TPT July 2011

I ndustry N ews

Pioneering communication technology

THE World Wide Web started its success story over 20 years ago. On 13 November 1990 the first website went online. Though first intended for scientific purposes, the web was released to the public in 1993. Albert Sedlmaier, manager of data M, remembers: “I think that we started using emails around 1992-1993. Before that, there was telefax, which had come onto the market just a few years before. In German offices, it was only established in the late 1980s; so not long before email. data M was founded in June 1987. At that time, a sales representative came to the office to sell such a telefax device. Before that, we had to run to the post office for fax services. And even earlier, everything was carried out via letter mail and phone. Cell phones arose in 1992. I well remember the first cell phone we had at data M.” Since its release to the general public, the internet has been intensively used by industry and economy for representing companies. data M has been taking part since 1997. Back then, it almost belonged to the pioneers of the Internet in Germany. “When I take a look at our first homepage,

The data M website

I can see how inept and inexperienced we were at that time,” said Mr Sedlmaier. “Although the possibilities for designing were limited compared to today. You can notice technical progress in web design by observing the evolution of our different

homepages. Today, we are able to interact directly via Internet with our clients,” the manager of data M explains. “This is of enormous advantage for both parties. I am thinking about our online training services. Full calendars and different locations make it difficult to send design engineers to trainings. This is the reason why we offer online trainings, so called webinars, as of now. This way participants save time and expenses. A specialist of data M, who leads the seminar, and the participants meet at the ‘virtual classroom’. All participants sit in front of their own computers and watch the demonstration on the screen. Of course, participation is interactive, which means that questions can be asked at any time. This way, customer specific issues can be handled directly.” data M’s new homepage gives a light and organised first impression, with good information and easy navigation. A closer look at the individual menu items reveals an extensive variety of technical information, with many details about the company’s engineering services. data M Sheet Metal Solutions GmbH – Germany Fax: +49 8024 640 300 Email: datam@datam.de Website: www.datam.de data M (UK) Sheet Metal Solutions Ltd – UK

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