Certification from National Women Business Owners Corporation increases wireless software company’s opportunities to win more government and national contracts
LOS GATOS, California - Semotus, a leader in innovative wireless notification solutions, is pleased to announce the company is now fully certified as a woman-owned business enterprise by the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC).
The goal of the NWBOC program is to eliminate many steps for a woman-owned company to do business with a public or private entity, particularly in numerous states. One national certification substitutes for having to apply on a state-by-state level to entities seeking to award a healthy percentage of their business to women-owned companies. There are many such entities, including most publicly traded companies, many large private enterprises, and of course, most local, state, and federal purchasing departments.
Semotus is already serving numerous customers at all levels of government, along with some of the best-known blue chip companies today. The widely recognized “Woman Business Enterprise” certification provides even more opportunities to compete for and win contracts at the national and government levels. The NWBOC’s procurement database is one of the first places companies search to find potential woman-owned vendors and suppliers.
“NWBOC increases the ability of women business owners to secure more contracts in several different ways,” says Janet Harris-Lange, president of NWBOC. “We significantly reduce redundancy by offering a valid certification accepted by most corporate and government organizations. We also offer marketing outreach programs that elevate member visibility in the contract bidding phase.”
“This respected certification certainly gives Semotus an expanded presence among organizations seeking wireless communication technology from a proven woman-owned business,” affirms Pamela LaPine, President of Semotus Solutions. “We look forward to making full use of this valued credential.”
Semotus’ product HipLink is powerful, state-of-the-art communications platform encompassing paging software and virtually any one way, two way or other mass notification technology. HipLink functions as a standalone desktop messaging platform or as a wireless connector for any software application or system enabling automatic delivery of critical messages. Built on best-of-breed technology and incorporating advanced features, HipLink ensures real time message delivery as well as two way communication capability across multiple devices and through a variety of communication protocols.
About the National Women Business Owners Corporation (NWBOC)
NWBOC, a national 501©3 not-for-profit corporation, was created in response to needs identified by the Procurement Special Interest Group of the National Association of Women Business Owners. The study revealed that the public and private sectors had not received nor recognized the benefits of contracting with women suppliers. This has prevented purchasers from obtaining the best value in their procurements and limited women business owners from penetrating these markets. NWBOC seeks to provide more corporations with the opportunity to better their procurement practices and to women suppliers the opportunity to compete. Visit www.nwboc.org to learn more.
About Semotus Solutions
Founded in 1993 with corporate headquarters in the heart of Silicon Valley California, Semotus has been a premier provider of software for wireless text and voice communication to both large and small organizations for over 15 years. As a stable, woman-owned business with a long history of innovations in the industry, Semotus has demonstrated commitment to its products and its customers. HipLink has been successfully deployed across virtually every vertical meeting the needs for IT alerting, alarm management, emergency response, mass notification and business continuity providing critical messaging for hundreds of thousands of end users. Customers include Wells Fargo, Unisys, Honeywell, Hewlett Packard, St. John Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, O’Hare International Airport, General Motors Corporation, Cablevision, Government of Alberta Canada, Westchester County, Toronto Police Department and Lockheed Martin to mention a few. For more information, please visit: www.hiplink.com or www.semotus.com.
