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Internet Becomes Primary Marketing Tool for Direct-to-Consumer Wine Shipments

Sunday, March 5th, 2006

Seattle, WA –March 5, 2006 –Florida is leading this trend with legislators relaxing their state’s laws that govern purchase and shipping of in state and out-of-state wine products. Indications are that other states may soon adopt this commerce-motivating approach.

Removal of state trade barriers combined with the growing trend of consumer Internet accessibility makes the future bright for both the wine industry and their enthusiastic customers. It is no wonder why local wineries and wine distributors are migrating their operations to the Internet and starting to realize the power of web-based business applications.

To support this exciting trend, Arestia Design Studios (www.arestia.com) has entered into agreement with Synapse Corporate Solutions (www.synapsecs.com) to provide the winery industry with dynamic access to this expanding market.

Arestia, a growing Seattle-based web design company, has employed their vibrant database driven web technology and their creative graphics designs to the project, providing wine companies with dominant branding and a prevailing Internet presence.

Synapse.CS’s offerings round out this collaboration by providing integration of their impressive Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions.

The extraordinary result of this combination not only provides wineries access to this growing nationwide market, but will also posture them to a leading position in their respective market.

Imagine finding your website dominating Internet Search Engine results. Then as potential customers view your offerings, impressing them further with your website’s pleasing imagery, ease of use and ability to quickly find and purchase the products they desire.

With an Arestia-designed ecommerce website with Synapse.CS integration, you can have this, and much more. You can easily edit, modify or add to your web offerings by yourself, even if you only have basic computing skills. You can quickly know how many customers you have, their wine preferences, and who your best customers are and how to best please them. You can track sales by wine type, day, month and year; send out targeted newsletters regarding events, wine releases and promotions, and a great deal more with this impressive offering.

Allow us to prepare a comprehensive proposal reflecting solutions that will inevitably launch your winery to nationwide dominance.

Visit Arestia Design Studios at www.arestia.com and Synapse Corporate Solutions at www.synapsecs.com today to learn more about this exciting partnership and what it can do for you.

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Supreme Court of the United States - Opinion of the Court - Granholm v. Heald - Nos. 03-1116, 03-1120 and 03-1274 - Argued December 7, 2004-Decided May 16, 2005
Supreme Court of the United States - Opinion of the Court - Granholm v. Heald

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Direct Shipment Across State Lines Expands Northwest Wine Sales Opportunities

Thursday, January 26th, 2006

Seattle, WASH — January 26, 2006 — The US Supreme Court continues to rule in favor of consumers being able to import wines directly from producers and distributors in other states. The court’s 5 to 4 decision in May of last year greatly expands the potential for small to medium-sized wineries that display and sale their products on the Internet.

With this breakdown of state trade restrictions and the extraordinary growth of consumer Internet access, it is obvious why local wineries and wine distributors are migrating their operations to the Internet and starting to realize the power of web-based business applications.

Northwest wineries can now operate in other states markets with a level playing field. And to support this exciting trend, Arestia Design Studios (www.arestia.com) and Synapse Corporate Solutions (www.synapsecs.com) has entered into agreement to provide the winery industry with dynamic access to this expanding market.

Mark Michael, Synapse.CS’s co-founder/CEO explains, “With Arestia’s innovative approach to customer-managed database web design and Synapse.CS’s web-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, local wineries can now compete with the big-boys.”

This integration between Arestia and Synapse.CS products provides wineries and distributors with industry-specific applications that allow them to add to and modify their own website content and offerings in real-time. They can manage newsletters to notify their customers of New Wine Releases and events, and use their Online Scheduler to coordinate Tasting Events and Site Visits. To support their sales teams, the system provides secure access to website promotions and offerings, detailed customer information including likes, dislikes and types of wines they prefer, and offers web mail that can be accessed from almost anywhere using any Internet-accessible device. In addition the system can provide detail tracking of sales by wine type, category and which customers are buying.

With launch of an Arestia-designed website with a Synapse.CS backend, companies can now have this and more.

“Small to mid-sized businesses are starting to realize the power of data collaboration and data reporting tools within a web-based model.” Says Daniel Rust, owner of Arestia and co-founder of Synapse.CS. “Our products not only provide an impressive web presence, but allow our clients to coordinate the efforts of their sales, customer support and management teams to ensure increased sales and establish stronger customer relations.”

Level the playing field within this expanding market! Visit Arestia Design Studios at www.arestia.com and Synapse Corporate Solutions at www.synapsecs.com today to learn more about this exciting partnership and what it can do for you.

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Northwest Free Wireless Trend Supports Expanded Business Sales Opportunities

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

Seattle, WA — January 19, 2006 — Seattle Washington is now considered as the “Most Wired and Wireless” city in the nation, with Portland, Tacoma and Spokane closely following. There is also a growing trend across the country for local governments and non-profit organizations to provide free access to broadband wireless Internet (Wi-Fi) within their varied business districts. With this extraordinary growth in Internet access, it is obvious why local business are migrating their operations to the Internet and starting to realize the power of web-based business applications.

Arestia Design Studios (www.arestia.com) and Synapse Corporate Solutions (www.synapsecs.com) has entered into agreement to help small to medium-sized business take full advantage of this profitable trend.
Mark Michael, Synapse.CS’s co-founder/CEO explains, “With Arestia’s innovative approach to customer-managed database web design and Synapse.CS’s web-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software, local businesses can now compete with the big-boys.”

Our products not only provide an impressive web presence, but allow businesses to coordinate the efforts of their sales, customer support and management teams to ensure increased sales and stronger customer relations.

Integration between Arestia and Synapse.CS products will allow businesses to add to and modify their own website content and offerings in real-time. Support their sales teams by providing secure access to their website, customer information, and web mail from almost anywhere using any Internet-accessible device. In addition they will have ongoing data associated with their customer’s behavior to better define their marketing promotions and address their customer’s needs.With launch of an Arestia-designed website with its Synapse.CS backend, companies can now have this and more.

“Small to mid-sized businesses are starting to realize the power of data collaboration and data reporting tools within a web-based model.” Says Daniel Rust, owner of Arestia and co-founder of Synapse.CS. “Our products not only provide an impressive web presence, but allow businesses to coordinate the efforts of their sales, customer support and management teams to ensure increased sales and stronger customer relations.”

Visit Arestia Design Studios at www.arestia.com and Synapse Corporate Solutions at www.synapsecs.com today to learn more about this exciting partnership and what it can do for you.

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