12/13/2006 - Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority
The Delaware County Regional Water Quality Control Authority (DELCORA) put two orders for chemicals out to bid on November 30, 2006 and saved $87,500. The savings resulted from the use of Internet-based reverse auctions instead of the usual sealed paper bid process. The auctions were both conducted yesterday by eDynaQuote, a provider of Internet-based competitive bidding services headquartered in Erie.

11/1/2006 - eBizITPA Announces Upcoming RFID Training Class Dates
Used to track everything from Pepsi to people, Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is changing the face of supply chain management. Small and medium-sized Pa. businesses have the opportunity to learn about RFID technology, business benefits and opportunities by participating in interactive training courses, presented by the RFID Center of Excellence at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College and the Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA).

9/07/2006 - New Electronic Bidding and Online Reverse Auction Tools Introduced To
Officials
Officials from Erie County-based municipalities, authorities, school districts, and other local government units (LGUs) received an overview of the benefits of the new electronic bidding and online reverse auction tools they are now entitled to use as a result of the recently enacted Local Government Unit Electronic Bidding Act, PA Act 88 of 2006. Representative Curt Sonney and Senator Jane Earll - who sponsored the legislation - hosted the event today at the Knowledge Park Center in Erie.

7/11/2006 - Electronic Bidding and Reverse Auctions by Local Government Units
The Erie-based Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA) applauds new legislation passed by the Pennsylvania Senate on June 30 and signed into law by Governor Ed Rendell on July 7. The Local Government Unit Electronic Bidding Act, PA Act 88 of 2006, allows local government units - municipalities, school districts, COGs, authorities and others - to incorporate electronic bidding and reverse auctions into their competitive bidding processes. eBizITPA offers training programs and services to help local government units maximize the advantages of e-business tools.

6/01/2006 - Phase 1 Great Lakes Surveillance Research Completed
The U.S. is one step closer to a safer and more secure northern border in the Great Lakes region based on research by faculty and students at Penn State Behrend and Mercyhurst College. The Center for eBusiness and Advanced Information Technology (eBizITPA) today announced initial results from a multi-phase research initiative to increase maritime surveillance on the Great Lakes.

4/19/2006 - Businesses to Ride Radio Wave
Vendors of both the Department of Defense and Wal-Mart are expected to ship their products with Radio Frequency identification (RFID) tags by 2007; other major retailers and manufacturers are not far behind. The Center for eBusiness and Advanced Information Technology (eBizITPA) and the RFID Research Center at Penn State Behrend are hosting the RU Ready for RFID? Conference from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. on May 31, 2006.

3/20/2006 - A Free Online Directory Connecting PA's IT Providers to Potential Customers
eBizITPA, a PA information technology service agency, has created a free online directory of Pennsylvania IT and solution provider companies called the IT Service Locator. Users can search the directory for listed PA IT providers by entering keywords, categories of IT services, or a preferred city or county.