WSI News Archive
WSI launches - WSI Scam - Rip Off Coalition � WSI Consumer Advocacy
Program (8/8/2006)
The
cyber universe is an amazing place, and those who navigate its waters are met
with many surprises. Unfortunately, they
are not all pleasant, as those who have fallen victim to Internet rip off
artists have discovered. It is not an
exaggeration to say that millions of people...
Franchise Business Leader James (Jim) Amos Joins WSI Advisory Board (6/14/2006)
WSI (We Simplify the Internet), the leading provider of Internet solutions to small and medium sized businesses the world over and the #1 Internet Services franchise is pleased to announce the appointment of James (Jim) H. Amos to WSI's Advisory...
WSI Executive to Earn Franchise Certification (2/28/2006)
Maribel Guiste, Vice President Operations at WSI, the #1 Internet
and Tech Services Franchise in the world, is the first and youngest
female Canadian Certified Franchise Executive (CFE). The honor
was awarded by the Institute of Certified Franchise Executives
at a graduation ceremony...
WSI Appoints new VP, Marketing � Franchise Development (1/23/2006)
Toronto,
Canada � WSI, leading e-Business solution provider
for small and medium sized businesses and the world�s #1
Internet Services franchise is pleased to announce the appointment
of Ken Dobell to the position of...
Franchise Options Ireland Interviews WSI President (12/23/2005)
FranchiseOptions.ie, Ireland�s only website wholly dedicated
to franchising, recently had Paul Golden interview WSI Internet
Consulting & Education�s (WSI) President, Ron McArthur
about the company�s unique business opportunity and services
WSI provides their clients...
WSI Internet Accessibility Report Published on Leading Technology Website (11/15/2005)
WSI Internet Consulting & Education, the global
leader in providing Internet Solutions to the small and medium-sized
business market, takes pride in educating the business community
and the public in general about Web Accessibility. Through the
media, client seminars...
WSI Introduces Video Email Technology (11/3/2005)
TORONTO, ON,
November 2, 2005 -- WSI Internet Consulting & Education today
announced their global multi-language video email product called
WSI Live
Video Email; opening up exciting and affordable multimedia marketing
opportunities for small and medium-sized...
WSI President Shares Internet Marketing Expertise with Prestigious Canadian
Newspaper (10/7/2005)
WSI President, Ron McArthur, this week shared his organization�s
expertise regarding online marketing and the benefits and expanded
possibilities that improvements in the ability to measure the effectiveness
of such activities is making. Mr. McArthur shared his views...
Observatoire De La Franchise Interviews WSI President (9/30/2005)
Observatoire de la Franchise is a leading supplier of information
regarding franchising for the French speaking market in Europe.
With a listing of over 700 global franchises, complete with analysis
of the key selling points of each...
WSI�s VP of Knowledge Management Tagged as Expert in Web Accessibility
(7/20/2005)
In an article entitled �Empowering the disabled with Web
Accessibility� written by Mari-Len De Guzman of IT World
Canada (19 Jul 2005), Valerie Brown, Vice President, Knowledge
Management, WSI was extensively quoted on Web accessibility and...
Something�s �Phishy� Online: Avoiding the Bait of Online
Scams (5/26/2005)
Phishing, the practice of luring unsuspecting victims to disclose
personal information online, has quickly become the fastest-growing
security threat to Internet users. Governments, businesses and individuals
worldwide are taking this threat seriously, as are WSI Internet
Consultants who are...
WSI Introduces International Internet Advisory Council (5/19/2005)
WSI�s Toronto-based headquarters announces the creation of
an Internet Consultant Leadership Advisory Council to create additional
value for their worldwide network of Internet Consultants (ICs).
This new initiative affirms WSI�s ongoing commitment to understanding
the various needs...
Entrepreneur Magazine Radio Interviews WSI President Rom McArthur About Recent
Jump in Franchise 500
(4/20/2005)
WSI Internet Consulting & Education President Ron McArthur
was a recent guest on Entrepreneur Magazine�s radio program
to discuss WSI�s standing in the magazine�s 26th annual
Franchise 500 listing. During the interview, radio host Lee Mirabal
highlighted WSI�s fourth #1 ranking...
WSI and WebEx team up to bring the world together through Web-based online
meetings (4/13/2005)
WSI Internet Consulting and Education, the #1 Internet Services
Business in the world and WebEx, the leading service provider
of multimedia online meeting applications, have teamed up to offer
a range of leading-edge Web Conferencing tools to WSI�s
small- and medium-sized...
WSI Today Announced The Appointment of Ron McArthur As Its New President
(
9/16/2004)
he WSI Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Ron McArthur
to the position of President. �In the past year, Ron has proved himself to be a tremendous
asset to WSI, bringing to our organization significant financial
and business acumen...
WSI today announced the appointment of Rob Masson as Controller for the WSI
group of Companies
(6/15/2004)
Today Ron McArthur, Chief Operating Officer of WSI, announced the
appointment of Robert Masson as the newest addition to the WSI management
team. Robert has been hired as the Controller of the WSI group of
companies effective May 3rd, 2004, replacing John Lucci...
WSI today announced the appointment of Marcia Scott as its new Vice President
of Marketing (5/31/2004)
Today, WSI, a global leader in providing Internet Consulting services
to small and medium-sized businesses announced the appointment of
Ms. Marcia Scott as its new Vice President of...
Billions and Billions Served: Monthly Traffic to WSI�S Corporate Website
Hits Record High (2/9/2004)
By utilizing the same technologies that helped to establish online
success for their clients, WSI�s own corporate website (www.wsicorporate.com)
now receives more traffic than any other franchise website...
WSI today announced the appointment of Ron McArthur as its new Chief Operating
Officer (1/5/2004)
oday, WSI, a global leader in providing Internet Consulting services
to small- and medium-sized businesses announced the appointment
of Mr. Ronald McArthur as its new Chief...
Internet Education the best defense against Network Security Threats and Spam
(12/4/2003)
nternet security firm mi2g Ltd. estimates that digital attacks
from hackers and viruses have resulted in over $100 billion in
damages to websites worldwide in 2003. A record level of attacks�20,000,
in the month of January alone�helped make Internet security
one of the leading issues...
WSI Search Engine Marketing � Putting Businesses in Front of Customers
on Demand (11/5/2003)
According
to Forrester Research, e-Commerce sales will increase 19% year-over-year,
rising to $229 billion in 2008 from $95.7 billion in 2003. With
so many commercial sites on the Internet all vying for the same
consumer dollars, it is becoming progressively more difficult...
WSI Data Centre Continues to set standard for Network and Web Hosting Reliability
(8/29/2003)
In its quarterly review of Network Operations, WSI released figures
today indicating that its Toronto Data Center continues to set
the standard for network and web hosting reliability. According
to WSI CTO Bob Lewis, the Company�s Toronto Data Center
has...
WSI Internet Consultant Troy Ireland Wins U.S. National Businessman of the
Year Award (5/26/2003)
hose looking for an example of the high caliber of professionals
representing WSI need only look to New Jersey-based Internet Consultant
Troy Ireland. Ireland was recently named the 2003 Businessman
of the Year by the National Republican...
Franchise International features WSI (3/17/2003)
Franchise International features WSI - the world's leading provider
of Internet Solutions to small and medium sized businesses - on
the cover of this month's...
WSI today announced the appointment of Tore Steen as its new Vice- Chairman
(2/14/2003)
Today, WSI, a leading provider of Internet Consulting and Education
services to small and medium sized businesses, announced the appointment
of Mr. Tore Steen as its new...
WSI is ranked # 1 by Entrepreneur Magazine Again! (1/1/2003)
Today, Entrepreneur Magazine � the world�s most respected
Franchise resource, released its coveted 24th Annual Franchise
500 rankings for 2003. WSI was honored once again to be recognized
as one of the top franchises in the world. For the 5th consecutive
year...
WSI launches Wealth Creation Opportunity for Developers (7/24/2002)
�WSI capitalizes on the best of two different software development
models to capture global market share�...
Presenter Inc and WSI partner to offer iPresentation Solutions (7/8/2002)
"WSI to Deliver iPresentation Suite Through Global Network
of Internet Consultants"...
WSI is nominated to receive top exporter award from the Government of Canada
(3/4/2002)
WSI has been
nominated by the Government of Canada to receive the award for
the top Canadian...
WSI is ranked # 1 by Entrepreneur Magazine (1/1/2002)
Today, Entrepreneur Magazine � the world�s most respected
Franchise resource, released its coveted 23rd Annual Franchise
500 ratings for 2002. For the 4th consecutive year...
WSI Re-engineers Support Services to Mirror Tiered Support Models of Top Fortune
500 IT Companies (10/15/2001)
It is projected that by 2005, Business-to-Business e-commerce
will represent $8.5 trillion US. Predictions of incredible growth
are driving companies to re-engineer how they operate their businesses
in order to...
WSI announces new Web Operating System (WOS) for management of websites (9/6/2001)
WSI has deployed a new Web Operating System (WOS) within its hosting
environment. The WOS is a secure, browser-based website control
management interface. It represents a significant leap forward
in providing a self-service solution for the management of...
WSI announces creation of the Virtual Private Marketplace (VPM) for its network
of franchisees (5/5/2001)
WSI has created the first e-marketplace within the Internet franchise
sector. The Virtual Private Market Place (VPM) is a B2B system,
which enables WSI� s Internet Consultants (ICs)and Production
Centers to collaborate and transact business via the Internet.
At the core of...
WSI announces the launch of its new web-based Business Management System- MAPS
TM (4/6/2001)
WSI has released to its network of Internet Consultants and production
centers a groundbreaking new system for managing all aspects of
web-developed. Known as MAPS�, the system is an integrated
web based, project management, project accounting, time management
and...