IBSG'S Texas-Based Project with the Southwest Biz Resources, Inc.'s Worldwide Web-Based Economic Development Platform Expands
June 09 2008 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
IBSG International, Inc. subsidiary, IBS Group, (the "Company"),
(OTC BB:IBIN) announced today that its Dallas based project,
Southwest Biz Resources Inc. (SBR), has expanded the project with
the addition of Community TV Networks and River Pointe Media
Services as 4 year satellite license holders. Both of these
organizations not only expand the Texas market but have
international expansion opportunities as well bringing
international business opportunities, through established
relationships, to Texas SMEs. These organizations combine to
increase the potential Small to Mid-size Enterprises (SMEs)
subscriber base by another 60,000 over the next 12 months. IBSG�s
BizWorldPro forms the e-commerce backbone of SBR Inc.�s unique
online business network for new and existing businesses in Texas.
Management of both firms believe that the state of Texas alone,
with its estimated 321,000 small business population, is expected,
but cannot guarantee, to generate nearly $6 million in additional
revenues. The value of the first year licensing fees are estimated
at $50,000 for year one. According to Miki Kitamura, Business
Resource Public Liaison of Southwest Biz Resource, Inc., �We are
very excited at the continued expansion of our project. Texas is
ready for an aggressive growth of the small-mid size business
community. Community TV Networks has service relationships with
business associations in 11 countries to offer digital business
services and a conduit to the Texas SME markets with a particular
focus on Indonesia. River Pointe Media Services is providing
digital business services to veterans and people with disabilities.
This organization maintains relationships with similar
organizations not only in Texas but other states in the US and is
targeting expansion into Europe and Asia. "The SBR will continue to
expand the project until the benefits of the platform, under the
SBR project, is the core digital commerce center for the state of
Texas. We continue to see tremendous interest in the platform from
various business organizations around the state. We also see the
platform as a vital addition to the procurement processes of all
levels of government through their Bid Management functions. The
platform is a perfect fit for centralizing procurement and
providing the mandated opportunity to small to mid size businesses
in the state.� Ms. Kimberly Neubauer, COO of IBS Group stated, �As
a career entrepreneur who developed a successful business for over
20 years, the projects we are developing domestically will
eventually expand into the single largest SME market in the world
here in the states. Our online Southwest Biz Resource project
continues to be positioned as vitally important to the state�s SME
revitalization initiatives. The continued expansion with additional
license holders demonstrates the expansion capabilities of the
BizWorld Pro platform which provide the business communities SBR
serves a powerful advantage in competing in today�s
highly-technological marketplace.� The management of Southwest Biz
Resource, Inc. has over 50 years of successful small business
experience, and the ties they have with various state and other
government agencies. The Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT), as an example, issued over $200 million in Requests For
Proposals (RFP) in 2006 according to its annual report.� Michael
Rivers, CEO of IBSG said, �While the scale of a state project does
not compare to an entire country as a federal initiative, our
domestic projects follow the same model and continue to expand.
These projects are a key part of our domestic strategy in the U.S.
As one of the biggest states both by area and population and
generating a significant portion of America�s GDP, Texas is one of
the lynchpins of our domestic business strategy. Teaming up with
Southwest Biz Resource, Inc. is demonstrating that the demand for
business tools and procurement standardization and will assist us
in meeting our future revenue goals in 2008 and beyond.� For the
first quarter 2008, the Company recognized revenues were
approximately $4.7 million, a 58% increase over the $3.0 million in
first quarter 2008. The Company had a net income for the three
months ended March 31 2008 of $1.13 million, or $0.12 per fully
diluted share. About IBSG International, Inc. (www.ibsgi.com) IBSG
International, Inc. is a holding company for four technology and
software subsidiaries: Intelligent Business Systems Group, Inc.
(IBSG), a provider of turnkey digital service center software;
Secure Blue, Inc., a Sarbanes-Oxley and security software solution
provider; Intelligent Business Systems Development (IBSD), a
software development, maintenance and data storage company; and
IBSGI - UK, a consultant company focused on development of IT
projects for Governmental bodies and multinational corporations.
IBS Group offers enterprise solutions designed to enhance the
operating efficiency and create revenue for State Small Business
Development Centers, business associations (e.g., business
associations) and Fortune 1000 corporations by licensing its unique
turnkey digital service center software, which provides a broad
range of digital budgetary, administrative and commercial services
(B2B, e-commerce, government to business and enterprise business
services) on a single platform known as the BizWorldPro�. Secure
Blue, Inc. provides a robust economical Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
compliance and security software suite, Secure Blue SOX Pro. It is
targeted at small- and mid-cap public companies as well as private
companies requiring SOX compliance to enable them to continue
working with public companies. As software providers, system
integrators and Application Service Providers, IBS Group, Inc. and
Secure Blue, Inc. generate revenue from license sales, system
modifications, systems support and a percentage of monthly customer
fees. The typical IBS Group/Secure Blue license agreement has a
five-year term which is updated on an annual basis. IBS
Development, Inc. will provide ongoing support of International�s
other subsidiaries, IBS Group and Secure Blue. The company provides
development, system support and secure data storage, and will
maintain offices in the US and India, where its current offshore
development and support team is located. IBSGI - UK establishes IT
projects for various countries and multi-national corporations
around the world. IBSGI - UK has already introduced the BizWorldPro
platform to a number of countries and continues to provide
demonstrations of the system on an international scale. For
multinational corporations, the projects are normally recognized
offset program qualified and provide a required contractual
obligation of these corporations. IBSGI � UK maintains
relationships with various multinational corporations and operates
from centrally located offices in London. Safe Harbor
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harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
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to, market conditions, competitive factors, the ability to
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