ARI announces ARISE, a new sales force automation product; Innovative Internet/Intranet sales software reinforces ARI leadership in electronic commerce.MILWAUKEE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 10, 1996--Stepping up its focus on automating channels of distribution using electronic commerce, ARI ARI Acute respiratory infection, see there today announced the availability of ARISE(TM), an open standards-based Sales Force Automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. (SFA See sales force automation. SFA - Sales Force Automation ) software product that features a full set of advanced customer contact and opportunity management capabilities. ARISE provides field sales representatives with contact and opportunity management, query and reporting, calendaring, synchronization (1) See synchronous and synchronous transmission. (2) Ensuring that two sets of data are always the same. See data synchronization. (3) Keeping time-of-day clocks in two devices set to the same time. See NTP. with the home office, e-mail and integration with other popular PC business software products. Its easy-to-use Windows interface is supported by a fully relational underlying database, a complete on-line help system and a highly customizable base product. ARISE is a fourth-generation application and the latest SFA solution launched by ARI, a leading provider of electronic commerce services including software, computer networking
Computer networking is the engineering discipline concerned with communication between computer systems or devices. , database management and channel automation. "Unlike most sales force automation vendors, ARI views SFA as just one part of automating the communications between buyers and sellers in a distribution channel. That gives us the ability to provide a more complete solution for our customers," said Brian Dearing, president and chief executive officer of ARI. "In my research into companies that effectively translate their corporate vision into success in the marketplace, one characteristic of effective firms shines through: they stay close to their customers. Using automation tools to assist in building that critical relationship is a high payoff activity, so ARI's unique approach to SFA as part of a suite of applications that brings a company close to its customers, is a solid foundation," said Barton Goldenberg, president and founder of International Systems Marketing, Inc., a Washington, D.C. 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 specializing in sales, customer care and marketing automation. ARISE's state-of-the-art software is backed by a full complement of support offerings -- everything from business process consulting through extensive customization services, to training and support. Its support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services include back-up for ARI's software and Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. , as well as support for its customers' business rules. ARI is a leading provider of electronic commerce services including software, computer networking, database management and support designed to streamline channels of distribution by automating the flow of commercial information between trading partners. In addition to providing Sales Force Automation solutions, ARI creates and manages electronic commerce software and network services as well as information databases, including on-line directories of products and trading partners and a real-time database of Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. news stories for use by weekly and monthly newspapers. ARI currently provides electronic commerce services to selected industries and distribution channels including agribusiness, freight transportation and publishing. CONTACT: Miller/Shandwick Technologies, Boston Barbara Rudolph, 617/536-0470 |
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