Solomon Software and SalesLogix Enter Five Year Strategic Alliance for Customer Relationship Management.Software Writers FINDLAY Findlay (fĭn`lē, fĭnd`lē), city (1990 pop. 35,703), seat of Hancock co., NW Ohio, on the Blanchard River; inc. 1887. Petroleum products, tires, washing machines, heavy machinery, and plastic goods are among its many manufactures. , Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2000 Multi-million Dollar Alliance Brings Solomon Customers Unique, Integrated Front- and Back-office Solutions; Agreement Solidifies SalesLogix Mid-market ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. Coverage Solomon Software Inc., a leading provider of mid-market financial and business management systems, and SalesLogix (Nasdaq:SLGX), a leading provider of electronic customer relationship management (eCRM), have signed a five-year, multi-million dollar OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and software arrangement. The agreement enables Solomon to private-label the SalesLogix2000 suite of applications as a tightly integrated front- and back-office package for its mid-market customers under the name "Solomon Relationship Management suite - powered by SalesLogix." It also extends the reach of SalesLogix2000 among mid-size companies seeking integrated ERP solutions, further solidifying so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. the company's presence in that market by making it available through Solomon's 500+ 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: channel partners. SalesLogix2000 is a fully integrated eCRM suite including sales, marketing, support, and e-commerce e-commerce, commerce conducted over the Internet, most often via the World Wide Web. E-commerce can apply to purchases made through the Web or to business-to-business activities such as inventory transfers. features. Many companies are now developing business plans with eCRM strategies earmarked as the key to revenue enhancement revenue enhancement An increase in revenues, especially by way of increased taxes. Revenue enhancement includes reducing taxpayer deductions and eliminating tax credits. opportunities and customer retention. The advantage of tightly integrating SalesLogix2000 to back office financials and business management systems like Solomon is enabling front office professionals to access accounting, inventory and distribution data as an integrated component of a customer record from SalesLogix. This level of integration saves time in front of the customer, reduces order errors, and improves overall sales productivity. "Solomon has been seeking the best eCRM solution for our customers and business partners for several months," said Michael Rupe, president and 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. of Solomon Software. "Our alliance with SalesLogix will give tens of thousands of our combined customers and business partners the unique competitive advantage of tightly integrating SalesLogix premier customer relationship management software with more than fifty of Solomon's flexible eFoundation applications including financial, project accounting, distribution, and service management software products. No one else can offer that. Businesses wanting to become customer-focused without compromising their core business competencies will find the addition of SalesLogix applications to the Solomon product family irresistible ir·re·sis·ti·ble adj. 1. Impossible to resist: an irresistible impulse to sneeze. 2. Having an overpowering appeal: irresistible beauty. ," added Rupe. "Solomon Software is a perfect complement to the SalesLogix2000 suite. Solomon's offerings combined with SalesLogix2000 will provide businesses with the powerful combination they need to obtain a holistic Holistic A practice of medicine that focuses on the whole patient, and addresses the social, emotional, and spiritual needs of a patient as well as their physical treatment. Mentioned in: Aromatherapy, Stress Reduction, Traditional Chinese Medicine view of their customers, enabling them to provide levels of service they've only dreamed of in the past," said Pat Sullivan Pat Sullivan may be:
The agreement extends the SalesLogix Open CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. Initiative, launched last year, which enables leading companies to incorporate the benefits of advanced sales, marketing, and customer support automation into the products and services they create and market. Under terms of the arrangement, SalesLogix will provide Solomon's channel partners with product support for the first year of the contract, with additional support and training becoming a collaborative effort between the two software industry leaders in the future. Both companies will also be involved in co-marketing, including joint advertising, direct mail, lead generation, trade shows, and special events. Solomon and SalesLogix: Tight Integration of eCRM and BackOffice Applications Is The Key Solomon IV financial and business applications, widely used by thousands of businesses in over 400 different industries in more than 100 countries worldwide, shares the same Microsoft-centric server platform as SalesLogix2000, including Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. 7.0 for database management and Seagate Crystal Reports for system-wide reporting. The parallel technologies used by both vendors offers customers and business partners lower cost of ownership, as well as training and knowledge transfer costs. Solomon's Relationship Management, powered by SalesLogix, is the only mid-market ERP/CRM product suite based entirely on a Microsoft platform, and will be tightly integrated with Solomon's business management software, Solomon IV. Availability Solomon's Channel Partners who are already SalesLogix Business Partners have immediate availability of SalesLogix applications for Solomon IV. Details on SalesLogix2000 product training for Solomon channel partners will be announced in April. Integration between SalesLogix applications and Solomon applications will begin immediately in a phased approach. For more information, please visit www.solomon.com/crm, or send e-mail to crm@solomon.com. About SalesLogix Corporation SalesLogix Corporation is a leading provider of sales automation Sales Automation - Sales Force Automation and eCRM solutions for individuals and organizations of any size. The company's solutions create interactive selling networks that dynamically connect mobile sales, internal telesales telesales Noun the selling of a commodity or service by telephone telesales npl → televentas fpl telesales npl → , e-commerce channels, marketing, and support organizations, as well as third party resellers, supply chain participants, and other partners. SalesLogix products include: ACT!, the world's best selling contact manager with more than 3 million users; SalesLogix2000, the fastest growing eCRM solution for the mid-market, used by 2,100 companies; and Interact, the industry's first interactive application service. SalesLogix Corporation recently announced intent to change its name to Interact Commerce Corporation, pending the approval of its shareholders. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona Scottsdale (O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ) is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. Scottsdale has become internationally recognized as a premier and posh tourist destination, while maintaining its own identity and culture as " , the company can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.saleslogix.com. About Solomon Software Solomon Software, Inc., is a leading worldwide supplier of flexible mid-market business management software exclusively optimized for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on the Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. , Windows 2000 and BackOffice platforms. Solomon designs, markets and supports the award-winning Solomon IV(R), a widely used financial and business management system for dynamic small to mid-sized organizations, offering unmatched flexibility and a fast time to solution. With more than 11,000 customer locations worldwide, Solomon's products and services are sold and implemented by its extensive network of independent sales and support organizations throughout the world. For more information, visit Solomon Software at www.solomon.com, send e-mail to sales@solomon.com or call 800-4-SOLOMON (800-476-5666) or 419-424-0422. SalesLogix is a registered trademark of SalesLogix Corporation. Interact.com is a trademark of SalesLogix Corporation. ACT! is a registered trademark under exclusive license to SalesLogix Corporation by its owner, Symantec Corporation, in the U.S. and other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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