ACD Systems Strengthens Commitment to Sales Excellence.VICTORIA, British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography -- ACD Systems Incorporated in 1989, ACD Systems Ltd. evolved into a software developer for the nascent CD-ROM cataloguing industry. It was realized that a key technological advantage could be found if ACD provided the fastest software JPEG decoder on the market. International Inc. (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and ), makers of ACDSee(TM) photo management software and Canvas(TM) technical illustration software, today announced a contract with Coss, McCormick Partners to identify and implement best-in-class sales principles to achieve the company's full growth potential. In their 22 combined years at Oracle, Jon Coss and Tim McCormick Timothy (Tim) Daniel McCormick (born March 10 1962, in Detroit, Michigan) is an American former professional basketball player. He was seven feet tall and weighed 250 lbs. during most of his career, which ran 1984-1991. built and managed a number of high-performing sales teams. They were awarded sales person and manager of the year distinctions seven times, consistently transforming under-performing products and sales teams into higher growth areas for the company. Working together in California, Mr. Coss and Mr. McCormick increased revenues by over 35% per year to over $35 million in 2001, despite the slowdown in the technology industry. Additionally, at SM&A, Mr. Coss built an exceptional sales team to deliver capture management services to information technology clients. In his first year, he added 26 clients, including several of the world's largest providers of information technology services and software products, and increased revenues by $21 million. Coss, McCormick Partners will work with ACD Systems to create a world-class sales team to invigorate in·vig·or·ate tr.v. in·vig·or·at·ed, in·vig·or·at·ing, in·vig·or·ates To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate: "A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her" sales of the company's products, including ACDSee 8 Photo Manager, ACDSee Pro Photo Manager and Canvas X. They will focus on aligning the sales force with corporate objectives, implementing the sales processes and standards needed to drive and support increasing revenues, and identifying and attracting high achieving sales and management talent. "Tim and I are delighted to be working with ACD Systems to help them build a high performance sales force to match their superb products and services," said Mr. Coss. "We look forward to helping the company achieve its goals." "ACD Systems has taken a significant step forward to realizing its growth potential," said Doug Vandekerkhove, chairman, chief executive officer and president of ACD Systems. "Tim and Jon have proven expertise in building dynamic sales organizations. Their skills and leadership will help ACD Systems deliver the sales results that will increase shareholder value." About Coss, McCormick Partners Coss, McCormick Partners is a specialty consulting firm Noun 1. consulting firm - a firm of experts providing professional advice to an organization for a fee consulting company business firm, firm, house - the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a located in Granite Bay, California Granite Bay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Placer County, California, United States. The population was 19,388 at the 2000 census. The ZIP code is 95746. Granite Bay is a primarily residential, upscale suburb of Sacramento located just east of Roseville and west of Folsom . The firm delivers a full suite of services to build high performing sales and marketing teams for its clients. These services include sales force planning Planning associated with the creation and maintenance of military capabilities. It is primarily the responsibility of the Military Departments and Services and is conducted under the administrative control that runs from the Secretary of Defense to the Military Departments and Services. and recruiting, sales process implementation, and software licensing and pricing strategies There are many ways in which the price of a product can be determined. The following are the foremost strategies that businesses are likely to use. Competition-based pricing Setting the price based upon prices of the similar competitor products. . About ACD Systems Headquartered in British Columbia since 1993, ACD Systems International Inc. (TSX:ASA) is one of the world's leading developers and marketers of digital imaging software, including the renowned ACDSee image management tool and Canvas, an advanced cross-platform technical illustration and graphics program. ACD (Automatic Call Distributor) A computerized phone system that responds to the caller with a voice menu and connects the call to the appropriate agent. It can also distribute calls equally to agents. has delivered value to a global marketplace through Internet distribution and partnerships with manufacturers and developers. ACD has millions of consumer and business users, and over 33,000 corporate customers including many Fortune 500 companies. For further details, please visit www.acdsee.com. ACD, ACD Systems, ACDSee, and FotoSlate are trademarks or registered trademarks of ACD Systems Ltd. in Canada, the United States, or certain other jurisdictions. Trademarks of ACD Systems Ltd. are used under license by ACD Systems of America, Inc. Canvas is a trademark or registered trademark of ACD Systems of America, Inc. in Canada, the United States, or certain other jurisdictions. Trademarks of ACD Systems of America, Inc. are used under license by ACD Systems Ltd. THIS NEWS RELEASE MAY CONTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS BASED ON THE ESTIMATES AND OPINIONS OF MANAGEMENT AT THE DATE THE STATEMENTS WERE MADE AND THE COMPANY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS IF CONDITIONS OR OPINIONS SHOULD CHANGE. ACD Systems International Inc. (TSX:ASA) |
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