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Taking Aim at the World with Alibaba.com at IMTS 2008

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The International Manufacturing Technology Show 2008, held this year at McCormick Place in Chicago on Sept. 8-13, posted its strongest showing since 2000 with a record attendance. Some 1,800 companies were present to showcase more than 15,000 new machine tools, controls, computers, software, components, systems, processes and technologies. The exhibition covered more than 1.2 million square feet of exhibition space, and attracted over 92,000 visitors to the six-day event.

"We are ecstatic that IMTS 2008 not only achieved, but exceeded, expectations and objectives," stated IMTS Vice President - Exhibitions Peter Eelman. "The feedback from exhibitors and the purchasing activities of attendees proves that manufacturing is not only healthy, but thriving.

One of the major highlights of the show was the Alibaba.com booth in the Lakeside Center. The bright orange bags seen throughout the show floor generated lots of buzz for attendees, who flocked to the booth for fun activities that also educated people about sourcing online at the B2B portal. “This event gave us a great opportunity to show visitors exactly how Alibaba.com can help them find suppliers from around the world,” commented David Wang of Alibaba.com.

Aiming For a World of Suppliers

The new shooting game at the Alibaba.com booth certainly did its part to draw in more attendees to stop by. While some attendees were “Aiming for a World of Suppliers” with toy guns, their friends and co-workers were being educated on how Alibaba.com could help make the game a reality by guiding them to new suppliers and new markets through its powerful online B2B marketplace.

Alibaba.com Members Stop By

Alan Dobbs, President of JTEK Machinery has been a Free Member on Alibaba.com since 2000, when the site first launched. He continues to be satisfied with the site, commenting, “It just keeps getting better every year.”

At the other end of the spectrum is Luis Gomez, Ing. Mecanico with Prodimec, of . A relative new-comer to Alibaba.com, he tells us that he is still negotiating his first major deal found through the website, but has already concluded smaller deals worth US$150,000.

Dave Dunbar of Intercon Enterprises, Inc, () uses Alibaba.com daily, finding suppliers for Hinges, Hardware and Pipe Purging paper. While he tells us that he’s done US$50,000 in business with fellow Alibaba.com members, he eagerly anticipates this number to grow rapidly.

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