ICENTERA BRINGS ON-DEMAND PORTAL REVOLUTION TO GLOBAL MARKET LEADERS
ADC, Freescale Semiconductor, Harris Interactive, Sage Software, and VNU Global Media Leverage icSuite's "Portals for Mortals™" to Drive On-Demand Business Communications
MINNEAPOLIS, MN. September, 27 2005—iCentera, the leading provider of on-demand communication portals, announced today the addition of five global market leaders to its fast growing client roster. ADC, Freescale Semiconductor, Harris Interactive, Sage Software, and VNU Global Media have joined the on-demand portal revolution and are using iCentera's "Portals for Mortals™" to enable their companies to build deeper, collaborative relationships with prospects, partners, and customers in order to drive revenue growth.
"With over 7,000 customers worldwide, Sage Software CRM is the CRM leader for small-to-medium-sized businesses. We selected iCentera to provide our North American sales team with the ability to communicate dynamic information to key accounts while differentiating ourselves within the marketplace," said Brandon Zeuner, Director of Key Accounts for Sage Software CRM Solutions Group. "After evaluating other offerings, iCentera was the most efficient and cost-effective on-demand communication solution. Using iCentera, we will now be able to create portals for key accounts, uniquely tailored to each of their needs."
Market leading companies are turning to iCentera's "Portals for Mortals™" for on-demand business communications. Recent customers include ADC, a world leader in providing global network infrastructure products and services; Freescale Semiconductor, a global leader in the design and manufacture of embedded semiconductors; Harris Interactive, the 13th largest and fastest-growing market research firm in the world, perhaps best known for The Harris PollŪ and for pioneering and engineering Internet-based research methods; Sage Software, a leader of accounting and business management software; and VNU, a leading global information and media company.
"As the largest marketing organization in North America, we understand a company's need to effectively communicate different messages to multiple audiences, in a way that fosters ongoing relationships," said Nancy Costopulos, Senior Director of Marketing & Sales for the American Marketing Association. "Leveraging the icSuite 2.0 for our Customer Message Management (CMM) Forums, has enabled our organization to tailor messages for the CMM audience, quantifiably assess their response, and respond quickly with the information that meets their needs."
About iCentera Corporation
iCentera is the leading provider of on-demand communication portals that drive client communication and collaboration. Within 24 hours,
iCentera's hosted solution provides custom portal creation, content management, and real-time content and portal analytics so that companies
can immediately improve communication with any audience, any time. Founded in 2003, iCentera delivers Portals for Mortals, empowering customers
to create portals on-demand to support critical business initiatives. Customers include: ADC, Freescale Semiconductor, American Locker, American
Marketing Association (AMA), VNU Global Media, eCredit, IPIX, and Visto. Partners include: The AMA and salesforce.com. The icSuite is
salesforce.com sforce certified. For more information visit us at www.icentera.com.