INDEPENDENT BUSINESS COALITION LAUNCHES WEB APPLICATION BUILT BY ASTRALCOM

Long Beach, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2003 -- ASTRALCOM, LLC (d.b.a. ASTRALCOM) today announced the launch of a comprehensive online political participation portal for the Independent Business Coalition @ http://www.ibcoalition.com.

After more than 5-months in development, ASTRALCOM completed and launched the comprehensive political action web application for the Independent Business Coalition. The site helps small and medium sized businesses
understand and efficiently and effectively act on the legislative issues before them.

Tom Hagerman, President of the Independent Business Coalition, says that, IBCs mission is to promote the legislative common good of small and medium sized business by political action."

The IBC website focuses attention on these issues in a unique and dynamic online application, which concentrates on business issues as well as provides all visitors pertinent information about measures, actions and other legislation affecting small and medium sized businesses. Moreover, the site highlights Enemies and Friends, by virtue of voting records, so local businesses have a permanent and objective way of evaluating the performance of their Legislators.

Hagerman says, "By lifting the fog that Legislators hide behind, small and medium businesses will be treated with more respect in Sacramento." We worked with Mr. Hagerman to create the ability, on the Internet, for small business owners to respond effectively to the wide range of legislative issues and policy changes that affect their very existence," explained Richard Bergér, VP of ASTRALcom. Visitors to the IBC website can easily learn about important state measures that affect their business, prepare related correspondence for traditional mail or email that is generated by the IBC website, and send it to the appropriate voting Legislators as well as local media outlets. Per the IBCs vision, weve built in the means for business owners to fully participate in the legislative processes with a minimal time commitment," stated Bergér

ASTRALcom has a history of creating successful civic-based sites, small business minded initiatives and has received critical acclaim for their work in economic development and e-government. Recently, Bergér was appointed to the
Congressional Business Advisory Council as an Honorary Chairman from the State of California and Bergér is also the recipient of the 2003 California Business Man of the Year Award. ASTRALcom has been ranked as one of the Fastest

Growing Private Companies in Los Angeles County and is also a 7-time winner of several industry development and design awards.

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Contact:
Richard Bergér, VP Relations
ASTRALcom Internet Solutions
562.240.2114 | 562.439.0883