The Programmers' Consortium has extensive experience in the development of Internet-based applications. We employ degreed data communications engineers trained and experienced in the full TCP/IP protocol suite. We can design and build your corporate Intranet and we can link you to the worldwide Internet. We are experienced in state-of-the-art development of award-winning world-wide-web sites. We can design your applications to take advantage of Telnet, FTP, SMTP, HTTP and other TCP/IP protocols. We know how to develop electronic commerce application the right way, to help you generate sales and income on the web.

If you do not have the necessary facilities within your organization, or are not ready to make the investment in an expensive infrastructure to support Internet technologies, TPC can provide hosting services that let you save time and money by running your applications at our associated facilities until you decide that it is cost-effective to invest in your own infrastructure.

TPC was first established in 1982 and we have been providing Internet-based solutions for some of the finest organizations in the U.S. since 1990. Just a few of our more prestigious client projects are described below:

For the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Parks Service, TPC designed a one-week course for Park Service management of alternative strategies for implementing Internet applications. TPC provided a detailed design document which the Park Service adopted and implemented with our assistance. Today, the National Park Service has one of the finest intranets in the federal government.

For the American Red Cross National Headquarters, TPC provided design and development consultation services for the development of the Red Cross's worldwide messaging systems, their national blood bank network and the publicly accessible web site www.redcross.org.

for Lucent Technologies, TPC designed and developed a section of their web site, www.lucent.com devoted to their Definity users' group conferences.

For Drexel University's Graduate School of Engineering, TPC designed a technique and Web-server tool necessary to deliver full-credit college courses totally via the World Wide Web. Today, TPC is in the process of programming four full-credit courses for Drexel.

For many small businesses, TPC has provided Web Visibility Services which increase the visibility of a business's Web site to users of the Internet. Some examples include Piegourmet, Metro Truck and Tractor Leasing, and our own site.

These are just a few of the examples of how TPC has helped organizations such as yours to take advantage of the opportunities available through the creation of Internet-based applications.

If your business is using the World Wide Web for marketing and sales purposes, then the Programmers' Consortium can help. Whether you have used TPC for the creation of your Web pages or not, now that your web pages are up and running, your job is only half done. You see, your Web site is like a television commercial. You can pay a lot of money to create the most appealing commercial possible, but if it only runs on Sunday nights at 1 a.m. on the local cable access channel, you are not going to get too many sales.

The smart business executive divides resources so that once the TV commercial is produced, there is plenty left over to make sure the commercial is seen as much as is necessary by potential customers.

In the world of the Internet, the smart business executive divides resources so that once a web site is created, there are still sufficient resources to ensure that the site is viewed by as many potential customers as possible. This is where TPC Web Visibility Service can help.

Potential customers can find out about your web site several possible ways:

1. Advertising in non-Internet media such as radio, TV, print ads, business cards, etc.
2. Internet search engines.
3. Paid ads placed on the web.
4. Reciprocal links with other web sites.
5. Electronic mail ads.
6. Media reviews and commentary.
7. And others, which you will learn about when you use our services.

TPC has skilled employees that are experienced in getting the word out about your web site through all of these options. We have three levels of service priced attractively to meet your needs.

For a one-time fee TPC will get your business listed in over 100 Web search engines; select and program into your web site a set of key words designed to increase the number of times your business is found during web searches; search for and recommend at least two potential businesses likely to reciprocate a web link; identify at least two potential Internet malls and provide the necessary order forms for your participation; provide a one-page recommendation as to how best improve the look and feel of your web site in the manner that will lead to increased visibility.

For an additional fee, TPC will improve the rankings of your listing on existing search engines so that your business comes up sooner and more often; provide a media-buying service where TPC recommends and purchases on your behalf, with your additional funds, the most effective Internet advertisements, electronic mall listings, indirect email advertising services; write and distribute a general press release hyping your web site to major Internet media columns and reviews; solicit and receive at least two Internet web page awards that can be posted on your site and increase your Web visibility.

TPC will consult with you to design a custom-made visibility campaign that may include any or all of the services described above, as well as enhancing the design of your existing site to increase the likelihood of awards, reviews, and listings on other web sites.

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