Hey SW, here is todays news on ESFT, mentioned a couple weeks back.....
biz.yahoo.com
Tuesday May 4, 6:00 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
SOURCE: eSoft Inc.
eSoft Launches E-Commerce and Online Community; eSoft.com Provides Direct-to-Reseller Offerings
BROOMFIELD, Colo., May 4 /PRNewswire/ -- eSoft Inc. (Nasdaq: ESFT - news), the company that develops an Internet presence for small businesses through the TEAM Internet® family of products, announced today the launch of eSoft.com, the company's e-commerce service for its reseller channel. eSoft anticipates an increase in overall orders due to the new sales channel.
''eSoft.com will enable us to provide our rapidly growing reseller network with lower costs, faster ordering and higher quality of service,'' said Jeff Finn, president and CEO of eSoft. ''At the same time, this offering expands our sales channel and is anticipated to have an immediate impact on revenue growth, while lowering our incremental cost of marketing to the reseller community and supporting their pre and post-sales needs. The creation of this online community and e-commerce offering addresses a requirement identified by our resellers for having a place to exchange information, keep current with technological trends and actually configure and place orders online.''
eSoft.com supports activities designed to allow resellers to quickly, more cost effectively and efficiently deliver information, services and products to their business customers. The new site is expected to provide a virtual community and meeting site for thousands of small business resellers.
''This will greatly enhance our ability to add value to our channel partners by offering direct purchasing, pricing and configuration from eSoft and making product training available online,'' said Doug Nuernberger, director of Internet and e-commerce for eSoft. ''Additionally, eSoft will also provide resellers with a means of obtaining marketing literature quickly as well as forwarding product inquiries to their customers.''
An education center for small business end users will be a highlight of the new eSoft.com site. Valuable information includes: steps involved in establishing an e-commerce-ready Web site, strategies and tips on planning and designing a site, hosting options, details on handling transactions online, and cost-effective and proven ways to market a company to customers online.
About eSoft Inc.
eSoft Inc. was founded in 1984 with headquarters in Broomfield, Colo. The company recently announced a merger with Apexx Technology of Boise, Idaho. It adopted Apexx's TEAM Internet branding for its line of Internet connectivity products. The TEAM Internet family of products includes Models 100, 300 and 2500. Each unit integrates all of the hardware and software needed to connect a business to the Internet and provides features and functions such as e-mail, Web browsing, a Web server, a domain name server, a firewall and remote access. Contact eSoft at 295 Interlocken Blvd., #500, Broomfield, Colo., 80021, USA; 303-444-1600 phone; 303-444-1640 fax; www.esoft.com. TEAM Internet is a registered trademark of Apexx Technology Inc.
Statements made in this Press Release that are not historical or current facts are ''forward-looking statements'' made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 (''The ACT'') and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements often can be identified by the use of terms such as ''may,'' ''will,'' ''expect,'' ''believes,'' ''anticipate,'' ''estimate,'' ''approximate'' or ''continue,'' or the negative thereof. The Company intends that such forward-looking statements be subject to the safe harbors for such statements. The Company wishes to caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Any forward-looking statements represent management's best judgment as to what may occur in the future. However, forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and important factors beyond the control of the Company that could cause actual results and events to differ materially from historical results of operations and events and those presently anticipated or projected. These factors include adverse economic conditions, entry of new and stronger competitors, inadequate capital, unexpected costs, and failure to gain product approval in foreign countries and failure to capitalize upon access to new markets. Additional risks and uncertainties which may affect forward-looking statements about the Company's TEAM Internet business and prospects include the possibility that a competitor will develop a more comprehensive or less expensive TEAM Internet solution, delays in market awareness of eSoft and its products, possible delays in eSoft's marketing strategy, which could have an immediate and material adverse effect by placing eSoft behind its competitors. The Company disclaims any obligation subsequently to revise any forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of such statement or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events. These factors and others are discussed in the ''Management's Discussion and Analysis'' section of the Company's Reports on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 to which reference should be made.
SOURCE: eSoft Inc. |
