The Trading Post
The Trading Post(sm)
The Trading Post(sm) lets you make information about your
activities, products, and services available to potential customers over the
Internet.
The information is placed on one of several different types of
"servers," computers that automatically respond to requests for information.
The responses can range from sample programs that customers can try out,
to organized menus of products and services, to complete hypermedia
documents with pictures, sound, and video.
Each computer on the Internet
displays the information in the form most common to that computer.
If a
particular computer is unable to show some of the information, video for
example, the rest of the information remains attractively arranged.
Many different ways to search for information of interest using keywords are
built-in to the Internet.
When potential customers search for a product or
service, all of the organizations offering those products or services, including
yours, show up
on their computer's menu.
In addition, "virtual communities," groups of
people with similar interests on the Internet, often create directories leading
to information of interest. The Trading Post can help you locate and contact
those communities.
Cost
The cost of the The Trading Post(sm) depends upon the type of server selected.
The servers used by The Trading Post include File Transfer Protocol (FTP),
Gopher, and World Wide Web
(sometimes called Mosaic) servers.
FTP or Gopher Server. Provides a basic menu-driven interface to your information.
Programs, text, and limited graphics can be retrieved using commands or through simple menus. $2,850 at start-up; $700 per month.
World Wide Web (Mosaic) Server. Your information appears in a multimedia magazine format.
Text, hypertext links, full color graphics, sound, and video are integrated in a state-of-the-art interface. $4,950 at start-up; $1,400 per month.
INTRODUCTORY OFFER Up to 10 documents on the The Trading Post World Wide Web server for three months.
Same services as the full The Trading Post(sm) except there is no separate server associated with your organization.
$4,000 for three months (can be applied toward start-up costs for permanent service).
Details
- Each server includes the capability to store up to 50 megabytes of information,
about 25,000 pages.
There is enough processing power to respond to approximtely
15,000 evenly spaced requests per day. Additional capacity is available.
- The servers created by The Trading Post
are conected to the Internet using a "T1" communications line (1.544Mbs) and are
monitored for problems 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
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Information to be placed on the Internet can be supplied on disk or over
the Internet itself.
The Trading Post recommends that The Trading Post
customers have at least one computer attached to the Internet to "see
what the customer sees." The Trading Post can arrange inexpensive dial-up connection
to the Internet through one of its business partners.
- The Trading Post provides training for the staff of The Trading Post(sm)
customers so they can best tailor their information to reach the
appropriate audience.
- The Trading Post also has experienced Internet publishers and graphic artists
on staff who can design and format your information at extra cost.