nference Announces Deployment of       k-Commerce by America Online Inc.;       k-Commerce Enables AOL to Raise the Bar for       Online Customer Service
        Business Wire - April 15, 1999 10:16
        NOVATO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 15, 1999--Inference Corp.       (Nasdaq:INFR), a leading provider of software and services for assisted       service and customer self-service across the Web and Contact Center,       today announced that America Online Inc. (NYSE:AOL) has deployed its       k-Commerce(tm) Support solution to support its customer service       operations. 
        "There are a very few organizations in the world with the sheer volume       of customers and customer interactions that America Online supports,"       said Charles W. Jepson, president and CEO of Inference. "AOL's focus on       delivering the best possible customer experience has been a large       contributor to their growth and success. We are very pleased that they       deployed Inference's k-Commerce to drive their customer support       efforts, and we look forward to a continuing alliance." 
        "At AOL customer service and support are among our highest priorities.       Inference has the same level of dedication to customer success and       satisfaction as we do at AOL," said Keith Jenkins, AOL's Senior Vice       President Member Services. 
        Inference k-Commerce suite of products replicates the experience of a       company's best customer service representatives to provide answers to       questions and solutions to problems across the entire customer Contact       Center, which includes the call center, Web, e-mail, IVR and chat. 
        k-Commerce employs a flexible,conversation-based approach to       problem solving, providing customers with a familiar and consistent       interface regardless of which access mode they choose. Customers       enter their questions in everyday language and then engage in a       question-and-answer conversation to find a solution. 
        This conversation leverages the knowledge of a company's best sales       and service representatives in a comprehensive knowledge base,       providing accurate and consistent answers and solutions across the       Contact Center. 
        About Inference 
        Inference Corp. (Nasdaq:INFR) provides software and services for       assisted service and customer self-service across the Web and the       Contact Center. Inference's k-Commerce product suite is the first       customer relationship management software that provides       conversation-based knowledge-driven answers and solutions to       customers across the entire customer Contact Center, including the call       center, the Web, e-mail, Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and chat. 
        Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay area, with international       headquarters near London, Inference supports its customers from       offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific through a       global professional service and support organization. For further       information, contact Inference at 415/893-7200, send an e-mail to       info@inference.com or visit www.inference.com. 
        The Inference logo and k-Commerce are trademarks of Inference Corp.       All other company names and products are trademarks or registered       trademarks of their respective companies. 
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