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 eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) Successfully Releases First Doorway
eDoorways Corporation, a web-based consumer problem-solving gateway, lifestyle information source, and online business-to-consumer marketplace, successfully released the long awaited beta version of its first doorway, “SOLVE” v1.0, over the Christmas week-end. Initially covering businesses in Austin, Texas, but allowing international access, this doorway connects the consumer with providers of those goods and services that are being pursued, connecting real people with real solutions in “real-time.”
In a statement given on Christmas Morning, Gary Kimmons, Chairman & CEO of eDoorways, said, “We are extremely thrilled about our being able to give to our shareholders what we consider the best gift we could possibly offer this holiday season.”
Many interested users logged on within the first hours as news of the doorway’s launching rapidly spread all over social networks without the company making any effort of formally alerting the general public of the event.
“This event is the culmination of two years of perseverance and in recent months, the diligent and efficacious collaboration of various professionals,” stated Kimmons. “We are extremely happy and excited by the success the ‘SOLVE’ doorway has already had within the first 48 hours of the Beta v1.0 launch. In Austin, Texas, right now, people with needs can use our real-time connectivity social networking platform to utilize intelligent search capabilities to get those needs met by businesses that are best suited to deliver.”
Following the successful roll-out in Austin, the company is committed to adding three major American cities to the “SOLVE” doorway before the end of next year. Mr. Kimmons believes that it is more than reasonable to add 8-10 metropolitan areas per year. A large number of sign-ups have already come from outside the Austin region, suggesting that the platform could experience a viral expansion that would accelerate the use and expansion of “SOLVE.”
Commenting on the current functionality of “SOLVE” Beta v1.0, Kimmons summarized his previous statements, “The primary functionality of ‘SOLVE’ is built around the city of our initial roll out, Austin. Yet still, we’ve permitted global access to the platform.
“Also keep in mind that in our allowing the public’s participation in the ‘acceptance testing process,’ Beta v1.0 is susceptible to minor bugs, inconsistencies or shortcomings that may or may not be noticeable. These include limited browser compatibility — currently supporting only Internet Explorer and Firefox, as well as queries only resulting in those relevant service providers who are located within a 50-mile radius from the person who initially made the inquiry. Thus, if you’re not located in Austin, you’re likely to get back zero results.
“These items for example are very temporary matters that may be rectified before all of the current Austin-based pre-registrants actually initiate their new accounts. Most of the current business will not become active until this week beginning today as our Christmas release has likely caught most off guard. Nonetheless, most minor items will be addressed during the next week. All other issues should be covered in Beta v2.0 which is set for release during late February of 2010.”
Kimmons concluded, “I would like to take this opportunity to thank our shareholders for their patience and support during the last several months. I believe that, when they see the platform in action, they will be more than satisfied. Moreover, as it evolves and expands, I am confident that ‘SOLVE,’ ‘LEARN,’ and the other doorways will exceed all expectations.”
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eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) CEO Gary Kimmons Addresses Feedback Concerning Recently Launched “Solve”
The Chairman and CEO of the eDoorways Corporation, Gary Kimmons, today issued the following response to criticism of the first beta version of the “SOLVE” doorway, launched just days ago on Christmas day.
“Surprisingly, the company has received much criticism and questions concerning the first beta version of our first doorway, ‘SOLVE.’ These concerns encompass everything from the current look and feel of the current interface to user accessibility. Our intention was to address all concerns through a forum sometime next week after gathering and analyzing all of the public’s inquiries. While this remains to be the plan, a sense of duty to our long time supporters compels my voice here today.
“There have been many developments and changes to our strategy over the past two years. Countless hours of care, consideration, planning and development went into what elements would ultimately be needed to deliver to the world not only a compelling Web 3.0 intellectual platform, but an internet company that actually generates income from multiple revenue models; thus truly substantiating company value. To accomplish this, we have engaged the technological expertise of groups like DPCI, Real Time Data and Telcordia. These are organizations of high regard to which other industry leaders know their names and reputation and quite frankly do not deserve the indirect and negative inferences toward their capabilities.
“Aside from the setbacks or required adjustments any new product will face, we are exactly on track with our development plan. The Beta v1.0 we released on Christmas is simply the first of numerous upcoming releases of SOLVE. It is the connectivity aspect of the doorway that ultimately will serve to connect businesses and users in a real-time context. Those who have gone to the site and tried it must realize that they are looking at the underpinnings of the site’s ‘engine.’ The final look, feel and functionality will be layered upon this. We have already designed a much more sophisticated user interface that is along the lines of that which we have already described to our shareholders. That version of SOLVE (Beta v2.0) will be superimposed upon the version users are now seeing.
“So allow me to state CLEARLY that the current GUI is in no way representative of the future face of the ‘SOLVE’ doorway. Rather Beta v1.0 is strictly about the development and testing of the back-end components. Our using a simple front end GUI design allows us to focus resources at the back end of the platform, and enables us to make quick changes to the interface mechanisms, as we see how the interactions with users unfold.
“Another seemingly immediate concern is the search results in various locations. While of course we look to expand the geographical usability of inquiries and search results rapidly, especially being that interest in the platform has already reached across the globe, this does not negate the obvious. If you’re in Oregon, your search for ‘local’ solution providers will yield zero results. Why? The launch targeting the Austin market would have something to do with it.
“Granted, there has been a 50 mile cap on customer searches irrespective of location. This was done intentionally for various reasons. We do plan on expanding these parameters quickly but when appropriate. Nonetheless, this limitation should not eliminate the good sensibility one should have to recognize that searching for a local solution provider, in another city’s market, will absolutely yield you zero local solution providers.
“I know that we reside in a world of high expectations. I am also aware of the unprecedented yet warranted fear and suspicion we each face daily. We don’t know who to trust any more. Our bankers, our government… who? And where it concerns corporations, especially those publicly traded on the smaller exchanges, the stakes are high. However, we’ve done everything possible to be as transparent as any public company can be. We also attempt to complete every task we set out to accomplish and do exactly what we say we’re going to do regardless of the difficulty or time it takes to get it done.
“We have received a tremendous amount of valuable feedback and are now implementing many of the suggestions received. However, there are still some comments that are not constructive in the least — boarding on malicious, slanderous and malfeasant; aggressive acts we will not tolerate.
“We will accept and acknowledge there is a lot of work to be done. This is why the exact functionality of Beta v1.0 was detailed for you earlier this month along with versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7 and 3.0. eDoorways knows exactly where it is going and what needs to be done to get there. As a public company, we thought to take advantage of a unique opportunity you’re less likely to receive with any other technology company. We are allowing you clear insight as to what we’re doing, how we’re doing it and tapping you, our shareholders, for insight on how best to complete the task.
“Take advantage of it. Don’t abuse it. Today you have the opportunity to own a piece of what may become a major technology company before the ‘out of reach’ IPO because we just happen to already public. Imagine if you could have owned Google when they were developing or Facebook prior to its going public, should that be the case. Well, this is a dream situation for many, but a reality for the shareholders who continue to assist us with their positive and unwavering support.”
Mr. Kimmons concluded by saying, “As the platform moves through Betas 2 and 3, you will see incredible transformations to the completed product. This platform will indeed become everything you’re hoping it will become. So with that, if there has been any confusion as a result of our past announcements, I apologize and I can say confidently that in the near future we will have a highly developed platform with a robust GUI interface, international access and a whole host of additional features that will meet or exceed the expectations of our shareholders and users.”
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eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) Launches Recent Developments Section to Showcase Coming Upgrades
eDoorways Corp. today announced that it has added a “Recent Developments” tab to the navigation bar of its corporate website, this past Thursday, December 31st, 2009. The Recent Developments section provides users and investors with descriptions of some exciting new upgrades and features coming to the PowerKeys, chat and top menu functionality. The added section also offers a look at what the interface of the first doorway’s Dashboard will ultimately look like once “SOLVE” is fully functional.
“What people must remember is that ‘SOLVE,’ in the beginning, had a very robust yet much more complex GUI as demonstrated by the original screen grabs found on the old corporate website,” stated Kimmons. “Developed two years earlier, at the time it represented what the market was seeking in relation to what was out there at that time. However, given the continuous and rapidly changing face of technology, our focus group testing in October of ‘09 presented us with a different outlook.”
Kimmons added, “We were requested to simplify the layout and design of the Dashboard due to concerns of the site being too busy and difficult to navigate. This left us with less than 90 days to make all of the necessary base function adjustments. Unfortunately, in order to launch on time, we had to release the first doorway’s beta early and take the opportunity to focus on the baseline functionality prior to giving it a pretty face. So you all must be mindful that ‘SOLVE’ is in its infancy stage; shareholders have the exciting opportunity to watch it grow and develop.”
It is anticipated that the fully developed dashboard will have many new features and enhancements to what is now viewed on Beta v1.0. One major change will be found in the move from a grid-like search results screen to the new Search Spiral which will allow users to swipe through results and retrieve web results, documents and person to person connectivity. There is also a Document Tray to drag and drop articles and documents into for later review. There will also be a Media Exchange screen. Users will have the ability to upload and share any of the content in the Media Exchange by sending files directly to contacts or publishing it on other favorite Social Media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook.
In the Top Menu Bar, companies will be able to maintain contacts. Users will also be able to record preferences such as alerts, search radius, privacy, and visibility. They will also have the ability to contact users who are not currently online — recording any direct messages exchanged as well as any chat activity that occurs in respect to questions asked.
The process of joining a chat will also be enhanced along with the introduction of paying for PowerKeys. The Join screen will display live streams, recent activity, handshakes, referral capabilities and a “Socialize This” function which will invite others to view your conversation and solicit them to interact with the user sending links to the chat or by posting it to other Social Media sites. PowerKeys will be rented for a flat monthly fee that will stay constant for a period of 6 months up to one year.
The company intends to have many updates and improvements within the first half of the year through a string of additional releases beginning with version 2.0 which is slated for release in late February. Following the completion of the release cycles, the Beta tag could likely be removed. However, compared to industry giants like Google that were in beta for several years, the proposed beta time for eDoorways is short in comparison.
Mr. Kimmons concluded, “Between beta versions 2.0 and 3.0, you will see incredible transformation. This doorway will indeed become everything our users and shareholders are hoping for and will certainly be commensurate of what our other doorways will come to bear.”
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The eDoorways (EDWY.PK) Platform: The Gateway to Dynamic Commerce
eDoorways Corp. is committed to solving lifestyle problems for consumers while driving traffic, through their eDoorways platform, to suppliers and service providers who offer innovative merchandise and solutions. By uniting consumers with the larger global consumer community, retailers, and manufacturers in an effective new way, the company promotes “dynamic” commerce, as opposed to the static model currently in existence.
The company’s unique business-to-consumer social network website aims to capitalize on: 1) Web 2.0 community democratic internet service offerings; 2) micro or ‘niche’ marketing and targeted service offerings in place of traditional mass marketing; 3) emergence of new technologies enabling the aggregation and presentation of information; and 4) the changing behavior of consumers, who now actively seek online information to answer their questions and gain information prior to purchasing a product or service.
eDoorways creates an immediate solutions network which connects local businesses with consumers in need of immediate answers, products or services, with expert assistance. This network of people and small businesses offers immediate solutions on a level never before possible. The eDoorways platform is a functional tool that enhances market transparency for real solutions, pricing and quality.
There are over 45 million (and growing rapidly) internet-savvy Americans who are the company’s immediate consumer target, while small businesses – which comprise about 97% of businesses in America – are the company’s target revenue market. eDoorways anticipates strong interest from young, internet-savvy adults who rely on the Web for quick and effective solutions and also strong interest (and revenues) from small businesses across America seeking an avenue for business development.
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eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) Highlights Upcoming Releases
When eDoorways Corporation recently launched the Beta v1.0 version of their SOLVE doorway, proving that the company is intent on following through with their promises, they were also quick to point out that it was just the first of many releases designed to make the product the best of its kind on the market. SOLVE is designed to provide a unique and flexible link between Internet savvy users and small business, allowing people to better solve problems while providing vendors with highly targeted prospects.
It’s a great idea, but nobody is kidding themselves that it will be a quick or easy process to develop SOLVE to its ultimate potential. The first release only hints at the possibilities, showing for example how the SOLVE dashboard is configured with HVGA elements, making it easy to navigate on a mobile device. The next release, scheduled roughly for late February, will come with increased functionality and enhanced features. Upcoming enhancements for future versions are listed below:
• In the first release version of SOLVE, users need to be online for someone to be able to find them in their search results. In the next version, Solution Providers can be offline, and will be pinged via email or text when someone has asked a question related to their PowerKeys (an eDoorways version of search keywords). The Solution Provider can then log in to eDoorways and join the conversation.
• The new release will have an improved SOLVE dashboard, moving away from the grid-like search results screen to what is called a Search Spiral. This will allow users to swipe through the search results cover-flow style, and retrieve relevant web results, documents, and person-to-person connectivity.
• The Search Spiral also has a Document Tray, into which users can drag and drop articles and documents for later review.
• The new dashboard will have a Media Exchange screen, allowing users to view media, including images, video, documents, and websites, all within special mini-browsers located inside the SOLVE platform. Users will be able to upload and share content by sending it directly to any of their contacts, or by publishing it on one of their favorite social media sites such as Twitter or Facebook.
• The top menu bar will be improved. Users will be able to easily add and maintain contacts, in addition to recording preferences such as alerts, search radius, privacy, and visibility settings. Users will also be able to contact users who are not online using the new Conversations feature. They can record any messages and chat activity, keeping track of all questions and answers.
• The Join screen will display a live stream of recently asked questions related to chosen PowerKeys. And a Chat screen will handle all multi-user chats, plus allowing document references from the Media Exchange.
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eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) Led By Visionary
Gary F. Kimmons, the founder and CEO of eDoorways Corp., the new web-based consumer/vendor communication platform, has had over 30 years of distinguished experience in creating market-driven concepts for successful projects and enterprises.
Originally known as GK Intelligent Systems, Mr. Kimmons’ company developed SmartOneSM, a patented learning technology. The system was selected by no less than the United Nations as its software flag technology. The company later went on to successfully associate the SmartOne brand with other national brands, including The Smithsonian, AOL, Radio Shack, and National Geographic, among others. Kimmons, who established all of the business processes and services, eventually took the company to a $500 million market cap.
When an aggressive takeover attempt let to the temporary cessation of company operations, Kimmons negotiated key acquisitions of profitable private entertainment and lifestyle ventures to facilitate a re-launch. This shifted the company’s focus to a next-generation media and entertainment corporation, providing a diversified portfolio of state-of-the-art entertainment and media resources.
Kimmons, who holds a Masters in Management Science from Stevens Institute of Technology/Rutgers, began his career on the technical staff of Bell Telephone Laboratories, as well as with First City Bank. He later worked with Geosource, Inc., and became the Director of Training and Development at Smith International, and then Manager of Human Resource Development at Reading & Bates Corporation. In 1988, Kimmons founded and was CEO of a corporation that marketed business improvement products to the petroleum industry and the federal government, before undertaking his current entrepreneurial venture.
Today, Gary Kimmons is considered a technology and marketing visionary, able to identify and leverage key market trends. He founded the Human Achievement Foundation to foster innovation, and was even awarded the Silver Medal at the New York Film Festival for an education film. His vision is one of using technology and business to empower the individual.
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eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) Sees Web 3.0 As The Biggest Doorway Of All
eDoorways Corp. considers itself a leader in the now active drive to Web 3.0, emphasizing that they strive every day to stay current on trending topics, upcoming technologies, and leading thinkers in the field. The company’s stated goal is to use the latest technologies and processes to empower the individual, and being ahead of the Web curve is seen as critical.
What is the difference between Web 2.0 and Web 3.0? Web 2.0, through the many iterations of social networking, ecommerce, and associated platforms, has enabled people to find each other, to communicate and exchange information, and to do business. But eDoorways sees Web 2.0 as only the start, a small indication of the Web’s true potential. While Web 2.0 has not been an active collaborator in the linking process, doing little to take into consideration the individual needs of the participants, Web 3.0 will enable a far more personal computing environment.
Web 3.0 is all about having a unique customized online experience, based upon a complex understanding of the individual user.
• Who you are
• What you are doing in the present
• What you have done in the past
• How you choose to do things
• Why you choose to do things
• Where you choose to do things
• Your intelligence and what you already know
• How you learn and assimilate new information
...Continued at http://blog.qualitystocks.net/?p=20671
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eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) – Unlocking The Promise Of The Internet
Although the Internet has come to mean many different things to different people, for the average individual its ultimate promise has remained constant: the totally fluid exchange of desired information. In other words, the answer to any question you have, whenever you need it. eDoorways Corporation, more than perhaps any other company, has chosen to address this promise head on.
The company calls its platform a revolutionary business-to-consumer social network website, integrating various advanced search technologies to help consumers better solve lifestyle problems while driving highly targeted traffic to service providers. The key competitive advantage is the next-generation networking interface that allows anyone to instantaneously source the exact information, products, and services they need. The idea is to avoid the ocean of irrelevancy commonly associated with current search engines, replacing it with a focused and customized environment, based upon a more comprehensive understanding of the user.
The company has made clear that it intends to capitalize on, and add to, various elements of today’s online and consumer environment:
...Continued at http://blog.qualitystocks.net/?p=20943
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eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) Sales Efforts Led by Retail Marketing Expert
Sales and marketing efforts for eDoorways Corporation will be led by Marty Lobkowicz, the company’s retail sales and marketing director. He is president of MML International Inc., a marketing consulting firm based in Delray Beach, Florida. His firm assists both nationally branded and emerging manufacturing entities in developing and implementing effective sales and marketing plans.
Marty Lobkowicz has spent his entire career in the retail industry. For the first 20 years, he worked for several large retail companies including BJ’s Wholesale Club and Office Depot in finance and product merchandising positions. At Office Depot, he was vice-president and general merchandising manager of the technology products division. In that role, he assumed primary responsibility for the profitability of the division. At that time, Mr. Lobkowwicz also had the opportunity to meet and develop relationships with other key executives in the retail industry.
...Continued at http://blog.qualitystocks.net/?p=21021
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eDoorways Corp. (EDWY.PK) Yields Unanticipated Benefits from Strategic Launch Strategy
The eDoorways Corporation asserts that calculated risk will lead to huge dividends for the web-based consumer problem-solving gateway, lifestyle information source, and online business-to-consumer marketplace provider. Retaining the initial observations of the Beta v1.0 release, the company is now poised to deliver a more powerful product offering than originally contemplated.
“The launch of SOLVE Beta v1.0 afforded us much greater value than expected,” stated Mr. Gary Kimmons, Chairman & CEO of the eDoorways Corporation. “The overwhelming response received provided us with invaluable information about our ultimate vision for eDoorways — the design, functionality and purpose of the entire platform and each doorway. No focus group in the world compares to true and real time user feedback.”
The response received has led to an enhanced design strategy that was not part of the original roll-out plan. With the primary purpose of the initial launch being to solidify the chat foundation and to assess power key functionality, the technology acquired had to first be adapted to suite the platform’s purpose. The company found that its power key technology not only functioned as hoped, but was extremely robust and completely scalable to accommodate a rapid ramp-up.
...Continued at http://blog.qualitystocks.net/?p=21145
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