Press Release - September 25, 2001
YOUNG AUDIENCES OF ATLANTA LAUNCHES
NEW WEBSITE
September 25, 2001 - Young Audiences of Atlanta
has launched a new website www.ya-atlanta.org, designed by the award-winning
interactive studio, Cyberteks Design (London, Ontario, Canada) completed
in cooperation with Interep Radio Sales Inc (New York, USA). Young Audiences
of Atlanta is Georgia’s leading provider of arts programming, providing
quality educational programs to more than 1.7 million throughout Georgia.
Young Audiences’ new website features include: an online program
guide with a searchable database of more than 300 Young Audiences’
programs; resources for parents, teachers & artists; and notable facts
on the value of the arts and “Remote Publishing Tool” that enable
YA Atlanta staff to update the website at any time. “Young Audiences
is proud to present our new website which will enable us to meet the needs
of more schools and community organizations, and do it more efficiently,”
said Young Audiences Executive Director Tony Kimbrell.
The new Young Audiences’ website designed by Cyberteks Design of
Canada was founded in 1999 by 11 year old Keith Peiris. Now the CEO and
President of Cyberteks Design, Keith supervises offices in Toronto, Montreal,
New York, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Texas, Florida and Michigan.
The Cyberteks Design design team led by Keith Peiris has received numerous
awards including: mention as one of the “Top 50 web design companies
in Canada” for two consecutive years by the National Post Business
Magazine; featured in Micromedia Flash Showcase since November 1999; and
received “Outstanding Digi Youth Award” by the Hong Kong Productivity
Council.
Young Audiences of Atlanta is a non-profit educational arts organization
that brings the best professional artists into school and community settings
all over Georgia. Young Audiences received the National Medal of Arts
in 1994, established by Congress and given by the President in recognition
of outstanding contributions to the excellence, growth, support and availability
of the arts in the United States. Young Audiences of Atlanta received
the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Abby Award for Arts Education in
1995.
Young Audiences of Atlanta, Inc. is a non-profit educational arts organization
and receives major funding from the Georgia Council for the Arts through
the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly, the Council is a partner
agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Atlanta Bureau
of Cultural Affairs and the Fulton County Commission under the guidance
of the Fulton County Arts Council.
About Cyberteks Design
Cyberteks Design, a Division of Cyberteks Systems Corporation, headquartered
in London, Ontario, Canada with Sales Offices in New York, Washington,
Maryland, Virginia, Texas, Florida and Michigan provides E-Commerce, Web
Design, Web Hosting and Marketing services.
The company's President, CEO & Chief Creative Director is an internationally
recognized and award-winning designer, 13-year-old Keith Peiris of London,
Ontario. The company has 10 highly qualified designers and programmers
on staff.
Keith Peiris was a member of the Team Canada Trade Mission to Beijing,
Shanghai and Hong Kong from February 9-18, 2001. He was also selected
to represent Canada at the APEC Young Leaders and Entrepreneurs Forum
in Beijing and Shanghai in July, 2001.
Cyberteks Design is planning to establish Cyberteks Design (Asia) Ltd
in China in October, 2001, US headquarters in Manhattan, New York, Montreal
and Toronto branches before the end of 2001.
Keith Peiris has won several web design awards and recognitions from
top professionals in the industry, has attracted very large customers
from all over North America such as Interep, the largest Radio Advertising
Agency in the United States, KEWL Threads, a Hockey Apparel company founded
by Shayne Corson & Darcy Tucker of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Rogers
Television, University of Western Ontario, Radio 20:20 and Regional Market
Radio of the United States. Branham300 published in the National Post
Magazine of March, 2001 recognized Cyberteks Design among this year's
"Top 50 Web Design companies in Canada" for two years in a row.
Keith was also featured on the cover page of National Post Business Magazine
of April 2000 issue and several other publications around the world. Furthermore,
Cyberteks Design website is featured on the Macromedia Flash Showcase
since November 1999 to date. More information about Cyberteks Design can
be found on the company web site at http://www.cyberteks.net
For more information, please contact:
Cathy Northen
Young Audiences of Atlanta
404.589.0644
cathy@ya-atlanta.org <mailto:cathy@ya-atlanta.org>
Keith Peiris
President, CEO & Chief Creative Director
Cyberteks Design
110 Deveron Crescent, Unit 7
London, Ontario N5Z 4W7, Canada
Phone: (519) 649-6572
Fax: (519) 686-7044
E-Mail: kpeiris@cyberteks.net
Website: http://www.cyberteks.net
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