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GLOBALWARE SOLUTIONSÔ acquires ReleaseNow Corporation technology assets
Haverhill, Ma. – December 10, 2001 - GlobalWare
Solutions, a leading global provider of Software Contract Manufacturing,
Content Management and eMarket Solutions, today announced that it has acquired
the technology assets of ReleaseNow Corporation, a Web infrastructure services
company.
“We are extremely excited about the addition of the
ReleaseNow technology,” said James R. Bartlett, CEO of GlobalWare Solutions.
“Our customers have global requirements for digital product delivery and the
ReleaseNow technology addresses those needs. We are providing our customers
with a dynamic, vertically integrated, global E-Commerce driven solution. This
is a tremendous opportunity for GlobalWare Solutions.”
The “PowerCommerce” assets
developed over the last several years at a cost of $50,000,000 provide all the functions
necessary to operate web infrastructures, including building, and
managing fully hosted, customized e-business solutions for the marketing, sales
and delivery of digital goods. In
addition GlobalWare has arranged to retain the outstanding technical/support
team at ReleaseNow to deliver this state-of-the-art solution to GlobalWare’s
customers.
The
PowerCommerce
platform is designed specifically to support,
·
Storefronts
· ESD, Digital Rights
Management, and Licensing
· Integrated Customer Service
Tools and Capabilities
· Reporting, Remittances, Back
End Integration
· Traffic
Reporting
· Accounting
·
Performance
Reports
·
Integration
with CRM System
·
Operate
Hundreds of distinct e-commerce web sites efficiently
o Codie
Award for Corporate Achievement, SIIA, March 2001
o Best
e-Business Strategy Award, Outsourcing Center, January 2001
o
Direct Online Marketing Award, Responsys
Corporation, October 2000
ReleaseNow technology brings to GlobalWare Solutions
Clients;
o
A Comprehensive Outsourced
Solution. The technology platform
provides state-of-the-art e-commerce capabilities for marketing, transaction
processing, reporting and tracking customer data, systems integration,
electronic packaging of digital goods and digital distribution.
o
Superior Purchase Experience. Improve the online shopping experience for
end-users by providing a sophisticated user interface to optimize the use and
navigation of the site.
o Integration with e-Marketing Systems. The Power-eCommerce
application has tight integration with e-Market systems, including the
capabilities to track campaigns and execute special offers and promotions on a
campaign basis.
o
Rapid and Cost-Effective
Development of Customized Solutions. The flexibility of PowerCommerce platform allows us to rapidly
develop e-commerce sites that can be customized to our clients’ specific needs
at a faster rate than typical in-house development.
o An Open, Standards-based Approach to Technology. This
business strategy will allow us to partner with best-of-class companies to
provide solutions in the e-commerce and infrastructure space.
About GlobalWare Solutions: Headquartered in Haverhill,
MA, GlobalWare Solutions provides global software contract manufacturing,
digital content management, and e-market solutions for the world’s
technological leaders. The Company works with hardware and software OEMs to
manage their value chain services, which include, new product release, content
management, software manufacturing, fulfillment, distribution, and reverse
logistics. GlobalWare Solutions also teams up with companies in the rapidly
growing electronics manufacturing services (“EMS”) industry to provide a
complete outsourced solution for hardware-software products. The Company’s
e-Market solutions include digital collaboration tools, web store development
and vertically integrated manufacturing and fulfillment services.
GlobalWare’s Digital Content Management services provide management of client information across an enterprise. Content is securely submitted, validated, tagged, cataloged, wrapped, managed and stored within the GlobalContent system. This enables valuable information to be searchable and accessible from anywhere within the enterprise or via the Internet.
The company’s web address is
http://www.GlobalWareSolutions.com.