage.com and a range of other business service providers will create vast opportunities for our users," said Tom Brennan
"SkillsVillage.com is pleased to offer its subscribers an even wider range of business services," said Becky Mason, Marketing Manager for SkillsVillage.com. "This partnership with OpenAir.com allows users access to an online suite of essential integrated business services, as well as the SkillsVillage.com network of skilled professionals and powerful resource management tools." OpenAir.com is also teaming up with several additional online business services including: Akropolis.net, b2bstores.com, Bizography.com, BusinessThinkers.com, e-Panacea.com, Freetimejobs.com, LawStreet.com, SmartContractor.com, WebLink Wireless, Inc., and WebOS.com. Akropolis.net provides firms and professionals in the architecture, design, and construction industry with the tools and resources to run their businesses more efficiently. These tools include the industry's only visual search engine, Web-based project collaboration software See collaborative software. , a full-featured employment center and access to a wide variety of industry resources. The company was founded by two architects and is located in Irvine, California Irvine is an incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28 1971, the 69.7 square mile (180.5 km²) city has a population of 202,079 (as of 2007). . b2bstores.com provides a wide range of products and services for businesses, delivered through a comprehensive, business-to-business, user-friendly Web site. Organizations and businesses of all sizes can benefit from this California-based company, who prides itself on being the premier supplier of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. to business on the Internet. Bizography.com is an Application Service Provider (ASP) and Free Internet Service An ISP that provides access to the Internet without charge to the user. The service is supported by advertising which appears on a special version of the user's browser and cannot be eliminated. NetZero (www.netzero. Provider (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) for small businesses and consumers. It provides best-of-breed applications products and the services needed to effectively start, manage, and grow your own business. Bizography.com helps small companies focus on their core business while saving them time and money on resources. BusinessThinkers.com offers businesses of all sizes a unique combination of work management tools, marketing advice, education, and back office support. Designed to meet the needs of independent professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. firms and the New Economy's free agents, BusinessThinkers.com is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , with headquarters in Memphis. ePanacea.com, Inc., located in Atlanta, leases and maintains software applications online for small and mid-sized businesses with limited technology budgets. Its technology provides one-source shopping access to hundreds of ASPs and allows users to select different services from multiple vendors and still have the simplicity of a single bill and service center. Freetimejobs.com is an Internet-based firm that specializes in career services for small offices and home offices (SOHOs). Launched in March 1999 and located in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , the site provides the service to secure urgently needed talent for smaller businesses. LawStreet.com provides consumers with a vast array of resources to help them research local laws and find qualified attorneys to handle their legal matters. Attorneys can find the information and resources to help them practice law more efficiently, as well as purchase office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work"). and law books, research various legal software packages, or look for another job. SmartContractor.com helps construction industry contractors become more profitable by offering online tools designed to increase labor and cash flow efficiency and reduce the cost of purchasing materials. Based in Seattle, SmartContractor.com recognizes that each trade has unique requirements and creates business toolboxes (vertical portals) for specific trades, such as electrical, mechanical, and HVAC (Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning) In the home or small office with a handful of computers, HVAC is more for human comfort than the machines. In large datacenters, a humidity-free room with a steady, cool temperature is essential for the trouble-free . WebLink Wireless, Inc. is a leader in the wireless data industry, providing wireless e-mail, wireless instant messaging Exchanging text messages in real time between two or more people logged into a particular instant messaging (IM) service. Instant messaging is more interactive than e-mail because messages are sent immediately, whereas e-mail messages can be queued up in a mail server for seconds or , information on demand, and traditional paging services throughout 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. . The company's nationwide 2-way network, using Internet protocol and ReFLEX technology, is the largest of its kind reaching approximately 90 percent of the U.S. population. The Dallas-based company serves about 2.5 million customers. WebOS.com, founded in February 1998, has developed a Web-based next generation operating system that has taken the concept of "network computing" to the next level. WebOS.com's primary product is WebOS, the first operating platform that makes the World Wide Web the application and data network for personal users, small to mid-size businesses, and the enterprise. WebOS is the platform upon which applications can be built by developers to suit the needs of millions of users. About SkillsVillage.com SkillsVillage.com is the leading Internet-based B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business skills procurement platform. The SkillsVillage.com solution connects independent contractors, hiring managers, and staffing suppliers through an online eMarketplace, enabling an efficient match of skills to business requirements. The SkillsVillage.com eMarketplace provides a network of skilled professionals and powerful resource management tools, including a unique contractor rating system that integrates seamlessly into a company's existing infrastructure. SkillsVillage.com provides corporations with hosted solutions and services for skills sourcing, procurement, fulfillment, and supplier network management. It is a privately held company located in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. and can be found on the Internet at www.skillsvillage.com. About OpenAir.com OpenAir.com, founded in 1999 as Timebills.com, is a trusted Web-native platform of seamlessly integrated services that efficiently and economically streamlines business processes. More than 30,000 professionals currently utilize OpenAir.com to remove the frustration associated with common business tasks and drive revenue more efficiently. Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, OpenAir.com supports all major Internet browsers and is easily accessed from any Internet-equipped computer. All data is backed up on state-of-the-art servers, encrypted, password protected and only accessible to the OpenAir.com user. |
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