Pivotal Establishes Think Tank to Define Fusion of Customer Relationship Management and E-Commerce.WHISTLER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 15, 1999-- Pivotal Corp.(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 :PVTL) 10 prominent e-business and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. executives to participate in Pivotal eRelationship Think Tank The first-ever gathering of the Pivotal eRelationship Think Tank will take place today in Whistler, Canada, hosted by Pivotal Corporation. Appointees to this select customer council are e-business and customer relationship management (CRM) leaders who will gather to exchange information, ideas and opinions on improving and adapting business relationships for the Internet era. "This exclusive group of thought leaders and innovators has accepted the challenge to collaborate with us in our eRelationship Think Tank," said Norm Francis, president & 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. , Pivotal Corporation. "By bringing together Pivotal customers that have demonstrated a high degree of innovation and creativity in CRM and e-business, we are defining the next generation of e-business solutions that will fuse CRM and e-commerce into a new e-business relationship platform." Executives from companies such as KPMG KPMG Klynveld Peat Marwick Goerdeler (accounting firm) KPMG Kaiser Permanente Medical Group KPMG Keiner Prüft Mehr Genau (German) KPMG Kommen Prüfen Meckern Gehen , Kimberly Clark, Holophane and Micrografx will participate in the eRelationship Think Tank. Appointed members include: KPMG, Gregg Reno, Senior Manager KPMG is a global professional advisory firm with more than 100,000 people collaborating worldwide. The firm provides consulting, tax and legal, financial advisory and assurance services Assurance services have been defined by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) as 'Independent Professional Services that improve information quality or its context'. from 830 locations in 160 countries. The company is a worldwide leader in e-commerce technology and services. Kimberly Clark, Mark Clark, Mark (Wayne) (born May 1, 1896, Madison Barracks, N.Y., U.S.—died April 17, 1984, Charleston, S.C.) U.S. army officer. After graduating from West Point, he served in Europe in World War I. In 1942 he was appointed chief of staff of army ground forces. Bistersky, Director of Business Systems Kimberly Clark is a Fortune 100 company and the leading tissue manufacturer in the world. The company is using e-relationship technology to expand its strong, wide-reaching business relationships. Micrografx, Paul McIntosh Paul McIntosh (born March 13, 1954 in Listowel, Ontario) is a former professional ice hockey player who played 48 games for the Buffalo Sabres in the mid 1970s. After his retirement he coached the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League in the early 1980's, and also served as , VP Technical Operations Micrografx is a leading global graphics software developer. The company is currently deploying e-relationship solutions as the core of its worldwide e-relationship program. The solutions are used to manage customer information from many parts of the world and offer Internet support around-the-clock to its worldwide customer base. Seagate Software Seagate Software was an international software corporation headquartered in Scotts Valley, California. It was a majority owned subsidiary of Seagate Technology, the largest independent disc drive and related components company in the world. , Martin Palacios, Director of IT Operations As one of the 50 largest software companies in the world, Seagate builds software solutions that enable organizations to analyze, manage and protect critical corporate information. The company has implemented a customized e-relationship management solution to manage its global relationship needs. Holophane Corporation, Doug Stang, Director of Corporate Information Technology Holophane Corporation is a leading international manufacturer and marketer of premium quality, custom lighting fixtures and systems. Holophane is utilizing its groundbreaking e-relationship solution to coordinate sales, engineering, customer service and manufacturing across 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. and Europe. Bottomline Technologies, Matt Turner Matt Turner can refer to:
Bottomline Technologies, Inc. (BT) is a trendsetter trend·set·ter n. One that initiates or popularizes a trend: "The Golden State, ever the trendsetter, reformed its property tax" New York. on the global e-commerce scene. The company provides software and services to enable organizations to manage the transition from traditional commerce using paper checks to e-commerce. Active Touch, Cheryl Wolhar, Director, Business Development Active Touch develops and markets the WebEx Server (formerly ActiveTouch Server). Through an aggressive e-relationship strategy, the company is using the Internet to create a live, interactive environment for commerce, customer care and conferencing. Southern Company, David Buckner David John Lewis Buckner (born on May 29, 1976) is the drummer for the band, Papa Roach. Biography Born in Los Angeles, California, he reluctantly moved to the northern California town of Vacaville at the age of 14. , Marketing Project Manager As one of the world's largest independent power producers, Southern Company has operations on four continents. With a large business network, e-relationship technology is important to Southern Company's operations. NovaMed Eyecare, Jon Thomas, Vice President, IT NovaMed Eyecare Management is a physician practice management company specializing in eye care. The company is effectively using its e- relationship solution to facilitate Internet-based collaboration with surgery centers across North America. Savills, Neil Pritchard, Group IT Director Savills is a property and financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. group with more than 1200 employees in the UK. The company has recognized that establishing and maintaining strong and well-informed relationships with its customers is key to its success. As a result, an e-relationship solution is an important component of its e-business strategy. About Pivotal Corporation Pivotal Corporation (Nasdaq: PVTL) is the leading provider of 360 (degrees) e-customer relationship management (eCRM) solutions for the Internet and Microsoft platforms. Pivotal enables business-to-business companies to increase revenue by transforming customer interactions into personalized profitable relationships. The Pivotal eRelationship solution enables high-growth organizations and their business partners to deliver Internet Relationship Hubs that seize the power of the Web for integrated, interactive marketing, selling and customer service. Pivotal's flagship products Pivotal Relationship 99 and Pivotal eRelationship are widely deployed eCRM solutions for companies standardized on Microsoft(R) BackOffice(R) and Internet platforms, with over 550 customers and 60,000 licensed users world-wide including Broadcast.com, Hewlett-Packard Co., Kimberly-Clark Corporation, USG Corporation USG Corporation (NYSE: USG), also known as United States Gypsum Corporation, is a Fortune 500 (rank 396 in 2007)[1] company that manufactures construction materials. USG Corporation was organized on January 1 1985 as the holding company of its subsidiaries. , Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking , The Principal Financial Group and Sun Healthcare Group. Pivotal is a global organization with sales offices around the world and an international alliance network of value-added resellers, systems integrators and distributors. Pivotal products are sold through a worldwide network in 29 countries from more than 38 locations in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, India, China, Japan, Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . For more information about Pivotal and the Pivotal eRelationship family of eCRM solutions, visit www.pivotal.com. (c) 1999 Pivotal Corporation. All rights reserved. Pivotal, Pivotal eRelationship, and 360 (degrees) e-Customer Relationship Management are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Pivotal Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT, and BackOffice are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other trade names mentioned are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. |
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