July 10, 2009
Due to last week’s announcement allowing shareholders the ability to participate in a pre-launch presentation, this past week the company has been very busy fielding an increased volume in calls and emails from shareholders passionately expressing their views on the matter. While some believe this move to be potentially more harmful than good, others feel this action will allow them to better understand the viability of the eDOORWAYS platform.
Recognizing the importance and sensitive nature of revealing the platform, eDOORWAYS has determined that in the spirit of compromise, the best way to satisfy everyone is to make a basic pre-launch walk-through presentation available this month – subject however to very specific shareholder registration rules and requirements. Also, by making the appropriate technical integrations, the company can grant shareholders a walk-through within a reasonably protected environment. eDOORWAYS believes this approach will be a win/win for all; assuaging any doubt while protecting shareholder value and interest.
The date of the pre-launch presentation will be Friday, July 31st, 2009. Details of this event, including times, access codes, terms and conditions, registration requirements, etc., will be announced next week.
Once again, the company understands that shareholders are extremely motivated, and because eDOORWAYS values each of you, the company will proactively strive to responsibly manage the expectations of all to show the sincerest appreciation of your support.
Thank you.
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Posted by edoorways
July 8, 2009
eDOORWAYS is at work furthering its agenda. With the addition of a Brand Marketing and Site Monetization Strategist, setting the launch date, supporting that launch with the acquisition of a Lead Technology Architect and engaging an award winning New York PR firm to convey the company’s message to the masses, eDOORWAYS seems set on a course of growth and success. Still yet, in preparing for October’s delivery of the “SOLVE” doorway we are continuing to seek additional ways to build greater shareholder value. Today, this value comes in the form of the company’s potential CFO candidate – newly signed eDOORWAYS team consultant, Dan Bensimon.
A former member of the US Special Forces, Dan Bensimon, who has been named the company’s Senior Financial & Accounting Specialist, brings with him over 30 years of exceptional skills as an international specialty accountant and financial/operations manager.
Mr. Bensimon’s background includes his role as an accountant and partner at Touche Ross & Co, where he worked in the LA, D.C., NY, Paris and Austin offices prior to heading all European audit operations. Bensimon was also responsible for reorganizing the financial operations of Washington’s Milton Development Corporation as Vice President. He once acted as the Liquidating Trustee for both Compaq and Living.Com Liquidating Trust, was tapped for expert testimony in U.S. Bankruptcy Court and has been involved with multiple IPO’s. What may be the most impressive aspect of Dan’s background is his role as the court appointed President of Nash Philips – Copus, Inc., once the largest privately held homebuilder in the United States. At Nash Philips, he successfully managed the company through Chapter 11 as a member of the debtor in possession.
Our company requires sound judgment and expertise – and this is especially true in the area of financial management. We are now poised to complete our filings. Recently, we determined that using an “external” accounting group actually created more grief than good. Bensimon, who entered into negotiations with eDOORWAYS back in May, began examining the company’s financial and accounting situation in anticipation of the release of our former accountants. Once the decision was made to create firm internal accounting controls, Dan Bensimon was officially engaged in early June, and he immediately welcomed the task of putting the audit back on track. Due to the excitement of the company’s launch date announcement, we had not found the right opportunity to disclose this news.
When Mr. Bensimon was asked what attracted a professional of his caliber to eDOORWAYS he responded, “This is a company surrounded by good and intelligent individuals who each seem to possess a sincere interest in seeing eDOORWAYS penetrate the marketplace. My experience affords me the ability to identify real opportunity – and the opportunity here is innumerable.”
Dan continued, “I believe, that with the assistance of the company’s lead consultant, eDOORWAYS has been successfully guided to a point whereby with additional organizational insight, it can quickly expand and see its way onto a major exchange with a profit potential only wished for by most Internet tech companies. I also believe my experience affords me the ability to confidently say, if the company grants me the resources and freedom, I can initiate adequate financial organization, properly complete the audit, and ensure that eDOORWAYS is well prepared to enjoy the explosive growth that potentially awaits it in the months to come.”
eDOORWAYS is making financial decisions that demand sound decision making skills. These are skills that can only come from years of practical hands-on experience – and Dan Bensimon has the right credentials. Dan is truly going to help eDOORWAYS immeasurably as we prepare for a highly anticipated launch which can quickly position us for a major exchange. And now, we’ll be ready!
eDOORWAYS is rapidly emerging as a national brand that now requires the judgment and expertise of proven executives. As continually demonstrated by our quality consultants, we certainly have the appeal to attract very talented personnel.
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Posted by edoorways
July 7, 2009
eDOORWAYS, your web-based consumer problem solving gateway, lifestyle information source, and online business-to-consumer marketplace, has retained Investor Relations Group (IRG), a thirteen-year-old, award-winning corporate communications firm based in New York City, to serve as its national public relations firm. Print, radio, broadcast, and online media outreach initiated by the New York PR firm will further the awareness of eDOORWAYS.
IRG will immediately commence an outreach campaign targeting editors, writers, and segment producers of local and national trade and consumer online, print, radio, and broadcast media outlets. IRG’s mandate is to produce gripping news content that describes the company’s next-generation Internet gateway for businesses and consumers while positioning the eDOORWAYS executive management team as industry thought leaders. IRG’s corporate communications program includes new media and multimedia initiatives that involve the creation of broadcast-ready corporate videos, podcasts, and the creation of social networking, video service, and micro-blogging accounts. The Investor Relations Group was recently honored with a “Stevie Award” for Investor Relations Program of the Year and named a finalist in the Best Media Website category from the 2009 American Business Awards.
We are delighted to embark upon this relationship with the Investor Relations Group! Given such exciting recent company developments as the announcement of the October launch date of our SOLVE Doorway, the naming of Michael Vincent as our Lead Technology Architect, our upcoming live shareholder walkthrough, and the advent of a possible new doorway we’ve named “LEARN”, we believe that now is the opportune time for us to engage a high-level corporate communications team to help tell our story. We have every confidence in IRG’s ability to successfully communicate our story with the investment community, our shareholders, the media, and the public-at-large.
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Posted by edoorways
July 2, 2009
On the last shareholder conference call, the company was asked if we would be willing to make the eDOORWAYS platform and the SOLVE doorway available for demonstration. At that time, our Chairman and CEO, Mr. Gary Kimmons, advised that making SOLVE available to the public before its scheduled release introduces undue risk associated with losing our competitive advantage in the marketplace.
Nevertheless, as a participant in our conference call noted, “seeing is believing,” and many of you are demanding to see what we’ve achieved. This has created an interesting dilemma – if we unveil SOLVE, we risk ultimately hurting shareholder value by allowing competitors insight into the mechanics of the platform. We’re almost positive that any reasonable shareholder would not want that. Yet, if we continue to hold it close until the soft launch, it is clear that many of you, our shareholders, will continue to question the veracity and authenticity of our effort. The impasse this creates is detrimental to all of us – and it’s negatively affecting our value in the marketplace.
We simply cannot let this continue to unjustly happen. As an act of mutual good-faith, we are prepared to act immediately by offering to make the SOLVE doorway available for shareholder inspection and review via a “live walk-through” conducted by our technology consultants. The walk-through is available to us now since we’ve used it for past presentations to private capital sources. However, exactly how it is we can implement the presentations to the public with a reasonable degree of security must still be resolved.
It’s our intention to get back to you as soon as possible with a plan that can work whereby the walk-through is made available within the month. This should only take a few business days. At that time, we will announce the viewing date(s), our plan for certifying participants and the forum in which we intend to conduct this event. Regardless, we see no reason why the presentation(s) cannot be conducted this month.
To conclude, we understand that our shareholders are excited to view a demonstration of the platform and celebrate what the company has achieved. And it is because we value you, our shareholders, we will proactively strive to meet your stated needs and expectations.
Your patience and understanding regarding this sensitive issue is sincerely appreciated!
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Posted by edoorways
June 30, 2009
Gary Kimmons announced yesterday that the company is leaving nothing to chance as they intend to make good on their commitment to soft launch the “SOLVE” doorway on October 1st, 2009. eDOORWAYS has signed former speakTECH Solutions Architect, Michael Vincent to manage functional testing, modifications and delivery of the eDOORWAYS’ platform previously developed by speakTECH. Vincent’s role will be to make sure that all necessary “SOLVE” soft launch components are in place and operating correctly.
Michael Vincent, who is a Visual Studio Team System MVP, consults primarily on Microsoft development tools and technologies. Operating within the software business for more than 20 years, Vincent has a wide range of experience working with smaller businesses such as eDOORWAYS to Fortune 100 companies. As a former speakTECH employee, Vincent possesses the knowledge and experience to provide eDOORWAYS with top grade software architecture, application lifecycle management, and development services. And considering that Vincent was the project manager regarding the initial design and development of the eDOORWAYS platform at speakTECH, he has intimate working knowledge of the platform.
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Posted by edoorways
June 29, 2009
Gary Kimmons and Kristen Claflin, Brand Marketing and Site Monetization Strategist, just wrapped up a call with company shareholders. In the company’s 2nd and possibly most important call of the year, Kimmons committed to a launch date of October 1st, 2009. However the climax of his announcement came when Kimmons disclosed that the company has already secured Michael Vincent, the former speakTECH Lead Solutions Architect to act as the company’s internal technology architect.
Kimmons immediately began the call with what shareholders wanted to know most – the launch date. He described the initial launch of the first doorway “SOLVE” as being a soft launch having all of the capabilities to go live prior to October 1st. He was careful to clarify that this is a conservative date that has a strong chance of being moved forward if the economy continues to improve.
Kimmons and Claflin then moved on to describe how the eDOORWAYS platform will utilize the current Web 2.0 and seamlessly transition into the leveraging of Web 3.0 technology. They described the four areas of opportunity eDOORWAYS is likely to excel in and capitalize on. Possibly, one of the more interesting of such opportunities was that referred to as “Freedom”. Mr. Kimmons described how the Consumer 3.0 platform allows for flexibility and freedom current social networking sites, or even those integrated sites with similar virtual social components simply lack – the ability to take your work, profile, etc. with you wherever you may go, and do whatever you wish with it.
Kimmons pointed out that THE ECONOMIST magazine recently noted social networking sites such as MySpace and FaceBook have essentially become “Walled-In Communities”. This term describes sites where you can go and do things like interact with multiple groups within the site’s confined area. However, when you wish to leave or transfer your profile and work to another service or space, you must start over, leaving everything behind.
By contrast, eDOORWAYS will exemplify a totally free and open environment. This is a feature that social networkers currently operating on the Internet – sharing work, school, interest, love and life – will demand in the future of online social networking. Kimmons indicated that the company simply figured, why wait until Internet users got fed up with being “walled in” when the eDOORWAYS Consumer 3.0 platform can be designed to knock down the walls.
The call also touched on a strong candidate for the second doorway. Kimmons revealed that the company has a significant interest in a highly advanced educational technology which uses artificial intelligence to emulate the most proficient teacher for ease of learning just about any subject. The company anticipates leveraging this technology to drive the development of what is very possibly the next doorway, “LEARN”. There is the possibility that this doorway and its underlying technology can rapidly come to market after the initial launch provided that the global environment is suitable for its content. If this is the case, a greater stream of revenue can be factored into projections much sooner. This of course would mean possibly driving the company into positive territory much sooner than anticipated.
Kristen Claflin navigated the call with the knowledge and charisma expected of a 20 year marketing and brand strategist veteran. Claflin addressed concerns of what it would take to market an initiative as massive as eDOORWAYS. She minimized concerns of any possibility of a poor reception of “SOLVE” and covered the ingredients needed for an expedited national roll-out. From a marketing perspective, she described the viability of eDOORWAYS in relation to what makes it special as a brand – discussing her plans on quickly signing up the retail market and incorporating viral marketing to attract the targeted consumer audience.
Many listeners were excited to learn of the signing of Mr. Michael Vincent to the team as the company’s Lead Technology Architect. Michael Vincent, former Lead Solutions Architect for speakTECH, is charged with the task of ensuring that the eDOORWAYS’ launch date expectation is met. As far as we’re concerned, there is no one better qualified to see this technology to a timely launch than one of original builders of the platform!
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Posted by edoorways
June 29, 2009
Chairman & CEO, Gary Kimmons and Kristen Claflin, the company’s Brand Marketing and Site Monetization Strategist, prepare to address the market in just a few short hours. Today, Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (ET), the company intends to announce the 2009 launch date of the “SOLVE” doorway and its highly anticipated Consumer 3.0SM web platform.
Today’s call will begin promptly at 11:00 a.m. (ET). Callers will be allowed a five-minute grace period before conference lines are blocked. This call will be accessible through domestic and international dial-in numbers as well as broadcasted globally through streaming webcast.
The domestic dial-in number for today’s call is (877) 407-8033.
The international dial-in number for today’s call is +1 (201) 689-8033.
The live webcast can be accessed through www.investorcalendar.com/ClientPage.asp?ID=146555 beginning at 11:00 a.m. (ET) today, and will continue to be accessible “live” until the end of the call.
Shareholders who wish to participate in the Q&A segment of the call must dial in – personal interaction is not possible through the webcast. Phone lines are expected to be fully occupied along with an unknown number of supporters and shareholders listening to the conference from all over the world by way of the live webcast.
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Posted by edoorways
June 26, 2009
eDOORWAYS’ Chairman & CEO, Gary Kimmons, and Kristen Claflin, Brand Marketing and Site Monetization Strategist, will address shareholders on Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) on the company’s 2nd shareholder conference call. The primary purpose of the call is to announce the official launch date of the company’s Consumer 3.0SM platform – designed to leverage Web 3.0 technology.
This call will be accessible through domestic and international dial-in numbers as well as broadcasted globally through streaming webcast.
The domestic dial-in number for Monday’s call is (877) 407-8033. The international dial-in number is +1 (201) 689-8033.
The webcast can be accessed through www.investorcalendar.com/ClientPage.asp?ID=146555.
All shareholders who actually wish to participate in the question and answer segment of the call must dial in as personal interaction with Kimmons and Claflin will not be possible through the webcast. As with the first shareholder conference call, please be advised to anticipate a full house.
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Posted by edoorways
June 25, 2009
eDOORWAYS is using webcasting as a means to ensure that our supporters in remote corners of the world have the opportunity to receive our message in real-time.
eDOORWAYS is expected to launch our highly anticipated Consumer 3.0SM platform in 2009. We seem to have become a global curiosity according to people we’re hearing from. The growing interest has translated into an international investment opportunity for those abroad. It’s partly for this reason that eDOORWAYS is taking the show worldwide – now offering the company’s 2nd shareholder conference call through live streaming media technology in addition to an international dial-in number.
Initially, in an attempt to appease foreign investors, we added an international dial-in number for the call – something we had not done on our last conference call. With increased traffic in “info request” emails, calls to the company and communications on this blog signifying genuine interest, we quickly determined that access to the 2nd conference call had to be widely broadened. Our decision to stream a live webcast to ensure not only domestic reach, but to respond to international interest was validated when blog communications from shareholders overseas expressed disappointment at the possibility of their exclusion from the event.
Excitement in and around our company has kicked into high gear as the call date nears. Although we are not yet providing details about the contents of the presentation, it’s clear that both Gary Kimmons and Kristen Claflin, the company’s newly appointed Brand Marketing and Site Monetization Strategist, are revved up and ready to address callers. It’s also been suggested that there could be the possibility of one or two unexpected surprises that may capture the attention of new investors.
The domestic and international dial-in numbers, as well as a link to the webcast will be released tomorrow, Friday, June 26th, 2009. This information will also be presented on both the company’s corporate website and this blog.
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June 16, 2009
Chairman & CEO Gary Kimmons takes to the bully pulpit once more as the company is prepared to address the market regarding the launch date of the much anticipated eDOORWAYS platform.
Monday, June 29th, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (ET), shareholders of eDOORWAYS Corp. will have the chance to once again speak with the company’s CEO. With the primary question being, “when is the platform launching,” the company aims to deliver favorable news as it continues to enlist shareholder support.
Those close to the company have indicated that Kristen Claflin, the company’s Brand Marketing and Site Monetization Strategy Consultant, will make her presence known as she is slated to co-head this call with Kimmons. It is also believed that Mr. Kimmons could reveal the next expected doorway; which would also answer some questions about what’s been going on at the company these past few months.
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Posted by edoorways
October 9, 2008
eDOORWAYS’ anticipated service offering stands unique when compared to other social networks that rely solely on huge traffic and the sale of advertising space to generate revenue. eDOORWAYS will serve as both a social network as well as a “town square” eCommerce business platform to provide a unique mix of service offerings and revenue streams. Here are several of the first anticipated sources of revenue:
Preferential placement fees - Consumers will come to eDOORWAYS with a problem or need, like getting a faulty hot water heater repaired. Businesses will pay eDOORWAYS for the right to reserve key words specific to their location, types of service(s) they offer, product models, etc. Example: You repair hot water heaters, so you pay a fee to eDOORWAYS for the following words: Rheem, Model 2950, service, repair, area code 78701, Austin. This entitles you to be the first in line to extend a real-time “handshake” to a consumer in the 78701 area code in Austin with the same type of problem or need. eDOORWAYS has delivered you a “gold nugget” prospect who is ready to purchase your service on the spot; you are therefore willing to pay a premium for this privilege. For an average small business, the total fee could run from $50 to $200 a month on average based on how many key words the business may want to reserve. This is somewhat like the Google revenue model where advertisers pay for preferred placement of their company or product, but this is much more valuable because the consumer has demonstrated an immediate need to act (i.e., a pre-qualified buyer) and is being connected on a real-time basis directly to the solution – a specific business who can meet the consumer’s need.
Prepaid services/subscriptions – Businesses with eDOORWAYS storefronts will pay eDOORWAYS to subscribe to value-added services such as targeted marketing capabilities, text message alerts, real-time business activity reports by geographical location, back office accounting support, CRM support, and so on. This will empower small businesses by giving them the same “reach” and horsepower as much larger companies with sophisticated marketing, customer relationship management, and accounting capabilities.
Advertising revenue – Businesses will pay eDOORWAYS for advertising space based on a cost per thousand views (CPM). This is the “standard” revenue stream for existing social networks such as Facebook and MySpace.
Private label lease of the service - Large corporations, trade groups, professional associations, and others will pay eDOORWAYS for a “custom” version of the service that is tailored to their own customer service website. The service will carry their brand with the eDOORWAYS brand shown discretely on the screen as well (such as “Powered by Intel”). For example, Sony Corporation leases eDOORWAYS’ service for its consumers. You buy a radio that breaks 3 months later. You go on Sony’s website and you’re directed to their customer service component that features eDOORWAYS technology. You type in your problem and immediately, 4 stores in the vicinity pop up on the left side of the screen, each asking if they can assist you with your problem. Meanwhile, Sony’s corporate representative pops up at the top of the screen, watching what’s going on to make sure the ball does not get dropped by their local representatives. On the right side of the screen, both local and global “experts” stand ready to lend you a hand as they watch what Sony’s doing. They share their experience and opinions about the best strategy for you to get your problem solved. The experts may be existing customers of Sony, other Sony sources who know about the radio you’ve bought, the Sony distributor, etc. Each expert will be rated by eDOORWAYS consumers regarding their credibility and professionalism. Sony and others may lease the system from eDOORWAYS and we will operate it for them.
Just-in-time training and education revenues - eDOORWAYS will offer consumers the ability to learn unique skills and knowledge offered by businesses and other entities via distance learning technology. eDOORWAYS Corporation has one of the most sophisticated training delivery capabilities ever developed – it’s called Smart One. Businesses will pay the Company to use Smart One to deliver their product and service training. As an example, you need to put a new roof on your house because you live in Houston, where hurricane Ike recently paid a visit. Home Depot wants to sell you the materials and is willing to teach you how to put the new roof on using eDOORWAYS’ Smart One technology as a distance learning delivery mechanism. Home Depot will pay the Company for the use of the technology and delivery of the course to you at your home.
Transaction fees (the eCommerce platform) - Ultimately, when eDOORWAYS has sufficient traffic on the site, the Company will begin charging a percentage of each transaction consummated. So, using the previous example, if you buy a new hot water heater from a store, and the store got your business through eDOORWAYS, the store will pay eDOORWAYS 1% or 2% of the gross transaction.
The eDOORWAYS revenue plan calls for these to be our initial sources of revenue. There are numerous others (including revenues from our verticals) that can be described as we continue. As you can see, these are real ways to make money linked to real commerce, generated by putting buyers and sellers together to meet both of their needs in a unique new way. At it’s core, the eDOORWAYS business model enables the purest form of capitalism – putting together someone who wants to buy with someone who has a service to sell.
eDOORWAYS Corporation is conservatively projecting net income of <$1.63M>, <$540K>, and <$289K> in the first three quarters of 2009 with net income of $432K in the fourth quarter of the year followed by net income of $1.21M in the first quarter of 2010.
Profit is projected to be $477K, $995K, $1.37M, and $1.88M in the four quarters of 2009 followed by profit of $2.54M in the first quarter of 2010.
Expenses are projected as $1.95M, $1.55M, $1.41M, and $1.37M for the four quarters of 2009 followed by $1.33M in the first quarter of 2010.
These numbers do not include anticipated revenues from possible vertical markets that management is investigating such as entertainment and education. They are forward looking projections made by management that may vary considerably based on market and business conditions at the time of launch of the eDOORWAYS service offering.
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Posted by edoorways
December 4, 2008
America is going through fundamental changes that will affect all of us in 2009. Fundamental structural change can be disconcerting because the events associated with it are often experienced as “random” and “uncertain.” Much of this is a matter of perspective.
In the past few months, an upside for eDOORWAYS has been that we have been able to sharpen our perspective. It’s our perception that the changes we’re experiencing do bring challenges, but there are also significant opportunities. Examples of opportunities that are now presenting themselves are in the areas of learning technology and charitable services. More will be said about these opportunities in forthcoming announcements.
As these and other opportunities have presented themselves, it’s become apparent that there are fundamental strengths associated with the design of the eDOORWAYS brand that match well with the anticipated “new economy.” The eDOORWAYS brand has always been about helping people find real solutions to their everyday problems using a “town square” platform to connect actual buyers with qualified sellers and service providers. But it turns out that there is much more our brand and business model have to offer in our changing world.
The people who are coming to eDOORWAYS with ideas for vertical service offerings share common attributes. All of their ideas reflect what’s going on in America right now. The common words we hear are “responsibility”, “innovation” and “change.” Each of these carries with it the connotation of action being applied, of making something happen. In short, Americans know that the old game is over, and now we need to do things that are going to make a difference, both for ourselves as well as others.
And therein lies our strategic advantage. It’s now clear that when people come to eDOORWAYS, they do so with the intention of “making something happen.” They may be trying to solve a bothersome personal problem, teach themselves something they need to learn, or they may want to help someone else who is in dire need of assistance. Irrespective of their objective, using eDOORWAYS they will be able to bring effective action to achieve the most desirable result.
Acknowledging this as our core strength, and with the proposition that new and even greater opportunities are sure to emerge, we are approaching our creation of the eDOORWAYS service offering and brand with a heightened appreciation for both flexibility and extensibility. The design we create must allow for robust organic growth that accommodates multiple vertical service offerings.
So it turns out that eDOORWAYS has more than one door! This proposition has interesting implications. Many of those contacting us have observed that people often have problems finding relevant information on the web. While today’s search engines are great, they have their limitations. If you’re delving into subject matter with which you’re unfamiliar, you may be missing a great deal. If you don’t know what questions to ask, the answers you’re going to receive are going to be limited. Wouldn’t it be great if there were a way to pull all of the pieces together? As eDOORWAYS evolves and its doors open we will explore this possibility.
For now, we have our first door to launch; we’re bringing our full attention to this objective. But think of the possibilities!
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Posted by edoorways
December 19, 2008
eDOORWAYS has been experiencing amazing enhancements over the last few weeks. It seems that the word is getting out about what we have and our potential to accomplish it. Some incredibly bright people are taking a look at our website and have concluded that they want to get involved. This occurs at a time when good news, elsewhere in the business world, is hard to come by.
Recently, Management has been meeting with parties interested in and excited about adding their unique capabilities and vision to eDOORWAYS. These potential eDOORWAYS team members are going to bring a lot to our table in the form of new and exciting vertical service offerings. More amazing, still, is how the eDOORWAYS universe is revealing its cohesiveness, even as it continues to grow and morph. What’s clear is that eDOORWAYS is truly emerging as a Broadband platform whose unique set of “doors” are geared to empower those who enter.
Right now, there are six doors that have established themselves as contenders. Here is a sneak peek into each one:
- SOLVE: This is the door that will be launched first. It is the original conception of the eDOORWAYS service offering and is scheduled for launch in early 2009. It will be a real-time problem solving venue and e-commerce platform resembling a “town square”. Pre-qualified “gold nugget” prospects will be connected directly to businesses that have the exact solution to their problem or need.
- Doorway 2: Bringing the learning experience to a higher level of intention and mastery. This door will offer an opportunity for anyone wishing to create a training experience for others or to further their own education to achieve their objective. It will offer a feature new to learning – the ability to tap into the skill and knowledge of others in a real-time venue to create a learning experience.
- Doorway 3: Bringing Technology, Tolerance, and Talent together to create new ideas, products, and possibilities. Imagine being able to go to a special place where you can air your creative thinking, run it by others of a similar mind, and turn it into a tangible, productive project using the unlimited human and information resources of the web.
- Doorway 4: Connecting those who want to help with those who need it. This extraordinary door will give those who wish to serve others the opportunity to bring tremendous focus and impact to their charitable action. Make your action known to those who care so that they may assist you in bringing your unique capabilities to a world in need.
- Doorway 5: The factual backbone element for all other doorways; no “truths” or opinions – only unfiltered facts. Have you ever wished you could hear what is going on in the world without having to filter out the opinion of its presenter? This door will cater to those who wish to draw their own conclusions.
- Doorway 6: Combine AI-driven, personalized and intuitive guidance (think: the ancient Oracle at Delphi) with a “trans-dimensional gateway” (imagine a 4D revolving door!) – that can whisk you from anywhere in Broadband Space to the eDOORWAYS universe, in the blink of an eye – and you begin to get an idea of how powerful this special doorway is! Look for more about this remarkable Sixth Door, in coming News Releases…
Each door will bring with it new ways to derive revenue through technology licensing, advertising, and other avenues in markets such as education, news broadcasting, Internet search services, and others. The five new doors will be released sequentially as they are completed. Our goal is to launch as many doors as possible in 2009. In addition, the company anticipates that other doors may emerge as the brand establishes itself in the marketplace. We will share more about each in future press/blog releases.
We encourage our shareholders to present their ideas to management regarding the nature and design of each “doorway.” Ideas that have merit will be rewarded! Winners will receive one year of free eDOORWAYS service.
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Posted by edoorways
February 10, 2009
eDOORWAYS Corporation has started the new year off with positive action. On Monday, February 9, 2009 the company filed its second and third quarter filings for 2008 with the SEC. With this action, the company is now “current” with its filings. This has been a key objective of the company for several months.
While this may not seem like a significant event, the action can have important consequences. Public companies have the option of filing quarterly and annual reports with the SEC. Many opt not to make the filings, which are time consuming and quite costly. Often, companies simply do not have the resources to comply with the reporting requirements. However, there are significant benefits that come with making the extra effort to achieve compliance.
First of all, companies that are current with their SEC filings may be eligible to have their stock traded on the OTC Bulletin Board. Bulletin Board companies enjoy enhanced trading status and are generally regarded as being farther along in their development. Also there are a greater variety of funding alternatives associated with this privilege. Many funding sources require audited financials and Bulletin Board status before they will make investment money available.
With this in mind, eDOORWAYS plans to return to the Bulletin Board as soon as it may do so. We are taking steps in this regard now. Certainly, these are tough times. But this will change and we want to be ready. We will continue to take the steps that build a strong foundation for the company.
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February 17, 2009
eDOORWAYS’ financial strategy is to leverage it’s public status to secure sufficient capital for a successful launch. The first step in the process occurred in 2006 with an agreement for N.I.R. Group, LLC to provide an initial equity capital infusion into the company. During 2006 and 2007, N.I.R. made approximately $2.4 million available to eDOORWAYS Corporation. The company used a significant portion of this money to engage speakTECH, an award-winning Microsoft development partner, to create an initial version of the first (”Solve”) doorway of the company’s Internet service offering.
As we move forward, additional capital will be required until the company can fund its operations internally. It is important for us to maintain a position of flexibility in terms of the next-stage capital partner we may select as well as the terms and conditions they may offer.
Second-stage funding sources look closely at the terms and conditions that were established by the first-stage funder. Sometimes there are contractual terms that can limit a second-stage funder’s ability to step in and provide capital. It is important for the company to place itself in a position that gives it the maximum possible flexibility for next-stage capitalization. At the same time, it is necessary for N.I.R. to protect its investment interest.
Pursuant to this goal, the company, with the assistance of Envision Capital, LLC, conferred with N.I.R. to determine the best possible avenue for going forward. Eric Noveshen, managing director of Envision Capital, served as the lead consultant as we engaged in restructuring discussions with N.I.R. during the fourth quarter of 2008.
Hard work and persistence have paid off for all of the parties. At the end of December, eDOORWAYS Corporation and N.I.R. Group signed a restructuring agreement that lays the ground work for eDOORWAYS to obtain the best financing terms available from secondary sources and for N.I.R. to obtain a greater potential return on its investment.
The move is already paying off for the company – we have several viable next-stage funding alternatives that we are considering at a time when many startup companies have either limited or no option for getting capital.
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March 17, 2009
On Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. EST eDOORWAYS Corporation will conduct its first shareholder conference call of the new year. Gary Kimmons, CEO, will speak during the call. It’s his intention to provide an update of eDOORWAYS’ recent activities and accomplishments as well as the company’s near-term plans. At the end of the call, Gary will answer your questions.
Our objective is for us to share as much as possible with you. We believe that it’s in your best interest as a shareholder as well as the best interest of the company for the message about our unique service offering and the opportunity our brand is experiencing in the marketplace to be heard loud and clear!
Please check back on Monday, March 23rd for the dial-in number.
NOTE: THE CONFERENCE CALL WITH GARY KIMMONS WAS HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 24TH AT 11:00 a.m. EST. IF YOU MISSED THE CALL AND WOULD LIKE TO LISTEN TO THE PRESENTATION, THE CONFERENCE CALL IS NOW LINKED ON THE MEDIA PAGE OF THE EDOORWAYS CORPORATE SITE: www.edoorways.com/media.htm
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March 31, 2009
eDOORWAYS now trades as EDWY.OB. The OTC Compliance Unit approved the company for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board on Monday, March 30th. However, our stock may continue to trade on the PinkSheets for a short time during the transition. This dual listing is very important to understand as it can cause confusion.
If you are looking at an OTCBB version of Level 2 or if the quotes made available by your financial site stream from Bulletin Board information, there will only be one Market Maker shown for thirty (30) days. This Market Maker is our sponsor, World Trade Financial Corporation (WORL). Additionally, there is a possibility that no Bid or Ask will be posted at financial sites for this short time period.
If by chance there is only one Market Maker on your Level 2 screen, this may be caused by a default setting provided by the financial service you are using. It is suggested that you contact your Level 2 service provider and request the setting whereby you can continue viewing Level 2 from the PinkSheets. After 30 days, this will no longer apply.
Overall, moving back to the OTCBB is a very positive development for eDOORWAYS Corporation. For more information about the implications of this move, please refer to the first shareholder conference call. (www.edoorways.com/audio/edoorways_shareholder_call_032409.mp3)
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April 17, 2009
eDOORWAYS’ management thought you might be interested in the following press release issued by USEquityNews.com. Here is the release:
–(www.USEquityNews.com)– 04/15/2009 – Back in the 1960s, about the time Bob Dylan was singing “For the times they are a-changin”, things were indeed changing. Ironically, one of the biggest changes taking shape was something that neither Dylan nor almost anybody else was aware of.
That change began in California, when Robert Taylor, the head of the information processing office at the Defense Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), began working on an interconnected networking system, an idea encouraged by J.C.R. Licklider, the head of DARPA. Licklider had been frustrated of having to use three separate dedicated terminals, each with its own set of commands, to communicate with three different technical groups he was working with around the country. Late in the evening of October 29, 1969, the first link of that new network was established between UCLA and the Stanford Research Institute. The network soon grew and, in 1974, a related technical paper on communication protocols first used the term “Internet”.
By the mid 1990s, after many technical developments and administrative changes, what had begun as a way to simplify communications between computer researchers, had exploded into a worldwide communications tool, rapidly opening itself up to commercial use. Companies were beginning to use the Internet to change the way consumers and businesses approached the marketplace.
eBay, Inc. (NASDAQ: EBAY), founded in 1995, allowed anyone to sell anything, making the auction a continuous and worldwide event. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), which also went online in 1995, began its ongoing quest to provide consumers a satisfying, and at least partially self-controlled buying experience. By the late 1990s, it was clear that Consumer 1.0, the consumer that depended upon brick and mortar stores and vendor advertising, was being replaced. Consumer 2.0 could purchase instantly, any time of the day or night, from anywhere in the world, using transaction models that included their own input.
Of course it didn’t stop there. As more businesses came online, technologies developed to provide consumers increasing flexibility and control in accessing and viewing the products and services they wanted to see. With the opening of Google, Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) in September of 1998, consumers could call up information, including product and service information, that was instantly “ranked”. This allowed consumers to create a new view of the world, showing the most popular sites/stores to meet their needs. Social networking sites such as MySpace (2003) and FaceBook (2004) provided a personal word-of-mouth communication network that influenced buying decisions in unexpected new ways.
Today, based upon technologies and online models developed over the last 10 years, there is an increasing realization that another shift in the consumer-vendor relationship is not only possible, but imminent, and those who are forward-looking enough to recognize and take part in this fundamental change will have a huge advantage. The change involves dramatically increased consumer control, and much of the development is still going on in the background. In fact, this move to a Consumer 3.0 model is perhaps best represented by eDOORWAYS Corp. (OTCBB: EDWY).
eDOORWAYS describes itself conservatively as a web-based consumer problem-solving gateway. But you’ll get a better handle on the company if you think of them as what happens when you put Google, MySpace, and eBay in a blender, and mix them on high power. Their goal is to approach the consumer retail process in a new way, integrating the latest technologies with advanced social networking models, to create a totally different experience for the viewer. In the eDOORWAYS world, consumers, and anyone looking for solutions and answers, will be able to define what they are looking for in ways not yet available anywhere on the Web. They will, in effect, create their own customized information universe, getting the answers they want in the form they want.
To do this, CEO Gary Kimmons, who made his fortune as the successful founder of GK intelligent Systems, has managed to line up some of the best minds in the online and retail field. The quality of the team says as much as anything about the potential of this dramatic new approach. One of these heavy hitters is the award-winning Internet enterprise builder SpeakTech.com. As one of the top two Microsoft partners in the world, and with clients like Panasonic and Sony, SpeakTech chooses who it works with, and it has chosen eDoorways. It represents a giant vote of confidence for the new Consumer 3.0 concept and eDoorways. After all, it was SpeakTech that played a key role in developing an earlier new concept, called MySpace.
Source: US Equity News (April 15, 2009 – 11:00 AM EDT)
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We believe that this release offers an excellent description of what eDOORWAYS is all about! Our objective is to make Consumer 3.0 happen with the SOLVE doorway service offering. Your ideas, comments and observations are appreciated.
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May 18, 2009
Dear Shareholders,
To further clarify the status of our filings, up until 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15th, 2009, it was our understanding that we would be filing our 10K today, Monday, May 18, 2009. Please be aware that all of the information provided via press releases, blogs, shareholder letters, etc., is attributed to the information that was provided to us by those professionals servicing the company, which was in turn passed on to you, our much appreciated shareholders.
On Friday, at approximately 5:00 pm, we received a call informing us that making the deadline today is in question. This was as much news to us as it is to you! As it stands, we are on pins and needles in anticipation of the hat and rabbit trick, hoping that our accountants, lawyers and auditors can pull through for us. We reiterated to them the necessity of making our filing on time. Unfortunately, stressing this point is the limit of what we can do as the matter in which they perform is out of our hands. What we can assure is that the items required of to the best of our knowledge have been satisfied.
It’s important for us to clarify the questions raised about being on the OTC Bulletin Board and a possible delay of the launch. Certainly, we want to be on the Bulletin Board because it makes it immediately clear that we are a filing company with professionally produced accounting documents.
It also gives a positive connotation of our “realness” as a public company. However, what’s more important is that we actually make the filings, which is what we’ve stressed to accomplish in the year past; what we are doing to date, and what we shall continue to do regardless of our listed exchange.
At present, when the filings are turned in, we will be current again.
This current status will be our status regardless of the exchange. Be mindful, it is the “current” status that gives us the true flexibility and a major piece of the creditability we need to move forward operationally.
This includes continuously raising any additional capital, etc. That ["current" status] is far and away the most important thing right now.
Should we have a problem with our OTCBB listing in the next few days, we will claw our way back or even perhaps esteem to something greater. We’ve come this far, there is no turning back.
Also, please be aware that there is absolutely no connection between the timing of our filings and the timing of the launch. In past public announcements we referred to the announcement of the launch date occurring after the filings were made but within the second quarter of 2009.
Everything to that regard is moving forward as we have planned. We will file and we will announce the launch date within this second quarter.
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May 19, 2009
Dear Shareholders,
To further update the status of our filings, we regret to inform you that as of yesterday, Monday, May 18th, 2009, we missed our filing deadline for the 10K.
This is very disappointing for us all. The company worked very hard to provide all of the necessary documentation, handling outstanding issues and paying service providers. However, the ultimate conclusion rested in the hands of others.
Regardless of the aforementioned, please be aware that our accountants, lawyers and auditors are still working to complete both our 10K and 10Q filings. We have every reason to believe that we will be making our filings shortly. We and our original sponsor to the OTCBB are examining our options to see if it is possible for us to remain on the OTCBB or re-list immediately.
Let us remind you that while we certainly want to be on the Bulletin Board, it is more important that we actually make the filings regardless of the exchange. When the filings are submitted, we will be “current” again with the SEC. This “current” status will be our status regardless of the exchange we trade on and we will continue to have the flexibility needed to move forward operationally. Maintaining our “current” status with the SEC is far and away the most important thing right now.
Generally speaking, eDOORWAYS is operating as planned and is in good standing. There is absolutely no connection between the timing of our filings and the timing of the actual launch. We will still announce the launch date within this second quarter of 2009 – preferably after we’re current, but announced nonetheless.
We are still moving forward and wish to thank all of you for your continued support.
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June 3, 2009
Kristen Claflin has elected to assist eDOORWAYS Corporation with our launch of the SOLVE doorway. Kristen is Principal of Claflin Consulting Co. in Santa Monica, California (where many of the top Internet services companies have their marketing divisions). Kristen is a 20-year Marketing & Advertising veteran. Prior to founding Claflin Consulting Co., she was Vice President, Ad Marketing at United Online (parent company of NetZero, Juno, Classmates.com & FTD). During her 4-year tenure at United Online, she worked in several key areas including Ad Marketing, Ad Products and Ad Sales. Before joining United Online, Kristen was Director of Marketing at Cingular Wireless for five years overseeing marketing, advertising, public relations, sales support and product management in the Northeast. Kristen has also worked at several advertising agencies including Omnicom’s GSD&M. Kristen has a Bachelor of Science degree from The University of Kansas in Business Administration and an MBA from Babson College.
Kristen’s extensive experience with marketing Internet services is exactly what we need as we progress toward a launch of our SOLVE doorway. Kristen will assume the lead role in developing our launch strategy. She is also working with us as we develop and establish the eDOORWAYS brand and create the most effective way to derive revenue from our service offering.
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June 8, 2009
On June 3rd, 2009 we announced the signing of Kristen Claflin to our team of expert consultants. Ms. Claflin, who boasts tenures at United Online, Inc. (parent company of Classmates.com, NetZero, Juno & FTD) as VP of Ad Marketing, Cingular Wireless as Director of Marketing and Omnicom’s GSD&M, is expected to greatly assist us with bringing the much anticipated Consumer 3.0 web platform to market later this year. As the company’s brand marketing and site monetization strategy consultant, Ms. Claflin’s first order of business was to release the following statement:
“I believe eDOORWAYS has the potential to be a game changer and become the premier online resource for Consumer 3.0 solutions. eDOORWAYS offers users the ability to define what they are looking for, get the answers they want, in the format they want all with the option to purchase online or be directed to a local resource. eDOORWAYS also boasts an environment that is customized to the user with real-time, intelligent performance support and advanced semantic agents giving eDOORWAYS the competitive advantage of becoming more personalized with each use.
Marketing will play a critical role in achieving site adoption that will ultimately lead to our ability to generate revenues. We will utilize all elements of the marketing toolbox that we need to in order to reach our target audience of the 90 million micro boomers and netgenners. But we will do so with a conscious effort to maximize ROI, which means all marketing efforts will be as targeted as possible. We will also employ viral marketing, which has proven successful with reaching this audience and is extremely cost-effective.
eDOORWAYS stands out among other social networks due to the portability, transparency and control we will offer users. And eDOORWAYS is unique among other online resources by providing an intelligent user interface, dynamic customization tools and an action-oriented workspace.
I am very excited about joining the eDOORWAYS team and look forward to a successful launch and helping eDOORWAYS to grow into the premier online resource it is destined to be.” Kristen Claflin
We wish to welcome Kristen to our team. We know that she is going to play a very valuable role in our future!
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June 10, 2009
eDOORWAYS continues preparation for the launch of its revolutionary Consumer 3.0 web based platform with the signing of Atlanta-based technology firm Technical Objectives. The developer of an award-winning artificial intelligence software, Technical Objectives represents one of the finishing touches to the growing team of expert consultants tasked with launching the eDOORWAYS platform this year.
Technical Objectives possesses various technological capabilities which include the development of rule-based intelligent systems, neural and probabilistic networks, automated planning and social network analysis. The company has extensive experience in deploying intelligent applications on financial and mortgage service sites as well as intelligent tutoring systems. Clients include AT&T, NCR’s Human Interface Technology Group, and Inference Corp. The company also brings with it unique experiences and knowledge acquired from work performed on military contracts. This military work includes nondestructive evaluation using neural networks for the USAF, social network analysis and automated planning software.
Technical Objectives’ first order of business is to provide technical guidance and support to eDOORWAYS as it proceeds with the overall design and development of the company’s “doorway” service offerings. This includes the incorporation of key features such as the use of personal assistants and an intelligent user interface that will draw heavily upon Web 3.0 technology and conceptualization.
It is presumed that with the shaping of Technical Objectives, the platform will allow users to better collaborate in authoring and designing not only static content–like hypertext and canned media clips–but dynamic content. Users will be matched with other users or with relevant information and products through a process that blends both social and machine-based intelligent performance support. Online statistical and intelligent analytic technologies will monitor how people use eDOORWAYS. This will automatically and continually adjust and fine-tune the system’s behavior to achieve optimum experience for all users.
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