KURANT EXPANDS STORESENSE E-BUSINESS PLATFORM TO MEET THE GROWING DEMANDS OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZE BUSINESS
StoreSense 5.0 Gives Smaller Retailers and Service Firms the Power to Easily and Affordably Increase Sales, Market Share & Profits Via Web Commerce
SAN FRANCISCO - June 24, 2002 - Kurant Corporation, the leading provider of
e-business software for organizations that serve the small and medium-size business (SMB) market, today unveiled the next generation of StoreSense™, its award-winning
e-business software suite. Leveraging its experience with thousands of small business users, Kurant`s new StoreSense 5.0 offers a set of powerful, easy-to-use tools that extends the opportunity of e-business to more small and medium-sized businesses than ever before.
Kurant markets StoreSense to small and medium-sized business through a series of strategic partnerships with large corporations, including banks, financial service providers and other professional service companies. These strategic partners have existing trust-based relationships with more than five million small and medium-sized business and serve as an excellent channel for the efficient delivery of StoreSense software. Some of Kurant`s existing partners include First Data Merchant Services, a subsidiary of First Data Corp.; Homestead Technologies; Paymentech; S1 Corporation; Smart Online; and Website Pros.
"Kurant has developed an unmatched expertise on the business and technical needs of both our enterprise partners and small business users, which is why we`ve been so successful," said Curtis Pierce, CEO of Kurant Corporation. "While others have been distracted, we`ve been very focused - on delivering the right product for the market through the right channels. StoreSense 5.0, which is designed to make getting started and managing an e-business easier than ever, further cements our market leadership."
"A long time ago, Kurant had the vision to connect the dots between large organizations, who are constantly under pressure to grow revenues and profits, and their small business customers, who need new ways to market, sell and compete in the new economy," said Dan Charron, Chief Development Officer at Paymentech.
About StoreSense
StoreSense offers small businesses a full range of site-building and e-commerce functionality, beginning with catalog, shopping cart and real-time transaction processing and extending to high-end inventory management and sophisticated supply chain communication. The product is fully integrated with QuickBooks® Pro 2002 and QuickBooks Premier 2002, allowing seamless, two-way transfer of critical business data between a merchant`s online store and his or her desktop financial system. StoreSense has garnered a wide range of editorial and industry awards for excellence, including "Editor`s Choice" from Computer Reseller News, "Best of Show" at Internet World and "MVP" from Smart Business Magazine.
"We`re a Web designer, service provider and small business ourselves, so we look at StoreSense from several points of view. Without a doubt, it excels across the board," said Shelly Gardner-Alley, Partner of Chimera Studio, LLC. "StoreSense provides extraordinary performance and design flexibility, allowing us to offer unique and compelling services to our merchant customers. For the merchants themselves, StoreSense provides all the tools they need to be successful online. Whether big or small, our merchants just love StoreSense."
New to StoreSense 5.0
While small and medium-sized retailers have been the primary targets for online commerce, StoreSense 5.0 offers new features that extend e-business to previously untapped segments of the small business market. StoreSense 5.0 is designed to assist even the most novice users in building an effective online business.
Key features include:
Intuitive Site Builder - easy-to-use site building tool that requires no knowledge of HTML, allowing new users to get up and running quickly and easily
Recurring Billing - enables service-based businesses, which need the ability to charge automatically at set intervals, to sell online
New Interface & Navigation - a friendly new interface with Basic and Advanced navigation, allowing users to customize views of the Store Administration area according to their needs
Task Wizards - a library of context-sensitive wizards that guide the merchant through the setup process and assist with daily business tasks
Support for PayPal - gives merchants a simple, straightforward means to accept payments online without investing in an Internet merchant account
About Kurant
Kurant Corporation provides software infrastructure that allows Global 2000 corporations to deliver branded e-business services to their small and medium-sized business customers. StoreSense, Kurant`s award-winning flagship product, includes electronic commerce, mobile commerce, supply chain communication, and inventory and customer management. StoreSense is offered on a cost-effective subscription basis and runs on Windows 2000, Windows NT, Linux and Solaris platforms. Founded in 1996, San Francisco-based Kurant is privately held and has received investments from Deep River Ventures, Cobalt Networks, Garage Technology Ventures, Group One, and TransAtlantic Partners. For more information, contact Kurant at www.kurant.com or (888) 463-2696.
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Media Contacts:
Stephanie Edwards
Kurant Corporation
415-241-9150 x110
stephanie@kurant.com
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