Evince Announces Strategic Partnerships
VIGIC Service of Chicago, LLC., InfoCast Corporation of Toronto, Canada
And Jerred, LLC., of Tucson, AZ
TUCSON, Ariz., March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Evince, LLC. today announced three new agreements designed to speed its introduction of innovative products based on knowledge management technology developed at the University of Arizona under Dr. Hsinchun Chen. Evince is a Tucson-based entrepreneurial company in knowledge management applications and is headed by Bill C. Lowe, a former Fortune 500 executive familiar as the "father of the IBM personal computer."
Evince has reached agreements with VIGIC Services and Jerred Capital to provide assistance with financial planning, acquisitions and intellectual property strategies, Lowe said. "It is extremely important at this time to have strong financial partners who not only help you raise money, but can put together the relationships that make a winning combination."
Also today, Evince announced that it has entered an agreement with InfoCast, a Toronto-based developer of leading-edge virtual call center technology. Evince will provide both management and technology development services, assisting InfoCast to produce next-generation applications that combine virtual call-center and e-learning software with sophisticated knowledge management capabilities.
James Malackowski, a principle of VIGIC Services, and Edward B. Berger of Jerred Capital will join the Evince board of directors, Lowe said. They will work together initially to raise $12 million in startup capital for Evince. Malackowski said, "InfoCast and Evince have the kind of technology along with proven executive leadership, which will allow this combination to become a dominant player in the knowledge management space."
Dr. Chen said, "The new technology will allow virtual call centers to more efficiently and effectively leverage their agent know-how in delivering products and services to their customers. The new technology can be applied to e-mail, Web chat and voice deliveries." Lowe and Dr. Chen will both join the InfoCast board of directors to help implement the agreement. Lowe will also serve as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.
About Evince
Evince, LLC. is a Tucson, Arizona, based developer of advanced information management tools and systems. It provides state-of-the-art software that enables users to organize, manage, analyze and retrieve information for a wide variety of mission-critical functions. Evince is unique in offering both technology tools and complete enterprise-level solutions to business and government. Evince technology adds speed, accuracy and cost-effectiveness to information retrieval in settings as diverse as police work, customer call centers, and distance education.
Bill C. Lowe headed the IBM division that developed the first PC, and later held senior executive positions with the Xerox Corporation and Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, among others. In recent years he has helped Internet-based start-up software companies to develop successful business plans and revenue growth, and is renowned for his business acumen and leadership. He formed Evince to seek out investments in the knowledge management industry.
About VIGIC Services
VIGIC Services, LLC., is a subsidiary of Golder Rauner GTCR, LLC., of Chicago. VIGIC Services works directly with GTCR to source and manage private equity investments with an intellectual capital-based competitive advantage for investment by GTCR Golder Rauner Fund VII. VIGIC seeks outstanding chief executives possessing defensible intellectual capital to create powerful new companies in high-growth industries. VIGIC targets consolidating opportunities as well as the under-serviced minority business enterprise sector.
About Jerred Capital
Jerred Capital, LLC., is a Tucson-based investment company and is led by Edward B. Berger, Jerry Sonneblick, and William Cheng. Jerred Capital assists companies in raising capital and provides financial advice for their development.
About InfoCast
InfoCast Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: IFCC) of Toronto, Canada, is a vertical service provider offering state-of-the-art applications for customer contact centers and electronic learning. InfoCast has built a complete contact center around two core applications designed to work together as a single platform for customer care and employee/partner empowerment.
InfoCast Contact is a complete web-based virtual contact center, available on a pay-per-use basis, making it an attractive alternative to expensive traditional call center hardware/software. InfoCast e-Learning is a comprehensive, client-customized electronic learning portal that enables corporate and academic learners to access up-to-the-minute training anytime, anywhere. |
