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ZAMBA Solutions and E.piphany Announce AllianceCompanies Launch First Joint Engagement With New Client WorldCatch.comMINNEAPOLIS--Sept. 14, 2000--ZAMBA Solutions (Nasdaq:ZMBA), a leading provider of customer-centric solutions, today announced an alliance with E.piphany, Inc. (Nasdaq:EPNY), he leading provider of intelligent customer interaction software, whereby ZAMBA will provide consulting and systems integration services to implement E.piphany software for clients that require advanced, Web-based customer-centric solutions.The relationship expands ZAMBA's commitment to deliver customer-centric, blended media solutions for e-business, leveraging package applications from leading technology providers. ZAMBA is a leading consultancy and systems integrator, exclusively focused on customer-centric CRM, eCRM and e-business solutions. ZAMBA will work with companies to implement E.piphany's new E.5(TM) system, which offers a complete suite of Web-based analytic and operational CRM applications that integrate all inbound and outbound marketing, sales, and service customer interactions. Together, ZAMBA and E.piphany share a mission to deliver powerful business solutions that help companies build and foster lifetime customer relationships. ``Our relationship with E.piphany is a good example of the partnership-driven business model in our industry,'' said Paul Edelhertz, President and Chief Executive Officer of ZAMBA Solutions. ``We rely on package applications from leading technology providers, such as E.piphany, to provide rapid, cost-effective solutions for our clients. They rely on us to reduce the implementation risks and increase the returns to maximize the value of their technology as a key component of e-business solutions.'' ``Our relationship with ZAMBA will help clients increase revenue and drive profits with our technology through expert consulting and implementation services,'' said Tim Guleri, Vice Chairman, EVP of Business Development and M&A at E.piphany. ``We expect that ZAMBA's comprehensive services and industry knowledge will be valuable to help clients achieve great results with business solutions powered by E.piphany's next-generation applications.'' As a result of the relationship, ZAMBA and E.piphany are working together to provide an innovative, Web-based solution for WorldCatch.com, a business-to-business Web portal. WorldCatch.com selected ZAMBA to provide a solution, powered by E.piphany's technology, to enable multi-channel, customer-centric functionality. The solution will provide WorldCatch.com with the tools and knowledge to increase profits and customer loyalty by offering a consistent, quality customer experience. ``We needed to work with a full-service solution provider with the blend of competencies to integrate marketing, sales, and service applications across all customer interaction platforms so choosing ZAMBA was the clear choice,'' said Jim Hilger, Chief Executive Officer of WorldCatch.com. ``E.piphany's next-generation CRM applications will give our enterprise a single view of our customers across all touch points. We are committed to make investments now to build long-lasting relationships with all of our global partners and customers that will last forever.'' About ZAMBA Solutions ZAMBA is a leading consultancy and systems integrator, providing customer-centric solutions to Fortune 1000 and emerging companies. With a breadth and depth of expertise in strategy, branding, technology and support, ZAMBA works with companies to optimize their marketing, sales, service and support operations so that they are better able to serve the needs of their customers. The company has offices in Boston, Colorado Springs/Denver, Minneapolis, Pleasanton, Silicon Valley and St. Paul. For more information, contact ZAMBA at www.ZAMBAsolutions.com or (800) 677-9783. About WorldCatch.com a WorldCatch offers the largest global source for commerce, content and community to the global seafood industry. WorldCatch's proprietary online marketplace allows buyers and sellers of seafood products to quickly and cost-effectively transact business over the Internet. The site also features real-time industry information including news, market pricing, and trend reports written by leading seafood professionals. WorldCatch also offers community features that allow seafood professionals to share information and obtain access to service providers who specialize in shipping, packaging, banking, insurance and credit reporting. The company is headquartered in Seattle with offices in Toronto, Paris, London and Santiago. For more information, visit www.worldcatch.com. Visit WorldCatch on the Web at www.worldcatch.com. Certain statements in this press release are ``forward-looking statements'' within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward looking statements. Factors that impact such forward looking statements include, among others, the growth rate of the Customer Care marketplace, the ability of our partners to maintain competitive products, our ability to develop skills in implementing Customer Care packages from additional partners, the impact of competition and pricing pressures from actual and potential competition with greater financial resources, our ability to obtain large-scale consulting services agreements, changes in expectations regarding the information technology industry, our ability to hire and retain competent employees, possible changes in collections of accounts receivable, changes in general economic conditions and interest rates, and other factors identified in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. When used in this press release, the words ``may,'' ``should,'' ``expects,'' ``plans,'' ``anticipates,'' ``believes,'' ``estimates,'' ``predicts,'' ``intend,'' ``potential,'' or ``continue'' and similar expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. ZAMBA Corporation assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, and/or performance of achievements. ``ZAMBA Solutions'' is a trade name under which Zamba Corporation conducts operations E.piphany, E.5 and the E.piphany logo are trademarks of E.piphany, Inc. Editorial Contact: David Bayliss ZAMBA Solutions 925/251-8552 dbayliss@ZAMBAsolutions.com top of page |
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