[OSC-ANNOUNCE] New Sponsorship Programs Introduced

[Harald Ponce de Leon]

New sponsorship programs are being introduced to the community to strengthen 
the existence of the project by continuing to improve the services provided 
to the growing community, and to secure relationships with businesses that 
care about the projects existence.

Two sponsorship programs exist that best target the community the project has 
attracted, and are titled "osCommerce Community Sponsorship", which is aimed 
at community members, and "osCommerce Corporate Sponsorship", which is aimed 
at businesses providing osCommerce related services.

The osCommerce Community Sponsorship program serves to increase the presence 
of individuals in the community by marking and highlighting their community 
profile throughout the osCommerce support site as being a participant of the 
sponsorship program, such as on the community support forums and and on the 
live shops listing site.

The osCommerce Corporate Sponsorship program serves to increase the presence 
of businesses in the community by describing the partnership details on the 
Project Sponsors page and by displaying sponsorship banners throughout the 
osCommerce support site such as on the community support forums and knowledge 
base site.

The financial benefits brought to the project from the sponsorship programs 
will be used in the following areas:

* Server and hardware upgrades for the osCommerce support site
* Organization of public and internal meetings
* Travel and accommodation to public events
* Fund development and support provided by project team members

The sponsorship programs are our way of thanking those that financially 
support the project, and look forward to bringing additional benefits to 
project sponsors during the project development phase.

More information about the osCommerce Community Sponsorship program can be 
found here:

http://www.oscommerce.com/about/sponsors,community

More information about the osCommerce Corporate Sponsorship program can be 
found here:

http://www.oscommerce.com/about/sponsors,corporate

The osCommerce Corporate Sponsors can be found here:

http://www.oscommerce.com/about/sponsors

We'd like to thank those interested in participating in the program and to the 
community supporting the project, and look forward to what the future brings 
with your support!

This announcement can be discussed at the community support forum at:

http://forums.oscommerce.com/index.php?showtopic=114425