Following up on our Q4 WEB Spring 08 Features blog post, I’m going to talk about Q4 Web’s ability to embed Google maps into your site. Google maps are quickly becoming a standard method for displaying maps on websites.

What is Google Maps?
Google Maps is a Google service offering powerful, user-friendly mapping technology and local business information—including business locations, contact information, and driving directions. You can find out more about Google maps here

Ok, great. So what can I do with Google maps
Googles maps are quickly becoming a standard method for displaying various types of map related information on company websites. Some examples of how Google maps can be useful on your site are:

• Display a map to your corporate offices
• Show a map of your operations (see a great example on the Baffinland Iron Mines website)

In addition to the basic mapping data, administrators can also tag locations with additional information regarding the location that is tagged on the map. Website users can view satellite images of your mine areas as well as topographical images providing them more insight into your companies operations.

How can I get Google maps functionality on my site?
We think this is a great new feature and we hope you do to! If you would like more information on how you can integrate Google maps functionality in your site send us an email to support@q4websystems.com or give us a call at 416-626-7829 (press 2 for support) and we’ll be happy to help you integrate this new feature.

We are pleased to announce G&S Minerals (GSML.PK) as our latest client. G&S Minerals issued a press release yesterday announcing they have selected Q4 Web Systems Q4 WEB platform to streamline their corporate disclosure and to provide more relevant and timely information to shareholders.

G&S Minerals will be launching on our platform in Q2 2008.

We’ve been quite busy this year and are pleased to announce that Explorator Resources (TSX: EXO) has recently launched on Q4 WEB.  Explorator Resources Inc. is a Canadian-based mining exploration company focused on building a strong portfolio of copper-gold Projects in South America.

This is our 6th client to launch on Q4 WEB this year and along with our successful launch of Q4 PRESS it’s no surprise that we’ve been named to Branham Group and Backbone magazine’s Top 25 up and coming software development companies.

Breakwater Resources (TSE: BRW.CA) is the latest issuer to select our Q4 Web corporate disclosure solution to maintain their website. Breakwater is a mineral resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and mining of base metal and precious metal deposits in the Americas. Visit the Breakwater site at www.breakwater.ca

Newport Partners has selected Q4 Web to manage and automate it’s new corporate web site at www.newportpartners.ca. Designed by Capital C the new site features the updated Newport brand and expanded corporate and investor content. Read the complete Post.

Q4 is pleased to announce the latest addition to our family. Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation (TXS:BIM) recently went live on Q4 WEB featuring Google Maps integration. Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation is a Canadian publicly-traded junior mining company that is focused on its 100%-owned Mary River iron ore deposits located about 160 kilometres south of Pond Inlet, Baffin Island, Nunavut Territory, Canada. Read the complete Post.

We are pleased to announce Pancontinental Uranium Corporation (”Pancon”) has recently gone live with our Q4 WEB Platform.

Pancon’s website uses our automated feed service for press releases and stock information as well as our email alert service that allows users to receive updates when content is updated on their site.

As with all of our sites, Pancon also benefits from the detailed disclosure record that is automatically created and maintained in a secure environment.

You can view Pancon’s site here.

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We are proud to announce that Argenta Oil and Gas (TSX-V: AZA) has launched their website on the Q4 WEB Platform.

Utilizing our proprietary web records management Argenta also benefits from the detailed disclosure record that is automatically created and maintained in a secure environment. Using Q4 WEB along with the records component is a cost effective way to automate the management of corporate and IR web sites, while also reducing Sarbanes-Oxley and Bill 198 compliance risk that comes with being an issuer in today’s market.

You can visit the Argenta Oil and Gas site here.

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Northgate Mineral (TSX:NGX and AMEX:NGX) is one of the recent issuers to have selected Q4 WEB to manage and automate their online disclosure. The site uses data-feeds to keep press releases and stock quotes up to date. As well, email alerts are used to automatically update subscribers with changes to critical content on the site.

Recently Sentry Select went live on the new Fund edition version of Q4 Web. 

Q4 Fund Edition supports unlimited product management including: mutual funds, capital units, preferred securities, income trusts, limited partnerships, deposit notes and more. Each of these products has unlimited configurations including: management, performance, distributions, portfolio holdings, prospectuses, press releases, historical NAVs, historical closing prices, regulatory reporting, distribution history, tax information and more.

Sentry Select, a Canadian wealth management company that manages over $8 billion in gross assets, is the first company to adopt the Q4 Fund Edition as its corporate standard for managing its web site. “With the new regulation surrounding secondary market disclosure (Bill 198), we felt it was important to secure and track our corporate web site and its content. “said Brian McOstrich, Vice-President, Marketing at Sentry Select. “We consider the web site as the main communication vehicle with the public and as such, it has the potential to be at the centre of interest regarding disclosure or potential misrepresentation. Having the ability to track the workflow process on our web site, and provide detailed reports on this from any point in time, significantly reduces any potential liability claims of misrepresentation.”

“We’re thrilled to be launching this product to the investment fund industry. Since late 2005 we have been providing issuers with a set of disclosure management solutions that aide in reducing compliance risk and increasing efficiency,” said Darrell Heaps, President and CEO of Q4 Web Systems. “In today’s environment, investment fund companies share the same risk and liability as issuers, but typically deal with numerous traded entities and sources of disclosure.“

More about Q4 Fund Edition can be found here.

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