Calico Technology to Support Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition; Calico eSales Adds Sales Presence to Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition's Robust eCommerce Capabilities.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 27, 1998--Calico Technology, Inc., today announced the integration of Calico eSales, the unique solution for adding a sales presence to a virtual store, with Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition, the highly anticipated new member of the BackOffice family. Calico eSales, which will be fully-integrated with Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition, offers customers an out-of-the-box solution for creating an online storefront A store on the Internet that offers items for sale and is capable of handling the financial transaction online. See cybermall and digital money. capable of selling highly customized and complex products and services. Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition is Microsoft's comprehensive Internet Commerce server for conducting business online. Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition enables companies to easily expand their online business, automate corporate purchasing and supply Purchasing and Supply can have several different definitions. According to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) [1], purchasing is defined as a major function of an organization that is responsible for acquisition of required materials, services, and equipment. chain management, and create online storefronts that serve both business-to-business and business-to-consumer needs. By integrating these robust features with the virtual sales presence provided by Calico eSales, companies gain the added ability of moving to the next level of eCommerce. At this higher level, companies can assess their customers' requirements, then suggest and build complex, configurable products and services that exactly meet those customer requirements. This solution offers measurable value to companies: an expanded range of products that can be sold online at significantly reduced sales costs, absolute minimization of ordering errors and returns, increased customer satisfaction, and a fast ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). . "The integration of these products marks a major step forward for online commerce," commented Calico 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. , Alan Naumann. "Our customers benefit from the rapid deployment and functionality offered by Microsoft Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition, with the added power that Calico eSales provides to deliver truly helpful virtual online sales," concluded Naumann. "We're excited that Calico will integrate eSales with Site Server 3.0 Commerce Edition. This integration offers a seamless Internet solution for the complex task of building and maintaining a true online sales presence for complex product offerings," said Russell Stockdale, group product manager, Applications Group, Microsoft Corp. "This will help broaden the application of online commerce and will greatly impact the way organizations conduct business over the Internet." About Calico Technology, Inc. Calico Technology, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, Calif., is a leading provider of e-business software and professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. that enable the interactive buying and selling of complex products and services across all sales channels. Calico enables direct sales forces, telesales telesales Noun the selling of a commodity or service by telephone telesales npl → televentas fpl telesales npl → , distributors and end users to analyze requirements, access marketing data, configure See configuration. (software) configure - A program by Richard Stallman to discover properties of the current platform and to set up make to compile and install gcc. Cygnus configure was a similar system developed by K. solutions, develop quotations, generate proposals, and place orders using the Internet, intranet, and laptop computers A portable computer that has a flat LCD screen and usually weighs less than eight pounds. Often called just a "laptop," it uses batteries for mobile use and AC power for charging the batteries and desktop use. Today's high-end laptops provide all the capabilities of most desktop computers. . Calico eSales software and services allow its customers to increase their competitive advantage at the point of sale, by reducing costs, increasing customer satisfaction, building brand, and expanding channels of distribution. Calico eSales is the art of selling coupled with the power of the Web. Additional company information can be found at http://www.calicotech.com. CONTACT: Alexander Communications, Inc. Coleen Durham, 415/923-1660 ext. 102 cdurham@alexandercom.com |
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