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- COMDEX/Spring, Chicago -- April 6, 1992 -- AnswerSet Corporation announced
- several enhancements to Version 2 of Clientele, the company's top-selling
- support automation system designed specifically for managing customer
- support departments and internal help desks. This enhanced version
- includes a variety of new reports, the assignment of default values to
- fields, copying of custom field information, and the archival or deletion
- of volume events including calls, shipments and feedback. Additionally,
- the audit function for calls is improved.
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- In addition to tracking call data, Clientele includes a powerful,
- integrated AnswerBook. This function captures call data and assigns it any
- number of keywords, making critical information instantly available to all
- support representatives. Customers are guaranteed quick, consistent, and
- accurate responses. Support managers are guaranteed improved performance
- of their departments.
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- Clientele is a multi-user application that runs on networked IBM-compatible
- personal computers. It uses the latest database technology to maintain and
- track basic customer information, call records, computer configurations,
- service agreements and follow-ups. Using this software, support personnel
- create a central database of common customer data that can be shared with
- other departments, such as sales and marketing.
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- Clientele's installed base includes companies that provide a high level of
- support to customers and employees. The product is used with equal success
- in Fortune 500 firms and young, emerging companies. Major customers
- include Digital Equipment Corporation, EDS (a division of General Motors),
- cc:Mail (a division of Lotus); ExperVision; Interlinq; MECA Software; and
- Walt Disney Imagineering.
-
- Clientele captures customer feedback
-
- ExperVision, a leading developer of optical character recognition software,
- uses Clientele to manage technical questions and customer feedback. Bob
- Gibson, Manager of Technical Support, states: "Most of the support
- products we evaluated had cluttered user interfaces. However, Clientele
- has a very clean user interface. This allows our support representatives
- to get into and out of the database very efficiently. They spend less time
- handling the data entry and more time handling additional customers.
-
- Customer opinion is very important to us. Using Clientele, our support
- staff captures technical questions and critical feedback from our
- customers. This feedback communicates to development, marketing, and sales
- actual customer commentary and gives us the input required for further
- strategic direction of our company. Without Clientele, we could not
- respond as quickly to the competitive marketplace we serve."
-
- Powerful reporting capability
-
- Interlinq Software, a developer of mortgage banking software, uses
- Clientele to support its national customer base. Sue Ellingson, Vice
- President of Major Accounts, states "I decided to buy Clientele primarily
- because of its statistical reporting. Using customized fields and the
- built-in report writer, I can easily generate statistics on reported
- problems with different versions of our software. In addition, Clientele
- was painless for our 20 support people to learn."
-
- Built-in flexibility and ease of use
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- Managers can customize Clientele's input screens and field names to meet
- their department's specific needs. The product includes many modifiable
- standard reports and a sophisticated, easy-to-use report writer for
- generating custom reports.
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- Clientele's unique design provides intuitive access to any screen with
- minimal keystrokes. Pull-down menus and context-sensitive help make the
- program easy to learn and use.
-
- Availability and support
-
- Clientele's pricing ranges from $5,995 for a five-user system to $16,995
- for 25 users. This pricing includes maintenance for the first year. The
- maintenance plan guarantees receipt of future product enhancements and
- priority telephone support. Training and consulting services are also
- available.
-
- Company Background
-
- AnswerSet is a leading developer and marketer of high-performance,
- LAN-based departmental support automation systems. The company's
- management has extensive experience in software support, development,
- marketing and sales. AnswerSet is located in Cupertino, California, and
- sells its products in North America through an experienced staff of inside
- sales representatives.
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- AnswerSet Corp
- 21771 Stevens Creek Blvd, Cupertino, CA 95014
- 408-996-8683 Fax 408-996-1852
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