Portal Opens for BusinessNothing like being on time, on budget, and on schedule! By Tony Svasek - 28th September 2001 - Back to News Two years of hard work has resulted in Messenger being able to deliver the Gippsland Portal on time, on schedule, and on budget.
The Portal is now open for business and accepting registrations. The official launch for the Portal is Friday, December 7th 2001, and is set to be a huge success.
Our Portal sales team (Internet consultants) are busy visiting businesses in Latrobe, Wellington, Baw Baw, and East Gippsland. The visitation schedule will be published on Monday.
The Gippsland Portal is owned by Latrobe City, Baw Baw, Wellington, and East Gippsland Shires, and proudly built and managed by the local company http://www.messenger.com.au/.
Source: http://gippsland.com/ Published by: support@gippslander.com

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