This news is great to see!
Unfortunately, as has been the case for the last number of days, I will be away from my system for much of the day, and I'll talk to everyone later. However, I will say that they are now moving from concept to implementation. This demo project could open up a realm of possibilities for them.
Crazy Canuck
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KTOPIA TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
"Success of the project will?provide a source of ongoing revenue for ktopia": Dave Herman, President & CEO of ktopia.
CALGARY, ALBERTA, 12 June 2000 ? Net Shepherd Inc's (CDNX: WEB)
New Jersey-based business intelligence subsidiary, ktopia, today released the enclosed announcement of a pilot technology demonstration project for a customer of ktopia's e-commerce services.
"This is good news for ktopia as it scales up its operation and starts selling in the marketplace", commented Don Sandford, President & Chief Executive of Net Shepherd Inc. "It shows that the technology can be readily adapted and that customized arrangements can be quickly constructed to meet customers' needs. Adaptability and speed are key
factors in this market, along with the low cost and high quality of the services that we already know we can offer."
"I'm particularly pleased that we're doing this in such an innovative manner", concluded Sandford.
Text of the ktopia announcement follows:
For more information, please contact:
ktopia:Carol Kennemore
carol.Kennemore@ktopia.com
P: 404 995 1213
www.ktopia.com
Atlanta Junior Chamber:John Pamplin
jpamplin@home.com
P: 404 365 8900
www.atlantajaycees.org
Camp Dream Foundation:Denise Grogg
dgrogg@sowega.net
Phone: 912 273 8922
www.rooseveltrehab.org
ATLANTA JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WORKS WITH KTOPIA TO SUPPORT CAMP DREAM
ktopia's technology will enable on-line volunteers to contribute to charity
ATLANTA, GA and BRIDGEWATER, NJ Monday, June 12, 2000 ? ktopia announced today a technology demonstration project for a customer of ktopia's e-commerce services that will also benefit Camp Dream, a Georgia-based camp for physically disabled children, while additionally enabling young professionals from the Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce to experience working on the Internet in a unique and collaborative way.
By participating in ktopia's demonstration of its online Internet community, the Atlanta Junior Chamber will earn money for one of their key local charities ? Camp Dream. The Atlanta Junior Chamber is providing volunteers to categorize websites into topical categories; such as Sports, Arts & Entertainment, History, and News; for a pilot customer of ktopia's eCommerce services. In lieu of individual compensation, the Junior Chamber volunteers will earn money that will be donated to the Camp Dream Foundation.
"This is a really exciting fundraising opportunity," said Denise Grogg of the Camp Dream Foundation. "It shows that the Internet opens up new fundraising possibilities for the not-for-profit sector. We really appreciate the Junior Chamber's support for our summer camping programs. The children involved are recovering from birth defects, polio and a wide range of other disabilities and this kind of support makes a big difference."
"We're very excited by the potential of this project", said John Pamplin, President of the Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce. "It provides our members with experience of working on the Internet in a unique way, while also benefiting one of our favorite charities. It's a fantastic model and I believe that other Junior Chamber chapters will also be interested in this idea."
"This is an incredible new way for the profit and non-profit sectors to work together so that everyone benefits." said David Herman President and CEO of ktopia. "The Internet opens up new possibilities for creating value and we're making the most of them while benefiting a good cause. Success of this project will also lead to a recurring relationship which provides a source of ongoing revenue for ktopia."
Camp Dream is a barrier-free recreational facility for persons with physical disabilities. Housed at the Roosevelt Institute in Warm Springs, GA; Camp Dream is part of the Institute's Center for Therapeutic Recreation. The camp provides facilities to house 77 special needs campers. The camp showcases a lake for fishing and swimming as well as
400 meter outdoor track and field area.
The Atlanta Junior Chamber of Commerce (Atlanta Jaycees) is a leadership organization for young professionals ages 21 to 39. The Jaycees offer a unique opportunity for leadership and personal growth in the areas of business development, management skills, individual training, community service, and international relations. The Atlanta Junior Chamber is part of the International and the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce.
For more information please visit www.atlantajaycees.org.
ktopia (based in Bridgewater, New Jersey) is a distributed workforce management company that assists businesses with knowledge management and data collection. The ktopia virtual workforce members - PeopleForceTM -
are actually teams of people located anywhere in the world. Virtual workforce teams collect, organize, evaluate and gather information using an Internet infrastructure. ktopia offers research tools, project and workflow management, community involvement and reporting results in a managed Application Service Provider (ASP) model. Individuals may learn more about ktopia's eBusiness offering and join PeopleForce by visiting ktopia.com.
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Background Notes:
Net Shepherd Inc (NSI) has proprietary technology and know-how that enables businesses to collect information and perform work by using communities of people connected to the Internet. These services have paradigm-breaking speed and cost advantages over alternative solutions. NSI invests in the development of its technology and licenses its applications to worldwide third party businesses as well as subsidiary application companies (AppCos). It also intends to take the AppCos to public financial markets, or enter into strategic alliances and/or industry sales. NSI currently supports three AppCos: Answers.com, ktopia and ClickChoice.com.
NSI is traded on the Canadian Venture Exchange under the symbol WEB.
Information and statements in this document, other than historical information, should be considered forward-looking and reflect management's current views of future events and financial performance that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the
following: general economic conditions and developments within the Internet and Intranet industries; product development and technology changes; competition and pricing pressures; length of the sales cycle;
variability of sale order flow and the management of growth.
"THE CANADIAN VENTURE EXCHANGE HAS NEITHER APPROVED NOR DISAPPROVED THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN."
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For further information contact:
Peter Hunt
Vice-President, Corporate Affairs
Net Shepherd Inc
1324, 17th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2T 5S8, Canada
Phone: (403) 218 8917
Fax: (403) 232 6711
E-mail: peter.hunt@netshepherd.com
Website: www.netshepherd.com |
