212 Studios launches new name and Storekeeper application

 

World-class analytics, reporting, and customer interaction solutions drive companies

with an online selling presence to a fast return on investment

 

Austin, TEXAS (February 12, 2001) – 212 Studios, formerly Dryken Technologies, today introduced its new name and unveiled the latest version of its Storekeeper application.  212 Studios is a leading eCommerce customer relationship management (eCRM) software provider that maximizes online sales and profits.

 

“212 Studios is proud to deliver the point of eReturn to companies with an online selling presence,” said Ingrid Vanderveldt, co-founder and CEO, 212 Studios.  “212 Studios' vision is to create the optimal online shopping experience with applications that drive profitability and maximize efficiency for online sellers and their operations.”

 

212 Studios recently began shipping version 2.12 of its Storekeeper suite of web-enabled reporting, marketing and customer interaction applications that accelerates return on investment for businesses with an online sales presence.

 

“212 Studios’ artificial intelligence and data mining experts developed Storekeeper’s unique architecture and sophisticated back-end analytics,” said Vanderveldt.  “Real users and computer gaming veterans designed Storekeeper’s simple, elegant user interfaces.  This unparalleled integration empowers eBusinesses to generate and act on customer profitability data faster and more easily than ever before.”

 

“212 Studios developed the Storekeeper solution after realizing the inability of eBusinesses to instantly capture and act on sales data,” said Lyn Graft, co-founder and Vice President of Corporate Marketing, 212 Studios.  “Storekeeper’s powerful analytic and reporting tools and its fast, low-overhead implementation solve critical eBusiness problems by allowing online sellers to dedicate IT resources to the smooth operation of their Web sites while generating critical business intelligence.”

 

“Unlike other analytics and reporting solutions, Storekeeper economically meets the need of an eBusiness to achieve its point of eReturn,” said Mike Duke, Senior Vice President of Marketing, 212 Studios.  “212 Studios’ modular, flexible, and easy-to-implement eCRM solutions capture real-time customer and sales data and offer unprecedented strategic insight into online buyers.  Storekeeper maximizes return on eBusiness by enabling online sellers to access and respond to real-time performance analysis from any Internet device.”

212 Studios and its sponsors, Akin Gump, FrogTrader, KPMG LLP, The Knowledge Capital Group, Olive Design, and TKO Advertising will celebrate its name and product announcement at 6:30 p.m. today in Austin, Texas.  The event will feature entertainment at Element, a popular local club, as well as product demonstrations and comments from 212 Studios executives.

 

Also at the Monday night launch event, current users of 212 Studios’ Storekeeper solutions will testify that the highly flexible and usable eCRM application helps them achieve their point of eReturn.

 

“We purchased Storekeeper for two reasons.  First, I wanted to develop a partnership with a company that was interested in the success of my business rather than just selling software and services to us.  Second, I wanted to see an immediate return on my investment,” said David Schofman, CEO, FrogTrader.  “Out of all the solutions available, we chose 212 Studios because its powerful reporting tool offered the highest return on our investment in the quickest span of time.  212 Studios installed Storekeeper in one month and we were using the product across the company in one day.  They provide the best solution for helping us optimize our online selling activities to drive every bit of revenue and profit out of our eBusiness.

 

“The ability to create instantly hundreds of reports by filtering and drilling down ensures that Storekeeper will be an enduring solution,” Schofman continued.  “Due to the one-month rapid deployment, intuitive interface and extensive flexible reporting capabilities, we are confident that we will see a return on our investment immediately.”

 

Another user of 212 Studios’ Storekeeper solution is the eCommerce component of Sports.com, a subsidiary of SportsLine.com, Inc. and Europe’s most visited sports Web site.  “We could not find a solution that offered the vast reporting features that [212 Studios] does, is simple to use and can be accessed via any browser without plug-in or special machine requirements,” said Jim Bracken, vice president of engineering and operations for SportsLine.com. “In addition, when Sports.com changed its database schema and had to install a new version of Storekeeper, we were able to complete the job in a couple of hours.”

 

About FrogTrader

FrogTrader, Inc. (www.frogtrader.com), an Asset Recovery Service Provider (ARSP), specializes in solving the nightmare of handling and disposing of returned, demo, damaged, used and closeout consumer products for manufacturers and retailers.  At FrogTrader, our goal is to turn this headache into an opportunity by collecting, inspecting, photographing and selling these products to consumers for maximum value.  FrogTrader, Inc. is a bargain hunters dream! We stock thousands of products in a wide variety of categories and offer them at prices from 30%-70% below retail (and sometimes even more!).  Most of the FrogTrader merchandise has been returned to retailers and manufacturers and can no longer be sold on their shelves as "new" because they have been opened or have boxes that are not in perfect condition. This creates an incredible buying opportunity for consumers looking for great deals. Although some of the items are slightly used, most of them are absolutely brand new.  All of the products are individually inspected and a detailed rating of the condition is standard fare with each item.

 

About Sports.com

Sports.com (www.sports.com), a subsidiary of SportsLine.com, Inc., is the leading European Internet and mobile data provider of sports content, community and commerce. Sports.com is the most visited European sports site, with European coverage in English of football, rugby, Formula One, rally, cricket, boxing, sailing, tennis and golf as well as all sports in local languages in France, Germany, Italy and Spain. Sports.com is the primary sports content provider in the United Kingdom for AOL, BT Internet, The Financial Times' FT.com, in France for France Telecom's Voila and Wanadoo, in Germany for Freenet and GMX, in Italy for Virgilio, in Spain for Ya.com and in five countries for Lycos Europe. Sports.com is the official Internet partner of Manchester United (www.manutd.com), the Open Championship (www.opengolf.com) and the French National Olympic Team (www.franceolympique.com) and is the official sports partner of www.wimbledon.org (Official Wimbledon Championships Site).

 

About 212 Studios

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, 212 Studios creates eCRM software solutions that maximize online sales and profits, enabling eBusinesses to quickly achieve their point of eReturn.  212 Studios’ Storekeeper applications capture untapped product, customer and Web data to provide online analytics, predictive customer interaction and real-time reporting.  Using the most intuitive interfaces available, the same Storekeeper tools that generate unprecedented strategic insights also allow execution of tactical marketing promotions.  212’s next-generation Storekeeper eCRM applications were developed as a true Internet solution and install in four to six weeks without changes to the existing IT infrastructure and without requiring any training or significant maintenance.  More information about 212 Studios and The point of eReturn is available at (888) 343-6070 and www.212studios.com.

 

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