[Histonet] state website problems

[Pamela Marcum]

Thank You Tim and LabVison for all the work and help on these web 
sites.  We do appreciate it and are very glad ti will continue with 
the new organization.  I am sure we all know how hard computer issues 
can bite us.

Pam Marcum

At 11:40 AM 12/11/2006, Morken, Tim wrote:
>Nancy and others with websites sponsored by Lab Vision, I'd like to
>reassure you that the State Society Webhosting sponsorship is still
>ongoing and that we have only had some technical problems with some of
>the websites (in fact, only 3 out of 17 sponsored website have had
>problems). FX Roads is still in business and I am working with them to
>resolve the issues. We plan to have all these websites back online this
>week.
>
>
>Tim Morken
>Lab Vision - Neomarkers
>ThermoFisher Scientific
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>[mailto:histonet-bounces <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Nancy W.
>Troiano
>Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 5:05 AM
>To: histonet <@t> lists.utsouthwestern.edu
>Subject: [Histonet] state website problems
>
>In response to the loss of the Michigan Histotechnology website problems
>-I'd to let you know that our Connecticut State website was suddenly
>eliminated (it was a free website sponsored by LabVision) and when we
>inquired at LabVision as to why our website was suddenly eliminated and
>reverted to godaddy.com (when it wasn't set to expire until Dec 2007) it
>turns out that LabVision had no idea what we were talking about as far
>as website sponsorship (even the marketing dept had no clue what we were
>talking about).  It turns out that the website sponsoring was through
>Jim Kieffer of FX Roads (a consultant for LabVision) and both Jim
>Kieffer and FX Roads have disappeared from the face of the earth so our
>attempts to contact him or his company have been unsuccessful.  Now all
>of our hard work in setting up the website is lost, and we can't even
>take over possession of the cthisto.org website without finding Jim
>Kieffer or his company and getting their approval.  It is a nightmare to
>say the least - and a warning that nothing for free is worth it.  To
>those state societies using LabVision as a sponsor of their websites -
>beware....this could happen to you too.  Can anybody give me information
>on how to establish a
>new website (that our own State society will pay for)?   I don't know
>how
>to go about doing this.  Thanks - Nancy Troiano (203)785-5136
>
>
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Best Regards,

Pamela A Marcum
Manager, Histology Special Procedures
University of Pennsylvania
School of Veterinary Medicine
R.S. Reynolds Jr.  CORL
New Bolton Center
382 West Street Road
Kennett Square, PA 19348

Phone - 610-925-6278
Fax     - 610-925-8120
E-mail - pmarcum <@t> vet.upenn.edu