PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/105002.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Dumped Australian Pets Get Second Chance Online with Help from OZtion http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574705.htm OZtion, Australia's second largest online auction site (www.oztion.com.au), has today announced a free new online service to assist animal rescue shelters trying to find new homes for dumped pets.The most recent Australian statistics published by the RSPCA show that over 47 percent of the animals taken in by animal shelters are euthanased, with only 24 percent finding new homes. In consultation with animal welfare and rescue groups, OZtion has developed a new section within their site designed specifically to assist animal shelters looking to find new homes for abandoned pets. (PRWeb Dec 7, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 07 Dec 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/12/prweb574705.htm Australian Shoppers Ignore Four Interest Rate Rises When Shopping Online at OZtion http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb571200.htm OZtion, Australia's second largest online auction site (www.oztion.com.au), has today announced record business results for the third quarter of 2007.After analysing the online purchasing habits of their 1.5 million Australian visitors each month, OZtion has found that for each of the last 4 official Reserve Bank of Australia interest rate rises, there has been no noticeable effect on consumer online spending in the weeks before and after the interest rate increases. (PRWeb Nov 22, 2007)

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]]> Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/11/prweb571200.htm OZtion Announces New Software to Accelerate Online Sales for Small Australian Businesses http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb564859.htm Oztion (www.oztion.com.au), Australia's second largest online auction site, has today announced version 2.0 of Express Lister, an Australian developed software program designed to help small Australian business expand their online stores and accelerate online sales.Express Lister allows businesses to easily edit and maintain large amounts of product information, and automatically control how products are presented and sold online. Express Lister is software tool that works in conjunction with the online ecommerce and auction services provided at www.oztion.com.au. (PRWeb Oct 30, 2007)

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]]> Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb564859.htm OZtion Announces New Buyer Shield Anti-Fraud Protection Program for Australians Buying Online http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb558914.htm OZtion (www.oztion.com.au), Australia's second largest online auction site, has today announced a comprehensive anti-fraud and consumer protection program for Australians buying products online at OZtion. OZtion is one of Australia's most popular online shopping sites, attracting 1.2 million visitors each month. Based on years of research carried out in their Melbourne labs, the new Buyer Shield program is a combination of fraud detection technologies build into the online site, identity verification programs and consumer protection of up to AUD$400 per purchase. (PRWeb Oct 8, 2007)

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]]> Mon, 08 Oct 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/10/prweb558914.htm OZtion Extends Online Identity Verification Via Australia Post 100 Point Check http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb557167.htm Oztion (www.oztion.com.au), Australia's second largest online auction site, has today announced a partnership with Australia Post to verify online identity, using a 100 point identity verification service. Oztion is one of Australia's most popular online shopping sites, with 1.2m users each month. The new service allows Australians shopping online to be confident that they are dealing with a legitimate person, rather than a scammer using a fake identity. (PRWeb Sep 29, 2007)

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]]> Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb557167.htm Allfinanz and Munich Re Deliver an Australian First With TOWER http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb556198.htm Allfinanz, the leading vendor of underwriting automation software for the life insurance industry, has today announced that TOWER Australia (ASX:TAL) is piloting an automated underwriting solution. The solution combines automated underwriting technology from Allfinanz with a business rules set produced by MunichRe. Based on technology already widely used in the UK market, TOWER is the first Australian insurance company to adopt automated underwriting. (PRWeb Sep 26, 2007)

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]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb556198.htm Former US Soldier Protest Iraq War in Sydney Cinema http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551760.htm Former US Marine Jeff Key, a veteran of the Iraq conflict, is leading a personal crusade and protest aimed at applying pressure on the US war in Iraq. Instead of taking to the streets, Jeff Key filmed his own tour of duty in Iraq, and constructed a withering documentary on the inside workings of the US military, and his own troubled interactions with the people of Iraq. (PRWeb Sep 7, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/09/prweb551760.htm Online Auction Site Simplifies Tax Handling for Australians Looking to Sell Products Online http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb527398.htm OZtion has today announced new simplified GST tracking and handling for Australian businesses looking to sell products online. (PRWeb May 21, 2007)

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]]> Mon, 21 May 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/05/prweb527398.htm Australians Love to Watch Prices While Shopping Online and Bidding for Online Auctions http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb522118.htm OZtion, Australia's second largest online auction site (www.oztion.com.au), has today announced findings from an analysis of their recent Australian sales figures.The new research shows that when Australians use online shopping tools to automatically monitor the price of an item they are considering buying, they are 20% more likely to purchase the product. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2007)

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]]> Mon, 30 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb522118.htm Mobile Phones and Designer Clothing Brands Top First Quarter 2007 Online Spending at Australian Shopping and Auction Site OZtion http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb518774.htm OZtion, Australia's second largest online auction site (http://www.oztion.com.au), has today announced record results for the first quarter of 2007, with more than 1.4 million Australian visitors in March 2007. (PRWeb Apr 16, 2007)

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]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2007 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/04/prweb518774.htm Australian Online Shopping Site OZtion Helps UK Businesses Grow Online Sales and Exports to Australia http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb508187.htm OZtion, Australia's second largest online auction and shopping site (www.oztion.com.au), has today announced that they are now extending their unique online vShop service to UK based businesses.OZtion's vShop service allows any UK business to establish a fully branded, easy to setup and maintain Internet shop. Each vShop is created within the OZtion site, and benefits from the 1.3 million monthly Australian visitors to www.oztion.com.au. (PRWeb Mar 1, 2007)

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]]> Thu, 01 Mar 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/03/prweb508187.htm Designer Clothing Brands and Jewellery Top Christmas 2006 Spending at Australian Online Shopping Site OZtion http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb501529.htm OZtion, Australia's second largest online auction site www.oztion.com.au has today announced the results of their 2nd year of operation. With more than 1 million Australian visitors in Dec 2006, OZtion now averages 352,000 simultaneous items for sale, which equates to growth of 644% in 2006. The top selling product categories in Dec 2006 were: 1) womens clothing, 2) jewellery, 3) automotive accessories, 4) electronic gadgets (excluding phones, video games, computers), 5) homeware. (PRWeb Feb 1, 2007)

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]]> Thu, 01 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/02/prweb501529.htm Australian Prime Minister John Howard Challenged to Upgrade Gay Human Rights in Australia by Mardi Gras Film Festival Organisers http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb498067.htm Queer Screen today announced the program for the 2007 Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival. Opening on February 15th 2007 in Sydney, the annual film festival focuses this year on the issue of equal human rights for the Australian gay and lesbian community, and includes screenings of 200 Australian and international films. (PRWeb Jan 19, 2007)

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]]> Fri, 19 Jan 2007 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/01/prweb498067.htm Australians Turning Off TV and Shopping Online After Work http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb473907.htm OZtion, Australia's second largest online auction site (http://www.oztion.com.au), has today announced Australian online shopping statistics for October 2006. Based on the shopping patterns of the 1 million visitors to their site in October 2006, the rate at which Australians purchase products online doubles between 6pm and 10pm on weekdays, which is contrary to the popular belief that Australians mainly shop online at work. (PRWeb Nov 8, 2006)

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]]> Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/11/prweb473907.htm OZtion Offers Helping Hand to Thousands of Australian Charities and Church Groups via Zero Cost Internet Fund Raising Shops http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb452472.htm Australia's second largest online auction site www.oztion.com.au has just announced an online Australian charity fund raising service. This allows registered Australian charities and Church groups to create an online fund raising "shop front" at no cost.The charity vShop allows a charity to automate their fund raising, as well as promote their cause online to OZtion's 1,000,000 unique monthly visitors. (PRWeb Oct 19, 2006)

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]]> Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/10/prweb452472.htm OZtion Announces Enhanced Identity Verification to Make Online Shopping Safer for Australians http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb437145.htm Many online scams and crimes that occur are only possible because popular Internet sites make it easy to create a fake identity. It’s like a bank handing out free masks to bank robbers. When a crime occurs with a fake online identity, sites that don’t bother to check identities just shrug their shoulders and hand the fake details to the victim or police. OZtion, Australia’s second largest online auction site (http://www.oztion.com.au) has announced a comprehensive identity verification program, which covers both online buyers and sellers at http://www.oztion.com.au. (PRWeb Sep 15, 2006)

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]]> Fri, 15 Sep 2006 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/09/prweb437145.htm Australian Auction Site OZtion Announces Public Beta for $5/month Online vShop Internet Ecommerce Service http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb417812.htm OZtion, Australia’s second largest online auction site (www.oztion.com.au) has today announced that they are accepting registrations for a public beta of their new vShop service.OZtion’s new vShop service allows any business to establish a fully branded, easy to setup and maintain Internet shop. Each vShop is created within the OZtion site, and benefits from the hundreds of thousands of visitors to www.oztion.com.au. (PRWeb Jul 31, 2006)

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]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/07/prweb417812.htm Australian Mothers Top Up Family Income by Running Online Businesses http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb381823.htm OZtion, Australia’s second largest online auction site (www.oztion.com.au) has today announced that in April 2006, approximately 58% of all micro businesses actively selling at OZtion were owned by women. During the corresponding period, 65% of all active buyers on the site were female. (PRWeb May 6, 2006)

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]]> Sat, 06 May 2006 07:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb381823.htm Australian Online Shoppers Ignore Government Warnings and Put Themselves at Risk to Avoid Credit Card Fees http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb366189.htm 57% of Australian online shoppers prefer to pay for online item purchases using direct bank deposit, despite repeated warnings from the Australian Federal Government about the risks involved with direct deposit payments. (PRWeb Apr 1, 2006)

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]]> Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb366189.htm Online Clothing Sales Top Christmas 2005 Chart at Australian Online Auction Site OZtion http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb332510.htm OZtion, Australia's second largest online auction site, today announced the top 5 categories of items sold by volume at their site during November and December 2005. They were 1) Clothing, 2) Jewelry, 3) Crafts, 4) Books & Magazines, 5) Toys. These top 5 categories accounted for 66% of total sales by volume for November and December 2005. (PRWeb Jan 15, 2006)

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]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2006 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/01/prweb332510.htm Hope Cottage Seeks Donations of Items for Online Fund Raising Auctions http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb320548.htm Donations of items are being sought from the general public and businesses, so that the items can be auctioned online to help raise money for the Hope Cottage project. The goal of the Hope Cottage project is to establish a series of specifically designed Australian holiday retreats that cater to the special needs of seriously ill children. (PRWeb Dec 10, 2005)

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]]> Sat, 10 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/12/prweb320548.htm OZtion Analyses Top Three Australian Online Shopping Categories for Christmas http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb314387.htm OZtion, Australia’s second largest online auction site (www.oztion.com.au), today predicted that their top 3 Australian online shopping categories for Christmas 2005 will be Remote Controlled Toys, Fragrances, and Wines. (PRWeb Nov 24, 2005)

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]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb314387.htm OZtion Predicts Death of Paid Listings Services for Online Auctions and Classifieds in Australia http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb304957.htm OZtion, Australia's 2nd largest online auction site, today announced 400% growth in their Australian online auction listings since the June launch of their Zero Cost Listing service. OZtion is predicting the death of paid online auction listings in Australia, due to increased competition. (PRWeb Nov 2, 2005)

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]]> Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:00:00 GMT http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/11/prweb304957.htm OZtion Offers Zero Cost Listings For Online Auctions http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/08/prweb278038.htm OZtion, an Australian online auction service (oztion.com.au), today announced new pricing for organisations and individuals looking to sell products online. Zero Cost Listings are now available to all registered sellers, including companies looking to sell their products online. OZtion charges nothing to list a product using their Zero Cost Listing, charging a low fee when the item is sold. (PRWeb Aug 29, 2005)

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