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Interact Commerce and Made2Manage Systems Link Front and Back Office
SalesLogix2000(R) Provides Link to Business Management Solution for Small and Midsize Enterprise Manufacturing Industry
INDIANAPOLIS and SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Aug. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Manufacturing system solutions provider Made2Manage Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTMS) and Interact Commerce Corporation (Nasdaq: IACT) the leading provider of interactive selling solutions, today announced a strategic agreement to provide SalesLogix2000 to Made2Manage customers. This partnership will give Made2Manage customers and prospects an integrated application for building better relationships and enriching customer experiences. Under the terms of the agreement, SalesLogix2000 is available to Made2Manage customers immediately with the fully integrated package available later this year.Made2Manage is a leading business management solutions provider for small and midsize enterprise (SME) manufacturers. Made2Manage is making this offering available to its customer base of 1400 manufacturers, and will be expanding its total solution offering into a market of about 50,000 US-based companies. SalesLogix2000 is the fastest growing customer relationship management (CRM) software suite that, through strategic partnerships, integrates with more back office solutions than any other vendor. Through this original equipment manufacturer (OEM) relationship, Made2Manage customers can directly tie the sales, accounting and production data they need to better manage orders, configure quotes and more. This integration affords the accounting department foresight for providing superior customer service by knowing the status of customer issues at all times. Interact Commerce will provide training and certification to the Made2Manage business partner channel and direct sales teams worldwide.
``The most important reason to integrate the front and back office is to give the entire manufacturing organization the ability to improve customer relationships and ultimately increase profits,'' said Brad McCollum, Made2Manage product manager. ``This new solution will help our customers successfully develop new customer relationships and better manage the ones they have already.''
``We are an international manufacturer of disposable medical products and are using Made2Manage systems in our back office,'' said Chad Brooks, MIS manager for King Systems, Corporation. ``During the process of evaluating several other front office solutions, we learned that Interact Commerce and Made2Manage had partnered to provide a complete solution to manufacturing companies. This was the perfect answer for us. By combining our islands of data into one central location, SalesLogix2000 and Made2Manage will enable us to leverage our customer information across all our business functions and ultimately grow our business.''
``We now can offer the best total solution to manufacturers,'' said McCollum, ``We have the best back-office solution and now we are teaming with Interact Commerce for the best front-office CRM solution for the mid-market. SalesLogix2000 provides companies a complete front-office solution for managing customer needs at any touch point in the sales cycle. It provides sales, marketing, support and e-business components that are fully integrated. We chose to partner with Interact Commerce because we believe they are clearly the leader in the SME marketplace. SalesLogix2000 is the best selling solution for this market segment because they are the only vendor that built their solution from the ground up.''
``Interact Commerce has more than three times as many customers using SalesLogix2000 than our leading competitor in the mid-market,'' said Kevin Carson, president of Interact Commerce's SalesLogix division. ``With over 2700 customers, we have proven that we know these companies and their needs. We have strategically aligned with more back office vendors than any other CRM provider in the SME market and Made2Manage delivers this backbone solution that the manufacturing companies rely on. Our combined solution gives Made2Manage customers, and potential customers, the system that they will need to be successful for the future.''
About Made2Manage Systems, Inc.
Made2Manage Systems delivers business management solutions to help manufacturers reduce costs and compete in the New Economy. Using Microsoft- based technology, Made2Manage provides customers with easy-to-learn and easy- to-use e-business tools. The company's business solution also features advanced planning capabilities and decision support resources that help manufacturers meet commitments to their customers.
Made2Manage offers integrated solutions for all business processes from selling and design, through manufacturing and distribution. These end-to-end solutions help strengthen customer relationships, enhance collaboration throughout the supply chain and develop employees through advanced Web-based training.
Once again, Made2Manage software was named to Manufacturing Systems' Top 100 Software Companies, Software Magazine's Top 500 and start Magazine's Hottest Companies list. Visit the Made2Manage Web page at www.made2manage.com . Made2Manage may be reached via e-mail at info@made2manage.com or by calling (800) 626-0220.
About Interact Commerce Corporation Interact Commerce Corporation enables individuals and organizations worldwide to interact more, sell more and grow faster. The company's products include ACT!, the market-leading contact manager used by more than 3 million professionals; SalesLogix, the fastest growing customer relationship management platform used by more than 2700 companies; and the Interact.com business, the premier interactive selling network. Each of these solutions integrates all aspects of the selling process, from mobile sales to support, marketing, accounting and e-business. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., Interact Commerce can be found on the World Wide Web at www.interactcommerce.com .
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. All other trademarks or registered marks are owned by their respective holders.
Editorial Contact:
Kristina Ford
Interact Commerce Corp.
480/444-1317
mail to:kford@interactcommerce.com
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