To: Gary Green who wrote (7226 ) 10/22/1997 3:30:00 PM From: Donna Carey Respond to of 12454
>>it dawned on me that BT would probably store data on its own internet site, and that it would make the material available to its customers.<< Gary, I have copied a portion of the press release from 12/96 for a licensing agreement with Profitec. In keeping with your above theory, look how many times the phrasing "for it's customers/clients" is referred to and what the intended usage is of the software. It does appear that it is the clients who use the software to access the material in the database provided by these companies. The content of the databases between these companies may vary, but the intent appears the same. Donna >>Bohemia, NY, December 23, 1996 - - Computer Concepts Corp. (NASDAQ:CCEE) announced today that Wallingford, CT based Profitec, Inc., an innovative provider of billing services used by long distance carriers, has signed a license agreement to utilize Computer Concepts' patented d.b.ExpressT visual data mining and reporting software technology as part of their electronic billing service. This license will provide Computer Concepts with an ongoing monthly revenue stream derived from Profitec's electronically billed customers. Computer Concepts' technology will be rolled out by Profitec to its customers during the first quarter of 1997. Late last week it was announced that IBM's Global Services division had purchased 50,000 units of the unique d.b.ExpressT database mining software for its NetWork Station Delivery (NWS) clients. Profitec, founded in 1964, and Profitec's president, Richard Minervino Sr., expect tremendous growth in phone bills being delivered electronically. Minervino said "We expect to remain extremely competitive in this fast growth industry by introducing the visual analysis and reporting capabilities of the d.b.ExpressT technology. Now our customers will have state-of-the-art technology to visually analyze their phone bill thereby giving them the ability to easily identify calling trends and abuses which will result in substantial savings." DelGiorno added "Our new visual analysis and reporting product developed for Profitec goes a step further than current technologies in that it provides everyday customers with the ability to easily review and analyze all of their telephone bills electronically which, in the past, used to take pounds of paper just to print." <<