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The SME eBusiness Management Service [SMEEMS] has been established to promote excellence in the adoption of Electronic Information Technologies by large and particularly medium and small business enterprises [SMES] without inhouse Information Technology resources. SMEEMS objectives include promoting SMEs products and services. This is carried out in a number of ways including: A SME eGALLERY SERVICES Promote members by the use of search engines to visit sites via the SMEEMS eGallery Service Many web developers are looking for ways for clients to receive "greater exposure and thus generate more business on the Web". This is where the SME eGallery Service can really help ! For instance all search engines give a higher ranking for .org sites rather than .net sites and .com sites. SME EeGallery Services is currently available on two web sites namely: 1 The Open Interchange Consortium 2 SME eBusiness Management Services The OIC site in particular receives a very high exposure from search engines world wide. This is due to its long-term involvement with Government eBusiness strategies including: 1 1999 Winner of European eCommerce Software Award 2 1999 Treasury 1st Public Consultation on eCommerce Nov 1999 3 2000 Treasury 2nd Public Consultation on eCommerce Jan 2000 4 2000 Formation of XML & E-commerce interest group in Mar 2000 5 2001 Australian Department of Employment survey of XLM with NSW Local Government 6 2002 Submission TIMS as an XML format for Government tenders to ebXML worldwide 7 2003 Treasury 3rd Public Consultation on eCommerce Nov 2003 8 2004 Evidence as an Expert Witness to the Senate Inquiry into Aus-USA Free Trade Agreement 9 2004 involvement with UN/CEFACT and eBusiness Standards for SMEs There are few organisations with this track record on eBusiness Is there a better way to promote your company on the Internet then via the SMEEMS Gallery Service ? B GOVERNMENT TENDER AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES understanding of government tenders and funding opportunities via the OTMG Tender Information Management Service [TIMS] C LOW COST EVENT SPONSORSHIP low cost sponsorship of regular local events held by organisations like the Open Interchange Consortium in Australia The options for membership of the SME eBusiness Services, particularly for other SME Associations that wish to promote their members products and services, can be reviewed here