CRM Software Industry News

Leading companies to showcase value of Saratoga CRM in their organizations

CAMPBELL , Calif. (March 29th, 2007) ľ Saratoga Systems, a global leader in CRM solutions since 1987 , will be holding a series of regional user conferences to demonstrate the power and versatility of Saratoga CRM to customers and others in various vertical markets. Saratoga customers in six cities will be hosting on-sitedemonstrations of innovative Saratoga-powered CRM applications at their own facilities, to CIOs, CTOs, IT managers, and corporate executives.

Saratoga ’s User Conferences are currently scheduled to take place in Dallas , Chicago , Philadelphia , Boston , New York , and Los Angeles . Among the Saratoga customers profiling CRM applications at these conferences will be line of business and IT executives from Konica Minolta, Rhodia, Tyco, Unitrin, Oce, Johnson Controls, Lincoln Financial, BlackRock, and Wellpoint, among others. These companies represent a cross section of organizations using Saratoga ’s enterprise CRM software in market segments such as insurance, energy, manufacturing, construction, financial services, and chemicals.

ôBecause of the robustness and flexibility of our solution, customers are constantly seeking forums to learn about the latest capabilities and exchange best practices with other users,ö said Al Smith, president of Saratoga Systems. ôThese user conferences give our customers an opportunity to demonstrate how innovative they can be in their CRM strategy, and it provides an ideal showcase for the versatility of Saratoga ’s enterprise CRM technology. We are delighted that our customers see us as strategic partners and are willing to open their doors to demonstrate how they are using Saratoga CRM .ö

The Saratoga Systems customers who are hosting these regional user conferences are each leaders in their respective markets, and each has found new ways to adapt Saratoga CRM to meet their unique business needs. Saratoga CRM can be easily customized and its SOA defined architecture makes it easy to integrate with other back end enterprise systems, such as financials or inventory control. As these applications demonstrate, Saratoga CRM adapts readily to any data flow or business process.

The following customers will be hosting and/or demonstrating Saratoga CRM ’s functionality at the user group conferences on the dates listed below:

April 11, 2007 ľ Dallas , TX : Unitrin, Hanson, and Oxy Chemical
April 24, 2007 ľ Chicago , IL : Oce and Johnson Controls
May 8, 2007 ľ Philadelphia , PA : Lincoln Financial, Phoenix Contact and Rhodia
May 22, 2007 ľ Boston , MA : BlackRock , US Surgical (Tyco) and Eaton Vance
May 23, 2007 ľ New York , NY : Konica and GE Asset
June 5, 2007 ľ Los Angles, CA: Southern California Gas, E.T. Horn and Wellpoint
Some customers also will be demonstrating Apresta, Saratoga Systems’ mobile data access solution that delivers enterprise data to a handheld device, such as a Blackberry, Palm, or smart phone. Apresta provides secure mobile data access to enterprise systems such as ERP, CRM , SCM , financial systems, legacy and more. Apresta is designed to facilitate workflow and sales reporting by providing real-time access and date entry for customer-critical information. To attend or find out more about one of these regional forums, go to the ôNews & Eventsö section on the home page at www.saratogasystems.com

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