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Alexander Interactive is proud to support its staff with a newly initiated sabbatical program.

Now underway, the sabbaticals are designed to give developers and other long-term staff the opportunity to re-energize after busy periods. Employees on sabbatical propose a project of their choosing, then spend up to three weeks offsite working on their projects. They are encouraged to disconnect from the daily workings of the Ai office.

"We decided to do sabbaticals to create a mechanism to allow self-directed projects," says Loren Davie, Tech Lead at Ai. "We also wanted to create assets that could be the basis for possible ...

Alexander Interactive is proud to present the Mayor Jack Reynolds Collection. All of the Mayor's top hits featured on 8 VHS tapes!

Head on over to our holiday site and view all of Mayor Jack's Top Box Office Hits: www.alexanderinteractive.com/jack

Interactive Media Awards (IMA) has granted four awards to Alexander Interactive projects.

Created by the Interactive Media Council, Inc. (IMC), a nonprofit organization of leading web designers, developers, programmers, advertisers and other web-related professionals, the Interactive Media Awards™ competition is designed to recognize the highest standards of excellence in website design and development and honor individuals and organizations for their outstanding achievement.

Allen School Online, a medical assistant online course brought home the "IMA Best in Class" award in the "Training/Vocational" category, while Anytime Costumes, an e-commerce site selling costumes won the "IMA Outstanding Achievement" award in the "E-Commerce ...

They did it! DonorsChoose, the charity which grew out of a Bronx classroom just seven years ago, finished as the1st runner up behind UNICEF in the American Express Members Project. Out of 7,000 non-profit initiatives, and four rounds of voting, the DonorsChoose entry, "Teachers Ask. You Choose. Students Learn." was selected by over 22,000 people as the winning idea in the final round of voting.

As a finalist, DonorsChoose will receive a recognition award of $100,000 from American Express, all of which will go to funding projects on their website!

Alexander Interactive would like to congratulate its ...

Alexander Interactive brings to life HouseAccents.com, a brand new website for the #1 seller of rugs online, RugsUSA. Since 1998, RugsUSA has offered an extensive variety of area rugs on the Web. Today, the company has expanded its knowledge and expertise to include other categories of home accents, as rugs are no longer the only merchandise the group retails.

The online store additions include new categories for tapestries, slipcovers, clocks, mirrors, lighting and art. A new "style finder" tool allows users to search and find their way through over 10,000 rugs. To make the shopping experience even easier ...