Nice deal for ROWE....improving volume.....Company Press Release
RoweCom to Provide Knowledge Products for KPMG
Brings RoweCom's Services to Over 25,000 Partners and Employees
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 31, 1999--RoweCom Inc. (Nasdaq: ROWE - news), the leading
provider of business-to-business e-commerce solutions for managing the acquisition of knowledge resources, today announced
KPMG LLP as a new client.
Under the multi-year agreement, KPMG's over 25,000 partners and employees will have access to RoweCom's catalog of
120,000 subscription titles, as well as over eight million books from their desktops.
As the latest addition to RoweCom's client base, KPMG joins such other industry leaders as PricewaterhouseCoopers, Arthur
Andersen, Ernst & Young, Prudential Securities, John Hancock, Charles Schwab, Dun & Bradstreet, First Chicago, BASF,
Hewlett Packard, Owens Corning, First Union, Aurora Healthcare and Johns Hopkins University.
''We are excited about the opportunity to serve KPMG's knowledge needs,'' said Dr. Richard Rowe, president and CEO of
RoweCom. ''As an internationally renowned assurance, tax and consulting firm, KPMG aims to turn knowledge into value for
its clients, and this is very much in keeping with RoweCom's objectives. Winning KPMG's business is yet another major step as
we continue to make the RoweCom brand synonymous with the fulfillment of the specific knowledge-related needs of the
professional and financial services industries.''
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