Press Release
May 5, 2003
Flowfinity Announces Partnerships Globally to Address Wireless Application Demand
Wireless Products and Platform Now Complemented by Network of Resellers, Solution Providers and ISVs
New Orleans, LA - Flowfinity Wireless, a leading provider of wireless application products and platforms, today announced a number of partnerships from around the globe. These partnerships represent the assembly of a network of resellers, solution providers and ISVs. Flowfinity provides Wireless Business Application products and platforms for BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds™ from Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq:RIMM); (TSX:RIM). Flowfinity partners provide a combination of business savvy and technical expertise to create the immediate benefits demanded by enterprises today. These partners include:
- Advanced Technologies Support Group, Inc (USA)
- Delta Indigo Ltd (UK)
- Ericom Software Inc (USA, UK, Europe)
- Lan2Lan Ltd (UK)
- Mascot Systems Limited (India, Europe, USA)
- Micro Solutions Australia (Australia)
- Path Finder CG, Inc. (USA)
- Retrieval Dynamics Corporation (USA)
- TenDigits Software Inc (Canada)
- Wireless Solutions SpA (Italy)
"Flowfinity is pleased to announce these partnerships," said Dmitry Mikhailov, Flowfinity's CEO and founder. "We strive to create value for both our partners and our customers. This means rapid sales and deployment cycles, low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), and world class technical support."
Flowfinity's business application products leverage Forms and Reports capabilities to provide turnkey solutions such as inspections, surveys, lead generation, retail inventory monitoring, price list distribution, task assignments and security tracking.
Flowfinity's platform technology, Thinflow, enables rapid application integration between BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds and enterprise applications such as CRM, Sales Force Automation, Supply Chain Management, Work Dispatch, Field Force Automation, Expense Reporting, and Time Sheet Reporting.
Flowfinity provides its partners with access to products and platform technology, sales and marketing support and training, technical support and training, and reseller discounts.
Flowfinity partners provide their customers with solutions that improve the productivity of enterprise Field Forces resulting in a number of economic benefits ranging from reduced operational costs to increased sales revenue.
"We've been actively marketing the Forms Server product to our customers," said Gary Duke, Sales Director, Lan2Lan. "There is a real need for wireless business applications which are plug-and play. It helps us shorten our sales cycle and helps our customers achieve return-on-investment (ROI) faster."
In providing solutions to enterprise customers, Flowfinity partners address customer needs for domain knowledge of specific vertical industries or specific enterprise systems like CRM, AS/400, Lotus Notes, or ERP.
"As a leading developer of wireless solutions, we seek technologies that will enhance our ability to deliver fully integrated business solutions for our enterprise customers," said David Rippetoe, Director of Business Development for Retrieval Dynamics. "Flowfinity's products will enable faster response to our customers' needs while offering greater cost efficiencies than custom development."
With its expanding global footprint, Flowfinity and its partners are able to meet the growing global demand for Business Applications on BlackBerry Wireless Handhelds.
About Flowfinity Wireless
Flowfinity Wireless is a provider of products and platforms for business applications used by enterprise Field Forces. Flowfinity solutions operate both online and offline without requiring on-device coding and feature a multi-tasking, server-driven user interface, made possible by its unique patent-pending Thinflow technology. Flowfinity is technology partners with Research In Motion (RIM), Microsoft, Borland, Sun and IBM. Today, Flowfinity has a growing base of customers and partners in the United States, Canada, Australia and Europe. Flowfinity Wireless can be reached at flowfinity.com.
