First Choice Solutions Introduces New Tool to Help Mobile Electronics Manufacturers Manage Product Content On the Web.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CES 2001 Booth No. 23014/F Tent SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 2, 2001 First Choice Solutions (FCS FCS - Frame Check Sequence ), a Utah-based service provider for the mobile electronics industry, Tuesday introduced eZCompare(TM) Pro. Designed to assist mobile electronics manufacturers' marketing, sales and product development personnel with product planning Product Planning is the ongoing process of identifying and articulating market requirements that define a product’s feature set. See also
By subscribing to eZCompare Pro, a manufacturer can retain control of the way their products are presented in online stores and on Web sites of retailers utilizing eZCompare retail solutions. "Our design strategy is to provide a seamless Internet platform for the mobile electronics industry," commented Ron Trout, director of sales and marketing for FCS Mobile Electronics Division. "eZCompare Pro is the final piece of the puzzle, or the 'missing link' for mobile electronics manufacturers seeking to participate in the promise of the Internet with their retailers," said Trout. "Most Internet e-commerce schemes focus solely on B2C (Business to Consumer) Refers to a business communicating with or selling to an individual rather than a company. See B2B. solutions. Our B2B2C B2B2C Business to Business to Consumer platform empowers the manufacturer and the retailer while maintaining established relationships, distribution structures, and programs." eZCompare Pro interfaces with First Choice Solutions' eZCompare database, the industry's most comprehensive mobile electronics database and the core technology for all of FCS software products including consumer and retailing solutions. eZCompare Pro functions as an uploading and updating utility, enabling manufacturers to maintain control of data (pricing, specifications and graphics) and restrict the availability of their data to only those eZCompare retail subscribers that they authorize To empower another with the legal right to perform an action. The Constitution authorizes Congress to regulate interstate commerce. authorize v. to officially empower someone to act. (See: authority) . This prevents non-authorized dealers from "appearing" to be retail outlets retail outlet n → punto de venta retail outlet n → point m de vente retail outlet retail n → for products that they are not authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: to sell. The eZCompare Pro's Data Manager allows product planners to easily collect and assimilate as·sim·i·late v. 1. To consume and incorporate nutrients into the body after digestion. 2. To transform food into living tissue by the process of anabolism. all the important information that relates to any new product release. It will export data for use in all forms of marketing materials, price lists, brochures, owners manuals, Web site publications and buyers guides. eZCompare Pro's Info Blaster enables subscribers to easily distribute online product brochures and information to eZCompare retail network members. When a manufacturer adds a new product to the eZCompare database, the data upload can be accompanied by a "one-page" online brochure. Authorized retailers are then "blasted," to let them know that "new product information" is available in the eZCompare database. Utilizing the online brochure capability of eZCompare can greatly reduce product roll-out times and printing costs. For more on eZCompare products and the missing link, visit First Choice Solutions at CES booth No. 23014 in Gold Pavilion F in the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. . For More Information Please contact Ron Trout, director of sales and marketing, FCS, 1345 E. Main St., Suite 208, Mesa, Ariz. 85203, 480/461-3023, www.eZCompare.com First Choice Solutions (FCS) is a privately-held company based in Salt Lake City focused on the Mobile Electronics industry. It provides services and solutions which enable manufacturers and retailers to realize the full potential of the Internet. WasatchVenture Fund is the first institutional investor Institutional Investor A non-bank person or organization that trades securities in large enough share quantities or dollar amounts that they qualify for preferential treatment and lower commissions. in the company. |
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