Avidian Technologies Announces Prophet 3.0.BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Prophet, the Prophet, The orig. Tenskwatawa (born c. March 1768, Old Chillicothe, Ohio—died 1834, Argentine, Kan., U.S.) North American Indian leader. Leading Sales Software for Outlook, Now Includes Enhanced Contact Management for Outlook, Workflow Engine Workflow engine is a software application meant to manage and execute modeled business processes. It is a key component in workflow technology. It will typically make use of a database server. , Sales Assistant sales assistant n (BRIT) → dependiente/a m/f sales assistant (US), sales clerk sale n → vendeur/euse and Customized Opportunity Manage Avidian Technologies today announced the launch of Prophet 3.0, the newest version of its leading Outlook-based sales software solution. Avidian also announced that Prophet will be available for the first time for enterprises with Prophet Enterprise Client and Prophet Enterprise Server. "Prophet 3.0 represents Avidian's focus on the needs of our customers," said James Wong, 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. and co-founder of Avidian Technologies. "The new features in this version were added based on our customers' feedback and suggestions. Now Prophet is faster, more customizable, more deeply integrated within Outlook, and available for enterprise customers as well." Prophet 3.0 includes the following new features: --Tighter and more seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. inside Outlook provides a faster load time and allows users to manage sales information right from their Outlook Inbox or Contacts. --Sales Assistant allows users to send pre-set, timed e-mails to their contacts. --Workflow Engine allows users to customize automatic sales cycle actions and create consistent sales processes to make sure critical tasks get accomplished for every prospect or sale. The workflow engine also automatically creates Outlook e-mails, calendar events and task items associated with a process. --Groups and Permissions' features support unlimited hierarchical sales structures so that the right people see the right information. Other features new to Prophet 3.0 include increased customization, advanced reporting options, and additional Opportunity Manager and Contact Manager features. "Avidian's understanding of the sales process is apparent in every aspect of its software," explained Prophet 3.0 customer Sean C. Combs, co-founder and vice president of Steelhead Productions. "Prophet has allowed our sales team to be organized by categorizing leads, qualifying them, and then bringing them through the sales process. I have been able to track the sales progress and run daily customized reports, so now I have viable data to base my sales and marketing decisions on." Unlike traditional CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. or sales management Sales Management Role and Goal Importance of sales management is critical for any commercial organization. Expanding business in not possible without increasing sales volumes, and effective sales management goal is to organize sales team work in such a manner that ensures a software, Prophet is built into Outlook, thereby eliminating the need to manage multiple contact databases or toggle To alternate back and forth between two states. toggle - To change a bit from whatever state it is in to the other state; to change from 1 to 0 or from 0 to 1. This comes from "toggle switches", such as standard light switches, though the word "toggle" actually refers to between separate applications. Built on the .NET platform, Prophet works entirely inside Outlook and easily integrates with other critical business capabilities. As a result, Prophet turns Outlook data into the building blocks of an effective sales management solution. The Prophet 3.0 product suite can be purchased as Prophet Standard, Prophet Professional Client, Prophet Professional Server, Prophet Enterprise Client and Prophet Enterprise Sever. Sales Assistant has been added to Prophet Professional 3.0 editions, while Workflow Engine and Sales Assistant have been added to Prophet Enterprise 3.0 editions. Prophet Professional and Enterprise 3.0 editions are designed for stand-alone use, peer-to-peer sharing See peer-to-peer network. , and multiple client connections to a Prophet server. Prophet Standard, Professional and Enterprise 3.0 versions will be launched Dec. 5, 2005. Prices for Prophet Standard Edition start at $199 per user and $399 per user for the Prophet Professional Edition. About Avidian Technologies Avidian Technologies is a software company specializing in creating software solutions for users of Outlook and Exchange. Prophet, developed by Avidian Technologies on the .NET platform, is the leading sales management software built inside Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook . The company is headquartered in Seattle. For more information, please visit www.avidian.com. |
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