Byte Art represented on international stage

Byte Art has flown the flag for the Channel Island's Internet industry by exhibiting a stand showcasing the benefits of using the islands as an online base this Summer at a major London event. The Internet World 2005 show at Earl's Court, London, is Europe's premier event for those doing business online and proved a resounding success for the Byte Art team for their third year of exhibiting. Over 100,000 visitors passed through the doors of Earl's Court, London and Byte Art's stand attracted a constant flow of interest. During the show Byte Art's Simon Bone gave a half hour seminar entitled “Channel Islands - the Offshore/Online e-Commerce Advantage”. The talk covered areas such as infrastructure, education, technical expertise and fiscal advantages. Various case studies of successful local companies trading online were also provided as well as the many e-commerce specifics. Support material for the presentation was kindly provide by the e-business team from Commerce and Employment and Jo Reeve was on hand to answer audience questions at the end. ‘As with the last 2 year it's been an extremely busy show,' said Byte Art production director Simon Bone. ‘We were literally flooded with enquiries from companies and individuals wanting to know about our services how to replicate the success of other Island based businesses. It shows that the island's Internet Industry is widely perceived as extremely competitive and amongst the best in the world' "We are supportive of Byte Art's attendance at Internet World, which provides an ideal showcase for promoting the full range of services that they offer" said Jo Reeve, e-Business Development Executive for the Commerce and Employment Department. "The variety and number of enquiries received is testament to the general increase of investment in online retail and the importance of a web presence. It encouraging to see a locally based Internet business receiving so much positive feedback from the mainland business community." The agency also ran a “Sick website clinic” diagnosing problems with visitor's sites which proved extremely popular. ‘Most companies have a website nowadays.' said Simon Bone. ‘But many are badly designed or impossible to update and simply don't represent their owners in the best possible light. As a result an increasing proportion of the work we carry out is site “makeovers” and offering free impartial advice is a great way to help.' Byte Art currently plans to attend the event again in 2006 with a presence that is even larger than the size of this year's in-order to keep up with the demand they faced this year.