ADP Introduces New Internet Affiliate Program to Serve Small and Emerging Businesses.Business Editors ROSELAND, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2000 e-Partners Program Offers Partners Increased Revenue and Free Trial Opportunity for Customers Automatic Data Processing's (ADP (1) (Automatic Data Processing) Synonymous with data processing (DP), electronic data processing (EDP) and information processing. (2) (Automatic Data Processing, Inc., Roseland, NJ, www.adp. (R)) Emerging Business Services (EBS See Swiss Electronic Bourse. EBS See electronic blue sheet (EBS). ) division today announced the launch of e-Partners, a new Internet See Web 2.0 and Internet2. affiliate program designed for Internet portal companies and business suppliers marketing products and services to the small and emerging business marketplace. Participating partner companies will offer ADP's unique online needs assessment tool, Solution Profiler, designed to help interested companies learn more about human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , benefits, payroll and other administration outsourcing options that are essential concerns of growing businesses. This innovative co-marketing and branding program allows partner companies a chance to offer value-added services to their customer base and an opportunity to generate additional income. The e-Partners program, in turn, gives ADP an expanded reach into the small and emerging business market. "There were a number of factors driving this program," said Brad Smith Brad or Bradley Smith may refer to:
Other current e-Partners include Bizzed.com, Just4Biz.com, Biztro.com, eSOURCE.com, Equalfooting.com, Bigstep.com, and e-bank.com with additional partners coming online shortly. How It Works e-Partner companies will be identified by a unique ADP e-Partner database and will be allowed to feature Solution Profiler on their Web sites. When interested visitors to the Web site of AllBusiness.com, for example, click on the ADP link, they will be brought to a custom Solution Profiler site identified with the AllBusiness.com logo. Then, depending on the level of interest, the e-Partner can offer potential customers a free trial of ADP services that best meet their needs. After initial trial, if the portal's customer chooses to continue with ADP services, the e-Partner receives either a cash bonus based on number of sales, or a percentage share based on the overall revenue generated. "Being part of ADP's alliance program allows us to offer valuable products and services to our customers," said Jeff McMahon, Vice President Business Development for AllBusiness.com. "We are happy to align ourselves with ADP, knowing that they are a leader in payroll and other critical employee lifecycle services that answer our clients needs." About ADP ADP (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : AUD AUD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Australian Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ), is one of the largest independent computing services firms in the world with more than $5 billion in revenues and 450,000 clients. ADP provides computerized transaction processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. , data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. , software, and information services See Information Systems. to companies in virtually every industry. ADP Employer Services is the world's leading provider of payroll services and human resource administration systems. It offers a comprehensive range of benefits, payroll and business tax deposit and reporting, time and labor management, unemployment compensation management and retirement plan services. For more information about ADP, or its e-Partners program, reach us at 1-800-225-5237, Extension 5091 or visit our Web site at www.adp.com. |
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