FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 21, 2009
TIA Launches Online Telecom/ICT Buyers Guide
Unique Search Tool Provides Quick Access to an Extensive Directory of Industry-Specific Products and Services
Arlington, Va. - The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leader in advocacy, standards development, business development and intelligence for the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, has launched an online Telecom/ICT Buyers Guide.
The Telecom/ICT Buyers Guide will help TIA provide its members and other industry professionals with a unique online search tool that will give them quick access to an extensive directory of industry-specific products and services. The directory is available at telecom-ictbuyersguide.com.
Within the Telecom/ICT Buyers Guide, online searchers will be able to easily locate products and services unique to the ICT industry without the clutter of a general Internet search engine. Users will have the option of performing keyword-driven searches, or a category-specific search. Both methods will produce the most industry relevant results on the Web.
The guide, which is hosted by MultiView Inc., a leading publisher of Online Supplier Directories (OLSD) for national associations, will also include Request for Information (RFI) functionality. This feature allows users to contact multiple participating suppliers with a click of their mouse. With a downloadable desktop search application available, TIA members will also have the ability to search for items directly from a small search window on their desktops making the search process as convenient and time-efficient as possible.
"TIA's Telecom/ICT Buyers Guide uses the latest and best online technology to help connect buyers and sellers of ICT industry products and services as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible," said TIA President Grant Seiffert. "This exceptional tool will facilitate growth opportunities for our member companies and the ICT industry."
Along with the option to purchase a graphically robust company listing, direct Website hyperlink and e-mail generation capacity, the guide will allow supplier companies to add videos to their listing for a small administrative fee. This feature gives guide users immediate access to video formatted information and promotions that will help them easily procure products and services specific to their industry needs.
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About TIA
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents the global information and communications technology (ICT) industry through standards development, advocacy, tradeshows, business opportunities, market intelligence and world-wide environmental regulatory analysis. With roots dating back to 1924, TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment and entertainment.
TIA co-owns the SUPERCOMM® tradeshow and is accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Visit tiaonline.org.
TIA's Board of Directors includes senior-level executives from ACS, ADC, ADTRAN, Alcatel-Lucent, ANDA Networks, AttivaCorp, Avaya, Bechtel Communications, Inc., Cisco Systems, Corning Incorporated, Ericsson, Inc., GENBAND, Inc., Graybar, Henkels & McCoy, ILS Technology, Intel Corporation, Intersect, Inc., LGE, Microsoft, Motorola, Nokia Siemens Networks, Nortel, Openwave, Inc., Panasonic Computer Solutions Co., Powerwave Technologies, Qualcomm, Research In Motion, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave Corporation, Tellabs, Tyco Electronics, Ulticom, Inc., and Verari Systems. Advisors to the Board include FAL Associates, Orca Systems and Telcordia Technologies.
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