Brock International Releases TakeControl '97.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 1997-- Integrated sales and marketing solution features web access, enhanced team selling, multi-national support, and a promotional price of $750 per user through May 30, 1997 Brock brock n. Chiefly British A badger. [Middle English brok, from Old English broc, of Celtic origin.] International, Inc. (NASDAQ/NMS - BROC) today announced the general availability of TakeControl '97(R), the latest release of its integrated sales and marketing software. TakeControl '97 is designed to give users increased control over revenues, relationships and results. New Features Key enhancements in TakeControl '97 include: -- Web OpenSync(R) a web-based data synchronization Keeping data in two or more computers up-to-date so that each repository contains the identical information. Data in handheld devices and laptops often require synchronization with the data in a desktop machine or server. technology that enables remote TakeControl '97 users worldwide to exchange data through the Internet, significantly decreasing the cost of sharing information among users no matter where they are located. Built with Microsoft ActiveX components A software module based on Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) architecture. Increasingly, Microsoft is using the term ActiveX to refer to a variety of its COM-based technologies. See ActiveX control, ActiveX Documents, ActiveX Server Component and COM. , Web OpenSync enables users to place a local call through any Internet provider Internet provider - Internet Service Provider rather than incur long-distance telephone charges when synchronizing synchronizing, n a technique that a therapist uses to coordinate his or her breath with that of the client; builds trust and establishes relationship. information with sales team members, managers and others. -- Team Selling enhancements to manage the distribution and collection of data among sales team members in a shared environment. Account and other information updated at any user's laptop Same as laptop computer. laptop - portable computer is automatically synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. with data in the host database, making it accessible to all team members. Automatic territory realignments and turnback procedures give the sales team instant information and flexibility in a dynamic sales environment. -- Multi-National support to increase global competitiveness by enabling users with different languages and business vernaculars to view screens that reflect those differences without the organization having to support multiple versions of software. For example, the same TakeControl '97 software allows users in France to view screens in French while users in Germany view them in German. Likewise, some users can view screens that denote de·note tr.v. de·not·ed, de·not·ing, de·notes 1. To mark; indicate: a frown that denoted increasing impatience. 2. deals as opportunities while others can view screens that denote them as "projects." Terry Stickler stick·ler n. 1. One who insists on something unyieldingly: a stickler for neatness. 2. Something puzzling or difficult. , Director of Product Marketing, said TakeControl '97 reflects input from both customers and prospects. "Two key themes that ran through all of our discussions were practicality and control," Stickler said. "Organizations want practical ways to leverage options such as the Internet, new technologies like Microsoft's ActiveX, and business paradigms like globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation . And as they explore these areas they want to be in control -- over costs, timeframes and results. TakeControl '97 was built with these concerns in mind." Mike Palmer, Manager of the Global Resource Center for Honeywell, Inc. comments, "The enhanced international support features will aid us tremendously during our global sales automation Sales Automation - Sales Force Automation roll-out with Brock and the Web OpenSync technology will significantly reduce the telecommunication costs associated with data synchronization." Stickler also noted that TakeControl '97 includes ease-of-use and time-saving enhancements to ToolShop, which is a design environment that enables users to tailor the software to their unique business requirements. Promotional Pricing TakeControl '97 is being introduced with a U.S. promotional pricing program available through May 30, 1997. Per-user pricing under this program starts at $750, half the per-user price for previous TakeControl versions. A volume discount of $25 per-user for every 100 users applies, with "special bid" pricing available for systems that will support more than 500 users. The Administrative Workbench -- which includes ToolShop for application tailoring, system utilities, report writers and system administrator features -- is priced at $10,000, while the OpenSync Communication Server for remote user support is $5,000. Stickler said the price promotion is designed to support Brock's new business strategy of targeting value-oriented middle market users. "Our pricing structure and Rapid Implementation Options (RIO) allow organizations in the middle market to benefit from implementing an enterprise application -- in half the time and half the cost of competing systems." About Brock International Brock International Inc., headquartered in Atlanta is a global supplier of tailored sales and marketing solutions providing customers with a foundation for optimizing revenues, relationships and results. Brock International's customers include thousands of users in hundreds of enterprises throughout the Americas, Europe and the Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. . For additional information, please visit our web site at http://www.broc.com or contact us at 800.221.0775 or 770.431.1200. CONTACT: Brock International, Inc. Nicole Wood Nicole Wood (b. February 4, 1970, Canton, Ohio) is an American model, cosmetologist and entrepreneur. Wood was chosen as Playboy magazine's Playmate of the Month for April, 1993, and she has appeared in several Playboy , 770/431-1200 |
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