MODATECH SHIPS "MAXIMIZER FOR WINDOW" 3.0, SETS MAY 30 AS "MAXIMIZER ENTERPRISE" SHIP DATE.VANCOUVER, B.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 1995--Leading sales force automation Automating the sales activities within an organization. A comprehensive SFA package provides such functions as contact management, note and information sharing, quick proposal and presentation generation, product configurators, calendars and to-do lists. (SFA See sales force automation. SFA - Sales Force Automation ) provider Modatech Systems International, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MODAF/TSE:MOD) announced today the shipment of its highly rated contact management software product, "Maximizer for Windows" Version 3.0. Additionally, "Maximizer Enterprise," the company's new, high-end opportunity management software package, is scheduled for shipment at the end of this month. Maximizer for Windows v3.0 contains more than 200 new, user-requested enhancements, including: OLE functionality; E-mail support; a new word processor; headers and footers; print preview A software function that displays on screen the way a document will print on paper. Print preview eliminates wasting paper as corrections are made before the document is printed. In addition, network printers are not always close by and easily accessible. ; graphics support; improved import/export capability; printing in popular address and calendar book formats; new scheduling features; an elegant new interface; right-mouse support; and "balloon" callout Help. Available now, initial stocking orders for Maximizer 3.0 have been sent to distributors Ingram, Merisel and Tech Data (both in Canada and in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. ), for subsequent shipment to CompUSA, Egghead, Computer City and other leading retailers. The product is being promoted with an aggressive $750,000-plus print advertising campaign. Full-page, four-color advertisements are being run in 11 major airline publications, as well as in selected sales and home office publications. "Maximizer Enterprise" is a corporate sales force automation software product designed for long-cycle selling, allowing users to define and track sales processes. Product features include: the ability to target and manage multiple sales opportunities within a prospect organization; the ability for team leaders to assign various tasks among groups of sales professionals; the option for companies to use embedded or customized sales methodologies; remote 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. , whereby field and centralized databases can be quickly, and easily updated; open database connectivity See ODBC. (standard, database) Open DataBase Connectivity - (ODBC) A standard for accessing different database systems. There are interfaces for Visual Basic, Visual C++, SQL and the ODBC driver pack contains drivers for the Access, Paradox, dBase, Text, Excel and Btrieve (ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. ), enabling interface with report writers, order entry systems, analyzers, etc.; and a built-in set of sales and forecasting report options. Maximizer Enterprise will be sold by a network of Authorized Integrators (VARs). The product has been in beta testing (programming) beta testing - Testing a pre-release (potentially unreliable) version of a piece of software by making it available to selected users. This term derives from early 1960s terminology for product cycle checkpoints, first used at IBM but later standard throughout the since January at more than 100 corporate sites throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , including Mitsubishi Corporation, HealthNet and Price Waterhouse. Available now, Maximizer for Windows Version 3.0 has a suggested retail price of $249 (U.S.), and likely will sell for $149 at most outlets. Maximizer Enterprise will be selling at $600 (U.S.) per user, for a 100-user installation. Call the company toll-free at 1-800-804-MAXX ( -6299) for more information, or to reserve an upgrade. Founded in 1984, Modatech Systems International is a world leader in sales force automation, with a blue- chip list of Fortune 500 customers. -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Media and analysts requesting evaluation copies of these products should contact John Katsantonis, Rizzuti Marketing & Media Group, at: 214/620-9345 (Phone), 214/620-9346 (FAX), MCI Mail: JKAT, Internet: jkat@mcimail.com or via CompuServe 76035,2417. CONTACT: AGENCY John P. Katsantonis, Rizzuti Marketing & Media Group, 214/620-9345, fax 214/620-9346, MCI Mail: JKAT, Internet:jkat@mcimail.com, or CompuServe: 76035,2417; or COMPANY Bruce Nunn, marketing manager, or Stephen Brooks, product manager, both of Modatech Systems International, Inc., 604/736-9666, fax 604/736-4996. |
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