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CUSTOMER 3,000 MILESTONE FIRMLY ESTABLISHES SALESLOGIX AS CRM MID-MARKET LEADERNew Horizons purchases 2,800 licenses for world-wide IT training Center Management SystemSCOTTSDALE, AZ - October 10, 2000 - Interact Commerce Corporation (Nasdaq: IACT), the leading provider of interactive selling solutions, today announced that New Horizons (Nasdaq: NEWH), the world leader in computer training, has selected SalesLogix® as the front-office solution for their Center Management System, becoming SalesLogix corporate customer number 3,000. In only three and a half years, SalesLogix has attained over 2.5 times more customers than the next leading CRM vendor. SalesLogix is the leading CRM solution for fast growing companies needing mid-sized implementations, as evidenced by this recent milestone. Companies such as ADP, Tiffany & Co., Anheuser Busch, Time, Inc., eTrade, ASK JEEVES!, and thousands of others understand that the familiar interface, modular approach, extensive customization capabilities, wireless support, and quick ROI are exactly what they need in a CRM solution. Interact Commerce has announced several important alliances with firms such as Deloitte & Touche, who built an entire service division utilizing SalesLogix as their mid-market solution of choice, and multiple back-office OEM vendors, who provide vertical solutions to the mid-market. In addition, Interact Commerce has recently added unprecedented new functionality such as wireless access to SalesLogix data anywhere, anytime through web-enabled phones and Palm Powered™ Handhelds. "New Horizons, a dynamic, growing business which is typical of our customer base, needed a front-office solution that their worldwide training centers would embrace and use for capturing all interactions with customers. SalesLogix provides this and more by integrating into their back-office solution too. With 3,000 customers, SalesLogix is proving through real numbers that it is the CRM choice," said Kevin Bethke, President and COO Interact Commerce Corporation. "The person first to interact with your customer is the key to the success of your CRM solution — and if they use the system, other employees will be more likely to use it as well, so it provides value for your entire company. Obviously, people like SalesLogix and they use it, so businesses benefit." Currently, New Horizons is the largest independent IT training company in the world. Each year they teach more than 2.4 million students in over 45 countries around the world. To facilitate the training programs and services provided by New Horizons, SalesLogix and their back-office solution component, Training Partner™, share customer information so the entire relationship is available for each of New Horizons' business units. This system enables enhanced customer relationship management by delivering class registration, session and resource availability, accounts receivable and payable, and invoicing in one complete view. New Horizons will also be able to accurately track and forecast sales opportunities and classroom utilization statistics for planning future growth. "SalesLogix will be the first step in our overall Center Management System and e-Business initiative," said Tom Bresnan, President/CEO for New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Inc. "CMS is a complete contact- and customer-management system, as well as a training center management tool that will provide full A/R functionality and integrate into many common accounting systems. It will also serve as an integral part of our e-Business plans. Because SalesLogix is the cornerstone of this system, all customer information captured in it will be leveraged throughout our business." 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, powered by the Interact.com network; and SalesLogix, the fastest growing customer relationship management solution used by 3,000 companies. Interact Commerce solutions integrate all aspects of the selling process, from mobile sales to support, marketing, accounting, and e-business. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz., the company can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.interactcommerce.com. ABOUT NEW HORIZONS New Horizons operates more than 250 training centers in over 45 countries and trains more than 2.4 million students per year. The company was recently ranked by FORTUNE magazine as one of the "Fastest-Growing Companies" in America. In addition to instructor-led classes and training via CD-ROM, the Santa Ana, Calif.-based company offers web-based training, computer labs, certification exam preparation tools and 24-hour, seven-day-a-week help desk support through both company-owned and franchise-operated computer learning centers. For more information, visit http://www.newhorizons.com. This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Important factors that may cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: risks associated with recent acquisitions; our ability to implement new marketing strategies; market demand and acceptance; the impact of competitive products and services; risks associated with the timing and successful completion of technology and product development and commercialization; the effect of economic and business conditions; the ability to attract and retain technical and management personnel; changing relationships with customers, suppliers and strategic partners, including the company's indirect distribution channel; and other risks detailed in the company's annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2000. SalesLogix undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. SalesLogix is a registered trademark of Interact Commerce Corporation. Interact.com is a trademark of Interact Commerce Corporation. ACT! is a registered trademark under exclusive license to Interact Commerce 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 kford@interactcommerce.com top of page |
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