Tuesday November 9, 7:59 am Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Calico and Questra Corporation Partner to Deliver E-Commerce Solutions
Questra to Provide Leading Organizations with Rapid Implementation Services for Calico eSales Suite
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 1999-- Calico Commerce, Inc., (Nasdaq:CLIC - news), a leading provider of electronic commerce software and services, and Questra Corporation, an Internet systems integration firm, today announced that they will provide leading business-to-business and high-end business-to-consumer e-Commerce organizations with a strategic competitive advantage by rapidly deploying Calico eSales.
Questra's unique mix of business knowledge and e-Commerce expertise will enable Calico to extend professional services for the high demand of sell-side e-Commerce solutions and allow Calico to focus additional resources on it core competency -- building innovative e-Business solutions.
Calico's customers will benefit from Questra's rapid project delivery methodology called Accelerate -- an iterative, time-box implementation approach that allows organizations to quickly realize measurable benefits from their new Internet business initiatives. Questra has practices focused on e-Commerce, e-CRM, e-Business Intelligence and e-Services, and is committed to helping customers thrive in today's Internet and information-based economy by providing a range of services that include e-Strategy, package implementation, systems integration and software development.
Calico empowers companies to sell complex products and services intuitively and effectively via the Web. Calico eSales is a customer-focused electronic commerce solution that matches unique customer needs to business initiatives across all channels, leading a customer from initial interest to order placement while engaging them in repeat buying relationships. During the purchasing process, Calico eSales dynamically provides customers with custom, context-specific information such as product features, discounts and competitor offerings so that they are equipped to make informed buying decisions online. Consequently, corporations are able to increase revenues, reduce costs and foster loyalty among their customers.
``To achieve a strategic competitive advantage, companies must deploy complete e-Commerce solutions rapidly and cost-effectively. Our relationship with Questra enables Calico to deliver an integrated solution ensuring quick time to market,' said Beverly Powell, vice president of business development, Calico Commerce, Inc. ``There is already tremendous synergy between Calico and Questra because we work with the same leading companies such as Kodak, Motorola and Nortel. We are looking forward to working closely with Questra to provide complete electronic commerce solutions to other leading organizations who want to harness the power of the Internet and sell complex products and services online.'
``We see Calico eSales Suite as an ideal choice for clients who have complex products or services and want to implement a robust self-service e-Commerce solution,' said Dennis Buchovecky, Questra co-founder and corporate vice president. ``During the next several months, we will be working closely with Calico to identify and jointly pursue opportunities to implement Calico eSales. In addition, we will be working with Calico to incorporate many of their implementation best practices into our Accelerate(TM) rapid solutions delivery methodology to ensure that our clients quickly realize the benefits of a timely and well executed project. We are excited to be one of Calico's initial partners and look forward to many successful engagements.'
Alliances Are Key to Shaping Calico Solutions
Partnerships are fundamental to Calico's business model. Calico provides best-of-breed technology designed to complement our partners' offerings. Calico products are built with ease of integration as an explicit design goal, allowing growing companies to easily add Calico eSales capabilities to commercial suites or legacy systems. Calico shares strategic partnerships with specialists in such fields as Web architecture, business systems integration, middleware, enterprise application development, ERP, SFA, and e-commerce.
About Questra Corporation
Questra Corporation is a rapidly growing Internet Systems Integration firm that helps companies gain a competitive advantage by defining Internet business strategies and leveraging Internet technology to transform key business processes, operations, products and services. Questra's clients include leading high technology, manufacturing and telecommunications companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Sharp, Siemens, Xerox, Kodak, MCIWorldCom, and Nortel. Questra has approximately 230 employees and has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Raleigh, Rochester, and San Jose. For more on Questra's services, visit questra.com.
About Calico Commerce, Inc.
Calico Commerce, Inc., headquartered in San Jose, Calif. and with offices throughout the United States and Europe, is a provider of software and services that enable customers to engage in eCommerce by selling complex products and services over the Internet. Calico eSales is a personalized Web-based buying and selling solution that enables customers to create a unique process to interact with their customers to improve selling effectiveness and customer satisfaction. Calico eSales can be deployed across the Internet, intranets, extranets and corporate networks and can be accessed through desktop and mobile computers and retail kiosks. Calico Commerce, Inc. can be found on the World Wide Web at calico.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in news releases contain forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties are described in detail in Calico's Registration Statement on Form S-1 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
