CustomerSoft Teams with KnowledgeBroker; Partnership Delivers Plug-and-Play KnowledgeBases for ESP.DENVER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 20, 1998--CustomerSoft, Inc., announces today it has signed an agreement for KnowledgeBroker, Inc. to provide pre-packaged, plug-and-play KnowledgeBases(tm) for ESP (1) (Enhanced Service Provider) An organization that adds value to basic telephone service by offering such features as call-forwarding, call-detailing and protocol conversion. - The Expert Support Program. The availability of KnowledgeBases will allow customer support agents to have immediate access to thousands of step-by-step solutions to problems with software, hardware, systems and the Internet through ESP. KnowledgeBases are high-performance, pre-packaged, plug and play problem resolution databases formatted for ESP. "When support operations automate, developing a rich, comprehensive database of problem resolution data tends to occur in the later phases of implementation," says Kathy Hendrickson, Marketing Director, CustomerSoft. "It just takes time to accumulate the solution data and get it in the database. ESP has always been differentiated by its ability to be implemented rapidly. That ability improves with the addition of KnowledgeBases. ESP customerswho use them will be able to resolve more support requests during initial customer contact and realize a faster return on their investment in support automation." "The years of experience that both companies bring to the support industry translate directly into added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
KnowledgeBases add value by providing ESP customers with immediate help desk solutions for their customer support agents. The solutions in each KnowledgeBase are based upon the questions and experiences of actual users and have been field tested in a customer support environment. Written in a step-by-step format, KnowledgeBases make it easy for support agents to provide their customers clear, consistent answers day-to-day, shift-to-shift. In addition KnowledgeBases save ESP users the time and cost it would take to develop these solutions on their own. KnowledgeBases are available for more than 30 titles and licensed by concurrent user In computer science, the number of concurrent users for a resource in a location, with the location being a computing network or a single computer, refers to the total number of people using the resource at the same time. . Quarterly updates are available by subscription. About KnowledgeBroker, Inc. KnowledgeBroker, Inc. (KBI KBI Kansas Bureau of Investigation KBI Key Business Indicators KBI Knowledge Based Information KBI Knowledge-Based Industry KBI Key Buying Influence (marketing) KBI Key Business Initiative ) is a leading supplier of knowledge-based support technology and service. Established in 1992, KBI provides a full suite of technical support software, service and solutions to businesses, individual users, and value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. . KnowledgeBroker develops and licenses KnowledgeBases, support solutions formatted for knowledge management systems and ASK.ME Pro, a series of stand alone Help Desk programs. KBI operates ASK.ME OnLine (http://www.amol.com), a searchable support site on the Internet. E-mail Technical Support (ETS ETS Educational Testing Service (nonprofit private educational testing and measurement organization) ETS Emergency Telecommunications Service ETS Electronic Trading System ETS Engineering (&) Technical Services ), support solutions via the Web and e-mail, is provided in conjunction with ASK.ME OnLine. In addition KnowledgeBroker provides live 24-hour technical support through their multivendor help desk in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. . For more information about KBI's support products and services, access KnowledgeBroker's web site (http://www.kbi.com). To reach KnowledgeBroker, Inc. call 800/829-4524, 714/661-7523, or send an e-mail to sales@kbi.com. KnowledgeBroker is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board OTC Bulletin Board An electronic quotation listing of the bid and asked prices of OTC stocks that do not meet the requirements to be listed on the NASDAQ stock-listing system. under the symbol "KBIZ." About CustomerSoft, Inc. CustomerSoft is a leader in providing customer support software designed to enable companies to increase customer sales and service. CustomerSoft's products combine ease of use, flexibility and performance at an affordable price, and focus on the successful delivery of customer service and support. CustomerSoft's impressive customer base includes: Federal Express, Lucent Technologies, Rosemount Analytical, TRO TRO - tail recursion optimisation Learning, Samsung Telecommunications, Coleman, Mercury Marine Mercury Marine, founded in 1939, is a division of Brunswick Corporation of Lake Forest, Illinois, in the United States. Company beginnings The company began when engineer Carl Kiekhaefer purchased a small outboard motor company in Cedarburg, Wisconsin. , Siemens Components, Lutheran Healthcare Network, the Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control , and Citibank. The company's product line includes ESP - The Expert Support Program(tm) and ESP Li@ison(tm). CustomerSoft, Inc. is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Denver, Colorado with a technical support center in Stillwater, Okla. For more information about CustomerSoft and our products call (303) 377-9900. CustomerSoft's web site will be found at http://www.customersoft.com . All trademarks, service marks, product and company names, including ESP- The Expert Support Program and ESP Li@ison are the property of their respective owners.
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