For More Information
Susan Breon
814-898-6500
susan.breon@ebizitpa.org
eBizITPA! Open For e-Business Event Planned
for
Erie, PA (June 17, 2003) --- eBizITPA,
a resource center designed to help Pennsylvania businesses and organizations
understand and use information technology and e-business tools through a range of services
and programs, will host an open house Monday June 23, 3:30 to 5:00 PM and
Tuesday June 24, 7:30 to 9:00 AM at the Center located at 5340 Fryling Road in
Knowledge Park adjacent to Penn State Erie,The Behrend College.
Management and staff will provide information on eBizITPA programs and services including courses designed
to help business thrive in an electronic environment and demonstration of
e-business tools that can be used to reduce costs. Visitors can tour the Center
and talk to e-business experts regarding a wide range of e-business solutions
from web-based applications to advanced technologies.
EBizITPA is The Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT, a statewide Ben Franklin
Technology Economic Development Authority initiative. It is headquartered in
A new service of eBizITPA
being featured at the open house is its electronic supply chain management
portal, b4bnet.com, for small-to-medium sized businesses, non-profit
organizations and municipal governments.
Through the use of exclusive tools, the portal allows buyers and sellers
to interact electronically to reduce costs and enhance competitiveness.
EBizITPA has been actively operating
since January, forming partnerships with key businesses and organizations that
will help increase visibility for e-business and accelerate technological
change among business in NWPA.
“We are excited about our open house events because
it’s an opportunity for regional businesses of all sizes, to meet informally
and learn about the services eBizITPA has to offer,
says Susan Breon, president. “We will be listening to their needs and pains
regarding technology so we can continue to develop and implement the services
they require to thrive.”
For more information, see the eBizITPA
Website at http://www.ebizitpa.org/openhouse and RSVP or call Denise Brooks at
814-898-6500.
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