Kurant Launches Canadian Version of StoreSense
Award-Winning StoreSense E-Business Platform Features Integration With Canadian Versions of Intuit QuickBooks(R) Pro and Premier 2003
SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- 05/12/2003 -- Kurant Corporation, the leading provider of e-business software for organizations that serve the small and medium-size business (SMB) market, today launched a version of its award-winning StoreSense(TM) e-business platform optimized for the Canadian market.
The new version of StoreSense offers merchants the critical features they need to conduct business online in Canada, including sophisticated tax calculation capabilities to determine GST (Goods and Services Tax) and PST (Provincial Sales Tax), and integration with Canada Post for easy, seamless shipping of customers’ purchases.
In addition, StoreSense now offers data integration with Canadian versions of QuickBooks Pro and QuickBooks Premier 2003, as well as the newly launched QuickBooks Premier 2003 Retail Edition. This integration allows merchants to build and manage a sophisticated e-business system using their existing QuickBooks data, increasing the efficiency and productivity of their organization.
"The Internet is a global phenomenon, so it’s essential that we give customers the tools to conduct business online anywhere in the world. Canada, where more than half of the population is online, is a critical market," said Curtis Pierce, CEO of Kurant. "We continue to innovate our products to address the unique local needs of small businesses anywhere and everywhere. And, as we deepen our integration with the QuickBooks family of products, we’re allowing our customers to extend their existing financial system into a comprehensive e-business system."
Paradata Systems, a Whistler-based provider of global integrated payment systems and services, has partnered with Kurant to deliver complete merchant solutions throughout North America. Said Shannon Byrne, Paradata’s President and CEO, "Working with Kurant, we see tremendous opportunity to deliver innovative e-business solutions to the merchant community. The latest version of StoreSense, tailored to meet the needs of Canadian businesses, will enable us to grow the domestic market and reach more customers than ever before."
Built on Kurant’s award-winning e-business platform, the new Canadian version of StoreSense enables small businesses, whether they sell products, services, or a combination of both, to conduct all types of business online easily and cost-effectively. StoreSense offers a full range of e-business functionality, from front-office Web site and Web store capabilities to back-office inventory management, supply chain communication and accounting system integration.
Kurant has joined with Intuit to mark the launch of both the new Canadian version of StoreSense and Intuit’s six new custom editions of QuickBooks Premier 2003. In an exclusive nationwide promotion, users of the new Retail Edition of QuickBooks Premier 2003 receive a free 30-day trial of StoreSense Standard Edition. StoreSense, as well as the free trial for QuickBooks Premier Retail Edition users, is available now to merchants in Canada through Kurant’s reseller partners, Paradata Systems and Halifax-based Transactive Ecommerce Solutions.
About Kurant
Kurant Corporation provides software infrastructure that allows large corporations to deliver branded e-business services to their small and medium-sized business customers. Kurant’s award-winning flagship product, StoreSense, delivers a full range of e-business tools, from front-office Web site and Web store capabilities to back-office functionality such as inventory management, supply chain communication, sales force automation, and accounting system integration. Incorporated in 1998, San Francisco-based Kurant is privately held. For more information, contact Kurant at www.kurant.com, info@kurant.com or (888) 463-2696.
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