11/7/2007 - Erie KIZ Kicks Off Third Annual Erie County College Business Plan Contest
The Erie Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) has officially kicked off the Third Annual Erie County College Business Plan Competition giving local college students the opportunity to compete for big cash giveaways while supporting redevelopment and expansion efforts in the community.

11/2/2007 - eBizITPA Welcomes New Director of Advanced Technology
Amy Bridger joins the Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA) as the Director of Advanced Technology. Amy has over thirteen years experience in IT support, project management, customer service, and corporate training. She will be responsible to assist start-up and small businesses in the planning, development, marketing and execution of technology related new products.

8/28/2007 - eBizITPA Welcomes Two New Hires
Carrie Payne Teetzel recently joined the Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA) as the director of education programs. Drawing on her nine years of experience in the field of higher education, Teetzel will be responsible for developing a strategic plan and associated curriculum for eBizITPA’s technology education program, which includes courses in e-marketing, Radio Frequency Identification Technology (RFID) and information technology basics.

8/16/2007 - eBizITPA Sponsors Erie Advertising Club’s New Member Luncheon
The Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT’s (eBizITPA) gold level sponsorship of the Erie Advertising Club’s annual new member luncheon enabled the Ad Club to bring in keynote speaker Gary Sherwood, advertising sales manager of AOL Media Services.

7/26/2007 - Expert Helps Retailers Capitalize on Internet Channel to Grow
The eMarketing Special Interest Group (SIG) is pleased to present a Roundtable Discussion on Internet Retailing, featuring industry expert Jeff Parnell on Tuesday, July 31st.

7/16/2007 - eBizITPA Assessing Potential for eCommerce in Four Erie County Communities
The Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA) is conducting a pilot project on the potential for downtown businesses in smaller Pennsylvania communities to develop eCommerce services for customers.

6/28/2007 - eDynaQuoteTM Purchased By Vista Auctions
eDynaQuote, the Erie-based provider of Internet competitive bidding services owned by the Center for eBusiness and Advanced Information Technology (eBizITPA), has been purchased by Vista Auctions, LLC, a State College, Pa. company with principals in San Diego, Calif. and Tarrytown, N.Y. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

6/1/2007 - eDynaQuoteTM Presents eSourcing
eDynaQuote presented a session on "Incorporating Electronic Purchasing (e-Sourcing) into an Overall Procurement Program" at the Spring Management Meeting of the Powder Metallurgy Parts Association in Denver, CO.

5/25/2007 - Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit Saves Using Reverse Auction
The North West Tri-County Intermediate Unit (IU-5) recently used an Internet-based reverse auction hosted by eDynaQuote to purchase copier paper for its member schools and saved over $40,000. eDynaQuote is a provider of Internet-based competitive bidding services headquartered in Erie.

4/23/2007 - Marketing for Manufacturers: Using Search Engines And More
Neal Rabogliatti, senior e-Strategy consultant at Catalyst Connection, had no need to search for attendees at the Marketing Strategies for Manufacturers: Using Search Engines and More. seminar on April 19, 2007. Presented by the Northwest Pennsylvania Industrial Resource Center and the Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA), a sold-out crowd gathered at the Ambassador Banquet & Conference Center in Erie, Pa. to learn how to improve their search engine marketing strategies.

4/1/2007 - eDynaQuote Helps Lower Costs for Higher Education
Thanks to on-line competitive bidding services provided by Erie-based eDynaQuote, colleges and universities across the country have saved a combined total of over $5.6 million on purchased goods and services.

4/1/2007 - Accipiter Systems, Inc. Granted Funding from eBizITPA for AIT Development
Assistance
The Center for eBusiness and Advanced IT (eBizITPA) is proud to announce that advanced IT development assistance funding has been provided to Accipiter Systems, Inc., in order to help further Accipiter's data communications systems product development plan.

3/20/2007 - eDynaQuote Featured in National Magazine
In its February issue, Government Procurement, a national publication for government purchasing officials, featured a story about a reverse auction hosted by Erie-based eDynaQuoteT that saved a local government authority in Pennsylvania over $87,500. eDynaQuoteT is a provider of online competitive bidding services. The national exposure generated interest from government officials outside Pennsylvania.

3/8/2007 - PA Taxpayers Have Saved over $120,000 in Six Months
Since the Local Government Unit Electronic Bidding Act, PA Act 88 of 2006 took effect six months ago, Pennsylvania taxpayers have saved over $120,000 in reduced costs of purchased goods and services, plus additional savings in efficiency, as a result of use of the new, streamlined competitive bid processes by some Pennsylvania local government units such as municipalities, school districts, Councils of Governments, authorities, and others.

3/2/2007 - eDynaQuote Expands Sales into Greater NYC Market
eDynaQuote, the provider of internet-based competitive bidding services and consulting based in Erie, PA, has expanded its sales and marketing initiatives into the greater New York City area. Joseph Roman, a New Jersey resident with over 20 years of sales and marketing experience, has joined eDynaQuote as Director of Business Development. In this capacity, he manages sales relationships with new and existing clients in the New York Tri-State territory, which includes southern New York, New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania. In addition, he will lead the continued expansion and formalization of eDynaQuote's sales function and capabilities.

2/20/2007 - New Feature Allows Buyers to Base Purchase Decisions on Factors and
Price
As any purchasing director will agree, there is more to making a purchasing decision than lowest price alone. To address that issue, Erie, PA-based eDynaQuote, a provider of internet-based competitive bidding services and consulting for businesses, organizations, and government units, has up-graded its software to allow buyers to download into an Excel spreadsheet additional data about prospective vendors.

2/9/2007 - City of Erie School District Saves $29,000
The City of Erie School District put orders for video security equipment out to bid on February 1 and saved $29,000. The savings resulted from the use of an Internet-based reverse auction instead of the usual sealed paper bid process. The auction was conducted by eDynaQuote, a provider of Internet-based competitive bidding services headquartered in Erie.

1/23/2007 - eDynaQuote Sales Performance Doubles in Final Quarter
Only two quarters into its 2007 fiscal year, eDynaQuote, the Erie-based provider of internet-based competitive bidding services and consulting, has nearly doubled sales revenues and new client commitments over the entire previous four quarters. Revenues and new client commitments for the quarter ending December 31, 2006 were triple those of the comparable quarter in 2005. The growth is attributed to expansion of sales and marketing, and is expected to continue into 2007.

1/23/2007 - eDynaQuote Introduces New Platform with Enhanced Capabilities
Recently eDynaQuote, a provider of internet-based competitive bidding services and consulting headquartered in Erie, launched a new platform that enhances the levels of service it makes available for clients. With the new platform, clients now have expanded pre-bid functionality, instant messaging capabilities (IM), and the option of a weighted bid format.

1/15/2007 - Local Governments Learning How to Use the Internet to Improve Competitive
Bid Process
Since September, 2006, when legislation took effect that allows local government units to use of the Internet for the competitive bid process, eDynaQuote's free educational programs have been in demand. eDynaQuote is the Erie-based provider of Internet-based competitive bidding services and consulting. Local government units include municipalities, school districts, authorities, Councils of Governments, etc.