Virtually@theShow™ Virtual Trade Show Platform

Virtually@theShow™ is a versatile Trade Show Management or purely virtual Trade Show solution. The same innovative technology behind our IndustryC@t™ family of products drives this feature rich management tool and virtual trade show experience. Our flexible delivery models allow you to license

Virtually@theShow™ for use on your systems, or as a managed application with our Application Service Agreement. We also offer optional marketing assistance with packages designed to meet some or all of your marketing needs.

Features

Virtually@theShow™ is designed to meet the functional requirements for hosting, exhibiting and attending a physical or purely virtual trade show. Our own experience attending and exhibiting at trade shows, as well as serving on the Trade Show Committee for a technical organization has helped us identify and address these requirements.

Show Host	Exhibitor	Attendee
Automated Billing / Collection	Online Registrtion / Payment	Registration for Show Prizes
Secure Show Administration Area	Secure Exhibitor Maintenance Console to upload and maintain all company and product information as often as you like	Create and maintain Attendee Profile
Approval of exhibiting companies before they display in the show	Display up to 3 featured products on virtual booth	Multiple ways to contact vendors
User defined advertising options	Select from pre-defined categories to list your company	Multiple searches to find vendors easily
Secure access to show reports and statistics	Select from multiple advertising options including banners, featured companies and show sponsorships	Only pre-qualified exhibitors listed - you are sure to find what you are looking for
Automated email to exhibitors and attendees	Automated email keeps you informed of important activities
Post-Show reports provided in CSV, Excel, or ACCESS	List and manage Show Specials
Multi-show platform for the host or promoter that runs more than one show simultaneously	Site traffic tracking lets you know what site visitors are looking at

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Benefits

Show Host	Exhibitor	Attendee
Automated billing and collection means you get your payment sooner	Decrease "cost per lead" - Reduced manual effort and resources required to setup and run your booth	24 x 7 Access from anywhere - return for future visits without leaving you home or office
Reduce manual effort and resource requirements for Exhibitor and Attendee registrations	Information available to Attendees 24x7	Win Prizes!
Approve or Reject exhibitor registrations online	Increased exposure - Information available to more visitors than at a physical show	Dowload company and product information directly to your desktop
Automated email notifications to host and exhibitors means you spend less time on the phone and mailing receipts	Promote your existing web site	Communicate with exhibitors without leaving your home or office
Post-Show reporting provides information on demographics of show and site visitors	Post-Show reporting provides demographic information on site visitors	Only pre-qualified exhibitors listed so you are sure to find what you are looking for

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Minimum Specifications

Host Application	Client
Application Server Pentium III CPU / 128 MB Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pak 4 Microsoft Windows NT Option Pack with IIS 4.0	Client Software for Administrator Microsoft Windows 95, 98, NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pak 3 Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2
Database Server Pentium III CPU / 128 MB Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pak 4 Microsoft SQL Server 7.0	Client Software for Web Front-End Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x or greater Netscape Navigator 4.x or greater
Web Server Pentium III CPU / 128 MB Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pak 4 Microsoft Windows NT Option Pack with IIS 4.0

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Case Study

ISA New Jersey Section virtual trade show
Challenge	Solution
ISA New Jersey Section experienced a drastic decrease in attendance at its annual Table Top Exhibit. They needed an innovative approach to continue the tradition of their annual show.	Virtually@theShow™ Managed Application provided a feature-rich virtual trade show experience that was easy to setup and operate
ISA NJ needed to communicate the features / benefits of the virtual trade show to its members and other prospective exhibitors	@industry provided documentation to be distributed by ISA NJ that communicated the benefits of moving their show to a virtual platform and attended a special meeting to answer questions and review site features
ISA NJ traditionally processed all trade show registrations and payments manually	The secure online registration and payment processing features made it easy to get exhibitors signed up and track their payments.
ISA NJ needed to assure their members and other prospective attendees that they would only find pertinent information within the show	The secure Admin Maintenance Console allows the show host to approve or reject registrations before they are visible in the show area.
ISA NJ did not have the resources to assist exhibitors with their registrations and formatting of information for their virtual booths	The secure Exhibitor Maintenance Console gives the "approved" exhibitor 24x7 access to all company, contact and product information that displays in their virutal booths. With all functions performed through an easy to use browser interface, uploading and maintaining this information is as simple as entering text on the screen and selecting images from your local PC for upload!
ISA NJ wanted to offer prospective attendees an incentive to participate in their virtual trade show	ISA bought the prizes, and Virtually@theShow™ did the rest with its attendee registration features!
Go to ISA New Jersey "archived" Show	Go to related article

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