AeANET : Newsline May 2007

AeA Florida Council Highlights

AeA Report Shows that Florida's is 4th Largest and 2nd Fastest Growing Cyberstate
Florida �s high-tech industry added a net 10,900 jobs for an industry total of 276,400 tech workers in 2005, the most current state data available. Read More!

AeA's 10th Annual Cyberstates report shows employment is growing for the second straight year. The report includes the latest national and state-by-state data on high-tech employment, wages, establishments, payroll, R&D, and Venture Capital investments. Order Today!

Get the Inside Scoop on 2007-08 IT Buying Trends - AeA CIO Speaks
CIOs discuss what they have planned for IT spending in the coming year at our CIO Speaks events. These events will be held at the UCF Dowtown Center from 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. on
May 24 and June 21, 2007.

For more information go to The CIO Speaks.

The 2007 Tariff Changes - Making the Adjustment - May 24, 2007
The recent changes to the Harmonized System, the international tariff system, and related US tariff changes affects classification throughout the tariff - agriculture, textiles, motor vehicle parts and accessories, information technology and festive articles to name a few. Learn what procedures will ensure that you have declared the appropriate HTSUS number in order to avoid entry delays, increased duties, trade preference reviews and other issues.
This program is not only for import and export compliance officers, but also for those dealing with product/parts acquisitions, supply chain, supply chain security and logistics. Whether your company is product-oriented or services-oriented, if you source to or from overseas, these changes have an impact directly and indirectly on the flow of goods, access to markets, overall costs, and regulatory compliance.

For more information and registration go to 2007 Tariff Changes.

AeA National Highlights

Join 250+ Tech Leaders to Tell Congress to Support America's Innovation
Add your company to the proclamation using our automated online submission form, American Innovation Proclamation.

AeA Strongly Endorses Speaker Nancy Pelosi�s Innovation Agenda
Read the Statement of Endorsement by William T. Archey, President & CEO, AeA

AeA MicroCap - May 6-8, 2007 - Monterey, CA
In its 9th year, the AeA Micro Cap Financial Conference is designed exclusively for AeA member technology companies with up to $200 million in market cap or revenues.

For more information, please visit the event page, AeA MicroCap.

AeA Insurance Program

The New AeA Trust

Offered through UnitedHealthcare, featuring competitive group rates and comprehensive programs.

Includes a range of affordable medical plans to meet the needs of AeA member businesses and their employees.

Provides important business advantages to help AeA members manage health care costs and improve employee health.

Offers a comprehensive portfolio of specialty care products to help AeA members provide total health care coverage to their employees.

For More Information go to AeA UnitedHealthcare Trust.

AeA Salary Surveys

AeA Salary Surveys - Launch Date April 9th
AeA has teamed with enetrix, an online database developer with over 10 years of experience, to provide a subscription based and on-demand Salary Survey for the high-tech industry. Covering over 190 job titles, AeA's time and cost-effective Salary Survey is designed to meet the needs of AeA's member companies.

To Participate or Subscribe, go to AeA Surveys.

AeA Business Services Update

AeA Shipping and Freight Program

AeA Members saved over $161,000 Utilizing Shipping & Freight Program
In its first year, the AeA Shipping and Freight Savings Program has already improved member's bottom lines by $161K! One company saved as much as $11K on FedEx Express, while another shaved $7,000 off their Yellow and UPS FreightSM (formerly Overnite) less-than-truckload bills. Enroll in this free member benefit program and start saving right away. Go to http://www.aeanet.org/shippingonline. There are no limits, no minimum shipments and you get to keep your current FedEx account number. Visit http://www.aeanet.org/shipping, contact PartnerShip at 800.599.2902 or email shipping@aeanet.org for more information.

AeA Web Conferencing Services

Hard Case for Video and Webconferencing
Ever spend 1.5 days traveling to a 90 minute meeting? Did you know that 70% of business travelers are stressed by business travel?
Avoid the hassle and increase productivity by using more audio, video and web conferencing. AeA Conferencing Services offer FREE web presentation capabilities, audio conferencing for as low as $0.04 a minute and low cost video conferencing options. So, the next time you consider spending $1,450 per person in airfare, hotel and per diem costs for an interview, training or site visit, please contact our ACT Teleconferencing representative Jeremy Willius at 800.228.2554 at ext 4355 or go to http://www.aeanet.org/conferencing for more information on effective virtual meeting options.