USWeb/CKS Expands Into Switzerland; International Expansion Continues With Acquisition of Geneva-based IT Services and Marketing Communications Firm.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 1999--USWeb/CKS (Nasdaq: USWB USWB United States Weather Bureau USWB Ultra Short Wheel Base (bicycle) ), a leader in strategic Internet and marketing communications Marketing communications (or marcom) are messages and related media used to communicate with a market. Those who practice advertising, branding, direct marketing, graphic design, marketing, packaging, promotion, publicity, sponsorship, public relations, sales, sales services, announced today the acquisition of BI Business Information and BI Interactive Marketing of Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , Switzerland. BI Business Information is an IT services firm specializing in application development, systems integration and user support. BI Interactive Marketing specializes in marketing communications leveraging the Internet and multimedia. "USWeb/CKS is pleased to further expand our global presence with the addition of BI Business Information and BI Interactive Marketing in Geneva," said Toby Corey, president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. for USWeb/CKS. "With expertise in Internet and traditional IT services, as well as online and multimedia marketing, the skill-sets of BI further round out the capabilities of our Pan-European offices--providing us with a local presence to serve the Swiss and Eastern European markets." About BI Business Information and BI Interactive Marketing BI Business Information is an IT services firm with strong expertise in the banking and financial, manufacturing and services sectors. Strengthened by the skills of over 60 employees, BI leverages Internet and multimedia technologies to improve the competitive advantage of its clients and deliver them innovative business solutions. BI has expertise in Internet application development, systems integration and user support. BI Interactive Marketing complements BI Business Information with creative and graphic skills, as well as marketing and communications strategy expertise. BI is a Microsoft Solution Provider Partner, Oracle Alliance Partner, Sun Software Partner, Sybase System An earlier family of SQL development tools from Sybase that included SQL Server, SQL Toolset (design, development and control) and Client/Services Interfaces (distributed database architecture). It is no longer supported. See SQL Server. Integrator, Software AG Business Partner, IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Net Team Partner, CiscoPro Premier Reseller, 3COM (1) (Computer Output Microfilm) Creating microfilm or microfiche from the computer. A COM machine receives print-image output from the computer either online or via tape or disk and creates a film image of each page. Networking Partner, Optika Imaging Systems Business Partner, and Ascent Kofax Certified Reseller. Clients include: United European Bank, Morgan Stanley, Capital International, Royal Bank of Canada Bank of Canada Canada's central bank, established under the Bank of Canada Act (1934). It was founded during the Great Depression to regulate credit and currency. The Bank acts as the Canadian government's fiscal agent and has the sole right to issue paper money. , Credit Commercial de France, Merril Lynch Bank, Hewlett Packard, Philip Morris, Nestle, Bobst, Andre & Cie, Orange Telecommunication, and Hopitaux Universitaires Genevois. In November 1998, BI was rewarded for its innovation and outstanding management. A panel of industry leaders led by Daniel Borel, Logitech's founder, and sponsored by Arthur Andersen, Deloitte & Touche and Ernst & Young, awarded the STRATEGIS award to the managing directors of BI: Christophe Martin and Yann Merenda. "The Internet is transforming the way companies are doing business throughout Europe," said Christophe Martin, managing director of BI. "With our strong reputation and foundation in IT and marketing services, we believe that we can help USWeb/CKS in its goal of becoming a leader." About USWeb/CKS USWeb/CKS (Nasdaq: USWB) is a professional services firm that works with companies to define strategies and implement innovative ways to build their businesses by combining the expertise of strategy, Internet technology and marketing communications. USWeb/CKS helps clients differentiate their products and services, strengthen customer relationships, leverage human capital, and improve business efficiency in the new electronic economy. With more than 2,000 professionals, USWeb/CKS has helped hundreds of businesses advance their marketing communications programs as well as traditional IT and Internet systems--everything from brand development and advertising to business process automation and e-commerce solutions. The Company is headquartered in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. . Additional information about USWeb/CKS is available at www.uswebcks.com or by calling 408-987-3200. |
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