AGENCY.COM and FIRM Announce Strategic Alliance; Impacting Information Research and Management in the Digital Economy.Business & Technology Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2000 AGENCY.COM (Nasdaq: ACOM (language) ACOM - An early system on the IBM 705. [Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)]. ), a leading e-business builder in global markets, and Future Information Research Management (FIRM) Inc., suppliers of the innovative Web-based research and information management application, confirmit, today announced a strategic alliance impacting the way companies gather and manage information in the digital economy. The alliance combines AGENCY.COM's leading end-to-end solutions strategy and FIRM's Web-based, real-time research technology. By partnering with FIRM, AGENCY.COM will offer its corporate clients the technology to gather user feedback information with the real-time efficiency that today's competitive markets demand. AGENCY.COM's vision and critical identification of what is required for companies to develop interactive relationships across multiple digital channels -- the Web, wireless and interactive television -- led to the establishment of an alliance partnership between the two organizations. "It is a priority of many of our clients to analyze their interactive relationships with customers on an ongoing basis," said Shane Lennon, Director of Alliance Program, Global Marketing. "As these interactive relationships are extended across multiple digital channels, they will become more complex. confirmit will help to provide our clients critical customer information in real-time, optimizing their competitive business decisions and enhancing their competitive edge." "Part of what makes our software so versatile is it's ease of use - this flexibility is the key to being able to enter into an alliance such as this," said Stein Onsrud, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of FIRM stated. "We are delighted that AGENCY.COM will be offering confirmit to its clients an innovative technology for research and information management." About FIRM Established in 1996, Future Information Research Management is a leading provider of online information and research management software. The flagship application, confirmit, is a 100% web-based information retrieval information retrieval Recovery of information, especially in a database stored in a computer. Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links. , processing and reporting system, which allows organizations to gather and present information in real-time. The software optimizes a broad range of functionality and provides solutions to positively influence critical business decision-making. From CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. initiatives through a complete range of HR based applications, confirmit offers unprecedented flexibility while simultaneously enhancing an organization's competitive advantage. FIRM Inc. is headquartered in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ; FIRM currently has offices in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Oslo, London and Stockholm. In addition to the US expansion plans, further European offices will open before the end of 2001. For further information, visit the confirmit web site at www.confirmit.com (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. . About AGENCY.COM AGENCY.COM is a leading e-business builder in global markets. The company provides strategy, branding and technology services that help its clients build and grow their interactive business across multiple digital channels - the Web, wireless and interactive television. Founded in January 1995, AGENCY.COM is headquartered in New York and has offices in Amsterdam, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dallas, London, Paris, Portland (OR), San Francisco, Vail Vail (vāl), town (1990 pop. 3,569), Eagle co., W central Colo., on Gore Creek, in the Gore Range of the Rocky Mts.; founded as a ski resort 1962, inc. as a town 1966. (CO), Woodbridge (NJ) and affiliate offices in Miami (FL), Seoul, Korea and Singapore. AGENCY.COM serves a broad and diversified global client base in a variety of industries, including 3M, Bank of America
Bank of America (NYSE: BAC TYO: 8648 ) is the largest commercial bank in the United States in terms of deposits, and the largest company of its kind in the world. , British Airways British Airways in full British Airways PLC International passenger airline based in London. In 1936 British Airways Ltd. was founded through the merger of three smaller airlines. , Colgate-Palmolive, Compaq, Heineken, Incyte Genomics and Reuters. For investor information, please visit our Web site at http://www.agency.com/investors or call AGENCY.COM's Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. line at 212.358.2702. To receive press releases going forward, please send contact information to investors@agency.com or call toll free 877.721.3006 for a fax copy. Matters discussed in this release may include forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may be materially different. Factors that could cause actual events or results to differ from anticipated events or results include risk factors and other items that are contained in AGENCY.COM's reports and documents filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
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