Cupertino, CA -- July 20, 1992 -- AnswerSet Corporation announced the release of Version 2.5 of Clientele, the company's top-selling support automation system designed specifically for managing customer support departments and internal help desks. This new version includes over forty (40) enhancements focused on simplifying the data entry process and providing rapid access to customer data. Besides the ability to define custom search fields, default values, and synonyms, a powerful new macro function enables users to perform repetitive tasks with a single keystroke. Prioritizing calls and audit functions have also been expanded. In addition to tracking call data, Clientele includes a powerful, integrated AnswerBook that stores solutions to commonly occurring problems. This function expedites problem resolution by making critical information available to all support personnel. Customers are guaranteed quick, consistent, and accurate responses. Support managers realize improved departmental performance. Clientele is a multi-user application that runs on PC's connected to a LAN. It uses the latest database technology to maintain and track customer information, call records, product data, service agreements, shipments, and RMA's. Managers can customize Clientele's screens and field names to meet their department's specific needs. Common customer data can be shared with other departments, such as sales and marketing. 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 EDS (a division of General Motors), cc:Mail (a division of Lotus); ExperVision; Interlinq; MECA Software; and Walt Disney Imagineering. Captures customer feedback ExperVision, a leading developer of optical character recognition software, uses Clientele in their Technical Support and Sales Departments. 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 actual customer commentary to development, marketing, and sales 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 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." Availability and support Clientele's price is based on the number of concurrent users, beginning at $795. Pricing includes maintenance for the first year that guarantees receipt of future product enhancements and priority telephone support. Company background AnswerSet is a leading developer and marketer of high-performance, LAN-based departmental automation systems. The company's management has extensive experience in software support, development, marketing and sales. AnswerSet is located at 21771 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino, CA 95014. Phone 408-996-8683 Fax 408-996-1852 +---------------------------------------------------------------+ | From the America Online New Product Information Services | +===============================================================+ | This information was processed with OmniPage Professional OCR | | software (from Caere Corp) & a Canon IX-30 scanner from data | | provided by the above mentioned company. For additional info, | | contact the company at the address or phone# indicated above. | | All submissions for this service should be addressed to | | BAKER ENTERPRISES, 20 Ferro Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080 U.S.A. | +---------------------------------------------------------------+