Contact Networks Announces ContactNet 4.0 -
Extends Leadership in Enterprise Relationship Search
First Relationship Search Application Built for Large Enterprise Use
Boston, MA - July 5, 2005 -
Contact Networks (www.contactnetworks.com)
announced today the availability of ContactNet 4.0, the industry's premier
enterprise relationship search application.
Built specifically for large enterprise use, ContactNet allows organizations
to transform employee contacts into a trusted enterprise resource. It
enables an enterprise to securely access and efficiently utilize the
relationships and social networks that employees have with outside contacts
and companies.
ContactNet 4.0, developed in close consultation with large enterprise
customers, adds innovative new functionality to ContactNet's leading
enterprise-scale security, access control, and search capabilities. Users
can now search for key introductions by business function, geography and
industry as well as the name, title and company of their targets, to find
the contacts that will drive sales and partnerships. These searches are
even faster with the addition of real-time response to the patent-pending
search technology, and within seconds will accurately answer the question
"Do we know anyone at…" within organizations up to 200,000 users. Real-time
response combined with intuitive pinpoint search translates directly into
better business performance as large companies can effectively tap an
important form of capital: the professional contact networks their employees
have built over their careers.
"Since
the first customer launched ContactNet over three years ago, we have
experienced the ways that organizations use relationship search technology,"
said Geoffrey Hyatt, CEO of Contact Networks. "The importance of who you
know, and using that knowledge, is universal. The ContactNet 4.0 release
responds directly to the desire of our large customers to put this powerful
application in the hands of all of their employees. With better
collaboration on contacts and relationships these companies have improved
the quality of their client development pipeline and increased close rates."
"Our
growth is based on excellent service, building trusted relationships, and
knowing our own network of contacts,"
said Bruce Alltop, Chief Marketing
Officer of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo, an Am Law 100 law
firm. "With Contact Networks application in place, we are now able to
better utilize our relationship network throughout our global organization
of 900 employees across 7 offices. It's a much faster and more efficient
way to reach new prospects and connect to target clients."
New
Features and Benefits of ContactNet 4.0 include:
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Advanced Search Control Features
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Search for target contacts by business function, geography and industry
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Real-time relationship search for organizations from 20 to 200,000 users
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Enhanced Security and Preference Settings
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Enterprise level settings for privacy and sharing preferences
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Detailed personal control levels over contact sharing
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Group-based permissions allows specific setting for groups or
departments
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Assistant access: enable users to create delegate permissions for
assistants
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Extended Compatibility
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Full integration with Lotus Domino 6.5/Lotus Workplace
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Full support for LDAP and Active Directory systems
"Being able to mine your firm's resources and leverage pre-existing
relationships is a powerful tool for driving sales and generating revenue,"
said Guy Creese, Managing Principal of Ballardvale Research. "With
ContactNet 4.0, Contact Networks has made it even easier for its enterprise
customers to better find their connections through simple search queries
that can quickly access and utilize a global organization's collective
relationship network."
Pricing and Availability
ContactNet 4.0, the flagship enterprise relationship search application from
Contact Networks, is available now. For additional
information visit
www.contactnetworks.com.
About Contact Networks
Contact Networks is a premier provider of next generation enterprise
relationship search solutions. The ContactNet application transforms
employee contacts into a trusted enterprise resource. It enables an
organization to securely access and efficiently utilize the relationships
and social networks that employees have with outside contacts and
companies. Sales and client development teams discover new introductions to
target accounts. For more information, visit
www.contactnetworks.com or call 617.305.7961.
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