Vermeer

Vermeer Manufacturing, located in Pella, Iowa, successfully designs and manufactures quality industrial and agricultural equipment that enables people on job sites around the world to work more efficiently. For over 50 years, Vermeer Manufacturing has continued to build their traditional product lines of trenchers, horizontal directional drills, and environmental products as well as an array of new and innovative products. Powerful concrete cutters, rockwheels and trench compactors complete the underground equipment line while Vermeer Manufacturing's environmental line of brush chippers, stump cutters, tree spades and tub grinders has become well-known and trusted equipment. Finally, the Vermeer agricultural line includes hay balers, silage wrappers, rotary hay tedders, bale busters, economy bale carriers, and mowers.

• Oracle Application Development
• Oracle Database Tuning

Consumers Energy

Consumers Energy is a consumer-owned electric, natural gas and energy services cooperative. Our over 4,700 customers are in Marshall, Story, Polk, Tama and Jasper Counties in central Iowa. Today, Consumers Energy is perched on the threshold of a new and challenging future. Preparing for the deregulation of the electric industry, Consumers Energy is continually exploring new and unusual ways to improve service and reliability to its customers while keeping prices low. Consumers Energy is also a Touchstone Energy® Cooperative, which is an alliance of local, consumer-owned electric utilities serving millions of businesses and homes across the country.

The Consumers Energy Web site continues to provide clients and customers with a full range of information on their products and services throughout central Iowa.

• Web Presence
• Local Area Network
• IT Assessment

Proctor Mechanical

Founded in 1932 by Earl Proctor, Proctor Mechanical continues to be a leading provider of plumbing and heating services in the Des Moines area. Throughout the years the company has expanded to larger commercial and industrial markets and has established itself throughout Iowa working on schools and institutional projects. Most recently, Proctor Mechanical has been involved with highly complex projects like biologics laboratories, hospitals and sophisticated industrial applications.

Many of these projects have received recognition for quality including one National First Place for Quality, one National Second Place for Quality, seven Iowa First Place for Quality, two Iowa Second Place for Quality as well as numerous safety awards.

Today when you bring Proctor Mechanical onto a project, you bring a company that works like a team. Each individual knows and plays their position and each encourages and helps the other team members succeed.

• Web Presence
• Content Management System

Fort Dodge Animal Health

Fort Dodge Animal Health, a major manufacturer of biologicals and pharmaceuticals for the animal health care industry, leads the way in the research & development and marketing of preventative and therapeutic products for the animal care industry. They have a strong presence in the United States, Europe, Australia and the Far East, and take pride in our vast, high-quality product line of biologicals and pharmaceuticals. Fort Dodge Animal Health offers a wide range of products for the companion animal, equine, livestock and poultry markets.

• Oracle Database Implementation
• Application Server Implementation
• Java Application Development

DeWaay Capital Management

Following a highly successful management career with a major financial services company, Don DeWaay, CFP, began his own company in 1987 and has grown it to become a nationally prominent financial planning firm. Both accomplishments took dedication, hard work, and an unwavering vision.

DeWaay Capital Management is a comprehensive "total solution" to affluent investor needs. By bringing together a consortium of expert professionals in related disciplines, they are able to tackle complex tax, estate and investment issues. Their unique approach of coordinating all aspects of a client's financial picture makes them virtually unique in their industry.

The power of synergy. Few financial management firms employ it, but it's the way DeWaay Capital Management does business.

• Web Presence
• Opt-In Application

P.E.O. International

P.E.O. was founded on January 21, 1869, by seven students on the campus of Wesleyan College in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Today, P.E.O. has grown from that tiny membership of seven to more than a quarter of a million members in chapters throughout the U.S. and Canada, with headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. From its inception, the P.E.O. Sisterhood has taken an active role in the promotion of educational opportunities for women. Today, education continues to be the primary philanthropy of P.E.O., as evidenced by the promotion of five international projects designed to assist women.

• IT Project Management
• IT Assessment
• Web Presence
• T1 Circuit
• Networking
• Software Development
• Citrix Remote Application Hosting

Iowa Newspaper Association

The Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) is an association of 324 daily and weekly newspapers, working together to provide the citizens of Iowa with information and leadership for today and far into the 21st century. Member boards of directors govern the three INA companies; board policies result from committee recommendations. In addition to newspapers, the INA is also enhanced by affiliate, associate and academic members whose businesses, backgrounds or educational programs link them to Iowa's newspaper industry.

• iMIS Membership Management
• Software Development
• Citrix Remote Application Hosting
• E-mail Hosting

Robert K. Cooper

Praised as "a national treasure" by Stanford Business School Professor Michael Ray and named "the ultimate business guru for the new millennium" by USA Today (July 16, 2001), in recent years Robert Cooper has been the highest-rated faculty member in the Lessons in Leadership Distinguished Speaker Series™ sponsored by universities and business schools from coast to coast.

Robert is an acclaimed educator and travels to corporations and organizations on a world-wide basis to teach exceptional leaders and teams how to liberate their untapped human capacities and excel under pressure. Robert K. Cooper is also recognized for his pioneering work on the practical application of emotional intelligence and the neuroscience of trust, ingenuity and leadership.

The Robert K. Cooper Web site contains information on his seminars, retreats, speaking/consulting engagements, and products including a shopping cart where you can view and purchase his newest books, videos, and CD's on-line. You can also join his Tell-A-Friend program on-line and sign-up to receive his monthly newsletter.

• Web Presence
• E-commerce Shopping Cart

The Des Moines Symphony

"Alliance Technologies is definitely our 'one-stop shop' for information technology! When we updated the Des Moines Symphony's network, the people at Alliance took us through each step, from software and internet connections to integrating a Macintosh workstation into our new PC-based system. The Alliance staff helped us make informed choices to improve our effectiveness and efficiency."

"As an organization whose product is music, we realized that the internet provides a unique opportunity to relay sound, movement and information to potential customers. Alliance is a dream web team. They share our enthusiasm for the growth and development of our site. We've enjoyed compliments from within the orchestra world that our web site is among the best in the industry. Local response is also positive, and our visitor numbers are increasing. The Des Moines Symphony's web site will continue to explore new possibilities with the help of Alliance Technologies."

• Web Presence
• Subscription Marketing Application
• Local Area Network
• Opt-in Application

David Bush

David Bush has been writing and recording original music since the age of 16. After graduating from college with a BA in Communications, David began full-time music ministry with Campus Crusade for Christ, who recruited David to perform with various ministry bands. His two years with Campus Crusade took him to the Midwest, Southern California and Japan, performing and sharing his faith with others.

In December of 1995, David founded Point of Light Ministries, a non-profit music ministry, and set to work Executive Producing and co-arranging a project of original material with Producer John Andrew Schreiner (The Kry, Fernando Ortega, Promise Keepers, Carmen, Chris Lizotte, Bryan Duncan).

• Web Presence

City of Johnston

"Undertaking a project as important as developing a Web site is both intimidating and exciting at the same time. When the City of Johnston decided to develop our site we came into the project with limited knowledge of Web designing and virtually no technical skills. The Alliance Technologies team guided us through the entire process with patience and expert advice. They were responsive to our needs and worked with us to create a quality, well-designed Web site that provides residents with timely information and makes an impressive statement about our community. The feedback we've received from residents, community leaders, and our peers has been nothing but positive. We couldn't have done it without Alliance Technologies. They are an added asset to our team."

Stephanie Reynolds, Administrative Assistant

• Web Presence

Goalsetter Direct

Goalsetter Direct and their parent company, Goalsetter Systems, are in the business of providing state-of-art basketball goal posts in a variety of sizes for both industrial and residential use. Along with these quality built basketball goal posts, Goalsetter Systems also offers an assortment of basketball goal backboards, rims, padding, edge pads, and assorted accessories for the basketball enthusiast.

The Goalsetter Direct project involved developing a web presence and accompanying e-commerce application exclusively for their residential product lines. The four featured Residential product lines are Signature Series, Extreme Series, Tournament Series and Portable Series.

The design goals for this e-commerce project was to to reflect the image and personality of Goalsetter Systems in a way that will make going to the Web site exciting, informative, and easy-to-use for their customers. Alliance Technologies also assisted them in helping set them apart as the key supplier of basketball goals for the residential marketplace in the United States.

• Web Presence
• Full E-Commerce application for Residential product lines
• New design and web presence to improve branding image and marketing
• Dynamic navigation
• Animated product and pricing guides
• Dealer Locator application
• Customized Content Management Solution