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Solomon Software and SalesLogix Enter Five Year Strategic
Alliance for Customer Relationship Management Singapore – March 27, 2000 – 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 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 the company’s presence in that market by making it available through Solomon’s 500+ authorized channel partners. SalesLogix2000 is a fully integrated eCRM suite including sales, marketing, support, and e-commerce features. Many companies are now developing business plans with eCRM strategies earmarked as the key to revenue enhancement 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 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,” 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 view of their customers, enabling them to provide levels of service they’ve only dreamed of in the past," said Pat Sullivan, president and CEO of SalesLogix. “And, with the addition of Solomon’s extensive network of channel partners, SalesLogix realizes a significant expansion of its mid-market selling channel, enabling us to bring SalesLogix2000 to more of these businesses than ever.” The agreement extends the SalesLogix Open CRM 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 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 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, 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, the company can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.saleslogix.com. About Solomon Software Solomon Software, Inc., a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider Partner, is a leading worldwide supplier of flexible mid-market business management systems exclusively optimized for Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 on the Windows NT and BackOffice platforms. Solomon designs, markets and supports the award-winning Solomon IV®, 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.sg send e-mail to sales@solomon.com.sg or call 65-224 6795. # # # # # 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. For more information, press only: Veranne Wong, Marketing Communications Manager at +65 224 6795 or email info@solomon.com.sg |
