REPEAT/GoldMine Software Corp. Nets Thousands for Charity At Recent Users Meeting; Conference Attendees Participate in Silent Auction To Raise Funds For American Cancer Society.COLORADO SPRINGS Colorado Springs, city (1990 pop. 281,140), seat of El Paso co., central Colo., on Monument and Fountain creeks, at the foot of Pikes Peak; inc. 1886. It is a year-round resort and a booming military, technological, and commercial city. , Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 15, 1999-- GoldMine Software Corp. announced today it raised more than $4,000 for the American Cancer Society American Cancer Society, n.pr established in 1913, this national volunteer-based health organization is committed to the elimination of cancer through prevention and treatment and to diminishing cancer suffering through advocacy, scholarship, research, (ACS (Asynchronous Communications Server) See network access server. ) in a silent auction held in conjunction with its recent HEAT User Conference at Colorado Springs' Broadmoor Hotel The Broadmoor Hotel is a 5-star/5-diamond luxury hotel and resort located in southwestern Colorado Springs, Colorado, in the United States. Built in the early 20th century as the "Grand Dame of the Rockies", it was one of the finest resort destinations along the Rocky Mountains . "We're very pleased that we could contribute to the ACS effort with the proceeds from our event," said Loni Moore, GoldMine User Group Supervisor and organizer of the conference. "Our conference attendees appreciated the ability to contribute to a worthy cause." Items in the auction ranged in value from $25 to more than $1,000. Bidders obtained a number of bargains on regionally interesting items such as meals at local Colorado Springs hotels and restaurants, a piece of Van Briggle pottery Established in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1901 by Artus and Anne Van Briggle, the Van Briggle Art Pottery is the oldest continuously operating art pottery in the United States. , a Michael Garman sculpture, as well as an autographed John Elway John Albert Elway, Jr. (born June 28, 1960) played American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Denver Broncos from 1983 through 1998. Elway holds many college and professional records and was inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame and is the only jersey. Other items of note included Waterford crystal, an autographed shoe from Shaquille O'Neal, a set of gold Kruggerands, and more. The conference was the inaugural gathering of HEAT users from around the globe. More than 200 users of the popular help desk software gathered for seminars, demonstrations and keynote speeches by help desk industry experts. In addition, the attendees participated in panel discussions with GoldMine employees. About GoldMine Software Corporation Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 1999, GoldMine Software has been ranked in the Inc. 500 and the Los Angeles Business Journal's "Top 100 Fastest Growing Private Companies" for the past two years; is a national "Fast 500" company for the second consecutive year; has been listed on Upside magazine's annual "Hot 100 Private Companies"; and has been ranked as one of the fastest-growing ISVs in Microsoft Corp.'s 1999 "Winning on Windows" awards. In addition, founders Jon V. Ferrara and Elan Susser have been awarded the coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. 1999 Ernst & Young "Entrepreneur of the Year" award. GoldMine and HEAT solutions have also been lauded with more than 60 major industry awards and accolades combined, including GoldMine's four consecutive PC Magazine "Editors' Choice" awards (August 1993, August 1995, Apr. 23, 1996 and August 1997). HEAT captured the 1998 "Product of the Year" award from both Call Center magazine and Call Center Solutions. GoldMine has recently been awarded the Software & Information Industry Association's (SIIA (Software & Information Industry Association, Washington, DC, www.siia.net) A trade organization devoted to the health and welfare of the software and digital content industry by providing support in government relations, business development, education and intellectual property ) Codie Award for "Best Enterprise Client/Server Application" and WINDOWS Magazine's 1999 "Win 100" award. Founded in 1989, GoldMine Software Corp. is a leading, worldwide developer of software solutions for customer relationship management, automating sales and marketing teams and global supplier of software to the mid-range market for Support Management Solutions (SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. ). GoldMine software has been implemented by more than 650,000 users worldwide with the assistance of more than 2,000 Value Added Resellers. GoldMine Software corporate headquarters are located at 1125 Kelly Johnson Blvd., Colorado Springs, Colo. 80920-3961. For more information on GoldMine sales and support, call: 310/454-6800, fax: 310/454-4848 and sales can be reached at 800/654-3526 or visit www.goldminesw.com. For more information on HEAT customer service and support, call: 800/776-7889, fax: 719/536-0620 or visit www.heatsoftware.com. Note to Editors: Product and company names herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. |
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